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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 365 

Expressing support for dancing as a form of valuable exercise and of artistic 

expression, and for the designation of July 25, 2015, ‘‘National Dance Day’’. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 15, 2015 

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

Committee on Energy and Commerce 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing support for dancing as a form of valuable exercise 

and of artistic expression, and for the designation of 

July 25, 2015, ‘‘National Dance Day’’. 

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’’ 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 Kennedy Center, 

in conjunction with the office of Congresswoman Eleanor 

Holmes Norton, will celebrate ‘‘National Dance Day’’ on 

July 25, 2015, in Washington, DC, at the Kennedy Center; 


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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, for 

fun, and as a form of exercise; 

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 overweight and obesity epidemic among every age group in 

the United States; 

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

physical exercise; 

Whereas this year at the Kennedy Center in Washington, 

DC, performances by Antoine Hunter, AXIS Dance Company, Baakari Wilder, Culture Shock, Evan Ruggiero, 

and Season 9 finalist of ‘‘So You Think You Can Dance’’ 

Cyrus ‘‘Glitch’’ Spencer will entertain and encourage 

dancing; 

Whereas instructional videos are available on the Dizzy Feet 

Foundation YouTube channel featuring dance routines 

for all skill levels and ability in advance of National 

Dance Day to be performed by audiences on National 

Dance Day; and 


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Whereas the last Saturday in July continues an appropriate 

day to celebrate ‘‘National Dance Day’’, as it has been 

for the past 5 years: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports the designation of ‘‘National 

3 Dance Day’’ to celebrate and encourage a national 

4 commitment to dance, dance education, and physical 

5 fitness; 

6 (2) acknowledges that dance is making an im7 portant contribution to health by encouraging phys8 ical fitness and reducing overweight and obesity; and 

9 (3) commends Nigel Lythgoe for his leadership 

10 in promoting ‘‘National Dance Day’’. 

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