Whereas Nigel Lythgoe, executive producer and cocreator of the dance-themed television show So You Think You Can Dance , in association with the American Dance Movement, has encouraged the creation of National Dance Day celebrations across the country, beginning with the first National Dance Day on the National Mall in 2010; Whereas the American Dance Movement and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in conjunction with the office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, will celebrate National Dance Day on September 16, 2023, in the District of Columbia, through events hosted by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; Whereas National Dance Day has captured the imagination of people throughout the Nation and around the world, and has helped popularize dance as an art form, as a form of exercise, and as a way of having fun; Whereas States, the District of Columbia, territories, and cities across the country have been encouraged to celebrate National Dance Day with events; Whereas National Dance Day will be celebrated this year with events cohosted by the American Dance Movement and the— (1) John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in the District of Columbia; and (2) Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, California; Whereas National Dance Day encourages many forms of dance expression, representing the Nation’s rich artistic, regional, ethnic, and racial diversity; Whereas National Dance Day features the full spectrum of dance, from classical, to popular, to line and partner dances; Whereas, in honor of the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop as a genre, National Dance Day will be focusing on Hip Hop dance and expression in its many forms; Whereas dance helps improve heart health, burn calories, strengthen muscles, and improve flexibility for people of all ages; Whereas health officials have repeatedly documented an overweight and obesity epidemic in the United States; Whereas dance, in all its variations, is a popular form of exercise