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Annabel Edwards/Daily Senior Staffer

Dance Marathon 2015: Block 10 in photos

March 8, 2015

After 27 hours of dancing, students powered through Block 10 of Dance Marathon with excitement. The final three hours of Northwestern's 41st DM included the reveal of the final amount raised for Starlight...

Dance Marathon brings in $1.1 million to support record number of children

Dance Marathon brings in $1.1 million to support record number of children

March 8, 2015

Wearing tutus and sequin dresses, a record number of children benefiting from the funds raised by Dance Marathon danced alongside Northwestern students in the tent this weekend. “(The kids) really...

Dance Marathon raises more than $1.1 million in 2015

March 8, 2015

Dance Marathon raised more than $1 million for the fifth consecutive year. DM's finance committee revealed the final fundraising total of $1,130,979, the organization’s lowest since 2012, early Sunday...

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...

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...

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