About The Dance Marathon

April 4th through April 5th
The team registration deadline has passed, but you can still join an existing team!
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So far we've raised $10,361! This is 103.61% to our goal of $10,000!

The Dance Marathon Mission:

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The Tufts University Dance Marathon is committed to enhancing the spirit of community service by unifying the student body with our neighbors in the greater Boston area, including Medford and Somerville. All proceeds from this event will go to Massachusetts Children's Trust Fund's Healthy Families Program-an organization determined to stop child abuse and improve the lives and opportunities of children and families. The Tufts University Dance Marathon is dedicated to promote awareness and demonstrate support for this cause.

What You Need to Know

  • Date: 6 p.m. Friday April 4th to Saturday 6 a.m. April 5th
  • Location: Cousen's Gym
  • Your Team: Each team will have 10-12 people, including 2 captains that you pick. Agree on a creative team name!
  • On Dance Marathon day: Each team will have a different color t-shirt; these must be worn during the entire event.

Rules

Before April 4th

  • Each team is responsible for raising at least $300, which will be donated to the Children's Trust Fund.
  • Register your team on our website or manually through one of our designated days of registration in the campus center. Include all members and indicate captains.
  • Early March: Captains will contacted by the Dance Marathon committee for an update on fundraising status

On April 4th

  • Half of your team must be dancing at all times.
  • One team captain must be on the dance floor at all times
  • Team Captains must check in with Dance Marathon coordinators periodically throughout the night.
  • Water breaks are always allowed!

Activites to Look Forward to ON the Dance Floor

  • Dance Through the Decades: One hour will feature music from the 50s to the present
  • Theme Hours
  • A Dance Marathon-Wide Game of Beach Volleyball
  • Camp games: Red Rover, Tag, anything to keep us moving!
  • Performances by Student groups on campus
    • GrooveBoston
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  • "Battle of the Bands" throughout the night
  • All night, Spirit Captains and Dance Marathon coordinators will be around to hand out fun goodies and props
  • CONTESTS with unbeatable prizes: dance-offs, most team spirit awards, most funds raised
Students Dancing

Activities to Look Forward to OFF the Dance Floor

  • Massages
  • Foot Baths
  • Arts & Crafts: make gifts for the kids who benefit from the Children's Trust Fund
  • Relax and watch famous dance movies like Grease and Dirty Dancing
  • Hungry? Enjoy food From Locations Around Tufts University