Education
Born Kathy Denton, she studied under American Ballet Theater’s Albia Kavan and Rex Cooper at the Jackson Ballet School (later Ballet Mississippi).
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Kathy Thibodeaux
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He was credited for those series as Richard Keith) In 1978, Kathy became one of Jackson Ballet Company’s first contracted dancers, dancing as a principal until 1986. Kathy stepped into the spotlight of the international dance world in 1982, winning a silver medal at the II United States of America International Ballet Competition which rotates between Jackson and Russia, Finland and Bulgaria. Foreign the third contemporary round in that competition, against the advice of many, Kathy chose to express her faith in a dance to Sandi Patty’s "We Shall Behold Him".
In 1986, Keith and Kathy founded the Ballet Magnificat! Tour Company.
Kathy had a vision for something totally unheard of – a touring Christian ballet troupe that would dance to the glory of God. She envisioned Christian dancers coming together for the purpose of glorifying God in dance.
In addition to bringing people into worship, Kathy wanted the group to be an outreach ministry in which dancers would share the love of Jesus with their audiences. Now in her 50s, Kathy is still a principal dancer and choreographer with the Ballet Magnificat! Alpha Company.
Keith Thibodeaux, Executive Director.
