THON participants learn the 2016 line dance at the Bryce Jordan Center on Friday, Feb. 19. / Photo by Mingyue Cheng

Independent THON dancer and senior Breean Gilbert shows off her hand-made cape done by her dancer relations partner during the beginning hours of THON on Friday night. / Photo by Kaitlyn Palocsko

Independent THON dancer Devon Stobbe of Reve Dance Company enjoys the beginning hours of THON weekend blowing bubbles with her friends on Friday night. / Photo by Kaitlyn Palocsko

Dancer relations committee member Sophie Munroe, left, helps dancer relations committee member Alexander Myers stretch in the beginning hours of THON weekend on Friday night. / Photo by Kaitlyn Palocsko

THON dancer relations committee member Morgan Herber, freshman, preps her makeup in the beginning hours of THON weekend on Friday night. / Photo by Kaitlyn Palocsko

Jenn Oliverie, left, helps out THON dancer Danielle Laudati, both of Gamma Phi Beta sorority. Giving her feet a rest during the beginning hours of THON on Friday night. / Photo by Kaitlyn Palocsko

Ben Allison, left, hugs his son, Ivan Allison, 11, while a band performs at THON in Bryce Jordan Center on Friday, Feb. 19, 2016. Ben and Ivan are family members with a THON child. / Photo by Mingyue Cheng

The band, Lenina Crowne, performs at THON in Bryce Jordan Center. / Photo by Mingyue Cheng

Ashley Fazekas, 11, center, a THON child, poses at THON 2016 in Bryce Jordan Center. / Photo by Mingyue Cheng

The State College Spikes mascot participates in THON 2016. / Photo by Natalie Monte

Penn State students embrace at THON 2016. / Photo by Natalie Monte

THON participants watch the stage at THON 2016. / Photo by Natalie Monte

THON 2016 Dancer Relations committee member Josie Bachman dances with the Nittany Lion. / Photo by Natalie Monte

THON 2016 Dancer Relations dancer Josie Bachman dances the line dance. / Photo by Natalie Monte

Brandon Lee, an entertainment captain, displays the sign of the Four Diamonds Foundation with Cole Rhinehart , 9, on his shoulders at THON 2016. / Photo by Natalie Monte

Shawn Kelly, 12, relaxes on the shoulders of an adult friend at THON. / Photo by Natalie Monte

THON participants learn the 2016 line dance at the Bryce Jordan Center. / Photo by Mingyue Cheng

THON 2016 Dancers perform to Missy Elliott. / Photo by Natalie Monte

THON dancers and THON committee members learn the 2016 Line Dance. / Photo by Natalie Runnerstrom

Montana Stigger spins a THON family child minutes after the dancers started standing. / Photo by Natalie Runnerstrom

A Dancer Relations captain and committee member embrace before the captain takes the stage to teach the 2016 Line Dance. / Photo by Natalie Runnerstrom

The Nittany Lion mascot plays with kids at THON at the Bryce Jordan Center. / Photo by Natalie Runnerstrom

THON dancer, Alex Polli of Club Sailing, right, gets a piggy back ride from OPP committee member, Kate Goodman. / Photo by Jessica Goldstein

THON dancer, Katie Kleinberg of Club Lacrosse, makes bracelets to kill time on Saturday morning. / Photo by Jessica Goldstein

Kaylee Ermine, of Penn State Fayette, blows bubbles with her friends on Saturday morning at THON. / Photo by Jessica Goldstein

Springfield THON dancer, Rachel Krott, opens her dancer mail with Mike Herr (Mike the Mailman) during one of the morning mail hours on Saturday. / Photo by Bridget Markham

Theta Delta Chi THON dancer, Matthew Bastian, opens up his dancer mail on Saturday morning to find double-stuffed Oreos. Bastian said "I'm a simple man," over his elated reaction to the surprise cookies. / Photo by Bridget Markham

Brianne Roksandic, a senior THON dancer for the Professional Management Association, holds up a microphone for Jason Olcese, of My Hero Zero, during his band's performance on Saturday. / Photo by Bridget Markham

Tess Petak, a freshman dancer Relations Committee member, stretches with her friend while on the floor for their THON shift Saturday morning. / Photo by Bridget Markham

Hunter Shover, sibling of THON child Garrett Shover, rides on the shoulders of Ben Smith, a member of Sigma Nu. / Photo by Jackie Friedman

The Nittany Lion performs a backflip at THON / Photo by Jackie Friedman

Nicole Garritt, left, and Drew Bednarski take a selfie during THON. They are members of the THON Dancer Relations Committee. / Photo by Jackie Friedman

THON 2016 Dancer Relations captains perform the line dance on Saturday. / Photo by Jackie Friedman

