Every year, the third Saturday in September rolls around and I miss it *facepalm* I have literally forgotten about National Dance Day for the past five years! I don't feel bad about it, though. Judging by the Sunday National Dance Day posts on Instagram, I'm not the only one. So what is National Dance Day ? National Dance Day was established by American Dance Movement co-founder, Nigel Lythgoe, (also co-creator of So You Think You Can Dance) and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton in 2010. The idea was to encourage Americans of all ages - including adults - to incorporate dance into their lives and to show support for dance as a valuable form of exercise and of artistic expression. There are a number of events, activities, and social media initiatives that happen on National Dance Day. You can see them all here , but a big part of National Dance Day is the annual routine. Every year, there is a new National Dance Day combo tutorial, available online, that dancers a
Dance instructor Christa Terry teaches kid, teen, and adult tap classes and jazz classes at Dance Enthusiasm in Salem, MA. Whether you've never taken a dance class or you want to get back into it, whether you're 8 or 80, you can do it!