Since 1960, Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre has mentored hundreds of award-winning dancers and choreographers, while continuing to bring world-class dance to the Baton Rouge stage. BRBT alumni have gone on to achieve great success in many different fields. Here are just some of BRBT's many notable alumni:
Meredith Broussard grew up training with The Dancers’ Workshop and performing in many BRBT productions including 12 Nutcrackers. She has guested with BRBT as the Azalea Fairy. . .
Helen Daigle began her training at the Decatur School of Ballet in Decatur, Georgia, and continued at The Dancer’s Workshop under the tutelage of Molly Buchmann and Sharon Mathews. . .
A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Ben began his dance training with Madalyn Montegudo and Marianne Hebert. He went on to dance with Baton Rouge Ballet Theater, receiving scholarships . . .
A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Elizabeth began her dance training at Jefferson Ballet Theatre under the direction of Kimberly and Kenneth Beck. After moving to Baton Rouge, she went on to dance with. . .
Whitney Dufrene, originally from Louisiana, is a performer, teacher, choreographer and musician based in Manhattan. She trained with Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre, Point Park University, and graduated with a BFA,
Amelie Hunter began her dance training with the Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre, where she became a lead soloist and choreographer. She continued her ballet studies with the Royal Academy of Dance in London. .
Dwayne Holliday is a professional dancer and choreographer working out of Cologne Germany. He began his ballet training at the Dancers’ Workshop in Baton Rouge, La, after discovering ballet at. . .
Julia Boudreaux Mayo is a native of Louisiana, where she performed with the Baton Rouge Ballet Theater under the direction of Molly Buchmann and Sharon Mathews. Julia continued her dance training. . .
Emilie Plauché Flink holds a BFA in Dance from the Julliard School. She is the Artistic Associate of the Twin Cities based performance group, Black Label Movement. A member and soloist with the Limon Dance. . .
Taylor Mitchell is a native of Baton Rouge, where he trained with the Dancers’ Workshop and the Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre. He received his BFA in dance from the University of Arizona along with the "Creative. . .
Emelia began her dance training at the Dancers Workshop at the age of 4. Upon joining Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre, she performed many roles with them both in the Nutcracker and in mixed rep programs, including. . .
A native of Watson, Louisiana, Molly is currently performing on Broadway in New York City. Molly danced with the Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre’s Junior and Senior Company and performed in The Nutcracker. . .
Le’Tiger Walker found a passion for dance at the young age of six and began his training at The Dancers’ Workshop, home of Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre, where he was a pre-professional company member. . .
Jesse was born and raised in Baton Rouge, where he studied classical singing, dancing and acting at LSU. In Baton Rouge he performed with the Baton Rouge Little Theatre, Aubin Lane Dinner Theatre, LSU. . .
Shelby Williams began her ballet training with the Baton Rouge Ballet Theater, and continued her professional training on scholarship at the Washington School of Ballet (Washington, DC) and the Houston. . .
Terri Ayanna Wright is an honors graduate of the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program in Dance with a minor in computer science. She began her formal dance training in Baton Rouge with the Baton Rouge Ballet. . .
