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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 472 

Expressing support for the designation of July 29, 2017, as ‘‘National Dance 

Day’’ and recognizing dance as a form of valuable exercise and artistic 

expression. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 24, 2017 

Ms. NORTON submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing support for the designation of July 29, 2017, 

as ‘‘National Dance Day’’ and recognizing dance as a 

form of valuable exercise and artistic expression. 

Whereas Nigel Lythgoe, executive producer and celebrity 

judge for the dance-themed television show ‘‘So You 

Think You Can Dance’’, in association with the Dizzy 

Feet Foundation, has encouraged the creation of National Dance Day celebrations in nations around the 

world, beginning with the first National Dance Day on 

the National Mall in 2010; 

Whereas the Dizzy Feet Foundation and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in conjunction with 

the office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, 


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will celebrate National Dance Day on July 29, 2017, in 

Washington, DC, at the Kennedy Center; 

Whereas National Dance Day has captured the imagination 

of people throughout the Nation and around the world 

and has helped popularize dancing as an art form, a form 

of exercise, and as a way of having fun; 

Whereas we have encouraged the celebration of National 

Dance Day in congressional districts around the country 

with events; 

Whereas National Dance Day has spread and will be celebrated this year with events in States across the country, 

including Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, 

Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, 

Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, 

South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia; 

Whereas National Dance Day encourages many forms of 

dance expression, representing the Nation’s rich artistic, 

regional, ethnic, and racial diversity; 

Whereas National Dance Day features the spectrum of dance, 

from classical to popular, to line and partner dances; 

Whereas dancing helps improve heart health, burn calories, 

strengthen muscles, and improve flexibility for people of 

all ages; 

Whereas health officials have repeatedly documented an epidemic of overweight and obesity among United States 

citizens of all backgrounds and ages; 

Whereas dancing, in all its variations, is a popular form of 

physical exercise; 


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Whereas, this year at the Kennedy Center, the performers 

who will entertain and encourage dancing include the 

Navy Ceremonial Band and Joint Color Guard, the Eastern High School Marching Band with the Lady Gems, 

Kazaxe, the DEA Youth Dance Program, the Howard 

University Step Team, Dizzy Feet and Tony Bellissimo, 

the Fairfax Chinese Dance Troupe, Open Circle Theatre, 

the Dance Institute of Washington, Bob Boross, Culture 

Shock, Gottaswing, Bowen McCauley, Top Naach, and 

Abada Capoeira with Batala Washington; 

Whereas, in advance of National Dance Day, instructional 

videos are available on the YouTube channel of the Dizzy 

Feet Foundation, featuring dance routines for all skill 

levels to be performed by audiences on National Dance 

Day; and 

Whereas the last Saturday in July continues to be the day 

to celebrate National Dance Day annually, as it has been 

for the past 7 years: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports the designation of National Dance 

3 Day to celebrate and encourage a national commit4 ment to dance and dance education; 

5 (2) recognizes that dance is making an impor6 tant contribution to health by encouraging physical 

7 fitness and reducing obesity; 

8 (3) commends Nigel Lythgoe for his leadership 

9 in promoting dance and National Dance Day; and 


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1 (4) thanks the Dizzy Feet Foundation for their 

2 continuing efforts to spread awareness of National 

3 Dance Day. 

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