Phoenix Suns dancers team up with school, health officials to fight child obesity
Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014By Yahaira Jacquez
PHOENIX– Statistics showing that 12 percent of Maricopa County school-age children are obese by the time they reach school have county schoolkids dancing – in an effort to shape up. The Phoenix Suns dancers, the Mercury and Univision Arizona teamed up with the Maricopa County Department of Public Health to give teachers a new way to keep kids active in school with a 40-minute dance video. The “Join the Challenge” video is made up of four, 10-minute dance segments that help kids to stay focused throughout the day by getting them up on their for for dancing breaks between classes.