December 2018
A Community United for One Cause
The Nelson County Community DanceBlue began as an idea to unite others by helping an amazing cause. The planning process started by recruiting potential members from Thomas Nelson High School. From there, we communicated with other local high schools to
November 2018
Humans of DanceBlue: Dr. Sherry Bayliff
https://www.youtube.com/embed/qY4JjyWBc4o Name: Sherry Bayliff Job title: Clinic Physician Years at clinic: 17 ½ Why did you choose your profession? I loved absolutely every clinical rotation in med school . . . but on the first day of my Pediatrics
Why We DanceBlue!
Melissa Jarboe, Advisor for Apollo High School DanceBlue Committee: Apollo High School’s DanceBlue started 6 years ago with 12 students and an advisor who wasn’t quite sure what she was doing. We had 90 students participate in our first 5-hour
Watching Dreams Become a Reality
A year ago, I couldn’t believe I had been blessed enough to start a new job that seemed like the most intimidating thing in the world—a DanceBlue Advisor. I was so excited and so so nervous to get to work
Alumni Spotlight: Anne Marie Kirk
Do you remember the first time you heard about DanceBlue? I do. I was a sophomore at UK and my friends tried earnestly to convince me to participate in the marathon that year. Honestly, I didn’t exactly understand the hype.
October 2018
Those Magic Moments
We are called to emulate our Creator’s relational character and DanceBlue’s Adopt-A-Family Program makes that possible in some of the most vulnerable states but also in the most fun and spirit-filled moments. Throughout the year of fundraising and raising awareness,
Put a Little Boogie in your Step at the 5K!
Last year, at DanceBlue’s 24 - hour Dance Marathon, one of the song snippets from our line dance had the lyrics, “I am way too young and I won’t stop running.” In a very literal and figurative sense, I will
September 2018
Humans of DanceBlue: Courtney Emery
https://www.youtube.com/embed/vjv-Hue4pHM Name: Courtney Emery Job title: School Intervention Specialist I have been blessed with the opportunity to work in the DanceBlue Kentucky Children’s Hospital Hem/Onc clinic for 4 years as the School Intervention Specialist. Working in the DanceBlue Clinic and witnessing
Humans of DanceBlue: Oakley
https://www.youtube.com/embed/hCAi9W9Cq84 Name: Oakley Graves Parents: Lauren and Josh Lucas Age: 4 Type of tumor: Infantile Fibromatosis Lauren: My little girl, Oakley, has a one in two million people diagnosis- a rare benign tumor called Infantile Fibromatosis. Statistically, it will be