Released on: April 22, 2008, 10:10 pm

Press Release Author: Kyle Arnett

Industry: Entertainment

Press Release Summary: Ambassador\'s tap dancing grandson performs at Grammy-award
winner\'s showcase.

Press Release Body: (Chicago, Ill.)-Justin breaks into a wide smile and raises his
face toward the sky. An unexpected phone call delivers the good news: he is selected
to tap dance at Grammy-award winner Donald Lawrence's Urban Inspirational Showcase.
Justin M. Lewis, the grandson of former Ambassador to South Africa, Delano E. Lewis,
is the only tap dancing performer at the Showcase. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. on
Tue, Apr 29 at the Harold Washington Cultural Center at 4701 S. Martin Luther King
Drive.

Justin is a freshman at Columbia College in Chicago's South Loop by way of
Germantown, Maryland. He has been tap dancing at venues such as the Kennedy Center,
Smithsonian Institute and the Dance Place in Washington, D.C. since he was four
years old. Justin has been taught by tap legend Savion Glover and his style is
reminiscent of Glover's and the late Gregory Hines. Past performances include
Maryland's Governor's Ball and the Juvenile Diabetes Benefit Dinner where he has
performed as part of an ensemble.

"I couldn't feel my feet," says Justin M. Lewis, as he accounts his moment of
surprise, "I've always admired Donald Lawrence, his performance style and the way he
delivers his message. Now I have the opportunity to perform at his signature show, I
feel like I'm still dreaming."

"At the audition, Justin gave me and the other judges an eye-opening experience to
his talent. After auditioning close to 60 acts, I believe Justin will bring a
refreshing approach to the 3rd Annual Urban Inspirational Showcase," says
multi-Stellar Award and 2008 Grammy Award winner, Donald Lawrence. "The showcase is
recognized as one of the largest showcases of talent at Columbia College attended by
nearly 1,000 students, faculty and music industry executives."

The Urban Inspirational Showcase is a free event expected to feature 22 live acts.
It is the result of a special event production class that is taught by hit gospel
singer Donald Lawrence and Columbia College's Coordinator of Music Business, Kimo
Williams. Justin is working with students of the class who are charged with
coordinating dance, advertising, music selection, facility operations and the
overall production.

Justin M. Lewis is 18-years-old and majors in performing arts management at Columbia
College. After graduation, he plans to open his own dance studio and teach tap
classes. He would eventually like to work for a major dance studio corporation.
Justin has toured and performed for audiences as large as 2,500 people. He has also
had the opportunity to dance with Jason Samuels Smith ("So You Think You Can Dance")
and Baakari Wilder ("Noise/Funk").

For more information or to interview Justin M. Lewis, please contact Kyle A.C.
Rosenbaum at Kyle Arnett, (404) 825-0068 or email kyle@kylearnett.com

Download this news release (.pdf)
http://www.kylearnett.com/justinmlewis/Urban Inspirational Showcase_News
Release_Final_Apr 22 2008.pdf

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Deck.jpg

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Contact Details: Kyle A.C. Rosenbaum
Publicist
(404) 825-0068
kyle@kylearnett.com