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Monique Coleman talks ‘A Christmas Dance Reunion<\/a>‘ with blackfilm.com correspondent Koku Tona<\/a>, reflecting on being reunited with ‘High School Musical’ alum Corbin Bleu. She talks about what led to choosing the role, advocacy work, her organization \u201cGimme Mo\u201d, and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘A Christmas Dance Reunion’ premiered on Lifetime Friday, December 3rd, 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out the interview and let us know what you think!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About ‘A Christmas Dance Reunion’<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Successful attorney Lucy Mortimer (Monique Coleman), along with her mother Virginia (Kim Roberts) returns to the Winterleigh Resort to help celebrate the hotel\u2019s final Christmas season. Once there, Lucy is reunited with the owner\u2019s nephew and her childhood Christmas Dance partner, Barrett Brewster (Corbin Bleu). Though the resort has fallen on hard times and has stopped most holiday events, Lucy leads the charge in recreating the beloved <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Christmas traditions, including the popular Christmas Dance, to bring together new families and new hope to the resort. Now, Lucy must decide if she\u2019s willing to take a risk on love and partner up once more with Barrett for what could be the last Christmas Dance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Christmas Dance Reunion is produced by Off Camera Entertainment and Brain Power Studio with Stephanie Slack, Margret H. Huddleston and Beth Stevenson as Executive Producers. Megan Henry Herzlinger and Brian Herzlinger serve as writers. Brian Herzlinger also directs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Monique Coleman<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Monique Coleman stars in the new Lifetime holiday movie, A Christmas Dance Reunion, set to release December 3. Monique will reunite with her High School Musical co-star, Corbin Bleu, for the film, which follows Lucy Mortimer (Coleman), a \u201csuccessful attorney,\u201d and her mother Virginia as they make their way back to Winterleigh Resort to celebrate one last holiday season before the hotel permanently closes its doors. There, she reunites with Barrett Brewster (Bleu) who\u2019s not only the owner\u2019s nephew but Lucy\u2019s childhood Christmas Dance partner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, Monique is starring in several independent films including the short \u201cGraceland\u201d, which premiered at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival and \u201cThe Little Death,\u201d which will be showcased at the American Black Film Festival this November. She also had a guest appearance on this season of Netflix\u2019s \u201cFamily Reunion\u201d series. As the first ever United Nations Youth Champion and a longtime advocate for the UN Foundation\u2019s Girl Up Campaign, Monique has traveled to more than 40 countries speaking to world leaders and advocating on behalf of youth and women. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the past decade she\u2019s had the honor of sharing the stage with Michelle Obama, Megan Markle and many others. In 2019, Monique garnered a Daytime Emmy nomination in the category \u201cOutstanding Host for Lifestyle, Children\u2019s or Special Class Programs\u201d for her work on the original non-scripted series \u201cGimme Mo\u201d, which she also executive produced. She is currently developing “Mo\u2019tivated Kids” and looking for a home for her children\u2019s book \u201cAffirmation Alphabet\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monique is best known for her role as \u2018Taylor McKessie\u2019 in the High School Musical movies and for competing in the third season of ABC\u2019s \u201cDancing with the Stars.\u201d The actress was raised in South Carolina and attended DePaul University in Chicago, and currently resides in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Monique Coleman talks ‘A Christmas Dance Reunion‘ with blackfilm.com correspondent Koku Tona, reflecting on being reunited with ‘High School Musical’ alum Corbin Bleu. She talks about what led to choosing the role, advocacy work, her organization \u201cGimme Mo\u201d, and more. ‘A Christmas Dance Reunion’ premiered on Lifetime Friday, December 3rd, 2021. 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