National Dance Day at The Kennedy Center

Event Date: 
Saturday, July 29, 2017 - 2:00pm to 10:00pm
Free Event
Dance Party
Cost:
$0.00
Included Items: 
Interactive dance routines and lessons, free outdoor performances, live music, and more!

National Dance Day 2016
A FREE day of performances and activities for the entire family!
Saturday, July 30, 2016 from 1 to 11 p.m.

 
Join us for a lively and interactive day of movement and fun to celebrate the art of dance, with interactive dance routines and lessons, free outdoor performances, live music, and more!
 
Though this is a free event, if you RSVP for National Dance Day here, you'll be entered to win tickets to a cool dance show at the Kennedy Center this fall! 

Each year, there is an official National Dance Day routine! Learn it here.

Make sure to come out at 1:45 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. to learn this routine from So You Think You Can Dance All-Star, Alex Wong!
 
See the day's schedule below, and check back here soon for details. Check out all the performers scheduled to appear.
 
1–5:30 p.m.: Dance performances and activities on the North Plaza, including the official NDD routine with SYTYCD All-Star Alex Wong!
6–7 p.m.: Millennium Stage event in the Grand Foyer featuring Evan Ruggiero
8–8:30 p.m.: Dancing Under the Stars cumbia dance lessons with Monica Delgado and Brian Rodriguez on the North Plaza
8:30–9:30 p.m.: Live music and dancing with Gregorio Uribe Big Band on the North Plaza                                          
9:30–10 p.m.: Second cumbia dance lesson with Monica Delgado and Brian Rodriguez on the North Plaza
10–11 p.m.: Second set of live music and dancing with Gregorio Uribe Big Band on the North Plaza
 
National Dance Day is presented by the Kennedy Center in association with Dizzy Feet Foundation, and in conjunction with Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton. Launched in 2010 by So You Think You Can Dance co-creator and Dizzy Feet Foundation co-president Nigel Lythgoe, this grassroots campaign encourages Americans to embrace dance as a fun and positive way to maintain good health and combat obesity. National Dance Day achieved national recognition in July 2010 when Congresswoman Norton, a long-time proponent of healthy lifestyles, introduced a congressional resolution declaring the last Saturday in July to be the country's official National Dance Day. For more information about National Dance Day, visit the Dizzy Feet Foundation website.

 

 

 

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  • 2013 National Dance Day Video

    The Kennedy Center and Dizzy Feet Foundation present a free, day-long celebration featuring performances by Dizzy Feet Foundation, Culture Shock, Manzari Brothers, and others, plus interactive dances, dance lessons, and "Dancing Under the Stars."

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National Dance Day 2016

http://www.kennedy-center.org/video/index/A92350

National Dance Day 2016 Teaser

http://www.kennedy-center.org/video/index/A92423