"I was there the whole time," the eldest Jonas explained. "Joe literally only performed for an hour, but I stood for 46 hours."
"It took a while for everything to really sink in and start feeling real, but I know how incredibly fortunate I am to have this opportunity to be involved as a student for another year."
Smith was also a Rules & Regulations Committee Member for THON 2014 and 2015 and a Rules & Regulations Volunteer Safety Captain for THON 2016 before heading one facet of the R&R committee for THON 2017.
"So I decided to follow the Magic Squid, hoping it would guide me back to dancer storage because I thought, 'Why would Magic Squid deceive me?'”
Being a THON dancer is no easy task. Dancers will inevitably hit a wall, but it's what motivates them through this low point that's truly inspirational. We asked the THON 2017 dancers what kept them going in the final hours of THON.
You know you're standing 46 when you start to cry because of inflatable turtles.