Linda Smith

A native of Utah, Linda began her career in dance at the  age  of  four  with  Virginia  Tanner’s  Children’s Dance  Theatre.  In  1966  she  become  a  founding member of Repertory Dance Theatre where she ful- filled her dream of becoming a performer, teacher, choreographer,  writer,  producer  and  eventually,  in 1983, the Artistic Director for the company. Her pur- suits have led to the development of the Rose Wag- ner Performing Arts Center, to the establishment of the  RDT  Community  School,  to  providing  commis- sions for established and emerging choreographers, and  to  the  creation  of  multi-disciplinary  activities that focus on the dance history, the environment, so- cial  issues,  multi-ethnic  history,  sustainability  and community.    Linda’s  performing  experience  spans over 90 works. She has taught in over 1000 schools bringing the magic of dance to students and teachers with  her  unique  demonstrations,  lectures,  classes and professional development workshops.
Linda has dedicated her life to finding ways to make the arts relevant and to communicating the value of dance in the life of a community. . She is most at home encouraging audiences of all ages to imagine, create and communicate with the language of move- ment.