Alenka Cizmesija (Ballet, Horton Technique) started dancing at the Laban Institute for Dance in Zagreb, Croatia and continued her studies at Vlaamse Dans Academie in Brugge, Belgium. She was offered a scholarship to the Ailey School in 1994. Since then she has danced with numerous choreographers and dance companies including Moazz Jazz Dance Ensemble, nathantrice/Rituals and the Kevin Wynn Collection. She found a home when she became a member of Diversity of Dance in 1997. Professor Cizmesija is currently a faculty member at Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus, The Ailey School and Ballet Hispanico. She is also a member of the faculty at Earl Mosley`s Institute of the Arts in Kent, Connecticut.