The United Dance Organisation
Established in 2002, UDO is the world's largest International Street Dance Organisation, and fastest growing street, hip hop and commercial dance brand globally.
UDO's mission is to provide dancers of all ages, levels, backgrounds, abilities and disabilities, a positive and supportive platform to unleash their creativity and passion. We believe in making street, hip hop and commercial dance inclusive for all. Whether dancing for fun, fitness, or with the aim of training to become a professional dancer, UDO's philosophy is to help dancers achieve their goals.
Our vision is to empower and inspire young people by nurturing skills, confidence, and talent in a safe and encouraging environment.
Together, #UNITEDWEDANCE
Want to join us?
You'll need to be registered as a member. If you don't already have a membership account with us click here to 'Sign Up'. Accounts for children under 16 must be managed by a Parent Account, if you do not have your child's Account or Pin numbers please contact the office for assistance in linking your accounts.
Teachers can create accounts to manage dance schools. For a full breakdown of how to navigate your personal dashboard, just click here for 'How To' videos!
Alternatively, click here for the 'UDO User Guide'
Ever wondered who's behind the UDO events you know and love?
Scroll down to meet the team at UDO HQ...
MEET THE TEAM!
Simon Dibley - Chief Executive Officer (simon@theudogroup.com)
Yvette Dibley - Financial Director (yvette@theudogroup.com)
Claire Connors - Chief Financial Officer
Caroline Prothero - Chief Operating Officer (caroline@theudogroup.com)
Mitch Clarke - Business Developement Manager (mitch@theudogroup.com)
Lucy Greenslade - Marketing Manager (lucy@theudogroup.com)
Sian Richards - Senior Project Admin Officer (sian@theudogroup.com)
Gill Reed - Event Administrator (gill@theudogroup.com)
Christian Alozie - Essex, London 2.0, East Anglia & Southern Franchise Holder (sa@theudogroup.com)
Michelle Allen - Scotland Franchise Holder (scotland@theudogroup.com)
Regina & Andy - East of England (East@theudogroup.com)
Sian & Caroline - Wales (Wales@theudogroup.com)
Lucy & Dave - Gloucester (lucy@theudogroup.com)
UDO Street Dance Competitions & Major Championships
Back in 2002, one event quickly turned into a global sensation.
UDO Street Dance Competitions are high quality inclusive events, open to people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds.
Working and partnering with leading Dance professionals who judge and adjudicate at our events, all competitors have the chance to perform in front of truly inspirational dancers that share our passion.
We host 19 regional competitive events each year across the UK, and almost 60 around the World via our license holders, and the largest global Street Dance Championships:
UDO European Street Dance Championships
UDO World Street Dance Championships
Our international members can look forward to the UDO Asia-Pacific Hip Hop Dance Championships. For more information on this, please visit our International Partners Page.
UDO Academy – Street Dance Training & Syllabus
The UDO Academy is a Development Program that provides high quality Dance training and examinations to set industry standards and reward achievement and progression. With comprehensive syllabus’ designed for all ability levels and ages, engaging workshops, and courses tailored for dance schools and community clubs, we provide a supportive and fun environment for every young dancer to shine. Be a part of UDO Academy and experience the joy of dance with the best in the field!
As well as our established Street Dance Syllabus, we now have a Brand New Commercial Syllabus! We teamed up with Creative Directors Christabelle Huddleston and Christian Alozie to create an exciting new teaching tool for anyone thats interested in Commercial Dance. This Commercial Dance Syllabus is great for Teachers wanting to track students progress and development.
Be apart of the UDO Academy family! For more information about either Syllabus or our Teacher Training Programmes, please visit our partner website: https://udoacademy.co.uk/
Encore Weekend – The Ultimate Dance Experience
UDO runs and hosts Encore, the biggest multi-style dance weekend held in the UK. Representing all dance styles through competitions, workshops, showcases, Q&A sessions with industry professionals, Encore is three fun-filled days of dancing, competitions, partying and more.
Dancers can enter group competitions in Musical Theatre, Tap, Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary/Lyrical and Commercial, with a chance to win trophies, medals and prizes. But for the non-competitive, Encore also provides dancers from as young as five the platform to show off their skills, passion and creativity through their favourite style of dance.
10 hours of free workshops are available with dance celebrities from shows such as Got To Dance (Sky1), So You Think You Can Dance (CBBC), Alesha’s Street Dance Stars (CBBC), X Factor, and Britain’s Got Talent (ITV).
The weekend wouldn't be complete without fun and friendly parties on both the Friday and Saturday nights, plus a live show on Saturday where professional dancers and competition judges perform, including some surprise celebrity acts!
For more information about Encore Weekend or any of our Brand new ENCORE REGIONALS, please visit the website.
U DO IT! Dance Foundation
U DO IT! Dance Foundation was founded in January 2014 by UDO CEO Simon Dibley and became a Registered Charity in May 2014.
The charity was established to make Dance inclusive to everybody, and positively change lives through street dance.
It has two main objectives:
- To advance the education of children and young people from under-privileged communities in the art of dance.
- To relieve the suffering of physically and mentally disabled persons by assisting in the provision of training in dance and equipment to improve their conditions of life.
The Foundation partners and works with local authorities, national government projects, charities and companies, and runs a National Schools Dance Competition project.
U DO IT! strives to inspire, empower and engage through street dance.
For more information about the Foundation, its valuable work, and to donate, please visit the website.
