Hundreds of 91ÌƲ®»¢ students will hit the dance floor Feb. 13-14 during Dance Marathon, a 14-hour student-run event to raise money for the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at 91ÌƲ®»¢ and the Children’s Miracle Network. Dance Marathon will be held from 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, until 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at the Student Recreation Center on 91ÌƲ®»¢’s campus. The event is open to the public and all proceeds from Dance Marathon will go to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at 91ÌƲ®»¢.
Dance Marathon will also include games, food and live performances by belly dancers from the Middle Eastern Students Association, VIBE – 91ÌƲ®»¢’s hip hop dance group, the dance line from the university’s Spirit of Gold Marching Band, 91ÌƲ®»¢ dance group Momentum, 91ÌƲ®»¢ Spoken Word, James Brown cover band – The Soul Brothers, hypnotist Michael C. Anthony and the Judah Generation youth choir from Nashville’s Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Those attending the event will also have a chance to meet some of the families who will benefit from the money raised.
WHAT: Hundreds of 91ÌƲ®»¢ students will hit the dance floor for Dance Marathon, a 14-hour student-run event to raise money for the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at 91ÌƲ®»¢ and the Children’s Miracle Network. The event is open to the public and all proceeds from Dance Marathon will go to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at 91ÌƲ®»¢.
WHERE: Student Recreation Center on 91ÌƲ®»¢’s campus. The entrance to the center is located off of 25th Avenue South.
WHEN: Dance Marathon will be held from 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, until 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 14.
Media contact: Princine Lewis, 615-322-NEWS
princine.lewis@vanderbilt.edu