PepsiCo Launches Smart Spot Dance Initiative with Celebrities Mario Lopez of Dancing with the Stars and LaChanze, a Tony-winning Actress from The Color Purple

“epsiCo PEP announced today the launch of the Smart Spot Dance initiative, a multi-city instructional dance program that offers a fun way for families, especially Moms, to lead healthy, more active lifestyles. Mario Lopez, of Dancing with the Stars and LaChanze, of the Broadway hit, The Color Purple, are joining PepsiCo to reach out to the African American and Latino communities to promote dance as a way to increase physical activity.

The national kickoff event is scheduled at 7 pm tonight at the McBurney YMCA located at 125 West 14th St. in New York City. Lopez and LaChanze will join the community in a dance program led by Broadway choreographer Maria Torres. National leaders of key community organizations will participate including Janet Murguia, President and CEO of the National Council of La Raza NCLR, Marc H. Morial, President and CEO of the National Urban League NUL, Jack Lund, CEO of the YMCA of Greater New York, and Jim Hill, Co-Founder of America On the Move AOM.”

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