Sleep is overrated.

After 24 hours of non-stop activity, several dancers echoed this sentiment at the Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon.

The moment was unmarked by an announcement, but some dancers had figured it out.

"I have no idea what time it is," said dancer Alyson Rosenfeld (junior-health policy administration). "I'm guessing about halfway. Minus the fact that I don't have a voice [from cheering], I feel like I just started."

A children's talent show ended just before the 24-hour mark.

Dancers crowded toward the stage and cheered loudly as the children finished.

The line dance helped get everyone moving together and smiling before the moralers revealed the next hour's theme: kindergarten.

Dancers could color, play with oversized blocks, finger paint, jump rope or play red light-green light.

Some Thon families and children made puppets and played ball on the floor with moralers and dancers.

Many dancers leaned on tables, stretching their legs and chatting with one another.

Others had snacks or went in search of the store to get Thon gear.

"As a dancer this year at this time, I think I am much better than last year as a moraler," said Lauren Wolf (senior-biology).

"Comfortably numb" and other slogans adored clothing and signs around Rec Hall.

"My feet are the only thing that hurts," said dancer Stacey Phillips (junior-crime, law and justice).

In the locker rooms, mattresses on the floor with signs proclaiming "comfy feet zone" let dancers soothe their aching toes.

The massage tables appeared to be popular with dancers. The hour wait was too long for some, so several kneeled on giant balls and had their feet rubbed by moralers.

Dances such as the "hokey-pokey" and the "chicken dance" kept other people awake.

"I'm doing great," said moraler Erik Peckar (senior-science) before joining in the next dance.

Dancers and moralers were covered in stickers, slogan T-shirts and temporary tattoos. "If you think you're going through hell, keep going," said one sticker on a locker door.