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Thursday, February 9, 2012

VIDEO: Michelle Obama Does the Interlude Dance With UNI Students at Des Moines Event

The UNI-born Interlude Dance has been performed at hundreds of sporting events around the country, by soldiers in Afghanistan, and now by the first lady. Obama spoke to about 10,000 Iowa schoolchildren today in Des Moines about fitness and healthy eating.

First Lady Michelle Obama danced the Interlude dance today, alongside University of Northern Iowa students, Iowa's Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson, Gov. Terry Branstad and 14,000 sixth- to ninth-grade students at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Click here to see Obama do the dance with its originators and schoolchildren, plus Gov. Terry Branstad and former governor and current U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. She was in Des Moines promoting the second anniversary of her "Let's Move" campaign to fight childhood obesity. She touted Iowa's Healthiest State Initiative as the reason Iowa was the first stop of her three-day tour. The Interlude Dance, created by UNI students Ian Goldsmith, Scott Connerley, and Tyler Wright, went viral…

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Alison Gowans

6:37 pm on Thursday, February 9, 2012

That's not the video from today. That's just a generalized Interlude Dance video. Click the link to see today's dance.   more ›

Friday, October 7, 2011

PHOTOS: Ankeny Residents Take the First Steps to Good Health

The statewide "Start Somewhere" Walk was held at the Ankeny Hy-Vee today. Dozens of walkers turned out to promote good health as well as help the state set a new record.

Ankeny residents and friends took the first steps today toward a healthier life. The one-kilometer "Start Somewhere" walk was held at noon at the Ankeny Hy-Vee, located at 410 N. Ankeny Blvd. Ankeny walkers joined thousands of others participating in similar walks throughout the state. The "Start Somewhere" Walk served as the kickoff to Iowa's Healthiest State Initiative. The Healthiest State Initiative was announced in August as part of Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad's plan to make Iowa the healthiest state in the nation within five years. In 2010, Iowa ranked 19th compared to all other states. The event also was an effort by coordinators to set a new world record for the number of people walking one kilometer simultaneously in an organized …

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Megan VerHelst

11:22 pm on Saturday, October 8, 2011

Jack, here are a couple links that may interest you on the foundation of the Healthiest State Initiative. One of them states a portion of the project will be funded by Wellmark, but neither mention where any additional funding will come from. The articles do mention, however, a large part of the initiative will be community and business driven. Hopefully this helps answer some of your questions. …   more ›

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