# @dancespiritmagazine on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DVHIKmzFQzK
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/57498566-dancespiritmagazine-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-02-23T19:00:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Dance Spirit Magazine (@dancespiritmagazine) — https://gondola.cc/dancespiritmagazine

## Caption

“High School Musical” premiered on the Disney Channel 20 years ago, on January 20, 2006. To celebrate, dancespiritmagazine is speaking with some of the films’ key dance figures to examine the impact of “HSM” on dance and pop culture at large. Next up is a Q&A with Lucas Grabeel, who played the unforgettable role of musical theater guru Ryan Evans.

Read the full interview at the link in our bio. ⭐

📝: kirouette
📸: Lucas Grabeel (front) in “High School Musical.” Photo by Fred Hayes, courtesy Disney.
📸: Lucas Grabeel (right, front) and the cast of “High School Musical.” Photo by Fred Hayes, courtesy Disney.
📸: From left: Ashley Tisdale-French and Lucas Grabeel in “High School Musical.” Photo by Fred Hayes, courtesy Disney.

#HSM #HighSchoolMusical #RyanEvans #SharpayEvans

Image descriptions 
1) A still from "High School Musical" showing a large group of students celebrating in a gym with pom-pons and streamers. Lucas Grabeel, in a red button down, a matching fedora, and black pants, pumps his arms down and opens his mouth as he sings. Text: Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of High School Musical: Lucas Grabeel Looks Back
2) A still from "High School Musical" showing a large group of students celebrating in a gym with pom-pons and streamers. They dance in a formation, pumping their arms with knees bent, and sing together. They wear red, white, black, and gold. Text: “Seeing kids dress up as us, and the countless videos I’ve seen on social media, of people of all ages dancing our numbers and singing our songs—it’s always gonna feel magical, and not really like my life.”—Lucas Grabeel
3) Onstage, two dancers perform on either side of a ladder adorned with gold streamers. The woman on the right wears a bright blue high-low dress, and the man on the right wears black slacks, a fedora with a white stripe, and a white button-down with blue paisley.
4) Text: “Never, ever would I have ever imagined that I would be a part of something that could be a beacon for so many people.”
—Lucas Grabeel on his character, Ryan, serving as a queer role model

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ryanevans, hsm, sharpayevans, highschoolmusical

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