PHOTO GALLERY: Mizzou Dance Marathon goes 13.1 hours

MU students dance Saturday with Margaret Romph, 9, who suffered from a spinal cord injury in a car accident. This year, Mizzou Dance marathon raised more than $100,000 for the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, the largest amount so far in the MU student-run organization's history.   |  Timmy Huynh

Participants of the Mizzou Dance Marathon sign their name on a chalkboard Saturday in the MU Student Recreation Complex. More than 500 students and members of the community participated in the fifth annual Dance Marathon to raise money for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.   |  Timmy Huynh

Six-year-old Joshua Patterson, left, addresses the crowd Saturday at the Mizzou Dance Marathon in the MU Student Recreation Complex. Joshua was born with neuroblastoma cancer, but after surgery has been cancer-free.   |  Timmy Huynh

Mizzou Dance Marathon participants jam to '90s music Saturday in the MU Student Recreation Complex. Participants danced for 13.1 hours starting at noon Saturday to "dance for the kids who can't." Organizers increased the time from the usual 12 hours to match the number of miles run in a half-marathon.   |  Timmy Huynh

Mizzou Dance Marathon participants dance the night away Saturday in the MU Student Recreation Complex. Members of the community from Columbia College, Stephens College and area high schools also joined the event, the culmination of Dance Marathon's year-round fundraising events.   |  Timmy Huynh