Get your dancing shoes on and head to the Boone mall for the fifth annual National Spirit of Women Day of Dance for health on Saturday, February 28th. Appalachian Regional Healthcare System will try to unite the high country with 70 other communities across the nation. The event will combine the fun of dancing to different forms of music, such as african drum, belly dancing, clogging, and salsa. Health screenings and consumer education on heart disease and other women's health issues will be offered. This is the third year high country residents will participate in this free event that will take between ten a-m and one p-m. Locally, 300 participants, and more than 90,000 nationwide, are expected to dance for their health. Day of Dance for health events are presented by affiliate hospitals of the spirit of women health network in 70 cities across the United States . As day of dance for health takes place during heart health awareness month, participants are encouraged to wear red shoes, which is the symbol designed to encourage women to take action for their heart health. According to the American Heart Association, cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for American women. For more information about day of dance, call 828-268-8961 or go to dayofdance.org. for more information about Appalachian Regional Healthcare System, go to apprhs.org.
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