By April MacIntyre Jul 3, 2009, 16:36 GMT
The milestone 100th episode of “So You Think You Can Dance,” airing Thursday, July 23 (9:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX, will feature a special performance by Dizzy Feet Foundation founding member Katie Holmes that will help introduce the foundation to the public.
04/26/2009 - Katie Holmes - Inspired by Garland’s song “Get Happy” from the 1950s musical Summer Stock, Holmes will wear “the jacket, the little hat,” Lythgoe says. “It’s just an iconic look. And Katie Holmes has got the legs. Wow!”. © Janet Mayer / PR Photos
Show producer Nigel Lythgoe said: “She absolutely adores dancing as does her daughter.”
Lythgoe said Holmes and her daughter Suri, 3, have been visiting the show’s dress rehearsals for a couple of years now.
According to Lythgoe, Katie's routine, which she rehearses late into the night, is set on a New York street scene designed and framed by cinematographer Dion Beebe, with direction and choreography by her friend, Tyce Diorio.
Inspired by Garland’s song “Get Happy” from the 1950s musical Summer Stock, Holmes will wear “the jacket, the little hat,” Lythgoe says. “It’s just an iconic look. And Katie Holmes has got the legs. Wow!”
Nigel Lythgoe and director Adam Shankman, “Dancing with the Stars” judge Carrie Ann Inaba and actress Katie Holmes have launched the Dizzy Feet Foundation, a foundation for the dance community that will provide scholarships and assistance to talented underserved youth to help them realize their dreams of becoming professional dancers.
Holmes’ highly anticipated performance reveals the actor's love for dance on stage and film. “I think it’s important for children to experience music and dance,” said Holmes. “Every child should have the opportunity to discover what it is they like and have access to the very best in that pursuit.”
According to FOX, the Dizzy Feet Foundation’s mission is threefold:
To provide scholarships and grants to talented dancers, choreographers and/or teachers working at or through accredited dance studios;
To establish national standards for dance education and an accreditation program for dance;
To develop, provide and support dance education programs for underserved children by working through and with community organizations.
“Directing and producing is what I do, but dancing is what I am. That’s why the foundation is so important to me,” noted founding member Adam Shankman. “Dizzy Feet will empower disadvantaged and at-risk students by giving them access to the highest quality arts education.”
Furthermore, Dizzy Feet Foundation founding members agree it is imperative that Los Angeles have a major dance academy.
“If we’re not going to have dance in our schools, we need to create additional opportunities to bring dance to our youth,” said founding member Carrie Ann Inaba. “And I think the Dizzy Feet Foundation will be doing exactly that.”
“Making ‘Idol Gives Back’ was a rewarding undertaking that changed my life forever,” explained Lythgoe. “It taught me to ‘give back.’ I have been a dancer, and involved in the dance world, for nearly 50 years – it’s my passion. I feel very grateful to be in a position where I can now give back to the dance community. Thanks to the huge support, enthusiasm and energy of Adam, Carrie Ann and Katie, as well as the rest of the board, it has finally become a reality.”
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