Humans of Dance Marathon: Evelyn Kramer

Evelyn's cousin Jaclyn Gessner was diagnosed with retinoblastoma when she was three.  A year ago, at Dance Marathon 2015, Jaclyn walked across the stage and graduated, so her family came to watch.  That Saturday was actually Evelyn's 7th birthday! She was moved by all the kids there battling cancer that she asked her mom if …

Humans of Dance Marathon: A Night in the Limelight

Development Directors of DM22 and DM23, Hannah Thomsen and Michael Caligiuri Hannah: The most gratifying thing about putting on an event like Night in the Limelight is getting to see others make a personal and emotional connection to Dance Marathon. You get to see the end result of all your hard work and watch people enjoy …

Humans of Dance Marathon: Registration Day

Second year dancer Morgan Leibold What was your most memorable moment from Dance Marathon 22? Definitely the Power Hour and last family speaker. When everyone completely forgets how tired they are and are inspired FTK all over again. What made you want to sign up again? If I hadn't already seen the impact of DM, …

Humans of Dance Marathon: Registration Day

First year dancer Aishwarya Kothapalli How did you hear about Dance Marathon? Lots of facebook posts and positive stories from friends who had done it before. What made you want to sign up? It's for such a good cause. The people involved are so invested and genuinely passionate that it makes you want to join …