Dance Societies

Afrodynamix Dance society is an unauditioned dance society made up of a mixture of different dance styles; African, Caribbean and Street dance. We'll teach you to move to the African drum, whine to the carnival call of the Caribbean and pop drop and lock it to that hip hop beat. It's not about your heritage, it's about your passion to dance. One se...

The ballet society is for all those with a love of ballet. We hope to cater for everyone by providing relaxed and fun ballet classes at 5 levels: beginners, improvers, intermediate, advanced, and pointe. So whether you have been dancing for as long as you can remember or are looking to try ballet for the first time, or even if you are just looking ...

SUBLDS welcomes anyone and everyone, regardless of experience, to come and enjoy Ballroom and Latin dancing. Whether you've been dancing for years, or have never danced before, we have weekly classes taught by professional instructors that aim to get you dancing right away. In addition to our social classes, we also compete in dance competitions ac...

The Belly Dance society is open for everyone of all levels to come and enjoy a beautiful form of dance. We have two weekly classes learning traditional middle-eastern belly dancing. One class is aimed at complete beginners, whilst the other is for those with a little bit of experience (one year plus). We don't hold auditions for either of these cla...

Bhangra is a fun-filled, energetic and explosive form of dance, which originates from the Punjab region of India! We hold weekly classes which are open to anyone, irrespective of ability or background - so come along and get involved, commitment required! We also have a Beginners' squad and a Competition squad, should you wish to take Bhangra that ...

Breakdance

Breakdancing society is open to anybody interested in breakdancing regardless of previous experience. Sessions are on Wednesdays 1 - 3pm and Saturdays 12 - 2pm Both in the Multi Purpose Studio on level 1 (bottom floor) of the SU. Join our facebook group or come down to a session if you're interested.

We are the Southampton Capoeira Society, a friendly group of people who train Capoeira 3 times a week- Mondays 17:00-19:00 and Wednesdays 18:00-20:00 at the Cafe as well as on Sundays 12:00-14:00 in the Activities Room. Never heard of Capoeira? No problem! Come give it a try, we are open to all. We combine movement with a range of other things such...

Southampton University Contemporary Dance Society aims to provide an opportunity for members and one off attendees to participate in dance classes at both and advanced and beginner level. We aim to offer a safe, friendly environment for people to experience a new style of dance or improve an already existing skill.

Dabke

Dabke is an Arab folk dance that is performed mostly in Palestine, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan. Through Dabke we are able to illustrate the uni-fied struggles of the Middle Eastern people and overcome hardship through lively music. We will be learning this through regular sessions where we will teach you the basics of Dabke. These are on Thursdays, ...

It's a fun and energetic dance form originating from Tamil culture. We hold weekly sessions where anyone can join, whether they've been dancing for years or have never even heard of gaana before. We currently perform at numerous shows throughout the year, where the society are able to showcase their talent..

The Irish dance society is going into its third year now and is bigger and better than ever!! The society organises classes once a week for students who wish to learn/practice Irish Dancing both with soft shoes and hard shoes, along with socials, dance performances and nights out. Starting this year we have a professional teach run to take classes ...

Jazz Dance is a fun and enjoyable society which runs lively weekly classes for everyone from complete beginners to advanced dancers, encouraging all abilities! We run auditions for Novice and Advanced squad which competes against other universities up and down the country. We also perform in the annual Pure Dance show. This is a chance to celebrate...

Kandyan and Bharatanatyam are two of the most well known, traditional Sri Lankan and Indian classical dances. Kandyan dancing is a type of traditional Sri Lankan dancing originated from the area called Kandy in Sri Lanka. It is well known for their vibrant costumes and live drums being played when performing. Bharatanatyam originates from South I...

SalsaSoc is a dance society that offers more than just salsa classes, it introduces members to a social dancing experience. Our Salsa lessons are taught by professional salsa dance teacher's ranging from beginners to advanced. Lessons are of Cuban style salsa and Crossbody style salsa. We also organise an array of socials such as Latin parties, tri...

The Street Dance society holds 3 classes each week in varying levels and styles of street dance. We also have an advanced and a novice squad which take part in competitions at Universities across the country. The classes are open to all and cost £2.50 for members (memberships cost £10 for the year) and £4 for non members. We hold auditions for squa...

We provide three tap classes a week ranging from beginner level to intermediate and advanced level. We participate in the annual Pure Dance show along with two competition sides competing at various locations throughout Semester 2. We aim to make classes fun and sociable as well as providing a society that allows members to increase their tap skill...