Virginia Tanner - University of Utah Children's Dance Theatre

University of Utah Children's Dance Theatre

Children's Dance Theatre was founded by Virginia Tanner in 1949 in conjunction with and remains an integral component of the University of Utah's Creative Dance Program, of which she was also founder and director.

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