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MEDIA ALERT
Misty Copeland Edition

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | February 10, 2015

**New Date, New Venue** - Misty Copeland In

Conversation with Sharron Miller
Join Misty Copeland, Sharron Miller, and Charisse Jones as they discuss
Misty Copelands Life In Motion.

Montclair, NJ - On Monday, April 2, 2015 at 7PM, Sharron Miller, Founder/ Director of Sharron
Millers Academy for The Performing Arts (SMAPA) and USA Today Journalist Charisse Jones,
will host a fireside chat interviewing award-winning ballerina Misty Copeland at Mt. Hebron
Middle School, 173 Belleville Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07043. Hosted by Watchung Booksellers
in partnership with Sharron Millers Academy for The Performing Arts (SMAPA) the event will
feature a chat, a Q&A and close with a signing of her new book Life In Motion.
In Conversation With Misty Copeland plans to explore Mistys history-making feat as the only
African American soloist with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre, an insider s look at the
sometimes cutthroat world of professional ballet, and collaborations from Prince to Twyla Tharp.
Sharron Millers work as a professional dancer, nurturing of so many young dancers, and the
creation of a successful business in dance has prompted this opportunity. Sharron Miller and the
SMAPA team are proud to host Ms. Copeland for this awe-inspiring event.

Misty Copeland In Conversation with Sharron Miller

April 2, 2015 7PM
Mt. Hebron Middle School, 173 Belleville Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07043

This event is open to the public. Invitation is by Reservation Only.

Please reserve your seat by calling 973-744-7177 or via email at
info@watchungbooksellers.com.
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About Misty Copeland

Misty Copeland is a recipient of the Leonore Annenberg Fellowship in the Arts, an inductee into the
Boys and Girls Club Alumni Hall of Fame, and the National Youth of the Year Ambassador of the
Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Copeland was honored at BETs 2013 Black Girls Rock! with the
Young, Gifted and Black Award, and her many appearances as a spokeswoman for Under Armour
and Coach, as a judge on Dancing With The Stars and as the face of ABTs Project Plie have
helped to bring ballet to the masses. Copeland lives in New York City.
About Life In Motion
Life in Motion is an insider's look at the cutthroat world of professional ballet, as
well as a moving story of passion and grace for anyone who has dared to dream
of a different life.This touching memoir reveals Copelands journey to becoming
a history-making soloist candidly: from being asked to lighten her features to
better blend in with her fellow dancers onstage, to a highly-publicized court case
that nearly took her away from ballet for gooda haunting topic that Copeland
discussed here for the first time. But Copeland also takes readers backstage at
Americas national ballet company, and gives readers a front row seat to her
triumphs, her passionate artistic process, and collaborations with luminaries from
Prince to Twyla Tharp.

About Sharron Miller, Founder/Director of SMAPA

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Sharron Miller has devoted her life to dance. She attended the Juilliard School and worked with the
director of the Garden State Ballet. After completing her training, she danced as a soloist for the
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and appeared in seven Broadway shows. Sharron also taught
at Renaissance Middle School for 13 years, where her dance and drama program for youth was
praised by the State of New Jersey. Today, as the founder of Sharron Miller's Academy for the
Performing Arts (SMAPA) she shares the skills she acquired throughout a lifetime in the arts with
students from all walks of life.
Recently Sharron Miller, sat down with Joanna Gagis, host of NJTVs Life & Living with Joanna
Gagis, to share her experiences as a Juilliard School graduate, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
soloist and Broadway veteran, and discuss how she found her passion for dance, and how she
continues to preserve the SMAPA mission. Click here or above to watch the video interview.

About Sharron Millers Academy for the Performing Arts (SMAPA)

SMAPA is a not-for-profit organization that provides classes in jazz, ballet, tap, and modern dancing
for students of all ages. SMAPA's skilled faculty members teach hundreds of students every year
and conduct outreach to the community, engaging youth in the arts through school programs and
impromptu performances in the daydreams of teenagers.

SMAPA Donation Opportunities

You too can play a vital role through your generous financial support! In addition to cash
contributions, SMAPA welcomes donations of items to the evenings silent and live auction, and
raffle prizes. All cash contributions and auction prize donations are deductible to the extent allowed
by law. SMAPA is a charitable organization under IRS regulation 501(c)(3). As a thank you, those
providing support will be listed as a SMAPA Donor on our website for six months. Participation in
the arts can change a life. Your donations help keep these programs alive!
Donations may be sent to:
Sharron Millers Academy for the Performing Arts
c/o Conny Andres
14 South Park Street Montclair, NJ 07042

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