Dance Marathon

About

Dance Marathon is a fundraiser unlike any other at the University of Texas.
Benefiting Children’s Medical Center Foundation of Central Texas, Dance Marathon
fills Gregory Gym with twelve straight hours of music, live entertainment, food,
games, and of course dancing. The success of Dance Marathon lies in its participants,
the dancers. Being a dancer is open to all UT students, and involves attaining
donations for volunteering to stay standing throughout the duration of the event.
Dancing the whole time is not required, but is highly encouraged!

Entertainment is provided by a variety of local and university groups,
and in past years has included rock bands, swing dancing lessons,
standup comedy acts, and dance troupe performances. Besides assorted activities
and games in between acts, meals and snacks are catered throughout the entire event
by some of Austin’s best restaurants. Dance Marathon at UT also provides its participants
with the unique opportunity to meet and hear the stories of some of
the “Miracle Children” who have received the excellent care for which Children’s
Medical Center Foundation of Central Texas is known.

The fund raised through Dance Marathon will help build the future Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas. Dell Children’s will be a hospital like no other. On its 32-acre site it will offer bone marrow transplants, pediatric inpatient rehabilitation, a mobility gym, wireless technology, more play and activity rooms, a healing garden, and family friendly patient rooms.

Dance Marathon 2008 is promising to be one of the biggest and most successful
events at the University of Texas, and all students are invited to help make
more miracles happen! The 6th annual UT Dance Marathon is scheduled for
February 23rd, 2008 in Gregory Gymnasium, and we hope you will join us either
as a participant, volunteer, committee member, or sponsor.

For information on how you can become involved with Dance Marathon, please click here.

For more information on becoming an event sponsor, please click here.

If you would like to learn more about the history of Dance Marathon, please click here.