Experience

Classical Dance Alliance Inc

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Jan 2001 - Present

  Under Springer’s direction, CDA has worked to raise awareness of what constitutes good schooling, to encourage networking and discourse among the national and international dance community and to prompt ballet teachers to work knowledgeably and responsibly in the classroom. Central to this effort have been the BarreRaiser® events, where teachers and others could deepen and broaden their own knowledge. Training intensives in Classical Dance as well as some adjunct courses, including: Historical Dance and Character Dance and Variations were held in New York, NY at the Baryshnikov Arts Center with instruction from leading teaching artists/pedagogues including Oleg Vinogradov, Irina Kolpakova, Vladlen Semenov, Anna Marie Holmes, Vladimir Kolesnikov, Nina Kolesnikova, Irina Guseva and pianists Marina Gendel and Vladimir Shinov. Through observation, discussion, detailed breakdown of individual steps and demonstration, participants began to master the craft of sound pedagogical method. Material is presented in written form via comprehensive syllabus and teacher's manuals along with appropriate music. Since 2016, Springer has taught ballet teacher's courses in classical dance in Lisbon, Portugal in the Vaganova Method consolidated Six Year Program written by Vera S. Kostrovitskaya. These courses have been sponsored by CID UNESCO, the Ana Köhler School of Dance, and EDANSK, Portugal. CDA has produced several companion music CD’s for use by participants in their own classrooms. These include: Musical Compositions for Historical Dance Lessons Volume I and Music for Elementary Character Dance Class available through Classical Dance Alliance, Inc., Marina Gendel, pianist/composer. Show less



Public Schools

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teacher of Dance/Administration

  • 1978 - Jun 2010

  Administration/Teacher of Dance Springer has also worked, as a guest artist, teacher and administrator for four different public school systems. She served as the district-wide, Project Facilitator for the Title IV-C Arts-in-Education, City School District of New Rochelle, N.Y. whose program was approved, by New York State, for replication, statewide. She helped plan, organize and develop the Buffalo, N.Y. magnet school for the arts, the Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts, and pioneered the ballet program curriculum and training the first year it opened. More recently, 2009, she received State dance teacher certification, in the State of New Jersey, through Alternate Route Certification. In Elizabeth, N.J. she taught both Gifted and Talented and Title I students, for three years, in two schools, in this urban district located by Newark Airport. She also worked for Young Audiences of Western New York as a guest artist in the schools. When working as an Artistic Director, Springer produced performances and lecture-demonstrations which were presented at many on-school-time assemblies. Show less



Boston Ballet

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Teacher of Classical Dance

  • Jun 2002 - Jun 2004

  Under the direction of Anna Marie Holmes, Springer taught ballet elementary through advanced levels at Boston Ballet's primary location and in all three branch locations. Under the direction of Anna Marie Holmes, Springer taught ballet elementary through advanced levels at Boston Ballet's primary location and in all three branch locations.



New York School of Classical Dance

• Artistic Director, Teacher of Classical Dance

  • Jan 1990 - Jan 2000

  An Artistic Director, with extensive teaching and administrative duties, at the New York School of Classical Dance, 944 Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y., duties included full time teaching, program development and evaluation, establishing the school's curriculum and all adjunct courses including Historical Dance, Character Dance, Partnering, Choreography and Dance History. Collaborated with musicians and enabled modern dance groups to survive through donated space. Promoted full time and summer programs. Show less