Dance Marathon 2014: Full 30-Hour Coverage
Dance Marathon 2014 kicked off Friday night and wrapped up Sunday morning. More than 1,500 registered to dance for 30 hours, raising money for Team Joseph, a Detroit-based organization that aims to find a treatment or cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. This was DM’s 40th year, with the 2014 edition emceed by Kelsey Adams and Ethan Levine-Weinberg. Early Sunday morning, DM’s finance committee announced the organization had raised a record $1,385,273.
Relive all 30 hours of our coverage below, including our stories, photos, live playlist and Storify of the best social media posts.
Updates:
30 hours in 30 photos: The Best of Dance Marathon 2014
McQuillan, Gallagher, Project Wildcat, Alpha Chi/AEPi, DG/ZBT win top fundraising awards
Seniors in 120-hour club recall 4 years of Dance Marathon experience
Penrod reflects on journey to Team Joseph
Second White House video shown during DM Block 10
In 17th-year, Dance Marathon – Evanston Community Foundation relationship continues to grow
Obama surprises Dance Marathon dancers with Block 1 video
BLOCK THEMES
Block 1: This Our Team (recap with photos)
Block 2: Characters Welcome Sponsored by Red Bull (recap with photos)
Block 3: “Animal” House (recap with photos)
Block 4: Guilty Pleasures (recap with photos)
Block 5: Nerd-Western (recap with photos)
Block 6: Dancing through the Decades Alumni Block (recap with photos)
Block 7: Sporty 40 Sponsored by Whole Foods Market Evanston (recap with photos)
Block 8: #TBT Sponsored by NU RHA (recap with photos)
Block 9: Let it Reign Sponsored by Schneider Electric (recap with photos)
Block 10: DreaM Team (recap with photos)
Pre-DM
DM beneficiary Team Joseph fights for treatment approval in race for a cure
Student-athletes raise nearly $2,900 for Dance Marathon in annual talent show
Captured: Student-athlete talent show for Dance Marathon
Local high school students to participate in Northwestern Dance Marathon
Students get creative to raise money for Dance Marathon
Dance Marathon announces new online fundraising platform
Dance Marathon sets registration record, tops 1,500 registrants
Dance Marathon sees another record year for committee applicants
New co-chairs look forward to 40th Dance Marathon
Dance Marathon announces 2014 executive co-chairs
Q&A: Dance Marathon emcees on ‘hyperdrive’
Dance Marathon selects 2014 emcees
Dance Marathon primary beneficiary’s namesake visits Northwestern
Team Joseph named Primary Beneficiary for Dance Marathon 2014
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The Best of Dance Marathon: Storify