Grab your dancing shoes and join the official National Dance Day Celebration at Avalon in Alpharetta. Be a part of Metro Atlanta’s largest premiere event which takes place on  “The Green” from 9am to 12pm on Saturday, July 23rd. The event is presented by Vibe Fitness, Inc and sponsored by Athleta.

Attendees of all ages and dance levels will have the opportunity to participate at no charge. Vibe Fitness Master Instructors will teach the official National Dance Day routine. Additionally, there will be demonstrations from two dance fitness programs, Lil’ Vibe™ (for kids) and Club Vibe® (for adults).

Pre-registration is suggested, but not mandatory. For additional details visit www.experienceavalon.com, or www.experiencevibefitness.com

Join ImpACT on Stage at the San Diego Waterfront Park on Saturday, July 23rd, from 12:30 – 2:00 pm as we celebrate National Dance Day!

At ImpACT on Stage, we believe in the power of performance arts.  Our school programs use live performance to spur important discussions about bullying, tolerance, and inclusion.  But we also love to have fun, so we hope you’ll join us for what’s sure to be an exhilarating day of dance!

Launched in 2010 by “So You Think You Can Dance” (SYTYCD) co-creator and Dizzy Feet Foundation co-president Nigel Lythgoe, National Dance Day (NDD) is an annual celebration that takes place on the last Saturday in July. This grassroots campaign encourages Americans to embrace dance as a fun and positive way to maintain good health and fight obesity. NDD is the only official day in the US that is devoted to dance, it signifies an opportunity for everyone around the country to get up, celebrate dance and have some fun doing it.  This year, the NDD song is Meghan Trainor’s “Dance Like Yo Daddy.”  We’ll be teaching the routine to everyone at our NDD celebration, but if you’d like to get a head start, check out the choreography video here.  You can also check out the video from ImpACT’s NDD celebration last year!

#MakeYourImpACT

Steamboat Dance Theatre will offer FREE (donations always welcome) dance and movement classes the week leading up to National Dance Day. SDT fully supports this grassroots movement effort of getting people moving and trying new things and highly encourages it’s community to join in on the fun!

Class styles range from hip hop and jazz to tap and bellydance. We are excited to be able to offer these variety of styles and are grateful for the volunteer teachers!

This year we are celebrating National Dance Day with a FLASH MOB. Learn the dance during the week and join us at the Steamboat Community at Howelsen Hill during Steamboat’s Free Summer Concert Series at 5:30pm, Saturday July 30. This will be the event of the summer. You don’t want to miss out.

To see a full schedule of classes available during the week please click here.

Join us to celebrate National Dance Day at Warren County Library Headquarters on Thursday, July 28^th at 1:00 pm.   We’ll be performing and videotaping an easy dance routine that will be posted on our Facebook and YouTube pages.  National Dance Day was created in 2010 by The Dizzy Feet Foundation in conjunction with the TV show “So You Think You Can Dance”.  NDD encourages Americans to embrace dance as a fun and positive way to promote good health and to fight obesity.  People all over the country will be participating, so come to library and strut your stuff!  No registration necessary. Children under the age of 18 will need to have parents sign a permission slip the day of the event.  For more information about National Dance Day, visit http://dizzyfeetfoundation.org/national-dance-day/

Evolution Counseling Services, LLC would like to host a NDD flash mob in downtown Altoona, in the circle, to help support the Dizzy Feet Foundation!  Come join us for the event at 1:00 pm on Friday, July 29th, 2016.  The event is free, Just show up ready to dance!  If you would like the learn the routine ahead of time, you can find it here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C-7f4tmyt8

Hope to see a big turn out to celebrate the beautiful, healing power of dance!

Ashleigh Nearhoof, BS, FDC

Program Director of Delinquency Prevention and Evolution Expressions

Certified Zumba Instructor

See a performance of Some of a Thousand Words with Wendy Whelan and Brian Brooks with Brooklyn Rider at 2pm and 8pm. Tickets available here: https://www.jacobspillow.org/events/wendy-whelan-and-brian-brooks-with-brooklyn-rider/

See a performance of ARIAS Company at 2:15pm and 8:15pm. Tickets available here: https://www.jacobspillow.org/events/arias-company/

Attend a Pre-show Talk a ½ hour before each performance

Attend a PillowTalk at 4pm titled: What Rehearsal Directors Do. More details found here: https://www.jacobspillow.org/festival/talks-tours/pillowtalks/

Take a guided tour of the Pillow grounds at 5:30pm

Attend a FREE Inside/Out Performance of The School of Jacob’s Pillow Contemporary Program at 6:15pm. For more information: https://www.jacobspillow.org/festival/free-performances/insideout-contemporary-program-school-jacobs-pillow/

Explore the Archives and Lois Greenfield Exhibit: Moving Still and visit the Norton Owen Reading Room between 12pm and 10pm.

