,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ffg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,july #aa1 #bjad    
,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 #bf1 #bjad1 as     
,national ,dance ,day4  ,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 on 
the ,national ,mall 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 #bf1 #bjad1 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 ,feet and  
other local talent2 and ,whereas the    
last ,saturday in ,july continues to be 
an appropriate day to celebrate         
,national ,dance ,day as it has been for
 the past #c years3 ,now1 therefore1 be 
it  ,that the ,house of                 
,representatives--  7#a7 supports the   
designation of ,national ,dance ,day to 
celebrate and encourage 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