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FACULTY & STAFF Angel in the burning bush

"…to restore dance as a means of worship to the church and to disciple dancers to spread the gospel to all nations."
  Portraits by Marion and Gary Silber

Ballet Magnificat! Staff


Keith Thibodeaux
Kathy Thibodeaux
John Vandervelde
Brenda Holden
P.J. Beaver
Keith Thibodeaux Kathy Thibodeaux John Vandervelde Brenda Holden PJ Beaver

Erin Beaver
Julia Fritz
Jiri Sebastian Voborsky

Erin Beaver Julia Fritz Jiri Sebastian Voborsky

Front L-R: Rachel Achenbach (School Office Assistant), Philip Beaver (Alpha Tour Director), Erin Beaver (Omega Tour Director), Sol Nazario (Ballet Mistress/School Principal), Kathy Thibodeaux (Artistic Director), Keith Thibodeaux (Executive Director), Cassandra Voborsky (Trainee Director), Julia Fritz (School Administrator),
Back L-R:  John Vandervelde (Company Minister/Personnel Director), Brenda Holden (Operations Manager), Jiri Voborsky (Omega Artistic Director/Resident Choreographer/Trainee Director). Not pictured: Tonia Hornsby (Office Assistant)

Ballet Magnificat! Faculty


 Sol Nazario
Cassandra Voborsky 		Pam Hindall Karin Vandervelde
Sol Nazario Cassandra Voborsky Pam Hindall Karin Vandervelde
Marcie Douglas Robertson
Tracey Thompson 		Jennifer Collado
Marcie Douglas Robertson Tracey Thompson Jennifer Collado Laurita Koll

2009 - 2010 Trainee Faculty



Back L-R: Sol Nazario(SchoolPrincipal/Ballet), Jiri Voborsky (Trainee Director/Ballet),
Karin Vandervelde (Discipleship).
Front L-R: Cassandra Voborsky (Trainee Director/Ballet),
Jennifer Collado (Ballet/Anatomy),
Krista Bower (Modern), Nissa Kilman (Conditioning).
Not pictured: Tracey Thompson (Discipleship)

2008 - 2009 School of the Arts Faculty



L-R: Amy Parker (Upper School), Danielle Craig (Jazz), Karah Johnston (Tupos Manager), Laurita Koll (Lower School), Sol Nazario(SchoolPrincipal),
 Tracey Thompson (Upper School/Magnificat Youth Ballet Manager),
Marcie Robertson (Upper/Lower Schools-Recital Manager),
 Pam Hindall (Upper/Lower Schools)

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