View photos from the 41st annual THON, the world's largest student-run philanthropy.
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The 2013 Penn State Dance Marathon. For the Kids!
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The Final Tally for THON 2013.
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Isabella Parraga, 5, has fun dancing with THON overall committee members on stage near the end of THON on Sunday, Feb. 17.
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Rita Yarsinsky, a Penn State senior majoring in broadcast journalism, conducted an on-camera interview as part of the College of Communications' 46-hour webcast of THON. The webcast can be found at www.thon.org and at www.psucommedia.com.
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Dancers received a massage Feb. 17 during the Slides of Strength in the middle of the dance floor in the Bryce Jordan Center at Penn State's University Park campus. After a slide on a talcum powder-covered mat, dancers receive a 10-second massage.
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Dancers take off on the Slides of Strength on the final day of THON 2013, Feb. 17, in the Bryce Jordan Center at Penn State's University Park campus. After a slide on a talcum powder-covered mat, dancers received a 10-second massage.
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Public Domain, a State College-based band, got the dancers at 4:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, with their lively renditions of popular music.
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Penn State's Urban Dance Troupe fired up the dancers, volunteers and crowd on Sunday morning Feb. 17 as the third and final day kicked off at the 2013 Penn State Dance Marathon.
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THON 2013 continued Feb. 17, the final day of the dance marathon in the Bryce Jordan Center at Penn State's University Park campus.
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Foot massages were a prevelant sight as day three of the 2013 Penn State Dance Marathon began. More than 700 dancers have continued moving throughout the weekend at the Bryce Jordan Center on Penn State's University Park campus.
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Ella Trimble, 5, and her brother Jacob, 8, display their four diamonds for the crowd early Sunday morning at THON at the Bryce Jordan Center on Penn State's University Park campus.
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Steve Huber, a finance and advertising major representing Alpha Kappa Psi, worked on Leggos at an activities table on Feb. 16. Huber was one of more than 700 dancers on the floor for the 41st annual IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON), held Feb. 15-17 on Penn State's University Park campus.
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Moraler Mike DeCristofaro, a computer engineering major studying on Penn State's University Park campus, danced the evening away on Saturday, Feb. 16. More than 700 dancers are on the floor for the 41st annual IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON), being held this weekend on Penn State's University Park campus.
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Katelyn Bernard and her father, Joe, from Elizabethtown, watched a presentation on the stage at THON on Saturday, Feb. 16. Held from Feb. 15-17 on Penn State's Univesity Park campus, THON is the largest student-run philanthropy in the world, focused on finding a cure for pediatric cancer.
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THON child Layn Burger, age 7, helped Penn State Dance Marathon DJ Larry Moore play the tunes Saturday night Feb. 16 during day two of the THON.
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Melissa Sessa, overall morale leader at THON 2013, led a capacity crowd as well as supporters world-wide in a line dance on Saturday night Feb. 16 during day two of the three day event. Supporters around the globe were encouraged to dance along live while watching a live video stream on the THON Facebook and Dance With Us websites.
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Laura Brodner, left, danced with her moraler Jon Patterson on Saturday night Feb. 16 at the Penn State Dance Marathon. Brodner is dancing at THON for the fourth year in a row and Patterson, in his second year at THON, takes on the important job of keeping the dancers upbeat and feeling good through the three day event.
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Nittany Lion tackle Donovan Smith posed with Thomas Smith during Athlete Hour on Feb. 16 at THON 2013 at the Bryce Jordan Center at Penn State's University Park campus. Thomas is the son of Mike and Jen Smith, of Chicago.
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Penn State Track and Field athletes did the limbo with Four Diamonds children Feb. 16 at Athlete Hour during THON 2013 at the Bryce Jordan Center at Penn State's University Park campus.
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Penn State Fitness instructor Lexie Alicea helped dancers limber up Feb. 16 at THON 2013 at the Bryce Jordan Center at Penn State's University Park campus. Alicea is a senior from Downington, Pa., majoring in information sciences and technology.
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Bobby Walter, executive director of Penn State Homecoming 2013, along with other Homecoming officers unveiled the theme for this year's celebration, "Generations Evolve, Tradition Remain," Feb. 16 during THON 2013 at the Bryce Jordan Center at Penn State's University Park campus. Officers laughed after initially raising the banner upside down.
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Corey Magloire, senior in visual arts, and Atlas THON perform at the Penn State Dance Marathon on Saturday, Feb. 16, in the Bryce Jordan Center. Atlas is one of THON's largest student fundraising groups.
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Volunteers took to the stage at THON 2013 to donate their hair for Wigs for Kids, at Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center. Wigs For Kids provides wigs to children with cancer and their families at no cost.
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Volunteer stylists took inches of hair off two participants during the Wigs for Kids donation Feb. 16 at THON 2013 at the Bryce Jordan Center at Penn State's University Park campus. Wigs for Kids provides wigs made of real hair to children with cancer at no cost.
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Kami Keller and her daughter, Cassie, of Palmyra, Pa., fight off Stormtroopers with a water pistol during THON 2013, Saturday, Feb. 16, at the Bryce Jordan Center on Penn State's University Park campus.
