Valerie Mae Browne believes in the power of ballet: from inspiring performers to lifting the spirits of the public. From a young member of the San Diego Ballet children’s company to a transplant choreographer on the east coast, Valerie is on a mission to create accessible new works and bring ballet to a greater audience while creating a performance opportunities for dance artists in the tri-state area.
Valerie is a native of San Diego, and graduated from UC Irvine in 2008. She has performed with the Fresno Ballet, San Diego Ballet, Cynthia Merrill, San Diego City Ballet, California Conservatory of Dance, Ballet Arte, Once Upon A Time, La Danserie, Metropolitan Repertory Ballet, and her own company, American Liberty Ballet.
In March of 2011 she and Rebeccah Bogue co-founded Pink Pig galler which soon morphed into American Liberty Ballet, run solely by Ms Browne. Valerie is a passionate advocate of health and inclusivity in the dance community and is extremelly proud of ALB's policies of diversity and inclusion.