IV 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 304 

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

expression, and for the designation of July 27, 2013, as National Dance 

Day. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 17, 2013 

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 artistic expression, and for the designation of July 

27, 2013, as National Dance Day. 

Whereas the last Saturday in July is an appropriate day to 

annually celebrate 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 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 


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on Saturday, July 27, 2013, in the Nation’s Capital 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, 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 National Dance Day in the Nation’s Capital will 

begin at 1 p.m. with performances by Dizzy Feet, 

Esperonto Bean and Stefani Thomas, CityDance, Doonya 

Dance, Flamenco Aparicio Dance Company, Joy of Motion Dance Center’s Youth Dance Ensemble, Just Tap, 

Nomad Dancers, Dr. Janaki Rangarajan, Smooth & EZ, 

Washington Ballet, TheArc, and Doug Yeuell; 

Whereas National Dance day will also have performances by 

Culture Shock and the Manzari Brothers on the Millennium Stage honoring James A. Johnson, Kennedy Center 

Chairman Emeritus and Millennium Stage founder; and 


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Whereas National Dance Day in the Nation’s Capital will culminate at 8 p.m. with ‘‘Dancing Under the Stars’’ dance 

lessons offered by Tito Rodriguez, Jr. and performances 

by Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports the designation of National Dance 

3 Day to celebrate the national commitment to dance 

4 education and physical fitness; 

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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