Two-thousand students signed up, breaking the previous record of 1,800 in 2009.
The marathon featured several Children’s Hospital patients, families and caregivers; and campus and community performance groups.
Dancers were divided into 24 teams, each with a spy-related name to keep with the event’s theme of Mission Possible. In addition to dancers, hundreds of moralers and volunteers also participated in the marathon. Moralers worked six-hour shifts to keep dancers energized, while volunteers worked three-hour shifts and helped with the operations and logistics of the event.
The Dance Marathon is not just a two-day event, but is a year-round effort that started in 1998 and has grown tremendously. During the past 13 years, it has raised more than $3 million, and this year it raised $483,000.
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