International Dance Day 2024: April 29 History, Significance, and Quotes

Mar 20 2024

International Dance Day 2024: Every year April 29th is celebrated as International Dance Day also known as World Dance Day. International Dance Day or World Dance Day celebration for those who can see the value and importance of dance. The acts as a wake-up call for governments, institutions, and politicians who have not recognized the value of the dance and individuals' potential for economic growth. The International Dance Day raises awareness of and importance of dance worldwide. The government from all over the world must provide a proper place for dance in the education system. International Dance Day or World Dance Day is currently celebrated in 120 countries. Dancing will boost our physical health, meet new people, and lose inhibitions. Those who love dance follow your passion on this International Dance Day. This article will help you to know a detailed explanation of International Dance Day History, International Dance Day 2024 Theme, International Dance Day 2024 Significance, International Dance Day 2024 quotes, and some important FAQs related to International Dance Day 2024.

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International Dance Day History

International Dance Day or World Dance Day is celebrated through promotion by the International Dance Council. The day was first introduced in 1982 by the International Dance Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. The French Ballet master and a great reformer of dance Jean-Georges Novrre were born in 1727. So the day is observed as International Dance Day or World Dance Day.

International Dance Day 2024 Significance

International Dance Day or World Dance Day's main objective aim is to celebrate the art of dance. International Dance Day or World Dance Day brings people together with a common language of dance. There are a lot of benefits while dancing according to a study in 2007 that showed children aged 11 to 14 who dance improve their confidence. The 5 minutes of dancing can increase your creativity. Dancing can burn calories and you will never get bored with your workout. There are most famous dances in the world are Ballet, Hip-Hop, Salsa, Bharatanatyam, and Dragon dance. Ballet is the backbone of the dance and it requires great dedication. Hip-hop was created in the 1970s with the styles of popping, breaking, and locking. The signature of hip movements is the famous dance salsa. The traditional South Indian dance is Bharatanatyam it is a solo dance where the women express their religious and spiritual ideas. The Dragon dance is a famous Chinese dance that was performed by the dancers using poles to hold a long flexible dragon figure.

International Dance Day 2024 Quotes

The aspirants can check the famous quotes of International Dance Day or World Dance Day.

Famous Quotes	Famous Personalities
Let us dance in the sun, wearing wildflowers in our hair	Susan Polis Schutz
Dance first. Think later. It's the natural order	Samuel Beckett
Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace, and abolishing strife	Kahlil Gibran
Dance, when you're broken open. Dance, if you've torn the bandage off. Dance in the middle of the fighting. Dance in your blood. Dance when you're perfectly free	Rumi
Dancing is poetry with arms and legs	Charles Baudelaire
Dance for yourself. If someone understands, good. If not, no matter	Louis Horst
Dance is just like film in that it allows for thoughts in movement	Twyla Tharp
Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time like dew on the tip of a leaf	Rabindranath Tagore
I see dance being used as communication between body and soul, to express what is too deep to find for words	Ruth St Denis