Important Dates

Fundraising Stats

Team Goal:
$30000

Raised so far:
$0

Team Members:
2

What is the Dance-A-Thon?

The Dance-A-Thon is a 24 hour swing dance that takes place in Orange County, California. The mission: to raise as much money as possible to help fund cancer research and treatment at City of Hope Hospital. All of the participants, board members, bands, teachers, DJ’s, and performers are unpaid volunteers. The 2010 Dance-A-Thon will take place March 13-14 from noon to noon at the 24 Hour Fitness Ultra Sport Center.

The Dance-a-thon is like a walk-a-thon, with dancing instead of walking. Dance-a-thon participants — organized in teams of up to 30 people — raise money by collecting sponsorship donations to support the team dancing for 24 hours straight. Teammates dance in shifts, and each team must have at least one team member on the dance floor at all times.

Whether or not a participant has danced to swing music before is not important. For 24 hours, each participant will become a swing dancer. Lessons are held throughout the day to ensure that every participant has the opportunity to have fun and get involved!

The 24 hour Cancer Dance-A-Thon features:

  • Live music from bands that play Swing, Big Band, and Jazz music
  • Dance lessons from world class instructors
  • DJ’d music from some of the dance community’s most popular DJ’s
  • Performances from local dance teams
  • Contests that are fun for everybody
  • A pasta dinner and a continental breakfast – yum!
  • Twenty four hours of incredible fun and dancing — all for a great cause!!!

Swing dancers are incredible fundraisers! Here’s what the dance-a-thon has accomplished in past years:

Dance-a-thon 2005 > $52,000
Dance-a-thon 2006 > $102,000
Dance-a-thon 2008 > $175,000
Dance-a-thon 2009 > $125,000

This year the dance-a-thon’s goal is to reach $200,000! The San Francisco team wants to help achieve that goal by raising $30,000!

Reaching this goal will take an enormous amount of effort from our volunteers and participants. Support us by donating! Better yet, get involved yourself and register to participate TODAY!