As the University of Iowa’s Dance Marathon Big Event approaches its halfway point, participants keep dancing to Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ On A Prayer” in honor of children whose lives have been affected...
As the clock struck 4 a.m., the razors and scissors came out for the tradition of Dance Marathon’s “Short Hair, Don’t Care” event. Hawkeyes waved goodbye to their heads full of hair for a good...
University of Iowa students battled it out at the 25th anniversary of Dance Marathon early Saturday morning with a lip-sync battle that would rival any real performance.
The lip-sync battle, held in...
In a room away from all the loud music and excitement, there is a memorial for the children who have lost their battle with cancer. The soft sound of piano and flowing water from a fountain sets the mood...
Deana and Jeremy Lanferman’s oldest son, Flynn, is 14 now. He was 3 years old when he was diagnosed with cancer and went through three relapses and three bone marrow transplants.
Flynn’s last bone...
With over 2,800 dancers, 300 leaders, 950 families, and 600 volunteers, the 25th University of Iowa Dance Marathon has officially kicked off.
Charlie Ellis, the executive director of Dance Marathon,...
“Mommy, I want to be a little boy forever.”
Christmas 2012 brought one lasting memory for Pam Codd and her family as 5-year-old son Dashiell Maccabee Codd hugged her close with his brand-new teddy...
University of Iowa students have packed themselves into the IMU Main Lounge to dance their hearts out “for the kids” each year for the last 25 years.
The first Dance Marathon raised $31,000 to support...
The University of Iowa Dance Marathon is the university’s largest student organization, but some people begin their time with Dance Marathon long before enrolling as UI students.
Almost 50 elementary,...
