Kelby Brown

Photo: Christopher Erk.

Kelby Brown is an ABT Certified Teacher, who has successfully completed the ABT Teacher Training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 7 & Partnering of the ABT National Training Curriculum. Brown received his early training at the Pelagie Green Wren Academy of Dance, as well as the Alexandra School of Ballet in St. Louis, Missouri.  He went on to study at Walnut Hill School of the Arts and received a full scholarship to continue his professional training at the School of American Ballet, the official School of the New York City Ballet.  Brown has taught and partnered with the School of American Ballet, as a National Visiting Fellow, and serves on the Alumni Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion. As a performer and classically trained dancer, he has performed with State Ballet of Missouri, Ballet Chicago, Pennsylvania Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and Los Angeles Ballet.  Some of his favorite ballets he performed were by George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, including Stravinsky Violin Concerto, Valse Fantasie, Fanfare, Allegro Brillante and Concerto Barocco.  He danced featured roles on some of the most notable stages including, The Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center, as well as the Los Angeles Opera.  As a commercial dancer he has performed with Celine Dion, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Usher and in Cirque du Soleil’s, Mystère.  As a choreographer, he has worked with Justin Timberlake (for the Kids Choice Awards), as well as MTV’s “Awkward” and Warner Brothers “Spring Breakdown.” Brown the Dance Educator has held faculty positions at some of the most respected institutions in America, including American Ballet Theatre, Alvin Ailey, Joffrey Ballet and Pace University. Brown continues to teach and inspire and is noted as a memorable influence in the dance community.