Arlene Minkhorst is a graduate of Canada’s National Ballet School and Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet School, (RWB School). She performed with the RWB Company before deciding to redirect her energies to teaching, and joined the RWB School full-time Professional Division faculty in 1979.In 2004, Ms Minkhorst took over the Directorship of the RWB School, a position she held until joining Tulsa Ballet Center for Dance Educaon in August 2018.Throughout her career, Ms. Minkhorst taught all levels of ballet and pointe technique, repertoire classes, conducted rehearsals for performances, and taught teacher training workshops. She has built natonal and internatonal partnerships to provide the best in dance educaon for her students and currently volunteers as Chair of the Ethics Commi5ee of the International Alliance of Professional Dance Schools (IAPDS). Ms. Minkhorst has accepted engagements to work 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, ADC/IBC, the Prix de Lausanne, the Japan Grand Prix, and the Tanzolymp in Berlin, Germany.