HOISINGTON — The Pink Glove Dance is spreading … to Clara Barton Hospital and Clinic. More than 120 staff members at Clara Barton are starring in their own Pink Glove Dance video to help spread the word about breast cancer awareness and prevention. The video was submitted to a national competition to determine the best Pink Glove Dance video. The competition is sponsored by Medline Industries, Inc., manufacturer of the gloves and producer of the original Pink Glove Dance video.

As part of the contest, Clara Barton’s video was posted on www.pinkglovedance.com on Monday, along with the videos of the other participants to be viewed by the public. Viewers can vote on their favorite video (voting requires a Facebook account). The top three winners receive a donation in their name to the breast cancer charity of their choice, such as the National Breast Cancer Foundation. The winners will be announced Oct. 28 on pinkglovedance.com.

"Once we saw the original video, we immediately wanted to get involved to help make a difference at our facility, in our community and even around the country," said Jane Schepmann, chief nursing officer. "Our workers were so excited and inspired to be part of our own Pink Glove Dance. It was not only a lot of fun to participate, but the awareness and discussion about breast cancer we’re going to create from the video is the real satisfaction we’re hoping to take away from this experience."

The song used in the Clara Barton video was Firework by Katy Perry. An interesting side note is that the artist gave permission to use this song specifically for the Pink Glove Dance competition.

The original Pink Glove Dance video premiered in November 2009 and featured 200 Portland, Ore. hospital workers wearing pink gloves and dancing in support of breast cancer awareness and prevention. Today the video has more than 13 million views on YouTube® and has spawned hundreds of pink glove dance videos and breast cancer awareness events across the country. A sequel was produced last October featuring 4,000 health-care workers and breast cancer survivors throughout North America.