ISA formally supports National Dance Day

The ISA formally supports Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton's resoulution with a formal letter of support on behalf of its members and the international Steppers community. Her office will add the ISA to their program of supporters and legacy archives. If you are in town or know someone in DC area, please encourage them to participate with the program on 31 July 2010.

Norton Introduces Resolution to Launch Annual National Dance Day

July 13, 2010

WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced a resolution to recognize July 31, as National Dance Day. Norton will also host a National Dance Day Flash Mob on July 31, 2010 on the National Mall featuring Nigel Lythgoe, celebrity judge and producer of the popular national television show "So You Think You Can Dance." Norton, an avid proponent of healthy lifestyles and a lover of popular and other dance forms, is using National Dance Day and her resolution to promote physical fitness across the United States and the First Lady's Let's Move campaign.

"Astonishingly, more than 31 percent of U.S. children under the age of 19, and an estimated 68 percent of American adults are overweight or obese," said Norton. "National Dance Day and my resolution encourage Americans to live a physically active lifestyle and to have fun doing it. Organizing an annual National Dance Day in the nation's capital and throughout the country is a terrific way to promote fitness, and to emphasize the First Lady's Let's Move initiative to combat childhood obesity."

The Congresswoman's resolution received special recognition last week on So You Think You Can Dance when Nigel Lythgoe announced her resolution to recognize July 31, as National Dance Day.

In January, Norton introduced the Lifelong Improvements in Food and Exercise (LIFE) Act to promote exercise and diet changes. Norton's LIFE bill directs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to be a lead agency in combating obesity and sedentary lifestyles.

International Steppers Association Chartering Weekend (Tentative)

Proposed: OFFICIAL CHARTERING CEREMONY AGENDA
Friday, 25 June 2010
 1pm ISA Officers begin arriving (Baltimore, Dulles or Washington Reagan Airport)
 6pm ISA Reception Dinner (Zanzibar on the Waterfront)
 9pm ISA Members Meet and Greet (Zanzibar on the Waterfront)
Saturday, 26 June 2010
 0900-1000 ISA Business Meeting (6005 Plata Street, Clinton MD)
 330pm – 430pm Official Chartering Ceremony
Activity: Official membership cards, Chartering of ISA, Pictures, News release (Washington Post, Miami Herald, New York Times, LA Times, Chicago Sun, Detroit News, Atlanta-Journal-Constitution, Essence, Ebony)
Location: TBA (National Archives, Smithsonian complex)
 7pm-until ISA Celebration Events (Steppers Set TBA)
Washington DC Historical U Street
Locations: The Park at 14th, Club Tabaq, Bohemian Caverns
Sunday, 27 June 2010
 0800 Sunday Church Service - From The Heart Church Ministries (4949 Allentown Road, Suitland MD 20746)
 1200 ISA Officers Depart (BWI, DCA, Dulles)
The International Steppers Association: fully funded, self-organized and operated professional association for Steppers and affiliate members interested in furthering the development and education of Steppin as a Swing dance forum under the World Dance Council and World Swing Dance Council.
2010 ISA Program Goals and Objectives:
 Establish administrative International Headquarters with full constitution and bi-laws
 Seek fully paid members with established membership and associated privileges (discounts, charter membership, life time members, localized and regional affiliate chapters)
 Provide full time information and media support (1-800 #, email, website and Post Office Box)
 Develop and promote a centralized website, activities and calendar of events
 Join and support the US Swing Dance Association programming (intensive judge and instructor training, international membership and affiliate chapters and international and national competitions)
 Document and establish historical references, terminology and definitions, standardized movements and techniques and publish efforts in official periodicals
 Develop and maintain full time youth and charity programs
 Establish legitimate annual and five year budget programs to obtain 501 c 3 membership
 Host annual conventions, business and membership meetings for paid members
 Advocate for Steppers on media, legal and public relations activities
 Provide venue for international members and affiliate chapters
 Develop centralized training curriculums for judges, instructors and teachers
 Seek and obtain grants and funding from private sector donors
Contact us at: internationalsteppersassociation@yahoo.com
International Steppers Association Conference Call # 218-862-1000 Access Code: 307375#