View the full schedule of events on our calendar: https://www.jacobspillow.org/calendar/
Join the fun by participating in some special National Dance Day activities!

Enjoy a day at the Pillow where National Dance Day is every day!

See a performance of Some of a Thousand Words with Wendy Whelan and Brian Brooks with Brooklyn Rider at 2pm and 8pm. Tickets available here: https://www.jacobspillow.org/events/wendy-whelan-and-brian-brooks-with-brooklyn-rider/

See a performance of ARIAS Company at 2:15pm and 8:15pm. Tickets available here: https://www.jacobspillow.org/events/arias-company/

Attend a Pre-Show Talk a ½ hour before each performance

Attend a PillowTalk at 4pm titled: What Rehearsal Directors Do. More details found here: https://www.jacobspillow.org/festival/talks-tours/pillowtalks/

Take a guided tour of the Pillow grounds at 5:30pm

Attend a FREE Inside/Out Performance of The School of Jacob’s Pillow Contemporary Program at 6:15pm. Info found here: https://www.jacobspillow.org/festival/free-performances/insideout-contemporary-program-school-jacobs-pillow/

Explore the Archives and visit the Norton Owen Reading Room between 12pm and 10pm. Also check out our Lois Greenfield Exhibit: Moving Still in Blake’s Barn!

View a full schedule of events on our calendar: https://www.jacobspillow.org/calendar/

Join all the fun by participating in some special National Dance Day activities!

In honor of National Dance Day (NDD), Arthur Murray Palm Harbor, located on HWY 19 N, in the Fountains Plaza, will be offering free dance lessons between 10:00am and 6:15pm on Saturday, July 30, 2016. Anyone who wishes to participate in the festivities should call ahead at (727) 786-2224 to schedule a NDD 30-minute private lesson.

We are pleased to announce that our special instructor for NDD will be Ekaterina Vaganova. Vaganova has been one of the choreographers and a featured performer on So You Think You Can Dance in Russia.  She was also a professional on Italy’s Dancing with the Stars for the past four seasons. Community members have the unique opportunity of dancing and studying with her for FREE on NDD at Arthur Murray Palm Harbor.

held at Marta’s Legacy Dance Studio

262 E Merritt Island Causeway suite 7, Merritt Island, FL 32952 – (321)453-6277

Saturday, July 30th Schedule
>Level – Beginning/Intermediate(Ages 7-12)
9:00am-9:45am – Ballet
9:45am-10:15am – Lyrical/Contemporary with Brandi
10:15am-10:45am – Jazz
10:45am-11:15am – Tap
11:15am-11:45am – Hip Hop
11:45am-12:30pm – Lunch Break
*Both levels for next 2 classes
12:30pm-1:00pm – National Dance Day Dance Learn and video(ALL LEVELS-ALL AGES)
1:00pm-2:00pm – Acting in Dance & Musical Theatre (Studio B Beg/Int – Studio A Int/Adv levels)
>Level – Intermediate/Advanced(Ages 13-Adult)
2:00pm-3:00pm – Ballet/Pointe
3:00pm-3:45pm – Lyrical/Contemporary
3:45pm-4:30pm – Jazz
4:30pm-5:00pm – Tap
5:00pm-5:30pm – Hip Hop

Challenging all CACFP participants and CACFP Providers and Professionals to National Dance Rountine Day! 5,000 points if dance routine is performed and video taped. Then submitted to CACFPtac.  Start practicing…

A  National CACFP awareness campaign. On October 26, 2015, Child and Adult Care Food Program its Sponsors, Child Care Providers, Centers and Homes, State and USDA professionals across the country were challenged to participate in a year-long challenge.  The aim? To create national Child and Adult Care Food Program awareness including its collaborative contribution to quality child care, healthy children, food insecurity and childhood obesity prevention. At the same time recognizing and celebrating CACFP participants and professional’s efforts to get over 1.9 billion CACFP healthy meals and snacks served in family child care homes, care centers and after school programs to over 3.3 million children. The overall goal, educate, rally, motivate and energize the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) the public and it’s participants.

