Dance

About

The University of Plymouth Dance Club (UPDC) offers classes in Ballet, Tap, Contemporary, Hip-Hop, Jazz and Heels. Recreational classes run weekly during term time, catering to both beginner and intermediate dancers. For more advanced dancers, there is the opportunity to join our squads that compete in inter-university competitions.

TIMETABLE 2024-2025

Fees:

Club Membership - £20 per year
Term 1 Membership (for exchange or placement students only) - £10
Weekly classes - £2 per class or £5 for 3 or £10 for 6 (bulk classes of same style)
Competition squads (price varies depending on how many squads you are a in due to costume prices)

1 squad = £80, 2 squads = £85, 3 squads = £90, 4 squads = £95

Socials

Socials are a huge part of the club and are always very entertaining! Our regular Wednesday night socials are often themed, such as; pub golf, dress as your degree and cowgirls. We also have sober socials throughout the term, including bowling, pottery painting and BBQs on the Hoe. We’d love to see as many of our members at these events as possible – check our Facebook group and Instagram regularly for updates!

Our first 2023/24 social:

Showcases

UPDC runs 2 showcases each year, at Christmas and Easter, to give our dancers the chance to perform pieces learnt in weekly classes, as well as solos and groups. Our squads also showcase their competition routines at the Easter event. Both evenings are a chance to raise money for our chosen charity – Beat Eating Disorders – through ticket sales and raffles!

Intermediate Jazz from our Easter Showcase 2024.

Competition Team

During semester 2 we travel to inter-university competitions across the country with our squads. We compete in the intermediate categories in ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary and hip-hop, plus wildcard. In 2023/24 we attended Loughborough and Portsmouth University dance competitions and competed against Plymouth Marjon in our first varsity!

2024 results:

Varsity	Portsmouth
Tap	1st Tap
Ballet	3rd Ballet
Hip Hop	Best Male Dancer
Best Costume (Hip Hop)
Best Choreography (Tap)
Best Overall University

We’d love to continue our trend of trophies this year, and so are asking for a full commitment to the squads if you wish to join. Auditions are held at the start of semester 1. There are different fees associated with the number of squads you are in (maximum 4).