IV 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 824 

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

expression, and for the designation of July 30, 2016, as National Dance 

Day. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 12, 2016 

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 30, 2016, as 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 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 Kennedy Center, 

in conjunction with the office of Congresswoman Eleanor 

Holmes Norton, will celebrate National Dance Day on 


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July 30, 2016, 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 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 United States citizens of all backgrounds and ages; 

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

physical exercise; 

Whereas this year at the Kennedy Center in the Nation’s 

Capital, performances by the Dance Place Step Team, 

Bowen McCauley Dance, Furia Flamenca, Native Pride 

Dancers, and Evan Ruggiero will entertain and encourage dancing; 

Whereas instructional videos are available on the Dizzy Feet 

Foundation YouTube channel featuring dance routines 

for all skill levels 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 to be the day 

to celebrate National Dance Day annually as it has been 

for the past six 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) acknowledges that dance is making an im6 portant contribution to health by encouraging phys7 ical fitness and reducing overweight and obesity; and 

8 (3) commends Nigel Lythgoe for his leadership 

9 in promoting National Dance Day. 

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