National Dance Day

Dancers participate in a National Dance Day event at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2018

National Dance Day was created by Nigel Lythgoe, the co-creator of So You Think You Can Dance and co-president of the Dizzy Feet Foundation. It takes place in the United States on the last Saturday in July.[1] It was founded and officially recognized in 2010 when American congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton introduced a National Dance Day resolution to promote dance education and physical fitness.[2][3]

As of 2016, the event continues annually and "encourages Americans to embrace dance as a fun and positive way to maintain good health and combat obesity".[4]

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References

  1. ↑ "National Dance Day". Kenndy-Center.org. Archived from the original on October 27, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  2. ↑ "National Dance Day Being Recognized with Official Act of Congress". Fox.com. July 23, 2010. Archived from the original on June 4, 2013.
  3. ↑ MacIntyre, April (July 29, 2010). "SYTYCD final four have their say to the fans, the pressure is on". MonstersAndCritics.com. Archived from the original on August 28, 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
  4. ↑ "So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation Reveals Eight Finalists", BroadwayWorld.com, July 26, 2016
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