The call to action started with First Lady Michelle Obama’s and Ellen Degeneres #GimmeFive dance routine, when over 500 CACFP professionals participated in the dance. We video taped it and submitted to EllenTube, we were all led by a 9 year old girl. The journey continues with child care providers, sponsors, USDA and state agencies participating in over 35 states.

The challenge is comprised of 5 Groups that includes over 60 challenges each with an assigned point value. The more completed challenges submitted, the more points. Take a picture, share your story and earn points for CACFP Gold, Silver, Bronze and Commended. CACFP take ACTION Challenge participants will be recognized throughout the year and at the end of the challenge year at the CCFP Roundtable Conference. Everything done with this challenge was donated time and money was all volunteer.

The Little Rock Jazzercise Center is have a National Dance Day Party. We will be team teaching two fun filled DanceMixx classes on July 30th, 2016 starting at 7:45am, followed by a special instructor performance at 8:50 of the National Dance Day routine, then following the last class of the morning we will record the entire class performing the National Dance Day routine at 9:50am. An energy room will be set up with refreshments. We will also be accepting donations for the non-profit group Fostering the Arts, which provides opportunities for orphans to experience the arts. Monetary, costumes, and equipment (dance shoes) are welcome donations.

A morning of free fun for the whole family!  Come on and dance in the streets with DJ Rick Vyper.  Our event coordinator, Bristow’s own Taylor Weatherford will be teaching the Electric Slide. No dance skills needed, just a desire to move your body and have fun!!!  What a great way to fight obesity and remind ourselves how much fun it can be to stay healthy.

Take part in a Twist and/or Limbo contest.  Winner’s of the contests will be chosen for enthusiasm, NOT dance skills.

Donations will be accepted and will go directly to Bristow High School’s Performing Arts Departments.

Come be a part of the seventh annual nonprofit Philadelphia Dance Day! A group of local dance companies have teamed up to offer a Saturday packed with more than 25 FREE workshops, live performances and a $5 evening dance party. The goal: to unite the community in celebrating dance as a powerful platform for creative expression and physical activity.

All dance enthusiasts – regardless of experience – are invited to take part in the fun on July 30, 2016. There will be something for everyone, from tap dancing to ballroom to hip-hop for all ages.

Tour studios around the city to sample as many free workshops as you like during the day, then come together in the evening for the main event at the historical Ethical Society Building on Rittenhouse Square. Festivities there include a hip-hop masterclass, an all-ages Zumba & Cardio Pop party and a variety of partner dance lessons. After that, the floor will open up for social dancing so you can practice what you learned earlier in the day. Volunteer instructors and well-respected dance groups in the city will also put on a performance showcase around 9:30 p.m.
Find the full schedule, as well as locations, class descriptions, what to wear and other frequently asked questions at philadelphiadanceday.com.

National Dance Day Adult (ages 13 ) Class Schedule:

9am Barre Sculpt– MP3

Start the day with a great low impact, dancer’s workout that integrates the fat burning format of interval training, the muscle shaping techniques of isometrics and the elongation principles of dance conditioning.

10am Zumba –MP3

Continue your workout with a fun and high energy dance/fitness class set to fun international rhythms!

10:45-11:00am– The Connection Dance Team Performance in the Big Gym!

11-11:30am – National Dance Day Kick Off!  Learn the Official National Dance Day Routine in the Big Gym!

11:30 – 12:30am –  Jazz with Leslie  Reynolds

This will be an upbeat jazz class with a traditional warm up followed by fun jazz routine.  All levels welcome.  Jazz shoes/sneakers or regular sneakers are preferred. 

12:30–1:30 – Lyrical with Mia Bowyer

Come take a lyrical dance class that places emphasis on the connection between mind and body, encouraging dancers to explore their emotions through dances that push against traditional ballet boundaries. Wear jazz shoes, ballet shoes, socks, or go barefoot. Some dance experience may be helpful, but everyone is welcome!

1:30-2:30 pm – Ballet Basics with Lisa Buckley

Come join us for this basic ballet class which will consist of exercises at the barre, in the center, and moving across the floor. All are welcome! Please wear ballet shoes, socks, or go barefoot. 

National Dance Day Children’s Class Schedule:

10:45 – 11– The Connection Dance Team Performance – Big Gym

11-11:30 – Dance Party & Learn the National Dance Day Routine –  for ALL ages – Big Gym

11:30 – 12:15 ALL Youth Dance classes

Dance classes for children ages 3 and up will consist of a warm up, a short and fun dance routine and dance games.  All abilities are welcome.  Please wear sneakers or dance shoes and comfortable clothing.

