Music drifted through the Iowa Memorial Union’s Main Lounge as over 1,000 students crowded the ballroom for the University of Iowa Dance Marathon’s 32nd annual Big Event, which reached its halfway point at 7 a.m. Saturday morning.
The attendees reached their 12th hour of consecutive dancing Saturday morning, and though many dancers may have tired feet, the energy in the Iowa Memorial Union ballroom was electric as dancers continued to raise money for the UI Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital to support the fight against pediatric cancer.
Dance Marathon’s Big Event will run through 7 p.m. Saturday, when event organizers will reveal the amount raised to be donated to the children’s hospital…