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We're Just Getting Started
September 17, 2019 DM 26, leadership
Early on the Saturday morning of September 8th, 2019, over 300 college students gathered to fight together. Behind our tired eyes, oversized sweatshir...
The Heroes that Fight for DM
September 09, 2019 DM 26, Humans of DM
Every human involved in Dance Marathon is a hero; this is reflected in the ongoing success of DM throughout the years. Dance Marathon impacts so many...
We Fight Together
September 04, 2019 DM 26, campaign release, we fight together
“Cancer is a scary, scary thing. It’s a scary, scary word, but it’s something that we have to fight” -Allie Stutting, DM 26 Executive Director. Throu...
Fight For More Summers
June 20, 2019 DM 26, Summer Campaign, Summer 26
When I think of summer, a thousand blissful memories wander through my mind – the smell of a campfire burning under a moonlit sky; the carefree laught...
For The Kids Way
May 11, 2019
A street is a means of getting from one place to another. In our day to day lives it can seem so insignificant. Most times, we don’t have a second tho...
University of Iowa Dance Marathon Travels to Arkansas!
April 23, 2019 DM 26
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 ...
DM Silver Year: We’re Here to Stay
February 02, 2019 Big Event, DM 25
A solemn hush falls over the ballroom of the IMU. Heads bow. All that can be heard is the stifled sounds of people remembering the lives of the kiddos...
We’ve Got Each Other and That’s A Lot
February 02, 2019 Big Event, DM 25
Sometimes, all it takes is a smile to help you forget the pain in your feet for a few minutes. Sometimes, all it takes is a hug to remind you that the...
Humans of DM: DJ Big D
February 02, 2019 Big Event, DM 25, Humans of DM
“Since DM1, I never thought that 25 years later I would still be here. Since that very first DM, where we went through everything like dancing for 36 ...
A Few of My Favorite Big Event Things
January 24, 2019 DM 25
It is already the best time of the year again! We are officially less than two weeks away from the 25th anniversary of the UIDM Big Event. During my f...