Book Reading & Dance Tutorial with Harry Shum, Jr. & Shelby Rabara

Harry Shum, Jr. (“Glee,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” and “Everything, Everywhere, All At Once“) and co-author, acclaimed actor and dancer Shelby Rabara (“Steven Universe,” “Goliath,” “17 Again“), share their new picture book “Martee Dares to Dance” through a reading, dance tutorial, moderated Q&A, and book signing.

Celebrating both dance and diversity, “Martee Dares to Dance” is the story of a brave young Filipino boy finding the courage to dance to his own beat.

Free copies of the book are available for signing to the first 200 families.

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  About the Authors

  Harry Shum Jr.

  As an actor, dancer, and producer, Harry Shum Jr has proven himself to be a dynamic force in Hollywood. While he is best known for his role as Mike Chang on the hit series Glee, Shum has consistently embodied complex and meaningful characters. Shum can currently be seen as the sharp-witted intern Benson “Blue” Kwan on ABC’s long-running hit drama series Grey’s Anatomy. He can also be seen as a fan favorite character in A24’s Academy Award winning feature, Everything Everywhere All at Once. Beginning his career as a dancer, Shum’s passion for storytelling utilizes his various backgrounds in specialized movement, dance and acting which has collectively forged a path to produce projects from a perspective that challenges the norm.

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  Shelby Rabara

  Shelby Rabara is a Filipina-American actor, dancer, and writer from Orange County, California. She is best known for voicing the lovable Peridot in Cartoon Network’s Steven Universe. Shelby’s passion for dance started at the young age of four, and her love for it continued well into her professional life. Her stage credits include the national and international Glee tours, The Academy Awards, The Grammy Awards, The Country Music Awards, and Coachella. Shelby can also be seen dancing in the following television shows and films: Glee, Seventeen Again, Step Up 3d, and The LXD, to name a few. In her spare time, Shelby loves cooking, browsing international farmers markets, frolicking on the beach, and epic dance parties with her husband and daughter.

Photos courtesy of Gloo Books.