In 2024, Fabric, alongside regional partners, hosted six U.Dance Midlands platforms across the region, celebrating the creativity, talent and diversity of young dancers from across the Midlands.
Following an independent application process, more than 60 groups and solo performers were selected to take part in performances in Birmingham, Derby, Leicester, Lincoln, Northampton and Nottingham between March and April 2024.
The platforms showcased a vibrant mix of dance styles and approaches, bringing together young dancers from a wide range of settings, including schools, colleges, youth dance organisations and private dance schools.
U.Dance is a national programme of events created in association with One Dance UK, offering young people high-quality dance opportunities across the UK. Through U.Dance, young dancers can explore their creativity, experience performance, discover more about dance pathways and celebrate the joy of dancing together.
2024 groups
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- Bethany (solo)
- Bounceback
- UC Dance Company
- Illuminate
- InMotion
- Street Jazz Youth
- Next Door Dance Youth Company, Derbyshire
- Friesland School
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- Mayes Academy
- Studio 79
- RSA Dance Academy
- Addict Dance Academy
- Leicester College
- Ignite Dance
- Moving Together Youth
- Curve Young Dance Company
- CYC Elevate
- dRUMMONdance
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- LDC
- Elev9 Dance Academy
- Lincoln College
- Elite Dance Academy
- RedXCo
- Manoeuvre
- Evolve Youth Dance Company
- JumpStart
- Rhythm in Movement Dance Company
- Bo and Harry
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- AJ School of Dance
- Elite Hip Hop Crew
- Flora and Sam (duet
- Flying High
- Foxwood Academy
- Gedling Ballet Intermediate
- Gedling Ballet Seniors
- Manushi
- Next Door Dance Youth Company
- Pinnacle Dance
- Square Peg
- Tia (solo)
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- Young Creations (Broomhills Day Care Provision)
- Castle Arts
- Hatton Dance Company
- Northampton College
- Defined Dance Company
- Core Motion
- Prodigy (Northampton School for Boys)
- NSDC
- Perception
- Signature One Dance Company (Northampton School for Girls)
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- Future Shift
- Flexus Dance Collective
- Linden Youth
- Dream Live Achieve Academy CIC
- Ascension Dance
- 2 Faced Dance Company
- Ace Dance & Music
- Motionhouse
- Sterran Dance
- Darby Dance
- Amelia’s Dance Academy
- Our Lady St Chads Catholic Academy
The following groups were selected by the One Dance UK panel to represent the Midlands at the 2024 National U.Dance Festival in Liverpool, from 12–14 July 2024:
- Sterran Dance Company – Ritual
- Next Door Dance Youth Company – The Thread We Follow
- Defined Dance Company – Drip