UPDC - University of the Philippines Dance Company

UPDC - University of the Philippines Dance Company Founded by Prof. It means to develop the technique and creativity of student dancers and choreographers as a company.

Steve Villaruz in 1987, UPDC was set up for the apprenticeship and professional training ground of dance major students and dance enthusiasts at the University of the Philippines Diliman. Moreover, it serves the university’s choreographic needs (dance and allied arts, other curricular studies, and extension programs) not just in Diliman, but also in other UP campuses nationwide. It also aims to pr

omote dance as a serious form of study and profession, and as public and communal expression. "Talents coming up brightly in the firmament of dance" - Leonor Orosa Goquinco, National Artist for Dance

See you tomorrow at the UP Dance Studio!
23/04/2026

See you tomorrow at the UP Dance Studio!

Join us for an Open Studio Rehearsal for International Dance Day 2026 with Daloy Dance Company—an intimate glimpse into movement and creation. 💃🏻🕺🏻

🗓 April 24 (Friday)
⏰ 8:00–9:00 PM
📍 UP Dance Studio

Stay a little longer for a talkback with the choreographers and dancers.



To see the piece in its full context alongside other dance groups, catch it at:

IDD 2026 Contemporary Gala
🗓 April 26 (Sunday)
⏰ 6:00 PM
📍 Samsung Performing Arts Theater
🎟️ https://premier.ticketworld.com.ph/shows/Show.aspx?sh=IDDFCG26

See you there! ✨

Join us for an Open Studio Rehearsal for International Dance Day 2026 with Daloy Dance Company—an intimate glimpse into ...
20/04/2026

Join us for an Open Studio Rehearsal for International Dance Day 2026 with Daloy Dance Company—an intimate glimpse into movement and creation. 💃🏻🕺🏻

🗓 April 24 (Friday)
⏰ 8:00–9:00 PM
📍 UP Dance Studio

Stay a little longer for a talkback with the choreographers and dancers.



To see the piece in its full context alongside other dance groups, catch it at:

IDD 2026 Contemporary Gala
🗓 April 26 (Sunday)
⏰ 6:00 PM
📍 Samsung Performing Arts Theater
🎟️ https://premier.ticketworld.com.ph/shows/Show.aspx?sh=IDDFCG26

See you there! ✨

24/03/2026
See you all later at 5PM!Maki-sayaw kasama ang mga dance groups ng UP Diliman!
27/02/2026

See you all later at 5PM!
Maki-sayaw kasama ang mga dance groups ng UP Diliman!

✨ENCORE AND INQUIRY✨

Celebrate a week of movement, learning, and collaboration! ✨
Join UP Dance Ensemble for the culminating showcase of our week-long workshop series with UP Dance Company, UP Streetdance Club, UP Dancesport Society, and UP Filipiniana Dance Group!

Catch you there! 🕺💃

✨ENCORE AND INQUIRY✨Celebrate a week of movement, learning, and collaboration! ✨Join UP Dance Ensemble for the culminati...
25/02/2026

✨ENCORE AND INQUIRY✨

Celebrate a week of movement, learning, and collaboration! ✨
Join UP Dance Ensemble for the culminating showcase of our week-long workshop series with UP Dance Company, UP Streetdance Club, UP Dancesport Society, and UP Filipiniana Dance Group!

Catch you there! 🕺💃

10/02/2026

Ngayong Arts Month, pinapaalala ng Blind Together na ang sining ay hindi lamang nakikita kundi ito’y nararamdaman. 🎨💛✨

Makisali sa kwentuhang utak at puso tungkol sa isang inclusive dance workshop at public performance na hatid ng UP Diliman Arts and Culture Festival 2026 ngayong Pebrero.

05/02/2026
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19/01/2026

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Isang Unibersidad para sa Inklusibo at Mapagkalingang Lipunan

Sa UP Diliman Arts and Culture Festival 2026,binibigyang-halaga ang mga gawain sa loob at labas ng campus na nagpapahalaga at nagdiriwang sa iba’t ibang anyo ng kaalaman, karanasan, at pagpapahayag na humuhubog sa ating komunidad.

Sa pamamagitan ng mga malikhaing proyekto, pagtatanghal, at programa, ang sining ay magiging daluyan ng pakikilahok, pagkilala, at sama-samang pagkilos.

Magkita-kita tayo sa iba’t ibang aktibidad ngayong Pebrero upang makibahagi sa pagbuo ng isang inklusibong Unibersidad.

Makilahok. Makibahagi. Kumilos.

Kasama ka.

Bisitahin lamang ang bit.ly/UPDACF2026 o i-scan ang QR code para sa iba pang detalye.





Poster by Cyp Damot

MAMAYA NA!!! We accept Walk-Ins🤩 Tara na mga Isko at Iska🙌
19/01/2026

MAMAYA NA!!!
We accept Walk-Ins🤩
Tara na mga Isko at Iska🙌

✨ UPDC Open Call for Dancers ✨

UP Dance Company is opening its doors to dancers who love to move, explore, and grow together. No matter your dance background, lahat welcome! 💃🕺

Auditions will be held as class-type sessions.
🗓️January 19–23, 2026
🕟 4:30-6:30PM
📍 UP College of Music Dance Studio

🌿 Open to currently enrolled UP Diliman students
🔗 register via https://forms.gle/f1fbL2NJDTft81aT9 or scan the qr code 🤩

19/01/2026

CALL FOR PERFORMERS!

The UP Diliman Office for Initiatives in Culture and the Arts (UPD-OICA), together with the UP Dance Company and the Quezon City Person with Disability Affairs Office (QC PDAO), invites volunteer performers to take part in BLIND TOGETHER, a site-responsive performance project exploring access, perception, and embodied ways of knowing.

The project is conceived and led by Thai blind performing artist Toffee Tabklong, facilitated by Thai artist and activist Nitipat Ong Phochai, and centers non-visual approaches to movement, sound, and performance.

We Are Looking For:
20 movement-based performers
10 musicians (open to all instruments and sound-based practices)

Sign-up here: bit.ly/BTPerformers
DEADLINE OF REGISTRATION: 29 JANUARY 2026

This is a volunteer-based artistic collaboration open to UP students, faculty, alumni, independent artists, and community members interested in inclusive, socially engaged, and experimental performance.

Schedule
Volunteer-artists must be present at all rehearsals and the performance proper.

Orientation: February 2, 2:00 PM
Rehearsals: February 2, 4, 6, 9, and 11, 4:30 PM
Technical Rehearsal: February 12, 3:00 PM
Public Showcase: February 13, 4:00 PM

Join us in creating a shared space of listening, movement, and access.




Address

UP Diliman
Quezon City
1101

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