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On Saturday, Feb. 16, THON families got the chance to ride in fire trucks as part of Make a Wish, a program where THON children can choose wishes they want to come true. Firefighting, soccer and football were among the many choices this year. THON 2013 runs through Sunday at the Bryce Jordan Center, on Penn State's University Park campus.
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Student security volunteers posed with a visiting Stormtrooper on Feb. 16 during THON 2013 at the Bryce Jordan Center on Penn State's University Park campus. More than 1,000 student volunteers worked security during THON weekend. Several characters from the Star Wars movies encouraged the THON dancers.
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The 41st annual Penn State Panhellenic Dance Marathon kicked off day two on Feb. 16 with some dancer exercises and a line dance. The Dance Marathon continues through Feb. 17 at the Bryce Jordan Center on Penn State's University Park campus.
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The Nittany Lion stopped by to visit the dancers and lend his support to THON 2013 on Saturday Feb. 16. The 41st annual Penn State Dance Marathon raises money for children with cancer and their families and continues through Feb. 17 at the Bryce Jordan Center.
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Four Diamonds kid Nick Fulton showed his love for sports during the kids fashion show on day two of the 2013 Penn State Dance Marathon. THON is in it's 41st year and proceeds benefit kids with cancer and their families.
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Guitarist Michael Broda performed on Saturday Feb. 16 at the 2013 Penn State Dance Marathon with his band 'Gates Tomorrow.' Broda is a Four Diamonds kid and cancer survivor. THON raises money for the four diamonds fund at Penn State's Hershey Medical Center and proceeds battle juvenile cancer.
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The Nittany Lion welcomed a capacity crowd to day two of the 2013 Penn State Dance Marathon on Saturday Feb. 16 at the Bryce Jordan Center.
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Penn State senior and THON dancer Kate Malboeuf worked on a crossword puzzle on the floor of the Bryce Jordan Center on Feb. 16. Dancers at the 2013 Penn State Dance Marathon use puzzles, coloring books and other fun diversions to help them get through the 46 hour event.
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THON child Austin Lightner got a lift from volunteers during the kids fashion show on Saturday morning at the Bryce Jordan Center. The Penn State Dance Marathon is in it's 41st year and proceeds from the student-run event benefit children with cancer and their families.
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THON dancers Julianne Ganter, left, and Andrew Paul enjoyed a dance during the first evening of the 2013 Penn State Dance Marathon on Feb. 15. The 41st annual Penn State Dance Marathon welcomed more than 700 dancers to the floor of the Bryce Jordan Center for the three day event.
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Jonny C, singer for Philadelphia-based band 7 Hump Wump, plays to a capacity crowd at the Penn State Dance Marathon on Friday night, Feb. 15, at the Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus.
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Peyton Hammond, 3, blows bubbles at THON 2013. The annual dance marathon kicked off Friday, Feb. 15, at the Bryce Jordan Center on Penn State's University Park campus and continues through Sunday, Feb. 17.
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Dancers at the 2013 Penn State Dance Marathon lined up for a meal of spaghetti and meatballs on Friday Feb. 15, day one of the three day event. The 41st annual THON will continue through Sunday Feb. 17 at the Bryce Jordan Center.
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Big Ten Network camera operator Sam Tavares helped provide live national feeds from the floor of the 2013 Penn State Dance Marathon on Feb. 15. The 41st annual Dance Marathon provides funding for children with cancer and their families and will continue at the Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus through Feb. 17.
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The 41st annual Penn State Dance Marathon kicked off Friday night, Feb. 15, on the University Park campus. THON benefits the Four Diamonds Fund, which helps children with cancer and their families.
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Penn State Dance Marathon volunteers Ami Patel, left, and Mary Jo Boyle took part in the 2013 THON line dance on Feb. 15 at the Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus. Both Patel and Boyle are sophomores at Penn State and are in their second year as THON volunteers.
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Moraler Elizabeth Johnson, center, led dancers through a practice of the Line Dance on Feb. 15 at THON 2013 in the Bryce Jordan Center at Penn State's University Park campus. Johnson is a junior early childhood education major from Drexel Hill, Pa.
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A dancer with a Four Diamonds Fund-inspired haircut practiced the Line Dance at THON 2013 at Bryce Jordan Center at Penn State's University Park campus.
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Dancers from Penn State's Pop R.A.M. Squad performed for a capacity crowd at the Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus prior to the official opening of THON 2013. THON will continue through Feb. 17.
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Charles Millard, founder of the Four Diamonds Fund, welcomed dancers, volunteers and guests to the 2013 Penn State Dance Marathon on Feb. 15 at the Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus. THON raises money annually for the Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State's Hershey Medical Center.
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The Orchesis Dance Company at Penn State performed on Feb. 15 at the Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus. The 2013 Penn State Dance Marathon officially began at 6 p.m. Friday and will continue through Sunday, Feb. 17.
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Dancers enter the Bryce Jordan Center on Penn State's University Park campus as THON 2013 prepares to begin at 6 p.m. on Feb. 15. The 41st Penn State Dance Marathon, which began Friday, Feb. 15 and runs through Sunday, Feb. 17, raises funds to support pediatric cancer research.
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Moralers offered their support Feb. 15 as dancers made their way to the Bryce Jordan Center for THON 2013 on Penn State's University Park campus.