Preschool Dance Party Class: Ages 3-5 with Miss Kristin (MP1)

School Aged Dance Party Class: Ages 6-9 – with Miss Shelby (Room 2/Afterschool)

Tween Dance Party Class: Ages 10-13 with Miss Mia (MP2)

Don’t forget the snack sale in the lobby will benefit our Dance Team!

Celebrate National Dance Day with free DANCEFIX dance workout, adult ballet, Capoeira, and Nigerian West African classes at DANCEFIX Blue Ash and Cincinnati Ballet!! All adult classes will be free on Sat. July 30th! Students will also learn the official “So You Think You Can Dance” National Dance Day choreography at the end of the 11:00am Dancefix class at Cincinnati Ballet (SYTYCD choreography starts at approx 12:00pm).
Let’s dance!! For free! No need to register, you can just show up!

DANCEFIX Blue Ash
9514 Kenwood Rd, 45242
9:15am DANCEFIX dance workout
11:00am Capoeira Brazilian Martial Art
1:00pm Nigerian West African Dance

Cincinnati Ballet
1555 Central Parkway, 45214
9am Adult Ballet
11:00am DANCEFIX dance workout
12:00pm SYTYCD National Dance Day choreography

KMG Creations Dance, Fitness, & Production, LLC will be celebrating its 7th Annual Dancing in the Park Community event Saturday, July 30, 2016.  This event promotes healthy living through dance and other forms of movement for all ages. Various Mississippi artists will incorporate various styles of dancing.  Dancing in the Park also promotes other forms of art such as painting, voice, crafting, and photography.  It will feature many booths with exhibits. At this free family event for all ages, a free healthy lunch will be served (while supplies last).

KMG Creations Dancing in the Park also celebrates National Dance Day. National Dance Day was created by Nigel Lythgoe, executive producer and judge for the ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ television series. National Dance Day is an annual event and…grassroots initiative to encourage the nation, young and old, to move!  This year’s event will also promote adopting animals at the Starkville Animal Shelter and asks attendees to bring needed items for the shelter (paper towels, bleach, hand sanitizer, clean newspapers, Purina kitten and Diamond Adult & puppy food). This event attracts 250-300 attendees each year! Please come join the fun, bring your dancing shoes, and celebrate National Dance Day 2016!

See attached official flyer to share, schedule of events, donation sheet for Oktibbeha County Humane Society and General Information.

Check out our webpage at www.kmgcreationsdfp.com.
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Save the Date for National Dance Day in Orange Texas! Join What’s Happening Orange County and the Orange Convention and Visitors Bureau, Saturday, July 30, 9 a.m.-noon at the Orange Riverfront Pavilion for a celebration of dance. This free event is a combination of dance performances, line dances for everyone and the Official National Dance Day routines.

This year we have a special guest celebrity dancer, Lauren Froderman, winner of season 7 of SYTYCD brought to us by Neighbors Emergency Center!

We are also working on putting together a dance class after the main event where area dancers can learn some moves from Lauren.

Also a meet and greet is in the works, so stay turned to octx.info or the What’s Happening Orange County Facebook event page for more details as they develop.

Bring your chair and your cooler for this fun event! There will be cooling refreshments available for purchase and a link sale fundraiser for Special Angels.

Come on out on Saturday, July 30th to help Old Town School celebrate National Dance Day! We’ll have FREE workshops all morning long. This is a great opportunity to bring the family out and get moving!

9:00 – 10:00 AM – Morning Yoga with Andrea Bunch

10:15 – 11:15 AM – Family Dance Party with Jen Guglielmi

11:30 – 12:15 PM – Samba Party with Dill Costa

12:30 – 1:15 PM – The National Dance Day Beginner Routine with Kimberly Davis

1:30 – 2:15 PM – Zumba Party with Tania Daley

2:30 – 3:30 PM – West African Family Party with Idy Ciss

Check out the webpage for more details: ots.fm/danceday

The entire community is invited to come on out and have fun in the park learning and doing the most popular group dances of all time together!

We will start off with the official National Dance Day routine for this year, followed by lots of other wildly popular dances such as the Macarena, Electric Slide, Nae Nae, Dougie, Gangham Style, Twist, Jump, Vogue, YMCA & more.

For each dance, an instructor will demonstrate the moves, then lead the group in a routine, along to the pulsating beats of a DJ spinning the equally popular song that corresponds to the song.

