rutgers university dance marathon

rutgers university dance marathon

WELCOME TO THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF RUDM

Rutgers University Dance Marathon is a year-long philanthropic effort to raise funds and awareness for Embrace Kids Foundation. Each year, this effort culminates in a 10-hour dance marathon, where our university community gathers to dance and celebrate our collective effort to support the Embrace Kids patient families.

RUDM is student-run and is led by our Board of Directors and Central Planning Team. Since our re-founding in 1999, RUDM has raised over $11M to lighten the burden, maintain normalcy and improve the quality of life for families whose children are facing cancer, sickle cell and other serious health challenges. Join us as we make 2025 the most successful marathon yet!

Register or Donate to Rutgers University Dance Marathon today!

Families first. Everything counts. Surrender yourself.

FOR THE KIDS

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FOR THE KIDS •

ftk all day year

more than a weekend

  • "The families that we serve are what drew me in, the people that I worked with are what kept me here. I cannot thank RUDM enough. It will always remain close to my heart! FTK"

    Arya Massand, Assistant Director of Finance 2024

  • "I've worked with the most incredible, empathetic, kind, generous people, and we've accomplished unbelievable things together."

    Gillian Carmien, Director of Human Resources (2022, 2023)

  • "RUDM has been an experience I wouldn't trade for anything. There are so many positive things I can say about RUDM, and I can confidently say I'll forever be FTK"

    Tim Tuen, Assistant Director of Finance (2024, 2025)

  • "I will never be able to express just how much RUDM has changed my life for the better."

    Eera VedantI, Director of Dancer Relations (2025)