The Ailey School

Meredith Brown was raised in Asheville, North Carolina where she began her dance training at a local studio. There, she worked with former Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater member Raquelle Chavis, which allowed her to develop a deeper love for the Horton technique and other styles of modern dance. In her junior and senior years of high school, she attended University of North Carolina School of the Arts, where she performed repertory works by Merce Cunningham and Jose Limon, as well as original works by Ming-Lung Yang, and Juel D. Lane. In 2020 Meredith moved to New York to attend the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program and will receive her BFA in dance in May 2024. Meredith has also trained with Alexandra Damiani, John Bond, Rebecca Margolick, and Madison Hicks and has furthered her training at intensives such as Complexions, LINES Ballet, UNCSA Professional Studies, The Graham School and many more. During the summer of 2021, Meredith danced as a trainee with Zeitgeist Dance Theater under the co-direction of Francisco Gella and Yusha Sorzano and she was grateful to return for the summer of 2022. In the fall of 2022, Meredith had the opportunity to perform in Festa Barroca with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater on the opening night of their New York City Center season, as well as Chasing the Spirit, choreographed by Hope Boykin performed at Alvin Ailey’s Spirit Gala. One of her most rewarding experiences was working with the world renowned Renee Robinson on Ailey Repertory such as Night Creature and House of the Rising Sun, both of which were performed in the Ailey Citigroup Theater. Meredith is also an alumni of the Jacob’s Pillow Contemporary Program, under the direction of Milton Myers, where she worked with many different artists such as Sidra Bell, Rena Butler, and Antoine Vereecken.