COMPETITION TEAMS
UCL Dance Society's competition teams proudly represent UCL at multiple inter-university competitions every year. We compete in different dance styles (ballet, hip hop, contemporary, jazz, tap) and at both the novice and the advanced level.
For the most recent competition season we won a total of 27 trophies out of the 36 categories we entered!
We also host our own competition called TranscenDance.
Scroll down for to have a look at our our achievements over the years.
For the most recent competition season we won a total of 27 trophies out of the 36 categories we entered!
We also host our own competition called TranscenDance.
Scroll down for to have a look at our our achievements over the years.
COMPETITION SEASON 17/18
Manchester Dance Competition 2018
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Manchester was our grand season finale! All of our teams travelled all the way to Manchester for one of the largest competitions of the year! The hype was real and it was an insane experience for everyone!!! Watch the videos here!
Results: Intermediate Contemporary: 1st Advanced Tap: 1st Intermediate Hip Hop: 2nd Intermediate Tap: 3rd |
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Southampton Dance Competition 2018
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Even though we only sent two teams to this competition it was still incredibly fun! Watch the videos here!
Results: Intermediate Ballet: 2nd |
Kingsnation 2018
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Our results at the Kingston Dance Competition were incredible!!! Aside from all of our teams placing in their respective categories, we also won BEST OVERALL UNI!!!, winning a £250 prize! You can watch the videos of our amazing dancers here!
Results: Intermediate Contemporary: 1st Intermediate Jazz: 2nd Wildcard: 3rd Intermediate Hip Hop: 2nd in the ADVANCED category!! Please enjoy this picture of our team with our massive check! |
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TranscenDance 2017
Results!
Novice Contemporary
1st Place: Royal Holloway
2nd Place: Barts School of Medicine and Dentistry
3rd Place: UCL
Advanced Contemporary
1st Place: Kingston
2nd Place: UCL
3rd Place: Queen Mary
Novice Jazz
1st Place: UCL
2nd Place: Royal Holloway
3rd Place: Kingston
Advanced Jazz
1st Place: Kingston
2nd Place: UCL
3rd Place: Queen Mary
Novice Tap
1st Place: Royal Holloway
2nd Place: Barts School of Medicine
3rd Place: Sussex
Advanced Tap
1st Place: UCL
2nd Place: University of Bath
3rd Place: Queen Mary
Novice Hip Hop
1st Place: Bath Burban Society
2nd Place: Queen Mary
3rd Place: UCL
Advanced Hip Hop
1st Place: Sussex
2nd Place: Kingston
3rd Place: UCL
Advanced Ballet
1st Place: UCL
2nd Place: Sussex
3rd Place: Queen Mary
Solo
1st Place: Kingston
2nd Place: UCL
3rd Place: Royal Holloway
Duo
1st Place: UCL
2nd Place: Queen Mary
3rd Place: Royal Holloway
Trio
1st Place: UCL
2nd Place: Bath Burban Society
3rd Place: University of Bath Bodysoc
TranscenChallenge
1st Place: UCL
2nd Place: Kingston
3rd Place: Royal Holloway
Novice Contemporary
1st Place: Royal Holloway
2nd Place: Barts School of Medicine and Dentistry
3rd Place: UCL
Advanced Contemporary
1st Place: Kingston
2nd Place: UCL
3rd Place: Queen Mary
Novice Jazz
1st Place: UCL
2nd Place: Royal Holloway
3rd Place: Kingston
Advanced Jazz
1st Place: Kingston
2nd Place: UCL
3rd Place: Queen Mary
Novice Tap
1st Place: Royal Holloway
2nd Place: Barts School of Medicine
3rd Place: Sussex
Advanced Tap
1st Place: UCL
2nd Place: University of Bath
3rd Place: Queen Mary
Novice Hip Hop
1st Place: Bath Burban Society
2nd Place: Queen Mary
3rd Place: UCL
Advanced Hip Hop
1st Place: Sussex
2nd Place: Kingston
3rd Place: UCL
Advanced Ballet
1st Place: UCL
2nd Place: Sussex
3rd Place: Queen Mary
Solo
1st Place: Kingston
2nd Place: UCL
3rd Place: Royal Holloway
Duo
1st Place: UCL
2nd Place: Queen Mary
3rd Place: Royal Holloway
Trio
1st Place: UCL
2nd Place: Bath Burban Society
3rd Place: University of Bath Bodysoc
TranscenChallenge
1st Place: UCL
2nd Place: Kingston
3rd Place: Royal Holloway
KCL Just Dance It 2017
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KCL 2017 has just come to an end and UCL Dance Soc has emerged victorious! We danced our hearts out and cheered with all our might. We competed against our friends from other universities and made so many new ones in the process! Catch our entries to the competition here, and enjoy this lovely picture of our very happy crew!
