Janet L. Springer

Janet L. Springer was born in Amarillo, Texas. Her mother was Emily (Wentzel) Springer, a math teacher, Springer also studied ballet at the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Interlochen, Michigan. In her early 20s, Springer danced in the musical drama "Texas." ==Career==

Springer received her BFA in Ballet from the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma, and her master's degree in ballet from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. She studied the Russian ballet school's choreographic teaching method with John Barker, who was a leading American authority on Russian classical ballet in the West. Barker studied under Agrippina Vaganova's assistant, Vera Kostrovitskaya at the Vaganova Academy. She also taught at the Boston Ballet School for two years under Anna-Marie Holmes. Springer was the founding artistic director of the New York School of Classical Dance in New York City. She was also the director of the International Youth Ballet festival in the U.S. and St. Petersburg, Russia in association with Oleg Vinogradov She is currently the executive director of the non profit organization, Classical Dance Alliance, based in New York City. The organization hosts ballet teachers courses, featuring guest teachers such as Vladimir Kolesnekov{{cite news|title=Instructors Attend Conference|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58694866/instructors-attend-classical-dance/ Springer also produced and directed, Musical Compositions for Historical Dance Lessons, arranged and performed by pianist, Marina Gendel. ==References==