AERO DYNAMICS CELEBRATE NATIONAL DANCE DAY WITH TRYOUTS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HOUSTON (JULY 29, 2011) --- The Aero Dynamics Dance Team will help celebrate National Dance Day with tryouts for the 2011-12 squad at Larry North Fitness in the Houston Center on Saturday, July 30.

Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. and spaces are still available. Click here for registration info.

The Aero Dynamics perform at every Houston Aeros hockey game and make numerous community and charity appearances throughout the year.

Tryouts consist of two rounds; cuts take place between rounds. Round 1 will be solo performances while Round 2 consists of a quick outfit change and an on-the-fly group performance.

Finalists will learn two dances during the week of August 1 and perform in groups at the final audition on August 6. Winners will be selected and make their first appearance that same night by performing both routines at White Linen Night in the Heights. The team will be introduced at 7 p.m. on the Fiesta Stage on White Oak Blvd.

Round 1
Larry North Fitness, 1200 Mckinney St. # 444, Houston
10 a.m. – noon
2:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Finals
Larry North Fitness, 1200 Mckinney St. # 444, Houston
August 6
10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

2011-12 Aero Dynamics Introduction
7 p.m., Fiesta Stage, White Linen Night in the Heights

About National Dance Day
National Dance Day is an annual event and "grassroots initiative to encourage the nation, young and old, to move!" in the United States. This event occurs annually on the last Saturday of July. The first National Dance Day occurred on July 31, 2010, and the second annual event will occur on July 30, 2011. National Dance Day was created by Nigel Lythgoe, executive producer and judge for the So You Think You Can Dance television series. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, a long-time proponent of healthy lifestyles, introduced a National Dance Day resolution to promote dance education and physical fitness across the U.S.

About White Linen Night
White Linen Night began in New Orleans‘ French Quarter’s Arts District as a way for artists and patrons to celebrate their city’s creativity while wearing cooling apparel to escape the summer heat. After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, several business owners relocated to The Heights and set up shop in their new community. Recognizing an opportunity to carry on the tradition set forth by the Crescent City, the new merchants approached neighboring business owners about starting a new event that mixed New Orleans soul with Heights heart. Today, White Linen Night in the Heights is a neighborhood-wide event. It’s held the first Saturday evening in August and draws an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 attendees. Like in New Orleans, event-goers wear white linen and take to the Heights’ streets to celebrate art, culture and community while taking in some of the best entertainment, boutiques and shops, art galleries, restaurants and eclectic bars in Houston.