BULABDS - Bristol University Latin American and Ballroom Dancing Society @ Bristol SU

About Us

Welcome to new, returning and alumni dancers! Here you can find all the BULABDS information you're looking for!

BULABDS is one of the largest societies at Bristol University, with dance classes taught by professional coaches designed to suit all abilities — whether you want to compete or not. At BULABDS, everyone is welcome, and our main goal is simply to have fun and enjoy dancing together!

The dancing that we offer is separated into two categories: Latin and Ballroom:

Latin

Latin dance comprises chic, sexy, and cheeky dances such as the:

Ballroom

Ballroom comprises dances associated with more grace and elegance such as the:

Class timetable

We run a social class for those wanting to dance socially in a fun, friendly and relaxed atmosphere; as well as team classes run by professional coach Snezhana Draper (see her impressive credentials here) for those deciding to be part of our competition team, or just want to have a greater focus on technique and presentation.

If you'd like to try out BULABDS in second term, we recommend joining our social class as our team classes have been progressing since September. If you would like to join a team class, please contact one of our team captains to discuss this first.

The team classes are split into the following levels:

Beginners (No prior ballroom and latin experience)
Novice
Intermediate and Advanced

Social class

Fridays in Carpenter room at 8pm

Ballroom classes

Thursdays in the Richmond building

Beginner: 17:15 - 18:45 in Carpenter

Thursdays at Cotham School:

Novice: 19:00 - 20:30

Intermediate/Advanced: 20:30 - 22:00

Latin Classes

Sundays in the Richmond building

Beginner: 14:30 - 16:00 in AR5

Sundays at the indoor sports centre:

Novice: 16:30 - 18:00 in studio 3

Intermediate/advanced: 19:30 - 21:00 in studio 1

Membership Details

Classes are open to Bristol University students, UWE students and ex-students.
UWE and ex-students are required to affiliate with the University of Bristol Students Union.*

£10 - Two Week Trial Membership

This trial membership gives you access to all classes for the first two weeks of joining BULABDS meaning you can try out any and as many of our classes as you want. If you have bought trial membership the £10 will be taken off your team membership payment.

£40 - Social Membership (£30 with trial)

Society membership includes access to all social classes for no additional cost as well as all the other perks of being a part of BULABDS

£130 - Society Membership + Full year of Team Classes (£120 with trial)

This membership gives you access to all social classes and team classes for the whole year (levelled at either Beginner, Novice or Intermediate/Advanced). You do not need to purchase society membership separately. You get a £20 discount for buying the full year team class instead of purchasing each teaching block seperately!

£75 - Society Membership + Teaching Block 1 Team Classes (£65 with trial)

This membership gives you access to all social classes and team classes in teaching block 1 (levelled at either Beginner, Novice or Intermediate/Advanced). You do not need to purchase society membership separately.

If you have difficulties in paying the membership, you may be eligible to apply for the SU hardship fund.

*Please note: Non-students will, unfortunately, have to pay an annual £25 affiliation fee to the Students Union. (link here)

**Additional costs for competitions, transport and optional private lessons are not included in these prices.