After a long and challenging 12 hours, dancers finally reached the halfway point at 7 a.m. Now, dancers reenergize themselves as they prepare to finish off the last 12 hours of the Big Event and reflect...

The Hawkeye drumline makes an appearance at Dance Marathon and wakes everybody up. By Kit Fitzgerald [email protected] As dancers approach the halfway mark of Dance Marathon 23, the...

By Naomi Hofferber [email protected] Five Dance Marathon men took the stage to strut their stuff and compete for the title of Mr. Dance Marathon. Greg Frommelt, Cole Schuchard, Alex Duster,...

As dancers and families walk into the Dancing in Our Hearts room on the third floor of the IMU, they are met with a somber mood as they make rounds looking at photos and reading the stories of kids...

By Kit Fitzgerald [email protected] Each dancer was given a bag filled with tools to help them survive the night of the Big Event. A “swag bag” was given to dancers as they checked...

By Naomi Hofferber [email protected] On the second floor of the IMU, Dance Marathon families are offered an escape from the hectic dance floor. The family room has a Finding Nemo theme,...

A bone marrow donation can make all the difference in the fight against cancer for many patients. Be The Match, a student organization on campus, is putting on a bone marrow donor drive at Dance...

Dance Marathon partnered with the UI Office of Sustainability to make the Big Event more environmentally friendly. By Kit Fitzgerald [email protected] The sustainability committee...

By Naomi Hofferber [email protected] Within the IMU main ballroom, decorated pillowcases line the walls, each bearing the name of a Dance Marathon child. In the back off the balcony, three...

Sitting front and center on the main floor of the IMU is a ribbon display set up to honor patients and the variety of cancers they have battled. Piles of different colored ribbons sit in a line next...

Families at Dance Marathon lined up for their big entrance as excitement for the night built. By Kit Fitzgerald [email protected] A sea of green shirts stretched from the Main Lounge...

By Naomi Hofferber Naomi [email protected] The theme for the Dance Marathon 23 Morale Captain dance was Space Jam, after the animated 1990s movie featuring Michael Jordan. To prepare for the...