Tener Brown is an American ballet

Ballet

Ballet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with...

 coach of New Jersey Ballet

New Jersey Ballet

The New Jersey Ballet is a ballet company based in Livingston, New Jersey in the United States, founded in 1958 by native New Jerseyan Carolyn Clark and her fellow dancer, George Tomal.- History :...

, a former ballet dancer of American Ballet Theatre

American Ballet Theatre

American Ballet Theatre , based in New York City, was one of the foremost ballet companies of the 20th century. It continues as a leading dance company in the world today...

, and a former actress.

Biography

Brown from Upper Montclair, New Jersey

Upper Montclair, New Jersey

Upper Montclair is northern Montclair, which is usually reckoned as everything north of Watchung Avenue. Upper Montclair takes up approximately one third of Montclair, New Jersey-Education:...

 started her dance career by training with New Jersey School of Ballet at the age of 7. In 1971, when George Tomal and Joseph Carow choreographed the first New Jersey Ballet's Nutcracker

The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker is a two-act ballet, originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The libretto is adapted from E.T.A. Hoffmann's story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King". It was given its première at the Mariinsky Theatre in St...

, they added fouetté spin and challenging pointework for Clara to match Brown's skills. Brown performed as Clara on the opening night at Paper Mill Playhouse

Paper Mill Playhouse

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 with other stars such as Edward Villella

Edward Villella

Edward Villella is an American ballet dancer and choreographer, frequently cited as America's most celebrated male dancer at the time....

 in the role of Cavalier. In 1973, Edward Villella choreographed Shenandoah Pas de Deux for New Jersey Ballet, he selected Brown to dance with him in that duet. Brown later joined American Ballet Theatre in 1979 performing corps, soloist

Solo (dance)

A solo dance is danced by an individual dancing alone, as opposed to couples dancing together but independently of others dancing at the same time, if any, and as opposed to groups of people dancing simultaneously in a coordinated manner. Solo dancers are usually the best dancers in a group or...

, and then principal roles.

After seven years with ABT, Brown shifted her career to Broadway musical

Broadway theatre

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, film

Film industry

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 and television

Television program

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. She was best known for the role of Meg Giry

Meg Giry

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 in Andrew Lloyd Webber

Andrew Lloyd Webber

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's musical, The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)

The Phantom of the Opera is a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on the French novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra by Gaston Leroux.The music was composed by Lloyd Webber, and most lyrics were written by Charles Hart, with additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe. Alan Jay Lerner was an early collaborator,...

.

Currently, Brown is a repertory coaches of New Jersey Ballet company and a teacher at New Jersey School of Ballet.

Acting credits

During her acting career, Brown's credits include:

• Hair
  Hair (musical)
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• All My Children
  All My Children
  All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
  
  
• The Sopranos
  The Sopranos
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• Carousel
  Carousel (musical)
  Carousel is the second stage musical by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II . The work premiered in 1945 and was adapted from Ferenc Molnár's 1909 play Liliom, transplanting its Budapest setting to the Maine coastline...
  
  
• Brigadoon
• Fame-the musical
  Fame (musical)
  A stage musical based on the 1980 musical film Fame has been staged under two titles. The first, 'Fame – The Musical' conceived and developed by David De Silva, is a musical with a book by Jose Fernandez, music by Steve Margoshes and lyrics by Jacques Levy. The musical premiered in 1988 in Miami,...
  
   as Iris Kelly
• La Cage Aux Folles
• The Phantom of the Opera: Ballet Chorus of the Opera-Populaire, and then Meg Giry
• Fletch II
  Fletch Lives
  Fletch Lives is a 1989 comedy film starring Chevy Chase. It was directed by Michael Ritchie with a screenplay by Leon Capetanos based on the character created by Gregory Mcdonald. Fletch Lives was released by Universal Pictures. It is a sequel to the 1985 film Fletch.- Plot :Chevy Chase once again...
  
  
• The Saint
• Loving
  Loving (TV series)
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• Various PBS
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  programs