Jolie Brantner, left, prepares to strike a pose on the THON stage during the Kid’s Fashion Show on Saturday. / Photo by Jackie Friedman

Independent THON dancers, Abigail Guman, left, and Kendall Senko said they are going strong Saturday afternoon. / Photo by Jessica Goldstein

THON dancers Matthew Bastian of Theta Delta Chi, left, and Bridget O'Malley of Lion Ambassadors play with balloons on Saturday afternoon. / Photo by Jessica Goldstein

THON dancer Bridget O'Malley of Lion Ambassadors, left, plays with Lana Pantano. Pantano is the sibling of a Four Diamonds child. / Photo by Jessica Goldstein

Penn State Club Sailing members cheer on their dancers Alex Polli and Amanda Macedo. / Photo by Jessica Goldstein

"Sara James," a band from Cherry Hill School of Rock, performs at THON 2016 on Saturday afternoon. / Photo by Jessica Goldstein

A clown offers up balloon animals at THON. / Photo by Jessica Goldstein

Caleb Speed, 2, brother of Four Diamonds Child McKenna Speed from York, Pa. plays with independent dancer Raven Rozantz of Erie, Pa. at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College, Pa. Saturday afternoon. / Photo by Cameron Hart

Club swimming THON dancer, Kevin Araujo of Suffern, NY, gets a massage from operations committee members during the Slides of Strength on Saturday afternoon. / Photo by Cameron Hart

THON participants perform the hourly line dance Saturday afternoon. / Photo by Cameorn Hart

THON participants perform the hourly line dance Saturday afternoon. / Photo by Cameorn Hart

Arnold Air Society THON dancer Daniel Cunningham, center, gets wrapped by dancer relations committee members Ryan Schwartz, left, and Caroline Little Saturday afternoon. / Photo by Cameron Hart

Katelyn Bernard, 9, pulls the Nittany Lions tail during the THON 2016 kids show Saturday afternoon. / Photo by Cameron Hart

Dancer Relations committee member Carly Chroman holds her hair after donating it for the 'Wigs for Kids' program Saturday afternoon. / Photo by Cameron Hart

Four Diamonds child Katelyn Bernard, 9, performs during the kids show Saturday afternoon. / Photo by Cameron Hart

Cambria Sanborn, 7, a member of Zeta Tau Alpha and Alpha Tau Omega’s THON family, strikes a pose in her superhero cape during THON on Saturday. / Photo by Natalie Runnerstrom

Galadriel McCarthy holds and kisses her two-and-half-year-old son Logan on Saturday. The McCarthy's are the THON family to the Penn State Rugby men's and women's teams. / Photo by Natalie Runnerstrom

Katie Mailey, THON’s 2016 executive director, dances along to the line dance. / Photo by Natalie Runnerstrom

Logan McCarthy, a Four Diamonds child, enjoys a Hershey's chocolate bar while playing games at THON on Saturday. Logan spent time at the Hershey Medical Center pediatric oncology for treatments. Logan overcame premature health problems and blindness. / Photo by Natalie Monte

Raven Rozantz, left, and Michele Muir, independent dance partners for THON 2016, stretch on Saturday. / Photo by Natalie Monte

McKenna Speed, a Four Diamonds child, sings at THON on Saturday. / Photo by Natalie Monte

The Penn State Lionettes Dance team dances during the THON 2016 Pep Rally Saturday. / Photo by Cameron Hart

The Nittany Lion pumps up the crowd before the THON 2016 Pep Rally Saturday. / Photo by Cameron Hart

Leah Still, the five-year-old daughter of former Penn State football player Devon Still, shows her dance moves on stage at the THON 2016 Pep Rally Saturday. Leah had pediatric cancer but she is now cancer-free. / Photo by Gabrielle Mannino

Four Diamonds child Colton Buckley watches the pep rally from Chase Berger's shoulders on Saturday evening. / Photo by Cameron Hart

Jon Neseth, a member of the Monarch organization, lifts Dylan Keister, a Four Diamonds family member, as he sprays a student with a water gun on Saturday. / Photo by Natalie Monte

THON dancer Chris Loggia, a senior, salutes fellow students in the stands moments before the THON 2016 Pep Rally Saturday. / Photo by Gabrielle Mannino

Sigma Phi Epsilon brothers and Alpha Epsilon Delta sisters cheer before the THON 2016 Pep Rally Saturday evening. / Photo by Cameron Hart

Dancer relations member Elise Eppinger, left, a Penn State sophomore, entertains the Cravill THON family before the THON 2016 Pep Rally Saturday. / Photo by Gabrielle Mannino

The Penn State mens football team performs a dance routine during the THON 2016 Pep Rally Saturday. / Photo by Cameron Hart

Four Diamonds child McKenna Speed sings during the Kid's Talents Show Saturday evening. / Photo by Cameron Hart