Birthplace
Dominican Republic
Dance Training
Festival Ballet Providence
Houston Ballet Academy
Houston Ballet II
Year Joined
2020
Promotion
2021 - Corps de Ballet
Favorite Roles
All roles below are with Houston Ballet Academy and HBII:
Kitri in Ben Stevenson's Don Quixote Pas de Deux
Stanton Welch’s Blue
Principal role in Claudio Muñoz's Raymonda
Favorite Ballets
Stanton Welch’s Sylvia
Stanton Welch’s La Bayadère
Ben Stevenson's Don Quixote
BIO
Magnoly Batista joined Houston Ballet as an Apprentice from Houston Ballet Academy in 2020. She was promoted to a member of the Corps de Ballet in 2021. Born in the Dominican Republic, Batista began ballet training at 4 years old. She participated in the Youth American Grand Prix in 2014, 2015 and 2016, where she earned a scholarship to join Houston Ballet Academy’s Professional Program. Batista danced with Houston Ballet II, Houston Ballet’s second Company, from 2018-2020.
Rafaela Henrique
Neal Burks