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Dancers Against Cancer hosted their Spring 2026 Benefit\u00a0<\/span>Show<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>titled DAC State of Mind,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.\u00a0<\/span>o<\/span>n\u00a0<\/span>Saturday in the SFASU Grand Ballroom<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>During the two shows, they raised a total of $22,888 through donations,\u00a0<\/span>auctions<\/span>\u00a0and sales<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This year<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>DAC<\/span>\u00a0raised awareness for<\/span>\u00a0pancreatic cancer.\u00a0<\/span>Pancreatic cancer is the 3<\/span><\/span>rd<\/span><\/span>\u00a0leading cancer death with a 5-year survival rate of 13%.\u00a0<\/span>During their\u00a0<\/span>show,<\/span>\u00a0they gave the audience information\u00a0<\/span>surrounding<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0symptoms, risk factors,\u00a0<\/span>diagnosis<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and treatment.<\/span>\u00a0To\u00a0<\/span>raise\u00a0<\/span>money during the show, they auctioned off items\u00a0<\/span>like\u00a0<\/span>jewelry<\/span>, SFA and DAC merchandise, themed\u00a0<\/span>baskets<\/span>\u00a0and other items.\u00a0<\/span>They\u00a0<\/span>performed\u00a0<\/span>27\u00a0<\/span>dance routines<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>featuring<\/span>, including<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>solos, duets, weekly\u00a0<\/span>routines<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>donation<\/span>\u00a0dash dances<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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DAC donates half of the money it raises each semester to the East Texas Cancer Alliance of\u00a0<\/span>Hope,<\/span>\u00a0and the other half goes to\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>chosen<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>recipient. This\u00a0<\/span>year’s<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>recipient<\/span>\u00a0is Danny Knowles, a husband and father of three, diagnosed with\u00a0<\/span>S<\/span>tage<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>2<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>pancreatic cancer<\/span>\u00a0in November of 2024<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Now at\u00a0<\/span>S<\/span>tage<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>4\u00a0<\/span>diagnoses, h<\/span>e is continuing his chemotherapy\u00a0<\/span>to slow<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the spread of cancer cells<\/span>\u00a0while living his life to the fullest<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>They also\u00a0<\/span>provide care baskets to four\u00a0<\/span>additional<\/span>\u00a0recipients. This\u00a0<\/span>year’s<\/span>\u00a0recipients were Aza<\/span>\u00a0Showen, Shana Thomason, Gary\u00a0<\/span>Trook<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and Alexis Satterwhite.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cMy family\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0a caregiver for my mom\u2019s mom for about six and a half years…so I know the dedication it takes to take care of someone when\u00a0<\/span>they\u2019re<\/span>\u00a0going through stuff like that and all the medical bills and the stuff with the insurance<\/span>,<\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Jenna Koerner, a junior d<\/span>ietetics and nutritional sciences major from Cedar Park and vice president for DAC, said.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u201c<\/span>I know the money is\u00a0<\/span>a great way<\/span>\u00a0to show our support, but I feel like\u00a0<\/span>it\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0also just the group of girls who you feel like\u00a0<\/span>they\u2019re<\/span>\u00a0on your side.\u201d<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Members of DAC represented recipients and families who could not be there to tell their story. Al<\/span>exis\u00a0<\/span>Satterwhite, a\u00a0<\/span>computed tomography\u00a0<\/span>technologist<\/span>, wife and<\/span>\u00a0mother of two,\u00a0<\/span>was there to tell her story:\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWhen I was first\u00a0<\/span>diagnosed<\/span>\u00a0with cancer,\u00a0<\/span>I<\/span>\u00a0was honestly hesitant<\/span>\u00a0to share my story, but\u00a0<\/span>I<\/span>\u00a0realized that\u00a0<\/span>if speaking up could help even one person then it would probably be worth it<\/span>,\u201d Satterwhite said.