U.Dance National Festival 2025
July 25-27 July 2025, Sadlers Well's East!
The U.Dance National Festival 2025 is being held on 25-27 July 2025 in partnership with Sadler’s Wells, at their fabulous new venue, Sadler’s Wells East in London’s Olympic Park.
The largest event of its kind, the U.Dance National Festival is a celebration of youth dance. Groups from around the country perform on professional stages, take part in workshops with leading dance professionals, and are offered inspiring dance careers information.
Guest companies at the U.Dance National Festival 2025 include the National Youth Dance Companies of England, Scotland and Wales, and the Trinity Laban Centre for Advanced Training (CAT), performing in an incredible opening-night showcase on Friday 25 July.
U.Dance National Showcases on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 July will feature talented groups from around the UK, selected from hundreds of groups to represent their home region or nation. Groups who take part represent a wide range of dance styles, and are normally selected via a U.Dance Regional Platform, held each spring across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
U.Dance National Festival 2025 Selected Groups:
East England - Legacy
East Midlands - Lily Reyes
East Midlands - Northampton School for Boys
London - Khronos Agoria
London - Dillon Dance Youth Company
London - Impact Dance
North East - Frantic
North West - Subliminal
North West - Swati Youth Dance
South East - BHASVIC Dance Company
South West - Chhaya Youth
South East - Kalakunj
West Midlands - ACE Youth
Yorkshire - Street Beat Elite
Yorkshire - CAPA College
Scotland Starting Pointe Ballet - Youth Development Team
Scotland - Indepen-dance Young 1'z
Wales - Fusion Elite
Northern Ireland - Belfast Boys
Ireland - FYI Youth Dance (Guest performance)
Isle of Man - Mannin Youth Dance ( Guest performance)
Watch highlights from previous U.Dance National Festivals below!