Our results were the following: Advanced Jazz: 1st Place Advanced Contemporary: 3rd Place Advanced Ballet: 1st place Advanced Hip Hop: 1st Place Advanced Tap: 2nd Place Trio: 1st Place & Best Costume Award |
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COMPETITION SEASON 16/17
KCL Just Dance It 2017 Competition -Feb 11-
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We participated in the KCL Just Dance It 2017 Competition.
Our 4 Inter teams all got amazing results: 2nd place for Inter Ballet 2nd place Inter Jazz 1st place Inter Contemporary 2nd place Inter Hiphop Congratulation to all the dancers participated!! Their fantastic performances are now on Youtube! |
TranscenDance @UCL 2016 -Dec 10-
Royal Holloway Competition 2016! -Nov 26-
On Saturday November 26th, UCLU Dance Soc attended our first dance competition of the year at Royal Holloway. Our dancers won 3rd place in both Ballet and Tap! We also got a commendation for our Contemporary piece too! Congratulations to all!
To watch videos of the competition, visit our youtube page here!
To watch videos of the competition, visit our youtube page here!
COMPETITION SEASON 15/16
LSU Dance Competition 2016! -Mar 12-13-
For our final competition of the year, UCLU Dance Society participated in LSD Dance Competition hosted by Loughborough Students' Dance Club. Our competition team brought home 4 trophies:
1st in Novice Ballet
3rd in Advanced Ballet
3rd in Advanced Jazz
3rd in Advanced Contemporary
Congratulations to all who took part and special thanks to our choreographers and competition coordinator, Ben for all your hard work!
To watch videos of our competition team compete, visit our youtube channel here!
1st in Novice Ballet
3rd in Advanced Ballet
3rd in Advanced Jazz
3rd in Advanced Contemporary
Congratulations to all who took part and special thanks to our choreographers and competition coordinator, Ben for all your hard work!
To watch videos of our competition team compete, visit our youtube channel here!
TranscenDANCE @ UCL -Dec 12-
Click here for all the details!
Royal Holloway Competition 2015! -Nov 28-
On Saturday November 28th, UCLU Dance Soc attended our first dance competition of the year at Royal Holloway. Our dancers won 1st place in Solo/Duo/Trio and 3rd place in Ballet! Congratulations to all!
To watch videos of the competition, visit our youtube page here!
To watch videos of the competition, visit our youtube page here!
COMPETITION SEASON 14/15
KCL Dance Competition 'Just Dance It! 29th March 2015
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UCLU Dance Society attended the annual KCL Dance Competition 'Just Dance It!' on 29th March and have brought home the trophies. 12 different university dance societies attended. UCLU Dance Soc entered 7 different categories and came home with 5 trophies.
Placing 1st in Advance Tap (choreographed by Emily Popple and Imogen Weatherhead) Advanced Jazz (choreographed by Nicole de Silva) Duo/ Trio section (choreographed collectively by Shane McGoldrick, Emily Popple and Imogen Weatherhead) 2nd in Advanced Ballet (choreographed by Georgia Bowker-Brady) and 3rd in Novice Hip-Hop (choreographed by Joscelin Chew). Congratulations to everyone involved, thank you for ending this year of dance in a fantastic way! |
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Nottingham Trent Competition, 21st February 2015
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Our intermediate team hip hop team won first place in the Nottingham Trent Competition this year! Congratulations girls!
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RHUL Competition, 29th November 2014
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Congratulations to everyone who competed in RHUL!! We are all super proud of you!
