This year, two of Valley’s own are down on the floor, dancing the full 46 hours for the kids. Valley caught up with Carolyn and Katie 16 hours into the dance marathon to get an inside look of how the experience has unfolded.
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Every year, THON brings out the best colorful tutus, socks, hairstyles and most importantly—fanny packs. Valley decided to get the inside scoop on whats in some of the dancers’ fanny packs this year.
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THON 2017 is off to a great start with some amazing performers warming up the crowd on stage. Several student groups including singers, dancers and musicians performed before the official THON dancers first stood up.
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DNCE took THON by storm with their surprise performance, filling the room with energy and boosting the morale of spectators and dancers alike.
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With THON 2017 right around the corner, Urban Outfitters jumped on board to help raise some awareness and some last minute funds and get excited for the big weekend.
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Whether this is your first THON, or your fourth, put on your dancing shoes and get excited, because you are going to have the time of your life!
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We are now 3 weeks away from THON 2017 and in order to raise more money, PSU Fitness is hosting their ‘Fit For The Cure’ fundraiser! Everyone’s favorite class, Power Remix, will be held this Saturday, 12:30 pm at the Intramural Building near East Halls.
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Valley’s Business Director, Anna James, spoke with PSU Alum Christian Thompson about life on the national tour of Rent.
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Entertainment opportunities are practically endless in Happy Valley. Valley encourages you to check out the cool events we found, or go find something else that interests you!
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There are many different reasons why over 15,000 student volunteers participate in Penn State’s Dance Marathon (THON).
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It’s Friday the first day of THON 2016, approximately 7:15, and the annual Line Dance just ended. Peering the crowd, there isn’t a sole dancer without a smile on their face — a great sign.
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She’s the girl you see on campus wearing a THON sweatshirt and ball cap, with little bits of wispy brown hair playing peek-a-boo with the hat’s brim. Her ear-to-ear, toothy smile defines her and suddenly you realize, “Hey, that’s Kayla.”
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THON is the one weekend of the year where there is no such thing as too much bedazzle, bright colors and mismatched high socks. It is the weekend for super puffy tutus, crazy haircuts, wacky hats and of course, decked out fanny packs. We took a glance inside some of the fanny packs that really caught our attention.
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If you’ve been to THON before, you’ve definitely seen Rules & Regulations committee members in red shirts trying to keep everyone in line. You might see them as the bad guys, but they’re really just trying to keep everyone safe. To help them out, here’s a list of things that you should avoid doing THON weekend.
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We all like to pretend we know how to dance, but after sitting in during a Dance Dance Maniacs club meeting, I am convinced that I was born with two left feet. Dance Dance Maniacs started six years ago from a group of students in the Anime Organization that started playing DDR for fun, but so many people began showing up to play that they created a new club.
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