Celebrate National Dance Day this July 30th! This year marks the second annual Dance Day celebration.
National Dance Day, a grassroots initiative that encourages everyone to move. The purpose is to get young and old to create and spread awareness for dance as a medium of expression and storytelling.
How did this come about? Nigel Lythgoe, from the TV show, So You Think You Can Dance, is the founder of National Dance Day. Dance is something that brings people together and assists in exploring culture, imagination, learning and fun! The day is also intended to promote health and wellness across the nation.
“National Dance Day does not ‘belong’ to any single corporation, television show or charity,” said Lythgoe. “It belongs to the people. It will be up to the individuals, corporations and charities of this country to come up with ways to take part – wherever they may be and whatever their motivation: whether it’s to lose weight, raise money for a nonprofit or just have fun. It is my hope that countless exciting dance ideas will come to fruition on National Dance Day, like the world’s longest conga line in Miami or the world’s longest kick line in front of Radio City Music Hall or scores of breakdancers taking over the Venice boardwalk. The sky is the limit.”
There are different ways that you can participate. You can learn any of the three level routines and perform them wherever Dance Day events are taking place. OR you can just dance wherever you choose to (ballroom, club, street, shower, living room, etc) and in your own way. I prefer to do the latter.
To learn the dance routine visit the instructional videos on Lythgoe's Dizzy Feet Foundation.
So get down and boogie folks! Feel the freedom of your body and do it through dance!
Swing dancing is my dance of choice. What's yours?!
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