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This weekend, Brooks is eager to create a new identity for herself as a THON dancer. 

Northwestern University Dance Marathon will eliminate its automatic $400 minimum fundraising recommendation and Greek life-centric team system for its first night in the tent since 2019.   Weinberg juniors Amy Fan and Aarthi Kottapalli, NUDM’s first-ever Accessibility and Inclusion co-chairs, are directing some of these changes in response to concerns about the event’s accessibility. Some students...

"Something that makes THON so special is the fact that we provide so much more to our families than just a monetary donation. As an organization, we provide lifelong connections and unwavering support for each of our families."

This year, 592 Penn State students danced during THON Weekend to raise awareness and fight childhood cancer. Some were based out of branch campuses, most were supported by organizations, and a few even danced independently. Dancers stood for 34 hours this year given the sleep breaks from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m. on Friday and Saturday night. All dancers would’ve stood for 46 hours in the Bryce Jordan Center had we been there. Some dancers still took on this incredible feat without the energy of ...

For a total of 12 hours of THON 2021, the live footage shuts off and dancers get a break, which means there are 12 hours of undocumented THON content.

The color wars is one of the many ways THON dancers are able to stay motivated throughout the weekend. Its a fun and wholesome competition, which makes it fitting that the color wars squishmallow is colorful yet full of peace. Cardboard cutouts 

Now that THON 2021 is winding down, we’re finally approaching the Final Four and its many traditions, including Family Hour, a performance from Go Go Gadjet, and THON’s final total reveal. One often-forgotten Final Four event? A look at the last four line dances! Traditionally, former Dancer Relations captains would hop on stage to perform their respective THON’s line dance. This year, it seems likely we’d see them in a video clip. Regardless, you’re probably a bit dusty on some olde...

3:35 p.m. — 3:33 p.m. — Life is a highway, folks. 3:31 p.m. — Were at song number 10 in 10 minutes…little bit of Dave Matthews Band for the folks!— THONward State (@THONwardState) February 21, 2021 3:29 p.m. — “Ants Marching” makes its triumphant return to #THON2021 3:28 p.m. — 3:27 p.m. — WE GOTTA HOLD ON TO WHAT WE GOT! 3:25 p.m. — Wake me up before you go go! 3:21 p.m. — WOAH! 30 songs in 30 minutes coming up from @GoGoGadjetBand…— THONward State (@THONwardStat...

Julia Greco has had a very eventful last year, to say the least. On top of being a Penn State student and fulfilling other responsibilities, she served as Penn State Homecoming’s 2020 executive director for the world’s largest student-run parade. Now, she gets to satisfy another accomplishment. But this time, it’s for the world’s largest student-run philanthropy. This weekend, Greco will dance in THON 2021 as one half of an independent dancer couple (IDC) from her basement, along wit...

Like most Penn State students, none of my hometown friends have any idea of why I keep retweeting constant updates about some ~dance marathon~ that happens to be 46 hours long. Any Penn Stater knows how significant THON is every year. But it can be hard to find the words to explain the event and everything that goes into it, and just how big it is. From orgs to the line dance to what exactly a dancer does, we broke down each over-arching element of THON to boil the weekend down into something...