Who knew???This is a big deal in the dancing community, and needs to get more publicity. Wilddancer (http://wilddancer.com/) believes that ANY dancing is better than no dancing. According to the Dizzy Feet Foundation: ” Launched in 2010 by reality TV show “So You Think You Can Dance” co-creator and Dizzy Feet Foundation co-president Nigel Lythgoe, National Dance Day (NDD) is an annual celebration that takes place on the last Saturday in July. This grassroots campaign encourages Americans to embrace dance as a fun and positive way to maintain good health and combat obesity. NDD achieved national recognition when Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), a long-time proponent of healthy lifestyles, announced at a press conference on July 31, 2010, in Washington, D.C., that she was introducing a congressional resolution declaring the last Saturday in July to be the country’s official National Dance Day.” Even though NDD is not a household word across America, there is lots going on. There are two dance routines posted on the Dizzy Feet site—Everybody Dance and Hip-Hop Master Class 2013. Local organizations and teachers are planning flash mobs. Stanford’s Richard Powers and several vintage dance experts are putting on the Santa Clara Vintage Dance Weekend beginning July 26. And much, much more across the country.
Kudos for Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton! I just sent her fan mail.
Here’s her website if you’d like to express your appreciation for her sponsoring the National Dance Day
http://www.norton.house.gov/