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Created by Lindsay Stork.
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The Lion faces down Jeffrey, a relative of a Four Diamonds family, as he wields a water pistol in the Bryce Jordan Center on Friday, Feb. 19, the first day of THON 2010. More than 700 dancers will stay on their feet without sleeping for 46 hours in the yearly fundraising event for the Four Diamonds Fund, which has collectively raised more than $61 million for the pediatric cancer care and research units of the Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital.
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THON dancers arrived inside the Bryce Jordan Center around 4:20 p.m. on Friday afternoon, Feb. 19, in advance of the start of the 2010 Dance Marathon. More than 700 dancers are participating this year.
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THON in the early morning hours, Saturday, Feb. 20.
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THON in the early morning hours, Saturday, Feb. 20.
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Spirits are high as THON 2010 gets under way at the Bryce Jordan Center.
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Moralers demonstrate the line dance for THON 2010.
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Dancers, Moralers, THON family members and others learned the THON 2010 line dance soon after THON began Friday evening at the Bryce Jordan Center. Dancers will perform the line dance at various intervals throught the 46-hour no-sitting, no-sleeping event that raises money for the Four Diamonds Fund.
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Family Relations Captain Sean Tucker, left, and Entertainment Captain Kristin Balliet entertained THON family members on the side of the stage while Moralers taught dancers the line dance near the start of THON on Friday.
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Now wearing various colors instead of the white shirts they donned at the start of THON, dancers concentrate on getting the moves right for the line dance in the early-morning hours of Saturday, Feb. 20. The line dance is played periodically throughout THON to get the dancers to focus, and more importantly, to stretch their muscles.
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Dancers get a little time off their feet during THON's Slides of Strength, where they run and slide head-first on well-powdered mats, to enjoy a 10-second massage given by several people lining the mats. This particular Slides of Strength session, held around 3:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, was sponsored by the Penn State Blue Band.
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Chloe Alpert, left, took a break from her THON public relations duties to join her fellow Penn State Juggling Club members on stage Saturday night during THON. Here, she's tossing juggling clubs with club president Mike Simon, while Morgan Tsu-Raun twirls a Hula hoop behind them.
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Veteran THON attendee Max declares his favorite team is No. 1 as he collects his THON kids mail on Saturday night.
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The Lionettes performed at the start of the THON pep rally, before the athletic teams began their competition. The pep rally was held Saturday night during THON 2010, held at the Bryce Jordan Center Feb. 19-21.
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The women's lacrosse team performs in the talent competition portion of the pep rally on Saturday night, Feb. 20.
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The fencing team based its talent competition performance on Monopoly. The teams have been working since November on identifying a board game as the basis for its performance, picking music and costumes, and rehearsing.
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The field hockey team did its talent competition routine with the theme of the game of Life.
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The talent competition portion of the THON pep rally was interrupted for a water social on Saturday night, Feb. 20. Members of the hospitality committee took to the stage to lead the dancers in chugging a bottle of water, in an effort to keep the dancers well hydrated.
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Minutes after arriving back in State College after their victory over Michigan in Ann Arbor, members of the Nittany Lions basketball team stopped by THON at the Bryce Jordan Center to cheer on the dancers during the Saturday night pep rally.
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
