Ballet Magnificat! Alpha Company

Established in 1986... our first and oldest company

In 1986, Kathy Thibodeaux, silver medalist at the II USA International Ballet Competition, founded Ballet Magnificat! to pursue excellence in the arts and reclaim them for the church. As the demand for quality Christian arts has grown, Ballet Magnificat! currently has 2 companies. Headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi, the companies tour annually throughout the world. They have been featured several times on the internationally broadcast 700 Club and  have performed with various national known artists at the Christian Music Artists' Seminar in Estes Park, Colorado, the Gaither Praise Gathering in Indianapolis, Indiana, and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

Dancing in Twila Paris' video, God Is In Control, their repertoire have included in the past ballets set to music by Sandi Patty, Steve Fry, John Michael Talbot, Burlap to Cashmere, Fernando Ortega, Michael Card, Selah, Steve Green, Michael W. Smith, and the Missisippi Mass Choir, just to name a few.

Dancers have included former members of Les Ballet Jazz de Montreal, Spokane Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, the State Theatre of the Czech Republic, Oldenburgishes Staatstheater of West Germany, San Francisco Ballet, Ballet Mississippi, Eternia Dance Theater of Sweden, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and the Houston Ballet Academy.

Ballet Magnificat! touring companies are currently available for booking with churches, colleges, and arts organizations throughout the world.

Founder & Artistic Director:
Kathy Thibodeaux

Christina Hudson
Hannah Beaver

Regan Gresli
Betsy Green

Alyssa Alexander

Katie Garwood

Erin Heisterberg

Karah Johnston

Laurel Hollingsworth

Apprentice:

Esther Choi

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