Kelby Brown

KELBY BROWN WAS BORN AND RAISED IN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. HE BEGAN HIS PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AT WALNUT HILL SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND LATER WENT ON TO STUDY AT THE SCHOOL OF AMERICAN BALLET, THE OFFICIAL SCHOOL OF THE NEW YORK CITY BALLET. KELBY PERFORMED WITH MANY BALLET COMPANIES INCLUDING HARTFORD BALLET, PENNSYLVANIA BALLET AND PACIFIC NW BALLET. HE ALSO PERFORMED LEADING ROLES IN WESTERN SYMPHONY, CONCERTO BAROCCO AND VALSE FANTASIE, WITH STATE BALLET OF MISSOURI AND BALLET CHICAGO. THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, HE HAS WORKED AS A PRINT MODEL FOR AMERICAN AND ITALIAN VOGUE AND SHOT WITH NOTED FASHION PHOTOGRAPHER ALBERT WATSON. AFTER SIGNING ON WITH ONE OF THE TOP DANCE AGENCIES IN LOS ANGELES, KELBY WAS INVITED TO PERFORM THE FEATURED ROLE, "OISEAU" IN CIRQUE DU SOLEIL'S LAS VEGAS PRODUCTION OF "MYSTERE". AFTER MIGRATING TO THE WEST COAST KELBY DANCED ONE OF THE LEAD ROLES IN THE LOS ANGELES OPERA'S PRODUCTION OF A, " MERRY WIDOW". ONE OF THE BIGGEST HIGHLIGHTS OF HIS CAREER CAME WHEN HE WAS ASKED TO BE A CHARTER MEMBER OF CELINE DION'S HIGHLY ACCLAIMED LAS VEGAS PRODUCTION OF "A NEW DAY", WHERE HE WORKED WITH FRANCO DRAGONE AND MIA MICHAELS. CURRENTLY KELBY IS VERY HAPPY TO BE MAKING THE TRANSITION TO THE PRODUCTION SIDE OF THE BUSINESS AS A CHOREOGRAPHER. SO FAR HIS WORKS INCLUDE THE OPENING NUMBER FOR THE 2007 NICKELODEON KID'S CHOICE AWARDS, WITH JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE AND A SOON TO BE RELEASED WARNER BROTHERS FEATURE FILM, "SPRING BREAKDOWN". KELBY HAS DONE MANY MUSIC VIDEOS, INCLUDING USHER'S "POP YOUR COLLAR", AS WELL AS MANY LIVE INDUSTRIALS, COMMERCIALS AND FEATURE FILMS. HE MOST RECENTLY SHOT A PILOT WITH DIRECTOR PHIL VALENTINE. KELBY IS VERY EXCITED TO MAKE HIS DEBUT WITH THE LOS ANGELES CHAMBER BALLET!