You can check out the videos here! Additional photos from the event can be found here! Results: Shake It Off - Tap 1st Place, choreographed by Emily Popple Rule the World - Jazz 2nd Place, choreographed by Nicole De Silva Hypnotic - Contemporary 3rd Place, choreographed by Elise Roussel Crystallize - Ballet 4th Place, choreographed by Anais and Natasha This would not have been possible without the hard work of ALL the dancers involved and of course our competition coordinator Alexander Chu. |
COMPETITION SEASON 13/14
KCL 'Just Dance It' Competition, 31st March 2014
Essex Dance Competition, 23rd February 2014
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Congratulations to all those who competed at Essex today! Brilliant win (as per usual!) Here are the results: 1st Ballet - Choreographed by Georgia Bowks 1st Novice Street - Choreographed by Walton Li 2nd Advanced street - Choreographed by Jess Erhabor 2nd Wildcard entry - Choreographed by Walton Li & Natasha G Best Male Dancer - Jess Erhabor Best Choreography - Walton Li & Natasha G's Wildcard entry A MASSIVE well done to everyone who competed and of course massive thanks to our wonderful competitions coordinator Rachael Barber! (Photo credits to Natasha!) |
Get Down @ RHUL Competition, 30th November 2013
A MASSIVE MASSIVE congratulations to all our performers at the RHUL Competition yesterday! They absolutely smashed it well and just showed the kind of talent we have in this amazing society.
CLICK HERE to check out the videos!
Also check out Rajee Sukuraman's amazing photos HERE!
Here are the Results:
1st Jazz by Chiara Petrosellini
(Performed by: Sara Alliusie, Laura Marsh, Mette Isaksen, Natalie Smith, Emily Popple, Katherine Bellessiotis, Nicole De Silva, Natasha G)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXpNoGdpvQI
1st Tap by Emily Popple
(Performed by Emily Popple, Julia Ravey and Rob Carney)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOXNmSsDb-8
2nd Ballet by Katherine Belessiotis
(Performed by Katherine Belessiotis, Obi Winter)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqNv4q1Fj-k
2nd Contemporary by Natasha G
(Performed by Natasha G, Laura Marsh, Chloe Choo, Charlotte Wong)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9OJgRlUpGw
4th Hiphop by Galina Kuan, Jess Erhabor, Matita Afoakwa, Walton Li, Cindy Wang, Valentina Furegato, Jonathan Kha, Alexander Chu and Nataniel Tan
(Performed by Galina Kuan, Jess Erhabor, Matita Afoakwa, Walton Li, Cindy Wang, Valentina Furegato, Jonathan Kha, Alexander Chu, Nataniel Tan, Sara Alliusie, Richard Boadu, Gun-Woo Nam, Jia Lin Yong)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yes9tKQAAq4
Outstanding Female Performance: Emily Popple
Best Choreography: Tap by Emily Popple
Best Freestyle: Richard Boadu
CLICK HERE to check out the videos!
Also check out Rajee Sukuraman's amazing photos HERE!
Here are the Results:
1st Jazz by Chiara Petrosellini
(Performed by: Sara Alliusie, Laura Marsh, Mette Isaksen, Natalie Smith, Emily Popple, Katherine Bellessiotis, Nicole De Silva, Natasha G)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXpNoGdpvQI
1st Tap by Emily Popple
(Performed by Emily Popple, Julia Ravey and Rob Carney)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOXNmSsDb-8
2nd Ballet by Katherine Belessiotis
(Performed by Katherine Belessiotis, Obi Winter)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqNv4q1Fj-k
2nd Contemporary by Natasha G
(Performed by Natasha G, Laura Marsh, Chloe Choo, Charlotte Wong)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9OJgRlUpGw
4th Hiphop by Galina Kuan, Jess Erhabor, Matita Afoakwa, Walton Li, Cindy Wang, Valentina Furegato, Jonathan Kha, Alexander Chu and Nataniel Tan
(Performed by Galina Kuan, Jess Erhabor, Matita Afoakwa, Walton Li, Cindy Wang, Valentina Furegato, Jonathan Kha, Alexander Chu, Nataniel Tan, Sara Alliusie, Richard Boadu, Gun-Woo Nam, Jia Lin Yong)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yes9tKQAAq4
Outstanding Female Performance: Emily Popple
Best Choreography: Tap by Emily Popple
Best Freestyle: Richard Boadu
COMPETITION SEASON 12/13
KCL Just Dance It Competition, 30th March 2013
A HUGE congratulations to CONTEMPORARY and HIP HOP for winning 2nd and joint 1st place respectively!
