If you are looking for a way to make new friends through events that are active, social and fun, Dance Society is for you!
UCD Dance Society was restarted in 2011, and has since been one of the most active societies on campus. We host classes in a variety of styles and levels, meaning that from complete beginners to advanced dancers, we have something for everyone!
We host weekly drop-in classes. The style, level and time of which alternate every week. Our classes are only €2 each!
We also have 4-8 week courses, in which you work on the same choreography with the same group of people and perform it at our end-of-semester showcase. Our courses are a great way to make friends and get to know other members!
For advanced dancers, we have competitive crews: Hip-Hop, Irish Dancing, Fusion and Versa (both contemporary and jazz). All of our crews rehearse twice a week, perform at our end-of-semester showcases (along with other events) and compete at national Intervarsities, at which they have been exceptionally successful. Last year our Fusion crew placed 1st in Jazz and 3rd in Contemporary, our Hip Hop crew received the Performance Award and the society placed 2nd in Mixed Piece, in which all of our crews performed.
In 2022, UCD had the privilege of hosting this event which was later awarded Event of the Year at the UCD Society of the Year Awards. Our crews competed as well as acted as volunteers over the Intervaristites weekend, with our Jazz crew being awarded 1st, and our Hip Hop crew placing 2nd and receiving the Special Performer Award!
We also host regular social events such as pub quizzes and nights out. We also host a number of social events such as our Charity Dance-off, in which other societies are taught dances and compete against each other and our Danceathon which is 12 hours straight of dance classes.
We have been lucky enough to perform at Perform Ireland 2018, the GradIreland Graduate Recruitment Awards in the Mansion House, Dublin, Electric Picnic in both 2018 and 2019 and Her Sport Awards in 2024.
The best way to keep up to date with Dance Soc is to follow our Instagram @ucddancesoc . If you have any questions at all, send us an email at dance@ucdsocieties.ie or a dm on Instagram! Let us know if there are styles you’re interested in that we do not offer/ you would like to see more of.
Our past national competitions have proven very successful for UCD Dance Soc. Videos of our Intervarsities performances can be found on our YouTube.
Inters 2025
Jazz: 1st Place | Mixed Piece: 2nd Place | Contemporary: 3rd Place | Special Award: Justin Esguerra for Hip Hop Performance
Inters 2024
Contemporary: 1st Place | Jazz: 2nd Place | Hip Hop: 2nd Place | Irish Dance: 3rd Place
Inters 2023
Jazz: 2nd place | Contemporary: 2nd place | Mixed Piece: 3rd place | Special Award: Stella Byng and Teresa Ishchuk for Jazz and Contemporary Choreography
Inters 2022:
Jazz: 1st Place | Hip Hop: 2nd Place | Special Award: Aishat Gazal for Hip Hop Performance
Inters 2020:
Hip Hop: 2nd Place | Jazz: 3rd Place | Special Award: Carly Harward for Contemporary Choreography
Inters 2019:
Jazz: 1st Place | Hip Hop: 2nd Place | Mixed Piece: 3rd Place
Inters 2018:
Jazz: 1st Place | Contemporary: 1st Place | Mixed Piece: 1st Place | Special Award: Leanne Shaw, for Performance
Inters 2017:
Jazz: 2nd Place | Contemporary: 3rd Place
Inters 2016:
Jazz: 1st Place | Hip Hop: 3rd Place | Special Awards: Katie Wong and Patrick Smith for Performance
Inters 2015:
Irish Dance: 1st Place | Mixed Piece: 1st Place | Contemporary: 2nd Place | Hip Hop: 3rd Place
Inters 2014
Hip Hop: 2nd Place | Lyrical: 2nd Place | Mixed Piece: 2nd Place | Irish Dance: 2nd Place | Jazz: 3rd Place
