"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.
By our count, there were 580 songs played over the course of THON weekend, not including some performances and a few here or there that we missed. Here's our official playlist of every song played at THON 2017, in order.
When THON 2017 dancer Briana Duffy got to meet role model Sue Paterno on the floor, the experience was more than she could've imagined.
The BJC has emptied, the dancers sat down, and THON 2017 is over. We want to know what helped dancers get through the weekend.