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National Dance Day was created by Nigel Lythgoe, executive producer and judge for the So You Think You Can Dance television series. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, a long-time proponent of healthy lifestyles, introduced a National Dance Day resolution to promote dance education and physical fitness across the U.S.[1]
National Dance Day is an annual event and "grassroots initiative to encourage the nation, young and old, to move!" in the United States. This event occurs annually on the last Saturday of July. The first National Dance Day occurred on July 31, 2010, and the second annual event occurred on July 30, 2011[2].
On Season 8 of So You Think You Can Dance at the beginning of the first result show[3], Nigel announced that three choreographed routines would be posted online: an easy routine ("for people that aren't dancers, or are old, like me"), an intermediate routine, and a difficult routine. Nigel went on to encourage watchers to perform the routines in flash mobs, for charity, or "for whomever you like".
See also
- International Dance Day - April 29
- National Dance Week - April
- National Tap Dance Day - May 25
References
- ^ Norton Introduces Resolution to Launch Annual National Dance Day. July 13, 2010. Accessed 2010-07-30
- ^ Second Annual National Dance Day Announcement
- ^ Nigel announces second annual National Dance Day
External links
Categories:- July observances
- Dance
- Awareness days
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