Visual Abstract Dance Academy
Visual Abstract Dance Academy
A Ballet Academy that offers a complete program for the young dancer.
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We are an innovative ballet based dance school utilizing performance and workshops to enhance the minds of young performing artists who live in under-exposed communities. We nurture our youth in the art of storytelling and provide them with the finest educational opportunities to become the professional performers of tomorrow or use their training to achieve any goal they seek to attain.
Our students have worked with the Principal Dancer of Ballet Arizona, Jillian Barrell, the Founder and Artistic Director of New York City’s Urban Ballet Theater, Daniel Catanach as well as New York City Ballet’s Principal Dancer, Amar Ramasar! We have made it our mission to provide opportunities like these to educate the Youth of the West Valley to prepare them for a well-groomed future within the Performing Arts.
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Robert Brown earned a scholarship to study at the Henry Street Settlement Abrons Arts Center Performing Arts Program. He was then chosen for the “Next Step” program at Steps on Broadway in New York City. It was there that Daniel Catanach invited Mr. Brown to become a founding member of New York City’s Urban Ballet Theater where he quickly progressed to Principal dancer and dancing roles such as, Snow King, Arabian, Waltz of the Flowers in The Nutcracker for and Sir Joe in the Carmen Project.
At 19 he began his career as a Guest Artist for dance companies throughout the United States, including City Ballet of Los Angeles, Company of Dance Arts, Delaware Dance Company, Dallas Repertory Ballet, Dallas Dance Academy, Company of Dance Arts in Dallas, Company of Dance Arts in Red Bank, New Jersey, Ballet Lubbock and special projects in New Orleans for the New Orleans Ballet Association, NORD/NOBA Center for Dance in New Orleans.
During his 12 year run as Principal Dancer of Urban Ballet Theater, Robert Brown has performed on stages, such as, Queens Theater In The Park (NY), Schomburg Theater (NYC), Count Basie Theater (NJ), Harry Dejur Playhouse (NY), Civic Center (TX), over twenty stages during their 3 week and 17 city tour in New Mexico premiering Catanach’s “La Llarona”, and Jacob’s Pillow (MA).
In 2007, Mr. Brown relocated to Phoenix Arizona and expanded his dance education by training and then teaching Ballroom. He joined the Arthur Murray International Dance Studio in Phoenix and two years later was asked to relocate to their Arrowhead location, where he attained his teaching certificate and became a certified ballroom instructor.