\u00a0<\/span>\u201cIn April 2025, I went to my primary doctor and I mentioned my brea<\/span>st pain but the doctor said I was too young for cancer.<\/span>..The next week I go to my\u00a0<\/span>gynecologist<\/span>\u00a0for my yearly\u00a0<\/span>appointment<\/span>, I mentioned my pain then, that doctor did a breast exam, said it was most likely growing pains\u00a0<\/span>because he did not feel anything<\/span>\u00a0and told me that I could get an ultrasound in the next couple of months if the pain was still there.<\/span>\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Satterwhite kept pushing for answers. After being dismissed, she continued to push for ultrasounds<\/span>\u00a0and mammograms, both of which came back negative. After\u00a0<\/span>these tests<\/span>, she pushed for<\/span>\u00a0an MRI.\u00a0<\/span>The test revealed\u00a0<\/span>S<\/span>tage<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>3<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>invasive ductal carcinoma with lymph node\u00a0<\/span>metastasis. \u201cIn total, 23\u00a0<\/span>lymph nodes<\/span>\u00a0were affected<\/span>.<\/span>\u201d Satterwh<\/span>ite said.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Due<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span>multiple<\/span>\u00a0concerns, she went through six rounds of\u00a0<\/span>chemotherapy<\/span>, which she completed in January.<\/span>\u00a0She is now undergoing immunotherapy, which she will continue every three weeks for a year<\/span>, and is scheduled for a double mastectomy and years of recovery.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201c<\/span>With this experience, I know how important it is to listen to your body and advocate for\u00a0<\/span>yourself,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>e<\/span>ven when\u00a0<\/span>it\u2019s hard and even when you<\/span>\u00a0feel unsure,\u00a0<\/span>and I hope that not only other\u00a0<\/span>people<\/span>\u00a0hear that, but that my kids, Elliot<\/span>t<\/span>\u00a0an<\/span>d Beck<\/span>ham<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>do too<\/span>,\u201d Satterwhite said. \u201c<\/span>If there one thing I hope\u00a0<\/span>people<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>take from my story<\/span>, it<\/span>\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>this: d<\/span>on\u2019t\u00a0<\/span>ignore your instincts, you know your body more than anyone else does and just fight for yourself.<\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In the U.S.<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>one in three people will be\u00a0<\/span>diagnosed<\/span>\u00a0with cancer in their lifetime. For this reason, many\u00a0<\/span>individuals<\/span>\u00a0in DAC are there\u00a0<\/span>not just to support their cause but\u00a0<\/span>because they know someone with\u00a0<\/span>cancer or have had cancer in the past.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cSo it\u2019s a little bit of a different situation because I myself am a childhood cancer survivor so I\u2019ve been on the other side where like people in my community are like rallying behind me and so when I had the opportunity to find out about DAC, through a lot of those girls, it was an opportunity for me to not only make friends and create a new community when I moved here but to also be on the other side of the aisle and give back to those who are in situations like me, which I know is very tough and takes a village to do anything.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Lexi Nichols, senior psychology major<\/span>\u00a0from\u00a0<\/span>Nacogdoches<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>DACrew<\/span>\u00a0manager, said.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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D<\/span>ue to scheduling<\/span>\u00a0conflicts<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0the final spring show w<\/span>as moved forward<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Considering<\/span>\u00a0this change, the organization will continue fundraising to give to the East Texas Cancer\u00a0<\/span>Alliance<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>of<\/span>\u00a0Hope<\/span>\u00a0and the Knowles Family.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>DAC\u00a0<\/span>will announce future\u00a0<\/span>fundraisers<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and profit shares\u00a0<\/span>on their social\u00a0<\/span>media\u00a0<\/span>platforms.\u00a0<\/span>D<\/span>onation<\/span>\u00a0links can\u00a0<\/span>also\u00a0<\/span>be found through their Linktree in their<\/span>\u00a0social media bios.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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