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Northwestern University Dance Marathon returns in person for first time in two years

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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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