Dance Marathon benefits patients at NC Children's Hospital

When Matt Ayotte’s daughter was born at N.C. Children’s Hospital 11 years ago, she weighed 1 pound, 5 ounces — nearly the size of a Coke bottle. ...

Dance Marathon, middle school host Dance-a-thon

Dance Marathon is famous among UNC students for its enthusiastic recruiting and passionate participants, often dressed in wild costumes and shouting, ...

Garin Hamilton-Jones for clothing drives

After getting involved with North Carolina Children’s Hospital through Dance Marathon, this candidate wants to do something more for the kids.

Dance Marathon brings Halloween to Children’s Hospital

UNC students took to Franklin Street Wednesday night to celebrate Halloween, but they weren’t the only ones to celebrate.

Going further for the kids: UNC Dance Marathon is impressive but could do even more

This month, both UNC’s and Penn State’s Dance Marathons boasted record-breaking participation. And though UNC Dance Marathon was inspired by Penn ...

Dance Marathon gears up for ?nal event

For UNC’s Dance Marathon staff, the days preceding Friday’s 24-hour storm of dancing, cheering and standing have been anything but calm.

UNC Dance Marathon breaks fundraising record

UNC Dance Marathon leaves my head spinning from the power of a simple act — standing. A blue chair in the middle of my committee’s small workroom ...

Fundraiser gets community involved today with first Dance Marathon Day

With only one week left until the big stand, UNC Dance Marathon is going beyond date auctions and benefit concerts. Today is the town of Chapel Hill’s ...

The excitement of Dance Marathon is helping others

TO THE EDITOR: You may have noticed more than 300 UNC Dance Marathon committee members shouting encouragement to sign up to dance last week. That’s ...

CAA T-shirt sales earn money for charity

For the first time ever, the Carolina Athletic Association is donating some of its T-shirt profits to a campus organization. The recipient will come as ...

Registration key for UNC Dance Marathon Homecoming Golf Classic

Advance registration is now open for the only event this year truly working “fore” the kids. The UNC Dance Marathon Homecoming Golf Classic is ringing ...

Video: 2010 Dance Marathon

Dance Marathon raises more than $420,000

More than 1,000 students packed into Fetzer Gym Friday, pledging to stand — and often dance — for an entire day to raise money for the N.C. Children’s ...

Timelapse: 2010 Dance Marathon

Panorama: 2010 Dance Marathon, the aftermath

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Slideshow: 2010 Dance Marathon

 The 2010 Dance Marathon, held on February 19th and 20th, is a year-long fundraising effort for the UNC Children's Hospital. More than 1,600 students ...

Q&A: Dance Marathon setup

Tonight, 1,600 dancers will gather in Fetzer Gymnasium to kick off the 12th annual UNC Dance Marathon. Patience Obasaju, the operations chairperson for ...

Dance Marathon recruits

Correction (March 22, 2010 10:37 p.m.): Due to an editing error, this story misattributed a statement to Kate Gillam, media representative for Dance Marathon. ...

Video: The Vermonster Challenge

Dance Marathon hosted a Ben & Jerry's Vermonster eating challenge between five teams to raise money for the N.C. Children's Hospital. The group is ...