Final Total!

$321,938.53!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks to everyone--the dancers, moralers, volunteers, Panhellenic Council, WalMart, and No Regret Productions. It was truly an amazing weekend.

2 hours to go...the excitement is building and alumni from the past ten years just joined the crowd in the line dance. We are about to begin "Family Hour", a time in which families and children from the Hospital visit the marathon and share their stories. I better go fold some chairs, but I'll be back soon with more...

2nd Year Operations Committee Member, 8:00a.m.

Wow...I can't believe we are just over halfway!! Things have been pretty exciting here all throughout the night. So far, in between crazy dancing power hours, basketball games and a trip out to Kenan we've had some pretty cool things happening here. Will Ferrell came and surprised the dancers with a bit of motivation late in the night. Another really cool thing was a surprise engagement that happened overnight. It was really cool to see the sweet video that the guy prepared and how he was kneeling waiting for her when she turned around after being convinced to come up on stage thinking she had won a prize. I'm excited about the day to come and all the performances we still have coming up like the Loreleis and the Clef Hangers. Well that's it for now...so far things are going well!

Moraler - 1:45am

Wow I can't believe it is akready Saturday morning. This year instead of dancing I decided to Morale and it was absolutely one of the best decisions of my sophomore year. I have met so many amazing people who will truly be my life long friends. My comitttee rocks and tonight is was so amazing to see 6 months of our hard work pay off. From the costumes to the line dance to acting like a fool, I couldnt be happier right now. I am super excited about the fact that later on in the morning I am going to get to host the marathon and see some more great campus and community acts strut their stuff. Dance Marathon has had some crazy moments and we arent even halfway through. I am so proud of the Overall Committee and the amazing work they have done to make this such an amazing marathon. The moralers that have shown up in the last two shifts have truly raised the excitement of the marathon if that is even possible. This is such an adrenaline rush and I am so stoked to see where the next part of the marathon is headed. Thanks to everyone who has given their time, talents and support. DM Ten is rocking out!!!!

Mark Pilkington

Moraler - 145[]

Overall Coordinator, 12:44 AM

Its pretty amazing its already Saturday. I must say--Friday night was incredible. Not only was the Marathon introduced by Tar Heel basketball favoites Deon Thompson, Danny Green, and Bobby Frasor, but Roy Williams made a surprise appearance two hours later. But not even that was the best part of Friday night.

Around 11:00, a message went over the OC's walkie-talkies that someone blew past security and entered the dancer area. After running to find the culprit we discovered something amazing...it was Will Ferrell! He snuck on stage and spoke to hundreds of screaming dancers ..truly an incredible moment.

Friday, 11:00p.m., First Year Dancer

i have to say that this was definitely an impulsive decision. i think i knew it had to be like that, or else i'd come up with too many reasons not to do dance marathon. when i saw the crazy people in the pit, doing choreographed dances in fabulous 80s get-ups, i knew that i needed to do dance marathon. so, on my way home, to lovely, lovely south campus (hooray for being a freshman!) i made the decision to sign up.
now, i'm here. it's been five hours. i think i've counted the times i've yawned, and it's only been 3 or so. i'm hoping to keep it under 10. i'm completely neglecting my homework, but i know it's for a fantastic cause. i had to laugh when i saw the study section in the back, nice bar tables set up so you could lean and submit things on blackboard. so, there's no reason NOT to do DM. you can ever come and do homework for 24 hours...so even the most dedicated student should come.
so.....do it next year! i'll be here in one form or another :)
--kristin clow