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Graduation bells will ring more than once for Jon DeKock this year. The 22-year-old cancer survivor will "graduate" from both Dance Marathon and the University of Iowa.
Organizers call Dance Marathon a two-way charity
Dance Marathon organizers hope participants can take away from the families they're dancing to help.
Carstensen participates in Dance Marathon for her sister
The Event Director has participated in Dance Marathon for 13 years.
Dancers set sights on breaking $10 million mark
UI Dance Marathon has been raising money for pediatric cancer research since 1994.
Dance Marathon: 14-year-old fights rare disease
Jordan Schmidt is one of eight documented cases of Epithelioid Angiosaracoma in the world.
Dance Marathon: Families raise funds through projects
So far, three families have established projects and events to raise money that is donated to the organization.
Nurse Practitioner brings fun to the hospital
Mary Schlapkohl has been involved with Dance Marathon since the first planning meeting.
Morale Captains in Training will shadow older captains
"The Big Event" will be held this Friday at the Iowa Memorial Union.
Teenager fights toward cancer recovery
Bryce Campbell, who was diagnosed with stage four t-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoblastic lymphoma, said he wants to go canoeing when he's finally recovered.
UI custodian plays key role in Big Event
One custodian, Mike Welte, has worked at every Dance Marathon since its beginning in 1995.
