University of Iowa Dance Marathon Travels to Arkansas!

Spring Break is a time for relaxing, seeing family, going on tropical vacations, and catching up on some Netflix binge-watching. But for a team of 17  University of Iowa Dance Marathon participants, Spring Break meant being a part of something bigger than themselves. Through the Center for Student Involvement and Leadership, and Hawkeye Service Teams, …

Kiddo Graduation celebrates 5 years cancer free!

As the end of the University of Iowa Dance Marathon 24’s Big Event gets closer and closer, the members of UIDM continue to celebrate life: the lives of the kiddos who are now five years into remission and get to graduate at the Big Event. Kiddo Graduation is a UIDM tradition that honors the kiddos …

‘Tis the season for Dance Marathon

We are in the middle of our winter break here at the University of Iowa. Sleeping is at an all time high, eating home-cooked meals is a daily occurrence, and memories are being made. Throughout all of this, though, let's not forget that we are a little over a month away from the Big Event! …

Getting Involved for Dance Marathon 25

With Christmas break right around the corner, Dance Marathon 24 will be here before we know it.  We have about two months to fundraise as much as possible so we can make the greatest impact we can for the kiddos at the UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital.  While this year is not over yet, it …

What You Can Learn from Dancer Meetings

Once a month, Dance Marathon members come together to get updated on all things DM and get pumped for the month to come. Some people might hear the word meeting and think, “Ugh, not another thing where I’ll be talked at for an hour,” but dancer meetings are fun and lime-filled. Meetings are full of …

Dance Marathon: Told by Friends

  Registering for Dance Marathon and not being able to hide your excitement Checking your online giving page and seeing how much money you’re raising  Meeting amazing people through Dance Marathon And realizing that we are all in this together Finally reaching your fundraising goal Dancing at the Big Event Finding out how much money …

A Month in DM – April

Executive Director "We held our Dance Marathon 24 Exec/Chair retreat where the Executive Council and the chairpersons from each committee got together to create our goals for the year. It was a fun and productive evening. This year, we plan to embrace challenges, push limits, and foster innovation. It is evident in the large goals …

Go Go Gadjet Fires Up Dancers

Every dancer looks forward to rocking out to Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer” at the halfway point of the marathon to raise spirits after standing for twelve straight hours for the kids. This year, that excitement was continued when performers Go Go Gadjet came on stage. The awesome group covered new and old hits …

Saturday: What’s Left

7:00 am marks the halfway point for Dance Marathon, and with that a kick butt rendition of Living on a Prayer and the knowledge that there’s only 12 hours left at the Big Event. Although the hour starts off with a bang, it is only one of many exciting things in store for the rest …

Capturing the First Hour

  The best 24 hours of the year have finally arrived! Over 2,000 UI students started gathering in the main ballroom of IMU to begin the biggest event of the entire year, Dance Marathon. As each dancer searched to find their morale group, hearts were nervous and excited. The University of Iowa Spirit Squad members …