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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zumba is my favorite and i also love hip hop! a good line dance or west coast swing isn’t bad either 🙂
Doing my “happy dance” now… 🙂
I love dancing!
I love to workout to music. It keeps me moving longer. I Love it!
I love this website, first off all 🙂
I very much hope to win the book, because I can not do this on my own.
And I NEED to do it. The weight needs to come off. I am 34 now and have
been overweight for ?hm.. 34 years. I desperately want to change so that
my 10 year old son does not follow in my footsteps. Fortunately he is normalweight.
So far – I can see that he becomes more and more like me. And that
scares me!
Do Please, Please choose me as the lucky winner for this book. You would
not only help me, but also my son.
Have a nice day 🙂
I’ve been wanting to do a hip hop class for a workout.
Dancing is fun and exciting! Dancing is a family event and fun! Hoping for a chance to win one of you and your husband’s book! thanks for all you do!!
As a lover of lifting and running, I was amazed at the cool results I achieved in the ballet and Zumba classes I’ve taken! You work and develop muscles you never even knew you had, it’s incredible 🙂
Dancing is my favorite way to work out and with a cast on my arm its a great way for me to keep active!!
You’re a whore and an idiot
I have always loved dancing, ever since those torture-filled ballet classes as a child. After many years of not really “shaking my groove thing” I have become a Zumba addict! And I love that I can do it at home with the Wii since most of the classes around me conflict with work and college! I hope to become a certified instructor in the next year or so!