 In 2009, Lythgoe came together with fellow "SYTYCD" judge Adam Shankman as well as Katie Holmes, Carrie Ann Inaba, and others in the dance entertainment industry, in an effort to launch "The Dizzyfeet Foundation", with the aim of providing scholarships and training to young dancers of limited means.The foundation has been referenced sporadically on the show since.In 2010, Lythgoe, with the assistance of other "SYTYCD" personalities and long-time healthy lifestyles proponent Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, was successful in getting another of his dance-oriented concepts realized—an official National Dance Day, held now annually on the last Saturday of July, to promote fitness through movement.