Janet Smith (dancer)

{{Short description|British dancer, choreographer and college principal}}

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Janet Smith is a British dancer, choreographer, and former principal of the Northern School of Contemporary Dance (NCSD) in Leeds, England.{{cite web |title=Janet Smith to step away as Principal of NSCD |url=https://www.nscd.ac.uk/blog/janet-smith-to-step-away-from-role-as-principal/ |website=Northern School of Contemporary Dance |access-date=1 May 2025 |language=en |date=24 September 2019}}

She studied at Dartington College of Arts and in New York.{{cite web |title=Janet Smith |url=https://www.under-story.com/janet-smith |website=Understory |access-date=1 May 2025}}

She became principal of the NCSD in February 2012, having previously been the artistic director of Scottish Dance Theatre.{{cite web |title=Janet Smith appointed as principal of NCSD |url=http://www.nscd.ac.uk/MODULES/NEWS/NSCD_NEWSmoduleASP/NEWSMOD_newsitem.asp?itemid=216 |website=www.nscd.ac.uk |publisher=Northern School of Contemporary Dance |access-date=1 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306025339/http://www.nscd.ac.uk/MODULES/NEWS/NSCD_NEWSmoduleASP/NEWSMOD_newsitem.asp?itemid=216 |archive-date=6 March 2012 |language=en |date=15 November 2011 |url-status=unfit}}

She was appointed M.B.E. in the 2015 New Year Honours,{{London Gazette |issue=61092 |date=31 December 2014 |page=N24 |supp=y }}{{cite web |title=NSCD Principal Janet Smith Awarded MBE in New Year's Honours |url=http://www.cdd.ac.uk/2014/12/nscd-principal-janet-smith-awarded-mbe-in-new-years-honours/ |website=Conservatoire for Dance and Drama |access-date=1 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626063527/http://www.cdd.ac.uk/2014/12/nscd-principal-janet-smith-awarded-mbe-in-new-years-honours/ |archive-date=26 June 2019 |date=31 December 2014}} and was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Arts by the University of Kent in 2017.{{cite web |title=November honorary degrees |url=https://www.kent.ac.uk/news/kentlife/15843/honorary-degrees-announced-for-university-ceremonies-in-november |website=News Centre - University of Kent |access-date=1 May 2025 |date=23 November 2017}}{{cite web |title=Honorary graduate archive |url=https://www.kent.ac.uk/graduations/honorary-graduates/archive |website=Graduations - University of Kent |access-date=1 May 2025 |date=24 January 2025}}