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monday, february 12, 2001
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Jacob Johannes, Powhattan junior, and Ryane Jewell, Ottawa freshman, swing to the competition started at 8 p.m. Friday and lasted until 10:30 p.m. Saturday. Couples competed for a trip to New Orleans.
for the love of dance
photos by selena jabara
Kate Livgren, Berryton freshman, reads Shadow Song, a novel by Terry Kay, while dancing with Daniel Hansen, Topeka sophomore, at the Dance-a-Thon.
Dance-a-Thon winners Ryan Bresnick, Pittsburg sophomore, and Jessica Havlicek, Solon, Iowa, sophomore, didn't worry about conserving energy at the dance. The couple danced for more than 24 hours straight, from 8 p.m. Friday until 10:30 p.m. Saturday, taking 10-minute breaks every two hours and several longer breaks for meals. The dancers finally drew names out of a hat to determine the winner.
Jon Hankin, Overland Park sophomore, and Miriam Wallen, Linsborg freshman, dressed and danced the part for Miller Scholarship Hall's USO dance, themed " Joe's Place." Saturday night's舞featured a post-World War II theme.
Sara Waelke,
St. Louis freshman,
and Margie
Hague, Pittsburg
freshman, prove
their talents by
dancing and
snacking at the
same time.
Waelke and
Hague were one
of two couples
who danced until
10:30 p.m. Saturday
at Hashinger
Hall's Dance-a-
thon.