It?s National Dance Day! This fun-filled day of music and movement, celebrated annually on the last Saturday of July, is inspired by one of my favorite TV shows, So You Think You Can Dance.
The thing I love about dancing is that anyone can dance! It?s a ?no experience necessary? activity (Shhh! Chris is proof of this!)?you don?t need any lessons, an instruction manual, or even any practice?just move and do your own thing. It can?t get much better than that. ?
And while you?re moving and doing your own thing, you?re also burning some serious calories?around 100 every 20 minutes! The best part is, you?ll be having so much fun that you won?t even realize you?re working out, and the more you ?get into it,? the more calories you?ll burn!
Anyone can find a favorite style of dance because there are so many to choose from: zumba, jazz, salsa, swing, ballroom, hip-hop, line, modern, belly, Latin, or invent a new one that?s all your own.
Dancing is also a great family-friendly activity?even the littlest ones can participate. It can be as simple as turning on your favorite tunes, gathering the kiddos, and moving to the music. Teach them some of your favorite moves and learn some of theirs. Or try one of the many dance-inspired video games that appeal to pretty much everyone from toddlers to grandparents.
So ditch that Saturday to-do list for a while. After all, ?Life is short and there will always be dirty dishes, so let’s dance? (James Howe).
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I love dancing!!! Zumba is an awesome workout with latin dancing that I have tried!!! 🙂
This is great! I love dancing and I do it whenever I can. I do it with my 10 month old as well 🙂 It’s so much fun to dance.
So true! Dancing is a great way to release stress & have fun, while still burning calories. I’m like Chris *grin*, I can’t dance “correctly” to save my soul 🙂
I teach elementary school music, and while dancing is not my strong suit, I love teaching it to my students. It gives them a whole new experience in movement and is “exercise in disguise”! And it’s a whole lot of fun! Thanks for this blog!!!
Nice! This sounds fun and I will definitely give it a try.
Since Chris had Richard on his show I have been meaning to get back to using his Sweatin’ to the Oldies videos and dvd’s. I love the Just Dance for the Wii and also would love to try Zumba or other dance type classes, unfortunately I just don’t have the self-esteem or body to do so right now. 🙁
Hello! You gave my family a great idea. We bought Disney dance for our 4 and 2 year old. We all get up and try and shake our groove thing. We focus on fun over the game aspect of it. It has really been helping us beat the heat outdoors! Now I need to find one for me!
I love dancing! It is one of my favorite exercises. I do Zumba every weds.
I love country line dancing. You don’t need a partner. It is great exercise. It requires you to use your brain and your body.
I love this! My daughter and I just subscribed to Richard Simmons Weds Youtube workout and committed to doing it together every Weds(she’s 4).