{"id":28946,"date":"2025-11-18T11:26:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T16:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/?p=28946"},"modified":"2025-12-01T15:25:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T20:25:48","slug":"dancing-with-the-herd-set-for-dec-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/2025\/11\/dancing-with-the-herd-set-for-dec-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Dancing with the Herd set for Dec. 4"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Marshall University Alumni Association, in partnership with the Office of the Student Body President, is pleased to announce the inaugural Dancing with the Herd event, scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, at the Brad D. Smith Foundation Hall.<\/p>\n

Dancing with the Herd is a fundraising event featuring notable Marshall University couples who will perform a choreographed routine, while raising money for a student-based fund. The Marshall Contemporary Dance Company has assigned each couple to a team of student or faculty choreographers to bring their performance to life. During the event, a panel of judges will provide feedback and scores to the dancers. The winners, who will be determined by a rubric weighing both the judges\u2019 scores and the total amount of money raised, will receive the Marco Mirrorball Trophy. Donations will directly support the participating couples and the student-focused causes they champion.<\/p>\n

This year, the following four couples will participate in the event, each raising money for a student fund of their choosing. Links to the donation portals are listed:<\/p>\n

President Brad D. Smith and First Lady Alys Smith \u2013 Marshall For All, Marshall Forever Fund (https:\/\/give.marshall.edu\/project\/48613<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Athletic Director Gerald Harrison and Lisa Harrison \u2013 Helen Gurley Brown BOLD Women\u2019s Leadership Fund (https:\/\/give.marshall.edu\/project\/48626<\/a>)<\/p>\n

General Counsel Toney Stroud and Cassie Stroud \u2013 Student Emergency Fund (https:\/\/give.marshall.edu\/project\/48627<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Faculty Senate Chair Shawn Schulenberg and Ariel Barcenas \u2013 Study Abroad Student Support Fund (https:\/\/give.marshall.edu\/project\/48628<\/a>)<\/p>\n

The evening’s event schedule begins at 5:30 p.m. when the doors open, followed by dinner at 6 p.m. and the show at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Guests will enjoy dinner as they watch the performances unfold, creating a lively and entertaining evening for everyone in attendance. Individual tickets and tables are available for purchase. Those unable<\/span>\u00a0to attend can\u00a0support\u00a0their\u00a0favorite couples via donation portals.<\/p>\n

To purchase tickets or support any of the four couples, visit https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/dancingwiththeherd\/<\/a> or contact Connor Waller<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For any other information, please contact Piper Cook<\/a> .<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Marshall University Alumni Association, in partnership with the Office of the Student Body President, is pleased to announce the inaugural Dancing with the Herd event, scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, at the Brad D. Smith Foundation Hall. Dancing with the Herd is a fundraising event featuring notable Marshall University couples who will […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":239,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alumni","category-news-releases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28946","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/239"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28946"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28946\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28975,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28946\/revisions\/28975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}