Brilliant and Determined

BIOGRAPHY

Prince George’s County, MD’s hidden jewel, Ms. Paula Brown is an accomplished dancer, choreographer, singer, and actress. She started her training at Jones-Haywood School of Dance and received some of her personal training from Mr. Alvin Ailey and Ms. Debbie Allen that led to her invitation as a dancer with the Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble and a three-year contract as a dancer on the hit television series Fame. Ms. Brown has also worked with director Spike Lee, executive director Halle Berry, Eddie Murphy, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and

recording artist Calvin Broadus, to name a few.

Ms. Brown is a long-time member of the Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Association, and Actor’s Equity Union. Her experience and expertise enables her students to receive professional formal dance training and a wealth of knowledge about varied aspects of the performing arts.

She has performed on Broadway, television, and film, and toured with some of America’s legendary top pop artists, such as James Brown, Janet Jackson, Paula Abdul, Patti Labelle, Prince, Dr. Dre, and Snoop Dog. Some of her Broadway credits are the 2005 West Side Story (Anita), directed by George Faison, The Wiz, and The Old Settler. Her list of television and film credits include, dance double for HBO’s The Josephine Baker Story, Halle Berry’s production of Lackawanna Blues, School Daze, Coming to America, and The Running Man. Her more recent music credit was a five-year contract with Arista Records as the lead singer, know as Summer, of the internationally and nationally acclaimed group Snap, known for its number one charted hits “I Got The Power,” “Rhythm Is A Dancer,” and “Welcome To Tomorrow.”

A native of Washington D.C., in 2013, Ms. Brown founded the Paula Brown Performing Arts Center located in the Prince George’s County of Temple Hills, Maryland.