About Us

UQ Dance is a UQ Union club that is run by students at the University of Queensland. The aims and objectives of our club are:

1. To meet and dance together during semester on at least a weekly basis.
2. To organise events involving dancing such as demos, parties, picnics and dinners.
3. To create a fun and friendly environment for meeting new people.

Wednesday Night Dancing

Every Wednesday during semester we get together outside the Juice Bar in the Union Complex at 6.30pm to enjoy some fun, free, social dancing. Come along, you will enjoy yourself no matter what your level of dance experience is.

Every week we try to organise for one of our members to lead a workshop or coordinate some progressive social dancing. You don't need to bring a partner as we do a lot of partner rotation and have a great atmosphere for meeting new friends.

After this, comes the highlight of the night - 'free-dancing' to our DJ's selection of ultra-cool songs including Salsa, Merengue, Cha-Cha, Jive and much more. This is a fun way to learn new steps from experienced members and share your cool moves too! Part of the fun is to talk to everyone and dance with lots of different people. Also, don't feel shy about approaching guys/girls who are better dancers than you because dancing with them is the best way to learn and to challenge yourself!

NOTE:

• In case of rain, socials will still be run; we just move a few meters under the cover of the uqunion building.
• If you have never danced before, don't worry! Many of our members are beginners and our workshops are sure to get you kitted out at least with the basic steps. If you are really concerned, try coming ten minutes early and asking someone nice to revise some steps with you. 
• If you are an intermediate or experienced dancer and want to see more of your favourite style being danced, the best way to is to volunteer to lead a workshop in this style! Kim taught us some Charleston back in 2005 and it caught on like a forest on fire (okay, enough charleston already!). Actually, we're stll dancing the Brazilian dances Ananda taught us way back in 2003 too.

Other Activities

We organize a number of other social activities during the semester, including:

• Dance picnics
• Movie nights
• Trips to party spots / other dance venues
• End of semester dinners