,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cjd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,july #ag1 #bjac    
,ms4 ,norton submitted the following    
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce     
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
dancing as a form of valuable exercise  
and artistic expression1 and for the    
designation of ,july #bg1 #bjac1 as     
,national ,dance ,day4  ,whereas the    
last ,saturday in ,july is an           
appropriate day to annually celebrate   
,national ,dance ,day2 ,whereas ,nigel  
,lythgoe1 executive producer and        
celebrity judge for the dance-themed    
television show ,so ,you ,think ,you    
,can ,dance1 in association with the    
,dizzy ,feet ,foundation1 has encouraged
 the creation of ,national ,dance ,day  
in nations around the world1 beginning  
with the first ,national ,dance ,day in 
#bjaj2 ,whereas the ,dizzy ,feet        
,foundation and the ,kennedy ,center1 in
 conjunction with the office of         

,congresswoman ,eleanor ,holmes ,norton1
 will celebrate ,national ,dance ,day on
 ,saturday1 ,july #bg1 #bjac1 in the    
,nation's ,capital at the ,kennedy      
,center2 ,whereas ,national ,dance ,day 
has captured the imagination of people  
throughout the ,nation and around the   
world and has helped popularize dancing 
as an art1 for fun1 and as a form of    
exercise2 ,whereas ,national ,dance ,day
 encourages many forms of dance         
expression1 representing the ,nation's  
rich artistic1 regional1 ethnic1 and    
racial diversity2 ,whereas ,national    
,dance ,day features the spectrum of    
dance1 from classical to popular to line
 and partner dances2 ,whereas dancing   
helps improve heart health1 burn        
calories1 strengthen muscles1 and       
improve flexibility for people of all   
ages2 ,whereas health officials have    
repeatedly documented an overweight and 
obesity epidemic among every age group  
in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas        
dancing1 in all its variations1 is a    

popular form of physical exercise2      
,whereas ,national ,dance ,day in the   
,nation's ,capital will begin at #a p4m4
 with performances by ,dizzy ,feet1     
,esperonto ,bean and ,stefani ,thomas1  
,city,dance1 ,doonya ,dance1 ,flamenco  
,aparicio ,dance ,company1 ,joy of      
,motion ,dance ,center's ,youth ,dance  
,ensemble1 ,just ,tap1 ,nomad ,dancers1 
,dr4 ,janaki ,rangarajan1 ,smooth  ,,ez1
 ,washington ,ballet1 ,the,arc1 and     
,doug ,yeuell2 ,whereas ,national ,dance
 day will also have performances by     
,culture ,shock and the ,manzari        
,brothers on the ,millennium ,stage     
honoring ,james ,a4 ,johnson1 ,kennedy  
,center ,chairman ,emeritus and         
,millennium ,stage founder2 and ,whereas
 ,national ,dance ,day in the ,nation's 
,capital will culminate at #h p4m4 with 
,dancing ,under the ,stars dance lessons
 offered by ,tito ,rodriguez1 ,jr4 and  
performances by ,arturo ,o',farrill and 
the ,afro ,latin ,jazz ,orchestra3 ,now1
 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of  

,representatives--  7#a7 supports the   
designation of ,national ,dance ,day to 
celebrate the national commitment to    
dance education and physical fitness2   
7#b7 acknowledges that dance is making  
an important contribution to health by  
encouraging physical fitness and        
reducing overweight and obesity2 and    
7#c7 commends ,nigel ,lythgoe for his   
leadership in promoting ,national ,dance
 ,day4