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If you’ve ever been on the University of Iowa campus for more than five minutes, chances are you’ve probably heard the words “Dance Marathon” before. You’ve seen plenty of students walking around wearing lime green t-shirts, you’ve occasionally heard people screaming “FTK!”, and you might have even been asked for donations a couple of times. But what exactly is Dance Marathon? The short answer: a whole lot of fun, and a very rewarding experience. The long answer is, well, a bit longer. The largest student organization on campus, Dance Marathon raises money and provides emotional support to children with cancer at th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x?'H[??\?? ?[X? X[ H?H H?\?? ?Y?YH ?] [?H? \?Y\? ^H\?H[[??[?H ? ?X??X? [\?[ ?\? ? \??[?? ? \?K??H?\??Y?Y[? Z\??Y]\?HX??] ??[????H?\? ?[? K ^H?Y[Z?H \?H\?H?[Y[??????] X?Y ? Z\?^Y[Y ??] \?H\??H [?? ]XZ?\?[ H ?Y\ Y\ ?]?][?[? ??[?\?? ??] ?H [?? ]?Y\ ?[??\??? Z\??Y]? H?Y ???H[?]?\??] H?[??B?????'??.?g"???'??.?g"??H[?]?\??] H?[??B??B??