DanceBlue to host 18th year of raising money ‘For the Kids’

DanceBlue is donated to the Golden Matrix Fund, a fund established to support the current and future children in Kentucky Children’s Hospital Hematology/Oncology Clinic.

Although DanceBlue works all year to fundraise, the main dance marathon event will take place at the end of March. The 24-hour no sitting, no sleeping marathon takes place in Memorial Coliseum and brings hundreds of participants throughout the day.

The marathon will be held in person this year, with media and spectators allowed to come at any time during those 24 hours. In order to dance in the marathon, participants must raise at least $400 before the marathon starts, according to Bush.

“We have had engagement on all sides. Not in just fundraising and the dancers, but also engagement to our events like tabling events and our fundraisers. We are seeing some record breaking numbers this year that we are excited about,” Bush said.

Between dancers, committee members and volunteers, Bush expects the floor capacity to be around 1,000 people. In Oct. 2022, 100 teams had already registered for the 2023 marathon.

“The goal of DanceBlue is to expand it further than it ever has been before and to really create that memorable experience for everyone regardless if they’re a dancer, regardless if it's a reporter, like whoever it might be who’s coming. We want them to see the impact,” Bush said.

If students are interested in participating, they can become dancers, volunteers or donors for DanceBlue. More information can be found on the organization website, danceblue.org.