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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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A student dances with a child from the Hero Program during Block 2. Representatives from three Hero families had spoken to the dancers by the end of Block 6.

Dance Marathon 2015: Block 6 recap

March 7, 2015

With a backward baseball cap and a powerful dose of swagger, 13-year-old Cassidy took the microphone in the middle of Block 6 to share with dancers what Starlight Children’s Foundation has meant to her...

Dancer Relations members teach the next portion of the 30-hour dance to Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk." Dancers fought off fatigue throughout Block 5 as they approached the halfway mark of Dance Marathon.

Dance Marathon 2015: Block 5 recap

March 7, 2015

Even the booming sounds of the Northwestern University Drumline couldn’t fight the fatigue overwhelming dancers inside the tent. The Winter’s-a-Beach-themed Block 5 kicked off with breakfast and...

​Dancers watch balloons fall inside the tent while the sun rises outside Saturday. After sunrise, students left the tent to run around Norris University Center to end Block 4.

Dance Marathon 2015: Block 4 recap

March 7, 2015

After a 3-year hiatus, Dance Marathon brought back a runaround of Norris University Center, during which dancers ran a lap outside at the end of Block 4. Block 4 began at 4 a.m. Saturday with a...

Tennille Palms' children, including 11-year-old Jahrel, dance on stage during Block 3. The family is part of the Heroes Program and shared stories of Starlight Children's Foundation's impact.

Dance Marathon 2015: Block 3 recap

March 7, 2015

Starlight Children's Foundation shined bright throughout Block 3, as the first of Dance Marathon’s Hero families took the stage to talk about the primary beneficiary's impact. Tennille Palms, whose...

Dance Marathon 2015: Live coverage

Dance Marathon 2015: Live coverage

March 6, 2015

News from the tent: Block 1: Wish Upon a Starlight Block 2: Lettuce Turnip the Beet Block 3: One(sie) Direction Block 4: Hippies to Hipsters Block 5: Winter's A Beach Block 6: Where the...

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