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12:20 p.m. – Students create assortments of accessories to wear during the dance.

1:08 p.m. – The Yukai Daiko taiko drummers perform a routine on stage.

1:18 p.m. – A group of participants point at the stage during ongoing performances.

1:26 p.m. – A DJ supplies the music for the dancers participating.

1:32 p.m. – 4-year-old Evan Payne dances in the spotlight during the early hours of the marathon.

1:33 p.m. – 4-year-old Evan Payne, a member of Camp Kesem, break dances near the stage.

1:34 p.m. – Participants gather near the stage and dance to the song “Kung Fu Fighting.”

1:38 p.m. – Dancers gather around a circle and limbo dance.

1:49 p.m. – Third-year communication studies student Vivian Dang dances during the early stages of the 26-hour marathon.

1:52 p.m. – Dancers flock the dance floor during the marathon.

2:04 p.m. – The dancer bag room in Ackerman Union holds the belongings of the dancers during the marathon.

2:18 p.m. – A performer dressed as Batman dances on stage.

5:15 p.m. – DJ Splyce, who has performed at the Grammy Awards, pumps up the crowd as the marathon heads into the night.

5:22 p.m. – A doughnut-eating contest is held onstage.

5:52 p.m. – Dancers get into their groove as the marathon continues into night.

6:06 p.m. – A new group of moralers runs into Ackerman Grand Ballroom and brings with them a new energy to the room.

10:38 p.m. – Students work on puzzles available to help pass the time.

11:02 p.m. – Third-year political science student Natalie Garnica applies a henna tattoo to fourth-year sociology student Arianna Bornhoft as they take a break from dancing.

11:31 p.m. – Fourth-year psychology student Linda Salgin, left, and fourth-year nursing student Hrachuhi “Lily” Hakhpandyan made their costumes for the theme “Last Night’s Dream” by gluing cotton balls onto white T-shirts.

11:48 p.m. – A DJ performs during the “Last Night’s Dream” segment of Dance Marathon 2012.

9:22 a.m. – The room goes electric after the blinds are opened and the sunlight ends the night.

9:22 a.m. – Dancers are revived after the sun comes up and flows in through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Ackerman Grand Ballroom.

9:41 a.m. – Students line up on stage to be judged for their outfits for the second-to-last theme: Bruin Pride.

10:29 a.m. – The a cappella group, Medleys, performs to revive the dancers with two and a half hours to go.

11:40 p.m. – The West Hollywood Cheerleaders, a group dedicated to the education of HIV/AIDS, came to perform and raise morale in the morning with just a few hours left to dance.

12:02 p.m. – With one hour to go, the Dance Marathon committee gets the dancers energized and excited.

12:53 p.m. – With the Dance Marathon committee on stage and dancers crowded below, the room welcomed the end of the marathon’s 26 hours by belting out the final songs.

12:57 p.m. – The Orange Team has a group huddle minutes before the end of Dance Marathon 2012.

1:07 p.m. – Exactly as the clock struck 1 p.m., signaling the end of the 26 hours, dancers collapsed onto the floors and tables.

1:14 p.m. – Dancers are finally able to sit as the marathon winds down and 26 hours of dancing are completed. They turn their attention to the stage where various speakers closed the event.

1:39 p.m. – First-year microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics student Katie Machado rests while listening to speakers close Dance Marathon 2012.

A Bank of the West representative presents UCLA’s Dance Marathon with a donation check for $25,000.

The Dance Marathon committee reveals that the event raised $451,114.03 to fight pediatric AIDS.

Committee members lead the dancers in an eight-clap after they revealed that the event raised more than $450,000 to fight pediatric AIDS.

1:47 p.m. – Dancers find doughnuts and rest outside of Ackerman Grand Ballroom.