National Dance Day 2020: History, Importance, Date & Quotes

National Dance Day 2020

National Dance Day is celebrated in the United States annually on the third Saturday in September to create awareness about dance. This year National Dance Day is observed on September 19. It also encourages people to welcome dance as a fun and positive way to maintain good health and combat obesity.

The Health benefits of dancing

Dancing offers numerous benefits. The activity may be low or high impact. Dancing will increase aerobic fitness. Dance movement therapy has been proven to reduce anxiety in individuals. Dancing improves brain function and boosts memory. Several studies have shown that dancing is linked to a reduced risk of dementia. Other benefits of dancing include:

improved the condition of your heart and lungs.
increased muscular strength.
increased aerobic fitness.
improved balance
improved muscle tone and strength.
weight management.
enhanced opportunity for social interaction
stronger bones and reduced risk of osteoporosis.

History Of National Dance Day

“So You Think You Can Dance” co-creator and Dizzy Feet Foundation co-president Nigel Lythgoe founded National Dance Day in 2010. When the day achieved national recognition in 2010, a long-time proponent of healthy lifestyles, American Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton stepped up. She introduced a resolution to promote a national day for dance education and physical fitness.

How To Observe National Dance Day

National Dance Day aims to promote physical fitness and dance education and to bring attention to governments, leaders, and get support to enable the dance community to promote their artwork. On this day you can see a dance performance. You can also take dance classes to improve your skills. The types of dances you can learn Ballroom, Jazz, Hip Hop, Tap, Line Dance, and Square Dance. Donate to a dance organization in your local area. Spread the word “National Dance Day” and use the hashtag #NationalDanceDay on your social media profiles to encourage others.

National Dance Day Quotes

We dance for laughter, we dance for tears, we dance for madness, we dance for fears, we dance for hopes, we dance for screams, we are the dancers, we create the dreams -Albert Einstein

Dance is an art that imprints on the soul. It is with you every moment, it expresses itself in everything you do -Shirley MacLaine

The dance is a poem of which each movement is a word -Mata Hari

Dance first. Think later. It’s the natural order.” – Samuel Beckett

Dancing is the loftiest, the most moving, the most beautiful of the arts, because it is no mere translation or abstraction from life; it is life itself -Havelock Ellis