Dance Marathon overcomes ‘rises,’ raises $1.4 million for UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital

More than 1,400 current University of Iowa students participated in the 27th annual student-led Dance Marathon, which raised more than $1.4 million for the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital.

The final tally raised by the students - who were inspired by the theme of this year's Dance Marathon: 'Rise with Resilience” - was $1,422,443.27, a total which pushed the amount of support generated by Dance Marathon over the course of its history to more than $31 million.

The following local students participated in this year's Dance Marathon:

' Christina Brinning of Keota

' Chi Glaha of Mt. Pleasant

' Jonathan Ita of Mt. Pleasant

' Delaney McDowell of Mt. Pleasant

' Emily Yahnke of Riverside

' Guadalupe De La Rosa of Washington

' Abbygail Voss of Washington

' David Mares of Washington

' Maggie Voss of Washington