Richild Springer has passed away

Richild Springer has passed away

Richild Springer, considered the doyenne of dance in Barbados has passed away.
The celebrated dancer who was in her early seventies was the daughter of the late former Governor General of Barbados, Sir Hugh Springer, and lived in Paris, France for many years.
Born in Barbados, Richild Springer carried out her studies in Jamaica. After a dance degree at the Bard College of New York, she entered Donald Mckayle‘s Dance Company, before being offered a contract at Double Exposure, Company created in Germany by the American choreographer Lester Wilson.
She was also Dance Delegate for the Cultural Affairs ministry of Barbados and Artistic Directress of the Barbados Dance Theater Company, and thereafter created her own company, Dance Experience.
As a dancer she also appeared on television in France and England.
She has taught ballet and other forms of dance in the UK, France, Belgium and Holland.

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