Gallery: Dance Marathon: The 11th Hour
By Habeba Mostafa, Erin Gong, Frank To, Nick Kardan, Katherine Zhuo, Angelina Ruiz, Axel Lopez, Manpreet Grewal
April 8, 2017 10:24 p.m.
Dance Marathon began at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
(Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin)
During the second hour of Dance Marathon, students cheered for their colors during the Color Wars event. Team Magenta came in first, followed by Team Lime and Team Blue.
(Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)
Students participating in Dance Marathon wear costumes ranging from animal onesies to tropical print shirts.
(Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)
Dance Marathon participants followed the dance moves of leaders on stage.
(Katherine Zhuo/Daily Bruin)
Former ''Sister, Sister'' star Tia Mowry made an appearance during the third hour of the 26-hour event.
(Katherine Zhuo/Daily Bruin)
Participants synchronized their dabbing.
(Angelina Ruiz/Daily Bruin)
Cassidy Shields, a fourth-year psychobiology student; Ashly True, a fourth-year anthropology student; and Alex Cantrell, a fourth-year human biology and society student, are participating in the event. Shields said she is dancing for her uncle who has AIDS to raise awareness about the disease.
(Chelsea Zhang/Daily Bruin)
Jordan Benjamin, a Canadian artist known by the stage name grandson, electrified the Dance Marathon audience with his original song ''Bills'' and an unreleased song ''Best Friends.''
(Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)
Participants' energy was still high during the sixth hour.
(Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)
Dance leaders motivated the crowd throughout the hours.
(Erin Gong/Daily Bruin)
During its set, Bruin Harmony performed an a cappella rendition of ''Give Me Love'' by Ed Sheeran. ''We are performing 'Give Me Love' because we want to advocate that everyone deserves love and love is the way to battle the stigma of AIDS,'' said fourth-year aerospace engineering student Prescott Rynewicz, president of Bruin Harmony.
(Manpreet Kaur Grewal/Daily Bruin)
One Dance Marathon participant performed a handstand during a lull in musical performers.
(Manpreet Kaur Grewal/Daily Bruin)
Dr. Grace Aldrovandi spoke about the progress made in research and treatment of pediatric AIDS during an address to participants at Dance Marathon.
(Erin Gong/Daily Bruin)
UCLA's Hawai'i Club Hui O'Imiloa performed auana, a modernized form of hula with elegant hand movements and acoustic sounds.
(Frank To/Daily Bruin)
Chase Johnson, the frontman of Half the Animal, hypes the crowd during its 8 p.m. performance.
