National Dance Day

Dancing and grooving bring happy feelings. It raises endorphin levels in the body giving that joyful surge and relieves pain. This hormone is the reason why active people are less prone to depression.

This coming July 28, 2018, is the National Dance Day in the United States of America. Moreover, this is the best time for companies to promote fitness and health among their employees. Here are a few ways companies can encourage their employees to stay healthy by dancing in National Dance Day:

1. The human resources may create fitness programs such as dance sessions for their staff. One of the most important parts of a company is the manpower. With healthy and fit people running the company, there is a high chance of success and increase in productivity rate.
2. The company can offer movie tickets as rewards to their best-performing employees. It is best to choose a movie that is dance-themed such as Step-Up, Black Swan, and Center Stage. The HR team can also have a film showing in the cafeteria or lounge to promote dancing as a way to stay fit. There are tons of amazing dance movies that even non-dancers will enjoy.
3. The human resources team can set up a dance party celebration for the employees. This will give them a chance to unwind and relax for a while. This is also the perfect time for employees to get to know each other and build better connections.
4. As part of celebrating the Nat’l Dance Day, the company can incorporate to their July HR practices and schedule a dance battle competition. This will give employees a chance to showcase their talent and build teamwork and camaraderie. To add joy to the dancers the company can give away prizes and incentives to the teams with the best performances.
5. Another way to celebrate is through costume parties. The human resources may provide prizes for the best costumes that represent the Nat’l Dance Day. This type of event can be exciting to employees and at the same time, they can still continue working while wearing their dance costumes. This type of event is not only for those who are good at dancing, even non-dancers will enjoy this.

Dancing is an art and a way of expression. Nowadays it is one of the best ways to stay fit and healthy. With the different types of dance styles today, such as hip-hop, Zumba, ballet, ballroom etc, there is never going to be a shortage of moves to perform.

Dance exercises also promote positivity, healthy lifestyle and good vibes. This is why celebrating it with your company this month of July will surely be a fun and exciting experience.

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