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Organizers dance to start the kick-off of Dance Blue on Saturday, April 6, 2024, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Staff

Dancers raise record breaking $2.13 million at annual DanceBlue marathon

Isabella Sepahban and Helena Arjona April 8, 2024

The 19th annual DanceBlue marathon fundraised a record-breaking $2.13 million for patients and families of the DanceBlue Kentucky Children’s Hospital Hematology/Oncology Clinic on April 6. Over 850...

DanceBlue participants dance at the end of the 2023 DanceBlue Marathon on Sunday, March 26, 2023, at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

Dancing for a difference: UK students give back at DanceBlue

Laurel Swanz and Nina Kovach March 30, 2023

No amount of sleep deprivation could hinder the excitement of everyone involved with DanceBlue when it was announced that they raised over $1.6 million on Sunday night. Despite having spent the last...

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.

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

UK DanceBlue raises over $1.6 million at annual dance marathon

Alexis Baker, Staff Reporter March 27, 2023

UK DanceBlue hosted its annual 24-hour, no sleeping or sitting dance marathon this weekend, which raised $1,650,857.26 for the DanceBlue Hematology & Oncology Clinic at the Kentucky Children’s Hospital.  Dancers...

University of Kentucky students dance with light up sticks during rave hour at DanceBlue on Sunday, March 3, 2019, at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Kentucky. DanceBlue is a philanthropic event where students dance for 24 hours straight to raise awareness for pediatric cancer. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff

This week kicks off DanceBlue ‘Blitz Week’

Hailey Peters September 23, 2019

DanceBlue's Fall Blitz Week is in action on UK's campus.Blitz Week is the final week for team registration for DanceBlue, the 24-hour dance marathon that UK puts on every spring in order to fundraise money...

A DanceBlue flashmob shows off the 2018 line dance in front of the Mining and Minerals Building in Lexington, Ky. on Jan. 26, 2018. Photo by Taylon Baker.

DanceBlue Blitz Week ends with surprising public finale

Taylor Baker January 29, 2018

DanceBlue Blitz Week, the final week of donations for the dance marathon, lasted from Jan. 22-26 and had an exciting finale.The finale took place in front of the Mining and Minerals Resource Building and...

Rave Hour during DanceBlue 2016. Sunday, February 28, 2016 in Lexington, Ky.

Four years of endurance, philanthropy pays off in unveiling of DanceBlue children’s clinic

Maddi Dyment February 6, 2017

The DanceBlue and Kentucky Children’s Hospital communities gathered in the UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital this morning for the official ribbon-cutting ceremony unveiling the Kentucky Children’s Hospital...

Dance Blue 2016. Photo by Josh Mott | Staff.

DanceBlue to kick off after completion of children’s hospital

Becky Feigin December 7, 2016

UK’s 24-hour dance marathon, DanceBlue, will return for it’s 11th year on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. DanceBlue is a yearlong fundraising effort that leads up to the event of the year, where students...

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