Dance

About

The University of Plymouth Dance Club (UPDC) offers classes in Ballet, Tap, Contemporary, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Heels and Commercial. 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 national inter-university competitions.

Timetable 2026-2027 TBC

Fees:

Club Membership - £20 per year
Term 1 Membership (for exchange or placement students only) - £10
Weekly classes - £2.50 per class, £6 for 3, £11 for 6 or £15 for all of semester 2 (bulk classes of same style)
Competition squads (price varies depending on how many squads you are a in due to costume prices)

1 squad = £150, 2 squads = £155, 3 squads = £160, 4 squads = £165

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 WhatsApp group and Instagram regularly for updates!

Our Summer Awards Night!

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 – through ticket sales and raffles!

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, hip-hop, plus wildcard. We competed with two new squads for 2025/26 - commercial and heels! In 2025/26 we attended Go Hard or Go Home in Nottingham, Gloucester and Worcester University dance competitions. We won 43 trophies overall !! We are also Dance Varsity Champions with a clean sweep across all categories!

2026 results:

GHGH	Worcester	Gloucester
3rd Ballet	1st Ballet	1st Ballet
2nd Jazz	3rd Jazz	1st Jazz
2nd Contemporary	2nd Contemporary	1st Contemporary
2nd Tap	2nd Tap	3rd Tap
1st Heels	3rd Hip-Hop	3rd Hip-Hop
2nd Wildcard	1st Wildcard	1st Wildcard
1st People's Choice	1st Commercial	1st Solo
3rd Best Costume (Commercial)	1st Solo	3rd Duet
	2nd Trio	2nd Trio
	1st Team Spirit	Best Costume (Jazz)
	Best Female Dancer- Kayleigh	Audience Choice (Jazz)
		Best Overall Uni
		Dancer of the Day- Naomi

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).

Our Commercial Squad at GHGH!