Making a Difference!

February 18-19, 2012, we pledged to dance for 26 hours as participants in Dance Marathon at UCLA which supports the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Project Kindle, OneHeartland, and the UCLA AIDS Institute. There are thousands of children suffering from HIV/AIDS which have resulted in mental and physical challenges for them. In an effort to support these children and their families Dance Marathon 2012 raised $451,144.03!!! Thank you to everyone who supported and donated!  

Dance Marathon 2012 Video

Dance Marathon 2012! Check it Out!

Costumes!!!

 11am-12pm: Let's Get it Started

Maximizing our sitting time before we start dancing for 26 hours

12-3pm: Dream Team

Dressed at superheroes! Fighting Pediatric AIDS one dance move at a time!

SUPERheroes=SUPERfun!

3-6pm: American Dream

Showing our American pride in red, white, and blue!

U-S-A!

6-9pm: Dream Machine

Rockin' our 70s and 80s outfits as we travel back in time!

9pm-12am: Last Nights Dream

Dreaming without sleeping in our pjs!

12-3am: Extreme Dream!

A Team Fave; Getting bright and tight to ignite the night! 

Pretty in PINK!

NEON NEON NEON!

3-6am: Dreamboat: A Cruise to the Cure

AHOY! Dressed in our nautical apparel!

6-9am: Dreamworks/Pixar

Dressed in some classic Dreamworks/Pixar characters

left to right: Stephanie as Carl from Up!, Prakriti as Lightning McQueen from Cars, Akhila as Kitty Softpaws from Puss in Boots, and Shwetha as Slinky from Toy Story

(Trying) to act our parts

9am-1pm: Bruin Pride and POWER HOUR!

Gearing up for the last 4 hours of Dance Marathon!

Performances and Speakers

Ambassador Oso shared his story with us. VIVA OSO!

UCLA Taiko impresses us with their talent!

Perez Hilton made an appearance and introduced a band he's managing, IM5

IM5: The future of boy bands

Signature A Capella performing

BMX biker Terry Adams showed off some tricks

NSU Modern, a hip-hop group put on an awesome dance number for us

NSU Modern (continued)

One of the ambassadors sang "Tattoo" by Jordin Sparks

PAC moral team serenading us at 5 o'clock in the morning

Eva Payne, founder of Camp Kindle, spoke to us about how Dance Marathon contributes to the camp

Susan, one of the co-founders of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, spoke to us right after we finally sat down

Jake Glaser, son of Elizabeth Glaser, reflects on the impact the past 26 hours made on fighting Pediatric AIDS 

The West Hollywood Cheerleaders cheered us on during the final hours of Dance Marathon

The numbers were finally raised! $451,144.03 fundraised!

Take a Look Around

One of the art pieces on display

Won't find this on the catwalk...

Inspirational Quote

Words from our ambassadors; representatives from Camp Kindle who are affected by HIV/AIDS.

Dancer Captains!

Go Sara! Team RED!

Where we spent 26 hours!

Dream Out Loud

Side Stage

The curtains were finally opened at 9am!

Shift Themes (11am-3am)

Shift Themes (6 am-1pm)

A look towards the back

So many dancers!

PAC committee members posing with the amount fundraised

26 Hours Worth of Randomness

Resting and waiting to start dancing!

Smiles all around!

SuperTWINS! dancing in our capes

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's some super dancers!

One of the many costume contests

It's a party in the U-S-A!

How low can you go? Limbo contest!

 Team Dancing Heals!

Our friend Tommy came and moraled from 12-3am! AND he brought us some much needed nourishment-- Gatorade and Chewy bars!

Popsicles! 

PAC Committee dancing on stage 

You won't find anyone sitting here

The ambassadors joined in on the dancing as well!

Our Pixar/Dreamworks characters came to life on the dance floor

Finish the Lyrics contest

Bruin Pride costume contest!

One of the Camp Kindle kids showing off his dance moves

No lack of energy for these kids!

 Shwetha and our wonderful moraler Paul!

Prakriti's favorite article of clothing... her Cars throw!

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Spongebob Squarepants!

9 am and the energy is still flowing!

Can't stop, won't stop.

ALMOST there!

Throw your hands in the air!

Camp Kindle kids bounce around on stage!

less than 10 minutes to go!!!

 Power Hour at its strongest!

Our "closet" for the last 26 hours