Check in begins at 8:00am at TkatClub, 5555 Buford Hwy, Suite 502, Norcross, GA 30071, 678-825-0021.  Pre-registration is strongly advised, and guarantees your admission in the park in the case that the crowd reaches capacity.

To join us, sign up now online at www.tkatclub.com.

National Dance Day Activity at the historical F.D. Moon Academy. Launched in 2010, National Dance Day is an annual celebration that takes place on the last Saturday in July. This grassroots campaign encourages Americans to embrace dance as a fun and positive way to maintain good health and combat obesity.  The OSAF/RJCBF National Dance Activity is an opportunity for families and the community to come together to work toward a healthy lifestyle. We are launching our Nith initiative, Neighbors in the hood. Lets put the neighbor back in the hood. Along,with the learning National Dance Day Routine, we will have food trucks, local entertainment, community partners, dominos tournament and much more……..Join us July 30th , 2016

Learn professionally choreographed dance routines!  Moves are broken down step-by-step and gradually you’ll add on till you and your new dance crew can bust out the whole routine at the end of each class!  Cardiovascular conditioning, core strengthening, and overall muscle toning.  You’ll be steppin’, swervin’, and clapping nonstop!

National Dance Day is our day to celebrate dance. As a non-profit organization it is our mission to provide a place where people of all ages and experiences, all cultural and ethnic backgrounds, all economic levels…can come and experience the joy of dance. National Dance Day allows us to keep dance accessible to all.

Join us on July 30 as we ‘Dance All Day”! Your tax deductible donation of $10 per class or $22 to dance all day will be used towards programs such as our Pink Ribbon Program, programming for older adults, and giving kids the opportunity to dance.

Ballet Austin joins the Dizzy Feet Foundation, and choreographers from the popular FOX TV show So You Think You Can Dance (SYTYCD), to celebrate dance and movement.

Make plans to attend Ballet Austin’s annual celebration of National Dance Day. This is your chance to dance all day and have fun. Individual classes in a variety of dance styles and levels will be held all day long in addition to the dance routines created just for National Dance Day by SYTYCD choreographers.

Available classes include:

Afro-Brazilian Dance  |  Cardio Hip Hop  |  Modern Dance  |  Ballet  |  Zumba® | Yoga & Dance Movement  |  and the featured SYTYCD National Dance Day Choreography

Date & Time:
Saturday, July 30, 2016, from 9am to 4pm
Featured choreography offered at 1:45pm and 3 pm

Ages:
Open to adults, teens, and children ages 10 and up
Participants under age 14 must be accompanied by an adult.

“UNITED WE DANCE!”

Proceeds benefit programming at Ballet Austin, a 501 (c) 3 organization.

Make plans to attend Ballet Austin’s annual celebration of National Dance Day. This is your chance to dance all day and have fun. Individual classes in a variety of dance styles and levels will be held all day long in addition to the dance routines created just for National Dance Day by SYTYCD choreographers.

Available classes include:

Afro-Brazilian Dance  |  Cardio Hip Hop  |  Modern Dance  |  Ballet Fit Workout  |  Ballet  |  Zumba® | Yoga & Dance Movement  |  and the featured National Day Choreography to “Dance Like Yo Daddy” by Meghan Trainor.

At the end of this class we will be shooting a video to submit to the Dizzy Feet Foundation highlighting a day of dance!

Classes on National Dance Day will be offered at a $10 donation per class. Or dance all day for just $22.
Proceeds benefit Ballet Austin, a 501 (c) 3 organization and will help make dance accessible to everyone all year round.

Grab your family and friends (no dance experience necessary!) to join Manyet Dance as we celebrate National Dance Day with a FREE family picnic and official NDD performance at Highland Hills Park Shelter #1
[85 Mayfield Avenue • Fort Thomas, KY 41075  •  located on the left as you enter the park]

10:00AM – Meet at the park, wearing your official Manyet Dance National Dance Day t-shirt

10:15AM – Warm-up and quick practice (this is another time to learn the dance if you can’t be there on July 26^th)

10:45AM – Performance for guests and video recording for official submission to the Dizzy Feet Foundation (our video could be shown on “So You Think You Can Dance!”)

11:00AM to 2:00PM – Manyet family fun at the park!
Pack your picnic lunch and favorite park games
We will play a few dance games that are suitable for all ages (yes, even parents, grandparents and babies!) and then enjoy the rest of the afternoon with our Manyet family and friends at the park!

FREE Dance Party to learn the official National Dance Day routine!

