God's Messengers Dance Company during a performance, St. George, Utah, undated | Courtesy of God's Messengers Dance Company, St. George News

ST. GEORGE — A night of inspiration and dance by God’s Messengers Dance Company is set for Saturday and Monday, both at 7 p.m., at Dixie State University’s Eccles Theatre on the university campus, 225 S. University Avenue, St George.

Tickets can be purchased through the individual dancers or at the Dixie State University Box Office online or in person.

Each piece will be about a different event in Christ’s life. While no person is representing Christ himself, there will be through lighting and effects.

The show titled, “A Tribute to the Life of Jesus Christ,” hopes to uplift and inspire, especially during the upcoming Easter holiday. The program is Christian based but not biased toward any one religion.

“It is just a really good dance production,” artistic director Misty Frisbey said. “The dancers are just amazing.”

The program is geared toward Christians and anyone who loves dance.

In the past, the dance company has received criticism for their name “God’s Messengers,” Frisbey said, but there are no plans to change it.

“Why would I take the man who gave His son out of the name?” Frisbey said. “I consider the dancers to be messengers.”

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Wendi Smith, director and choreographer, has trained in jazz, ballet, modern, ballroom, and folk dance and has been dancing for over 20 years. She was the dance sterling scholar in high school and was on the Dixie State University Dance Company for two and a half years as a dance scholarship student. She then studied dance at Washington State University, also on a dance scholarship.

St. George News Reporter Hollie Reina contributed to this report.

Event details

• What: God’s Messengers Dance Company performance
• When: Saturday, March 28, 7 p.m., Monday, March 30, 7 p.m.
• Where: Eccles Theatre, Dixie State University, 225 S. University Avenue, St George
• Tickets: $10 in advance, $12 at the door, available for purchase online
• God’s Messengers Dance Company website

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