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Why Utah is a place ‘unlike any other in the world’ for dance, even as local companies see leaders change, funding cut

Repertory Dance Theatre’s longtime director is retiring, while Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company welcomes a new artistic director.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Linda C. Smith, left, Nicholas Cendese, behind, and Lynne Larson, pose in a dance studio at Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Smith, the director of the Repertory Dance Theatre, is retiring after more than five decades with the organization, leaving Cendese and Larson to fill her roles.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Linda C. Smith, left, Nicholas Cendese, behind, and Lynne Larson, pose in a dance studio at Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Smith, the director of the Repertory Dance Theatre, is retiring after more than five decades with the organization, leaving Cendese and Larson to fill her roles.

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