Blog
DM Silver Year: We’re Here to Stay
February 2, 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 2, 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 2, 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 ...
Officially Halfway There!
February 3, 2018 Big Event, DM 24
As the clock turned to 7:00 AM, dancers, leadership members, kiddos and families gathering in the Iowa Memorial Union Main Lounge to celebrate the hal...
Humans of DM: DJ NYJ
February 3, 2018 Big Event, DM 24, Humans of DM
Dance Marathon is known for the dancers who push themselves to stay on their feet for 24 hours straight. However, one thing that isn’t often recogniz...
Kiddo Graduation celebrates 5 years cancer free!
February 3, 2018 Big Event, DM 24
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 o...
Dancers, ON YOUR FEET!
February 2, 2018 Big Event, DM 24
“Dancers, on your feet!” Those words from the executive council vibrated the main ballroom of the IMU. That was the signal that the event that every...