[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1514 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1514

 Expressing support for the designation of July 31, 2010, as National 
                               Dance Day.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 13, 2010

 Ms. Norton submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing support for the designation of July 31, 2010, as National 
                               Dance Day.

Whereas the many forms of dance expression represent the artistic, regional, and 
        ethnic diversity of the United States;
Whereas dance forms in the United States span the spectrums from classical to 
        popular and from ballet to tap, and include the many popular line and 
        partner dances of today;
Whereas dancing is an activity that helps improve heart health, burns calories, 
        strengthens muscles, and improves flexibility;
Whereas a renewed public interest in dancing as a physical fitness activity 
        coincides with First Lady Michelle Obama's ``Let's Move!'' initiative to 
        combat childhood obesity;
Whereas obesity has been recognized as epidemic in the United States;
Whereas an estimated 31.8 percent of people in the United States aged 2 to 19, 
        and an estimated 68 percent of people in the United States aged 20 and 
        older, are overweight or obese;
Whereas childhood obesity in the United States has more than tripled in the past 
        30 years;
Whereas dancing, in all its variations, is a popular form of physical exercise;
Whereas Nigel Lythgoe, executive producer of, and judge on, the dance-themed 
        television show ``So You Think You Can Dance'', in association with the 
        Dizzy Feet Foundation, will celebrate July 31, 2010, as National Dance 
        Day in the Nation's capital; and
Whereas July 31 would be an appropriate date on which to annually celebrate 
        National Dance Day: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) supports the designation of National Dance Day as a way 
        to show commitment to dance education and physical fitness 
        across the United States;
            (2) supports the goals of First Lady Michelle Obama's 
        initiative to combat childhood obesity; and
            (3) acknowledges that promoting dance can make an important 
        difference in encouraging physical fitness.
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