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Dancers make their way through the human tunnel set up between the Multi-Sport Complex and the Bryce Jordan Center in advance of the start of THON on Friday, Feb. 18. More photos can be found at live.psu.edu/stilllife/2432 online.
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Lance Phillip does a flip during RAM Squad's pre-THON performance to get the dancers and crowd excited.
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A laser show fills the Bryce Jordan Center as the filled arena awaits the beginning of THON 2011.
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As THON captains counted down the last few seconds until 6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 18, the 708 THON dancers and their Moralers, all of whom had been sitting, got to their feet to start their 46-hour no-sitting, no-sleeping marathon to raise money for the Four Diamonds Fund.
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Four Diamonds child Rylee Dorer, 9, left, is carried by dancer Chris Park as she shoots water at her sister Dalaney, 5, carried by dancer Ray Wolkan. Park and Wolkan are two of 708 dancers in THON 2011. Park is dancing for the Actuarial Science Club at University Park, while Wolkan is a dancer from Penn State Behrend.
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Dancers Kate Faller, left, and Meagan Griffin, both seniors, and Moraler Tracy Rosenblatt, right, a sophomore, learn the THON 2011 Line Dance on Friday, Feb. 18, during the beginning hours of the 46-hour dance marathon which will run through Sunday, Feb. 20, in the Bryce Jordan Center.
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Katie Pello shares a moment with THON family member Lakyja Camacho, 2, on Friday, Feb. 18.
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Penn State Feature Twirler Matt Freeman twirls Gemma Sivetz during the Blue Band majorettes' performance at THON on Friday, Feb. 18.
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Dancer Katie Tice, left, does the line dance with her Moraler, Lisa Shiderly, Friday evening, Feb. 18, during THON 2011.
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Dancer Matt Slamowitz gets dinner on Friday night at THON 2011.
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Elyse Stepnick gets a quick massage after sliding down the Slide of Strentgh. The mats, covered in baby powder, will be brought out a few times during THON 2011 to offer the dancers a short break from being on their feet. The massages last fewer than 10 seconds, though, so the break is indeed a short one.
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Junior Sarah Ellis sings on stage during THON Idol, one of the many entertainment events to take place on the stage during THON 2011. Ellis was one of three finalists to get a performance spot in the competition, which was decided by a text vote.
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