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Already dancing by age three, Ashanti, whose nickname is Shani, went to Bernice Johnson Cultural Arts Center where she studied different dance styles. She danced with the Senior Pro Ensemble at Carnegie Hall, the Apollo Theater, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Avery Fisher Hall, and the Black Spectrum Theater. With actress and choreographer Debbie Allen at the helm, Ashanti ... performed in the Disney TV film Polly.
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While on the stand, Ashanti denied Parker's influence on her career, claiming he never lived up to his end of their deal. The producer's suit claimed he had released Ashanti from his contract soon after she signed on with a major, but only with the understanding that he would produce two cuts for her debut and she would compensate him with a $50,000 advance plus future royalties — benefits the producer did not receive.
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Ashanti in the video "Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" directed by Paul Hunter (2003). The video showed a sexier side of Ashanti signifying her transition from a young girl into a young woman in the media.
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R&B star Ashanti looked gorgeous in a yellow chiffon dress. Favorite pop female artist Avril Lavigne was a fashion disaster with a bronze satin strapless dress. Avril's shoes were all wrong for the dress and the pink hair needs to go.
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There are many rumors circulating about Ashanti's upcoming movie roles. One rumor is that she will work with Quentin Tarantino (who had a cameo in The Muppets' Wizard of Oz) to revive the 70's show Get Christie Love as a film. The second rumor is that she is among the tops picks to star as Eartha Kitt in a biopic. In an interview Ashanti stated: "I can't say too much about them because we haven't signed on the dotted line, but there are a lot of interesting irons in the fire," she says. "Hopefully, by the next conversation, we'll be talking about the next two flicks." Ashanti will ... be starring in You're Nobody till Somebody Kills You, a forthcoming film being directed by Spike Lee's protege Michael Pinckney.
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The premiere will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center in lower Manhattan with Ashanti, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, The Great Gonzo and Pepe the King Prawn in attendance, along with other special guests. "The Muppets' Wizard of Oz" will air in May 2005 as part of the hit family franchise, "The Wonderful World of Disney." This is the Muppets' first major television event since the franchise was purchased by the Walt Disney Company in 2004.
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