Dance Marathon

Stomach pain and severe vomiting led Elie to UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital. Thanks to one world-renowned specialist, she now enjoys a “normal and healthy” life.

Earlier this summer, Dance Marathon students at the University of Florida and Florida State University were honored at the annual Dance Marathon Leadership Conference.

Dance Marathon at the University of Florida raised a historic $2,270,311.40 for Children’s Miracle Network at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital for the 2020-21 season.

The total reveal was announced during the first-ever drive-through event outside the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center in Tallahassee.

In a year of extraordinary uncertainty, our three collegiate Dance Marathon programs held successful push days for their local Children’s Miracle Network hospital, UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital. For 26.2 hours from Tuesday, Oct. 27 to Wednesday, Oct. 28, both Dance Marathon at the University of Florida and Dance Marathon…

Nearly one year ago, students at our Dance Marathon programs were planning another year of incredible fundraising for UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital. No one predicted how drastically those plans would change. Image Gallery Despite unimaginable circumstances, Dance Marathon at UF, Dance Marathon at FSU and OwlThon at FAU persevered…

As the three largest events in our local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals market, Dance Marathon programs continued with great momentum in making miracles For The Kids, against all odds.

Elijah Gonzalez has been a “local” since birth, arriving at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital, and almost immediately transferring to the NICU.

Dance Marathon participants across the state of Florida who work to raise money for UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital gathered in September for the sixth annual “For the Kids Shands Retreat.”

OwlThon at Florida Atlantic University, Dance Marathon at University of Florida and Dance Marathon at Florida State University attended the ninth annual Dance Marathon Leadership Conference in St. Louis July 19-21.