KATHY THIBODEAUX
Kathy Thibodeaux, Founder and Artistic Director of Ballet Magnificat!, studied under American Ballet Theater's Albia Kavan and Rex Cooper at the Jackson Ballet School. She became one of the first contracted dancers at the Jackson Ballet Company (later Ballet Mississippi) in 1978, dancing as a principal until 1986. She stepped into the spotlight of the international dance world in 1982, winning a silver medal with a dance to Sandi Patty's "We Shall Behold Him". After becoming a Christian in 1979, Kathy's desire was to serve and honor her Lord Jesus with the gifts he had given her. Longing to see the art of dance restored to the church, she founded Ballet Magnificat! in 1986, and since that time it has grown and developed with many new opportunities for ministry. Kathy has been the subject of stories in Christianity Today, Charisma Magazine, Brio, and Christian Reader. She has made frequent appearances on the 700 Club and TBN. Kathy and her husband, Keith have one daughter, Tara.