Since the graduating class of 1971, the RWB School Professional Division has graduated more than 400 students from the Ballet Academic Program and Teacher Training Program.
The RWB Company has a long history of employing graduates from both Programs. As of September 2011, former RWB School Professional Division students constitute 69% of RWB Company dancers, 60% of RWB School Professional Division staff and 56% of RWB School Recreational Division staff. Graduates are also dancing, teaching and working as choreographers in companies and schools worldwide.
Countless other graduates and alumni have been or are currently employed as dancers, choreographers, artistic directors or arts administrators in companies and schools the world over, some of which are listed below:
DANCE COMPANIES
Alberta Ballet (AB)
American Ballet Theater (NY)
Atlanta Ballet (GA)
Atlantic Southeast Ballet (NC)
Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada (NB)
Ballet Arizona (AZ)
Ballet Austin (TX)
Ballet British Columbia (BC)
Ballett Frankfurt (GERMANY)
Ballet Görlitz (GERMANY)
Les Ballets GranDiva (NY)
Ballet Idaho (ID)
Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal (QC)
Ballet Jorgen (ON)
Ballett Mannheim, Nationaltheater Mannheim (GERMANY)
Ballet Memphis (TN)
Ballet du Nord (FRANCE)
Ballet Victoria (BC)
Ballet West (UT)
Bayerische Staatsballet (GERMANY)
Boston Ballet (MA)
Cannes Jeune Ballet (junior company), École Supérieure Cannes Rosella Hightower (FRANCE)
Carte Blanche AS (NORWAY)
Céline Dion’s “A New Day” (NE)
Cincinnati Ballet (OH)
Cirque du Soleil (Quidam/Saltimbanco, Zumanity)
Colorado Ballet (CO)
Compania Nacional de Danza (MEXICO)
Cornish Dance Theater (WA)
Eliot Feld Ballet (NY)
English Youth Ballet (ENGLAND)
Eugene Ballet (OR)
Festival Ballet Providence (RI)
Fort Worth Dallas Ballet (TX)
Gothenburg Opera Ballet (SWEDEN)
Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal (QC)
Le Groupe LAB (ON)
Hamburg Ballet (GERMANY)
Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden (GERMANY)
Hispanic Dance Theatre (MB)
Houston Ballet (TX)
Hungarian National Ballet (HUNGARY)
Huntsville Ballet Company (AL)
Iceland Dance Company (ICELAND)
Joffrey Ballet (IL)
Judith Marcuse Dance Company (BC)
Kelowna Ballet (BC)
Kirov Ballet (RUSSIA)
La la la Human Steps (QC)
Lexington Ballet (KY)
Los Angeles Ballet (CA)
Louisville Ballet (KY)
Milwaukee Ballet (WI)
Nashville Ballet (TN)
The National Ballet of Canada (ON)
Nederlands Dans Theater (THE NETHERLANDS)
New York City Ballet (NY)
North Carolina Dance Theatre (NC)
Northern Ballet Theatre (ENGLAND)
The Omaha City Ballet (NE)
Omaha Theater Ballet (NE)
The Opera Ballet of Slovakia (SLOVAKIA)
Orlando Ballet (FL)
Østgøtaballetten (NORWAY)
Pacific Northwest Ballet (WA)
The Dutch National Ballet (THE NETHERLANDS)
Queensland Ballet (AUSTRALIA)
The Royal Swedish Ballet (SWEDEN)
The Royal Winnipeg Ballet Company (MB)
Rudra Bejart Ballet (SWITZERLAND)
Rusalka Ukrainian Dance Ensemble (MB)
Ruth Cansfield Dance (MB)
San Francisco Ballet (CA)
Sarasota Ballet (FL)
Singapore Dance Theatre
Smuin Ballet (CA)
Southern Ballet Theatre (FL)
Staatsballet Augsburg (GERMANY)
Stuttgart Ballet (GERMANY)
Toronto Dance Theatre (ON)
Troyanda Ukrainian Dance Ensemble (MB)
Tulsa Ballet (OK)
West Australian Ballet (AUSTRALIA)
Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers (MB)
DANCE SCHOOLS
Academy of Ballet (BC)
Alvin Ailey School (NY)
Anchorage Classical Ballet Academy (AK)
Arts Umbrella (BC)
Ballet Arts Minnesota (MN)
Ballet Espressivo (ON)
The Banff Centre (AB)
Brandon School of Dance (MB)
Canadian College of Performing Arts (BC)
Cornish College of the Arts (WA)
Dance Alberta (AB)
DancEast (NB)
The Dance Centre (MB)
Dance Images (MB)
Dance Roots (ON)
Dance Steps Studio (ON)
Doreen Bissett School of Dance (MB)
L’École de danse de Québec (QC)
Edmonton Dance Centre (AB)
Edmonton School of Ballet (AB)
Evolution Dance Company (MB)
Experience Dance (ON)
George Brown College (ON)
The Harid Conservatory (FL)
Kansas City Ballet School
Kids, Etc. (MB)
Kootenay Dance Academy (BC)
Los Angeles Ballet School (CA)
Marquis Dance Academy (MB)
Martha Hicks School of Dance (ON)
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (NY)
Nanaimo Ballet School (BC)
North London Dance Centre (ON)
Peggy Peat School of Dance (BC)
Le Prisme Culturel, École de danse, compagnie de danse (QC)
Quinte Ballet School (ON)
Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts (ON)
Rising Start Dance Academy (MB)
Rising Star Dancesport Studio (IL)
The Royal Winnipeg Ballet School Professional Division
The Royal Winnipeg Ballet School Recreational Division
The School of Alberta Ballet (AB)
The School of Arizona Ballet (AZ)
The School of Dance (ON)
Shelley Shearer School of Dance (MB)
Stages School of Performing Arts (BC)
Steppin’ Time (MB)
Strathcona School of Dancing (AB)
Studio One School of Performing Arts (MB)
Tempo Dance Academy (BC)
Westside School of Ballet (CA)
Are you on the list?
If you attended the Professional Division Ballet Academic Program, Aspirant Program or Teacher Training
Program for at least one year, you are RWB School PD alumnus!
Former part-time and full-time staff members, including artistic faculty, administrators and accompanists, are also considered alumni.
