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DanceBlue chairs reveal that DanceBlue raised $1,650,857.26 during the 2023 DanceBlue Marathon on Sunday, March 26, 2023, at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

PHOTOS: DanceBlue 2023

Abbey Cutrer, Travis Fannon, and Sam Colmar March 29, 2023

UK DanceBlue raised $1,650,857.26 at its annual 24-hour, no sleeping or sitting dance marathon.

Students participate in a line dance during the 24 hour DanceBlue marathon at 3:06 a.m. on Sunday, March 1, 2020, at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff

Format changes but spirit remains for beloved fundraiser

Natalie Parks March 22, 2021

The scene is almost unimaginable now: hundreds of University of Kentucky students in close proximity in one room, sweating together, laughing together, crying together. Not only do they not shirk from...

University of Kentucky students participate in the DanceBlue line dance on Sunday, February 18, 2018 at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Ky. DanceBlue is a philanthropic event where students dance for 24 hours straight to raise awareness for pediatric cancer. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

Participating in DanceBlue for the first time is life changing

Emily Scott February 19, 2018

In the beginning, DanceBlue is easy.It’s sociable and entertaining, and there are so many people you have the opportunity to meet. There’s food everywhere, a photo op around each corner and the most...

University of Kentucky students participate in the 13th DanceBlue on Sunday, February 18, 2018 at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Ky. DanceBlue participants raised $1,804,068.77 for pediatric cancer research. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

DanceBlue raises $1.8 million in 13th marathon

News Staff February 18, 2018

After 23 and a half hours without sitting or sleeping, DanceBlue participants found out how much money they raised For The Kids: $1.8 million. With just minutes left in their 24-hour marathon, more than...

Students at Apollo High School participate in a DanceBlue mini marathon on Jan. 27, 2018, in Owensboro, Kentucky. Apollo raised $68,324.87 for child cancer research. 

For The Kids, from the Commonwealth

Bailey Vandiver February 13, 2018

Communities across Kentucky come together for DanceBlueHundreds of UK students danced in unison to “Hollaback Girl,” one of the songs in the 2017 DanceBlue line dance.Six weeks earlier and 178 miles...

Jarretts Joy Cart chair Jennifer Mynear stands with volunteers for Jarretts Joy Cart which allows patients at Kentucky Childrens Hospital to shop for and give wrapped presents to their families around Christmas every year. Named after former patient Jarrett Mynear, Jarretts Joy Cart has been a tradition for 19 years. Kentucky Childrens Hospital patients were able to shop for presents on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

Legacy of past patient provides Christmas joy to children at hospital

Rick Childress December 19, 2017

Patients at the Kentucky Children's Hospital got a chance to share in the Christmas cheer this holiday season. As a part of the 19th annual Jarrett's Joy Cart, patients entered a room where they got to...

Students kick off the 14th hour of DanceBlue with a line dance at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Ky., on Sunday, February 26, 2017. Photo by Joshua Qualls | Staff

DanceBlue sets Feb. 17-18 as date for 2018 marathon

Bailey Vandiver November 9, 2017

DanceBlue announced the date for the 2018 marathon.The 24-hour, no-sitting, no-sleeping dance marathon will take place from 8 p.m. on Feb. 17 to 8 p.m. on Feb. 18.The date is chosen based on when Memorial...

Love Your Melon will host softball tournament as DanceBlue fundraiser

November 2, 2017

UK students are taking a swing at childhood cancer by participating in the Love Your Melon 16 inch softball tournament this weekend.Love Your Melon is a national organization with a goal of putting a hat...

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