Janet Karin OAM (born 1938 in Perth, Australia) is an Australian dancer, educator, and choreographer.
Karin studied with Laurel Martyn in Melbourne during the 1950s and was a leading member of the Victorian Ballet Guild, performing in productions such as Giselle and Swan Lake.
In 1989, Karin was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for her contributions to dance, and Noel Pelly AM became the school’s patron.
[citation needed] From 1997 to 2001, she served as Assistant to the Artistic Director of the Australian Ballet, Ross Stretton.
In 2023, she published The Art and Science of Ballet Dancing and Teaching: Integrating Mind, Brain and Body.