To prepare for the performance on July 30^th, we invite our family and friends of all skill levels and ages (including those who have never danced before!) to join us at the new Wilder studio for a FREE class to learn the NDD routine, pick up official Manyet Dance NDD t-shirts, play games and win prizes!

8:00PM to 9:15PM
Tuesday, July 26^th

Manyet Dance Wilder Studio
[1018 Town Drive  •  Wilder, KY 41076]

Call the Southgate Office at 859.781.0061 to sign up for the free class and request a t-shirt size. 

You can watch the video of the routine at the official website: http://dizzyfeetfoundation.org/national-dance-day/

Official Manyet Dance National Dance Day T-shirts
The official Manyet Dance NDD t-shirts are $5 if requested before July 21^st and $10 after, including the morning of July 30^th.

Call the Southgate Office at 859.781.0061 to sign up for the free class and request a t-shirt size.

T-shirt sizes can be requested after July 21^st, but will be sold on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Workshops will be offered from all day long. Genres include ballet, jazz, hip-hop, contemporary and tap. There is something for all age groups starting as young as 3 and going all the way up to adults. Adults will have the chance to sample Barre Fusion and Zumba classes. The event is a way for The Georgia Ballet to allow the community to help in honoring a day dedicated to dance. There will also be games, Perhaps a Wrap food truck and desserts.

The celebration will allow the community to see The Georgia Ballet studios, meet the faculty and try dance classes for free. For those wanting to peruse dance as a career, there will be the opportunity at TIME to participate in an open audition for The Georgia Ballet’s Pre-Professional program. The School of The Georgia Ballet offers a wide variety of classes in a flexible schedule for those looking to dance recreationally.

For more information on the National Dance Day free classes schedule or about The Georgia Ballet, visit www.georgiaballet.org or call 770-528-0881.

Jason Croom of America’s Best Dance Crew Season 5 will be teaching a free Master Hip Hop class here in Lake Country!  Class begins at 10:00am on the Plaza stage.  We will then move outdoors to perform the flash mob routine near the Plaza fountain. Participants will be asked to sign a liability and release waiver as the event will be filmed.  This event is made possible by a partnership with Southern Spice Dance Company.  Please contact The Plaza Arts Center for more details. Phone #706-923-1655.  Moreinfo@theplazaartscenter.com

www.theplazaartscenter.com

See You at The Plaza!

Rainey & Crystal

Come celebrate National Dance Day with Ballet Memphis at the main entrance plaza of the MemphisZoo. In partnership with the Dizzy Feet Foundation, we will be hosting a free community dance event to celebrate National Dance Day. Come move and groove and celebrate the joy of dance, no matter your age or level of dance experience!

Ballet Memphis will be teaching the official National Dance Day dance which will be performed “flash-mob style” by all participants and filmed for the Dizzy Feet Foundation. Come and join in the fun!

All ages welcome. Free zoo parking when you mention national dance day, or ride your bike or walk from surrounding neighborhoods!

Join us at Western on July 30th from 10am to 11:15am to partitipate in National Dance Day 2016! Western dance instructors Stephanie, Mel, and Jenny will lead you through some fun original dance choreography as well as choreography from the 2016 NDD official dance! The last five minutes of class will be used to film everyone doing the 2016 NDD Dance for submission to the Dizzy Feet Foundation for the social media National Dance Day feature!

This event is open to the public! No guest fees for non-member dancers, so bring your friends and family for this fun event! Children 12-16 must be accompanied by an adult.

Classes will be offered on the west side of Orlando at AAP Dance Studios. We welcome dancers and non-dancers alike to experience our free class offerings and the beauty of dance.  Our classes will include Modern, African, Jazz, Hip Hop, Worship Dance, and more. The class schedule will be available at aapdance.com

Dancers will also have the opportunity to audition for our performance companies following our day of free classes.  There are  male and female roles available for our new student and professional companies (students ages 8-16 and professionals/apprentices 17 ).  Register  for the audition by emailing info@aapdance.com with your resume and headshot.  Please send any audition questions via email.

Come celebrate National Dance Day with Ballet Memphis at the main entrance plaza of the MemphisZoo. In partnership with the Dizzy Feet Foundation, we will be hosting a free community dance event to celebrate National Dance Day. Come move and groove and celebrate the joy of dance, no matter your age or level of dance experience!

Ballet Memphis will be teaching the official National Dance Day dance which will be performed “flash-mob style” by all participants and filmed for inclusion on the Dizzy Feet Foundation website. Come and join in the fun!

All ages welcome. Free zoo parking when you mention national dance day, or ride your bike or walk from surrounding neighborhoods!