Arlene Minkhorst is a graduate of the National Ballet School of Canada and of Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet School. She performed with the RWB Company before directing her energies into teaching full-time for the RWB School.
In 2004 she became Director of the RWB School and led both its Professional and Recreational Divisions until 2018 when she accepted the position of School Director for Tulsa Ballet Center for Dance Education. She retired in 2023 with the title of Tulsa Ballet, School Director Emeritus.
Ms Minkhorst currently volunteers as Chair of the Steering Committee of the International Alliance of Professional Dance Schools. She continues to accept engagements as a guest teacher and adjudicator for dance festivals and dance competitions across Canada and the United States. She has been a member of the jury for the Youth America Grand Prix, the Prix de Lausanne, the Japan Grand Prix, the Tanzolymp, ADC/IBC and UBC competitions