The Final Hours

Brittany Ladd and other members of DM shout encouragement to dancers as they proceed to Club DM, where they completed their final block of dancing.

Dancers groove to the music in Club DM.

Members of DM gather on stage in Club DM during the final block of Dance Marathon 2008.

A dancer surfs the crowd inside Club DM during the final block of Dance Marathon 2008.

Dancers pass around a box of treats during the final block of Dance Marathon 2008.

Emcee Todd Johnson and others danced on stage while participants in DM continued to groove below during the final block of Dance Marathon 2008.

Kathleen Casey, founder of Bear Necessities, accepts a check for more than $590,000 at the end of Dance Marathon 2008.

Photos/Lauren Pond/The Daily Northwestern