Linda C. Smith began her career as a performer. A Utah native, she began by dancing with Virginia Tanner’s Children’s Dance Theatre. “[It] was a magical place where I discovered my voice, my passion, and my potential,” she says. At the age of four, she knew that dance would be the focus of her life. And today, Ms. Smith is an accomplished performer, teacher, choreographer, writer, producer, and artistic executive director. Her experience spans over 90 creative works, and she’s taught the magic of dance to students in over 1,000 schools.
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