“Morale chair” April Friedman (center) leads a group of students in a mass dance during the Dance Marathon Feb. 21 in the Athletic Complex. More than 250 students attended the 12-hour event, helping to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network. This year’s expected gross for the St. Louis area is more than $250,000, which will help serve more than 450,000 children at Cardinal Glennon and St. Louis Children’s hospitals.