Northwestern University Dance Marathon returns in person for first time in two years
The Northwestern University Dance Marathon is back, and rockin'.
The 48th annual dance marathon is happening in person for the first time in two years. The fancy footwork started at 7 p.m. Friday, and won't stop until 1 a.m. Sunday.
Over the decades, the dance marathon has brought in more than $20 million benefiting nearly three dozen charities.
Chicago Youth Programs - a nonprofit that works to improve the life opportunities and health of young people in low-income Chicago neighborhoods - is this year's primary beneficiary.
The Daily Northwestern reported that organizers are requiring masks in the tent where the dancing is taking place.
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