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Iowa's Dance Marathons

The college students who participate in Dance Marathon do a lot of dancing but that is just the beginning. Dance Marathon is an event designed to raise money for kids with cancer. Two weekends ago, dancers in Ames at Iowa State University raised more than $380,000. Last weekend dancers in Iowa City at the University of Iowaraised more than $1,529,000. On today's Talk of Iowa, we'll discover the phenomena that is Dance Marathon and the families who have been touchedwith the organization.

Charity Nebbe is the host of IPR's Talk of Iowa