DanceBlue 2011

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 17, 2011) – The following is a brief announcement from the student leaders of DanceBlue, UK’s 24-hour no-sitting, no-sleeping dance marathon.

Wildcats of all ages,

The 2011 DanceBlue dance marathon is just a day away! DanceBlue 2011 kicks off at 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb 18, and runs for 24 hours, until 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb.19, at Memorial Coliseum. We hope you’re dancing or volunteering at the marathon, but if you’re not, here are some ways to be involved and support DanceBlue:

Human Tunnel

At 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 18, supporters are asked to gather on Stoll Field to create a human tunnel. When the dancers are released from the Student Center, they will run through the cheering crowd on their way to Memorial Coliseum to kick off the marathon.
 
Attend

The Coliseum will be open to the public for the duration of DanceBlue and everyone is encouraged to attend. At the top of every hour, the famous DanceBlue line dance is done by all 700 dancers. Also, there will be giveaways for spectators each hour from some great Lexington businesses.

Watch

Watch the marathon’s live-stream. The video will be broadcast live at www.danceblue.org. We’d like to especially encourage you to watch the opening of the marathon, from 8 - 10 p.m. on Friday, and the end of the marathon, including the family hours and the final fundraising reveal from 6 - 8 p.m. on Saturday.

Tweet/Facebook

Keep in touch with the marathon and the dancers on Twitter (twitter.com/ukdanceblue) and Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/danceblue). If you tweet, please use the official DanceBlue hashtags, #DB11 and #FTK. Tagging your messages this way will help show the dancers and families support!

DanceBlue 2011

For The Kids!