Great energy in the theatre with mindblowing solo performances from the judges too!
Special shout-out to Jonathan Kha, Natasha G and Martin Siu for an amazing job in the freestyle battle, as well as GIULIA OLIVETTI for winning the award for Best Female Dancer! :)
Watch the video! (Credits to Luke Penketh)
Great energy in the theatre with mindblowing solo performances from the judges too!
Special shout-out to Jonathan Kha, Natasha G and Martin Siu for an amazing job in the freestyle battle, as well as GIULIA OLIVETTI for winning the award for Best Female Dancer! :)
Watch the video! (Credits to Luke Penketh)
Royal Holloway, 1st December 2012
Well done to BALLET, JAZZ and CONTEMPORARY for winning third place!
It was a lot of fun; with performances from the judges and a Freestyle section for all to participate! Watch the videos: Hip Hop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnxajXVO6vU Ballet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xceJ9mz5gus Jazz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGwKCd94iyw Contemporary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOiAkPmxeoE&feature=c4-overview-vl&list=PLsmxTo0WD_Kkcb3n4ecsJGHGJvYG406g- Tap: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk5LxhmWiss 
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COMPETITION SEASON 11/12
Royal Holloway 2011
Ballet - 1st place
Tap - 1st place
Hiphop - 3rd place
Jazz - 3rd place
Best Choreography - Ayeisha Thomas-Smith's Tap
Best Male Dancer - Luiz Gutavo Mota
Tap - 1st place
Hiphop - 3rd place
Jazz - 3rd place
Best Choreography - Ayeisha Thomas-Smith's Tap
Best Male Dancer - Luiz Gutavo Mota
KCL competition 2012A huge well done to everyone involved!
Ballet - 1st place Hip hop - 1st place Tap - 2nd place Jazz - 3rd place For more photos CLICK HERE. |
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2010
Interuniversity Dance Competition hosted by Royal Holloway University London
Winners
Ballet by Luiz Mota
Contemporary by Jessica Vas
Male Dancer Luiz Mota
Freestyler Melissa Peh
Runner up
Jazz by Philippa Horne
Tap by Philippa Horne
Street by Scarlette Ou-Yang
Interuniversity Dance Competition hosted by Royal Holloway University London
Winners
Ballet by Luiz Mota
Contemporary by Jessica Vas
Male Dancer Luiz Mota
Freestyler Melissa Peh
Runner up
Jazz by Philippa Horne
Tap by Philippa Horne
Street by Scarlette Ou-Yang
2011
Just Dance It! hosted by King's College London
Winners
Contemporary by Catherine Cox
Jazz by Philippa Horne
Ballet by Luiz Mota
Tap by Ayeisha Thomas-Smith
Hiphop by Eddy, Bayo and Dan
Male Dancer Luiz Mota
Runner up
Female Dancer Ayeisha Thomas-Smith
Choreography by Eddy, Bayo and Dan
Second runner up
Salsa by Alex and JK o edit.
Just Dance It! hosted by King's College London
Winners
Contemporary by Catherine Cox
Jazz by Philippa Horne
Ballet by Luiz Mota
Tap by Ayeisha Thomas-Smith
Hiphop by Eddy, Bayo and Dan
Male Dancer Luiz Mota
Runner up
Female Dancer Ayeisha Thomas-Smith
Choreography by Eddy, Bayo and Dan
Second runner up
Salsa by Alex and JK o edit.
COMPETITION SEASON 10/11
COMPETITION SEASON 09/10
COMPETITION SEASON 08/09
2009
Just Dance It! hosted by King's College London
Winners
Jazz by Chiara Petrosellini
Contemporary by Victoria Larsson
Ballet by Alex Lawrence
Just Dance It! hosted by King's College London
Winners
Jazz by Chiara Petrosellini
Contemporary by Victoria Larsson
Ballet by Alex Lawrence
