Belfast Boys selected for U.Dance National Festival 2025

19th May 2025

DU Dance (NI) is excited to announce our Belfast Boys have been selected again to perform at the U.Dance National Festival 2025.

Presented by One Dance UK, the festival will take place from 25-27 July 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.  Young people aged 11–19 (or up to 25 for dancers with disabilities) from around the country perform in world-class venues, take part in workshops with leading dance professionals, connect with like-minded dancers and are offered inspiring dance careers information.

U.Dance National Showcases 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, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The Belfast Boys performance day at Sadlers Wells East is Saturday 26 July and, if you would like to come along and support the boys, tickets are on sale now HERE. 

Watch this space for more details on the fundraising campaign to support this exciting opportunity for the group. 

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The event is supported by Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Bronze Sponsor of the U.Dance National Festival, and Trinity Laban, the Access Sponsors.