Bollywood Dance Society (DU Bolly Soc) exists for the celebration and promotion of India’s most well known dance style along with a taste of other styles with fun lessons taught by experienced dancers, guest masterclass workshops and dancing socially together just to have a good time. It’s the perfect opportunity for seasoned dancers, beginners and those with an interest to explore these dance styles. It will also give members the added benefit of socializing and meeting new people.
We hold classes as Bollywood Dance Society and in collaboration with InStep Dance Society as InStep-Bollywood Classes
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TYPE OF CLASS
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MEMBERS
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NON-MEMBERS
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BollySoc Classes
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Free |
£1.50 per class
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InStep-Bollywood Class
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BollySoc Members - 1 Free Class |
£2.0 per class paid to InStep
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Special Classes
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Discounted Varied Prices |
Full Varied Prices |
We hold classes independently with two types of membership:
(1) Annual membership where members join any classes for free
(2) Pay as you go for £1.50 per class
We also hold classes in collaboration with InStep Dance Society with different membership types:
(1) InStep members join the InStep class for free
(2) BollyDance Soc members can attend 1 free InStep clas
(3) Pay as you go for £2.00 per Instep-Bollywood class.
2023-2024:
| EVENT | DATE | TIME | LOCATION | COLLABORATION |
| Taster Session | 4th October 2023 | 15:00 - 16:00 | SU Learning Lounge | Society Workshop |
| Sharad Navratri Workshop | 18th October 2023 | 15:30 - 16:30 | Durham Sixth Form Centre | Durham Sixth Form Centre |
| Garba Night | 23rd October 2023 | 18:00 - 21:00 | Howlands Event Hall | Desi Society, Hindu Society, Butler International Committee |
2022-2023:
| EVENT | DATE | TIME | LOCATION | COLLABORATION |
| Garba Night | 8th October 2022 | 7 - 10 PM | SU Fonteyn Ballroom | Desi Society |
| Desi Night | 9th October 2022 | 9 PM | Revolution Bar | Indian Society |
| Diwali Night | 3rd November 2022 | 6 PM | JB's Bar | Josephine Butler College |
| Girls Night | 2nd December 2022 | 7PM | SU Learning Lounge | Pakistani Society, Bangladeshi Society, Arab Society |
| Movie Night (Social) | 8th December 2022 | 7 - 10:30 PM | Unite Student | Internal End of Term Social |
| Multicultural Fest Formal | 9th February 2023 | 7 - 12 AM | University College | University College |
| One World Formal | 27th February 2023 | 9 PM | JB's Bar | Josephine Butler College |
| Internationals Week | 28th February 2023 | 6 PM | JB's Bar | Josephine Butler College |
| Global Week Workshop | 5th March 2023 | 4 PM | SU Vane Tempest | International Student Association |
| Festival of Colours | 9th March 2023 | 7 PM | St. Aidans College | St. Aidans College |
| InStep Showcase | 10th and 12th March 2023 | 6PM | Fonteyn Ballroom | InStep Dance Society |
| International Formal | 10th March 2023 | 8 PM | Hatfield College | Hatfield College |
| Holi Day | 11th March 2023 | 12 - 5 PM | Oriental Museum | Oriental Museum |
| South Asian Charity Fashion Show | 28th April 2023 | 7:30 - 10:30 PM | Masonic Hall | Desi Society |
| Games Night (Social) | 19th May 2023 | 5 - 8 PM | Student Castle | Internal End of Year Social |
| DU POCA Ball | 4th June 2023 | 8 PM | Beamish Hall | People of Colour Association |
| InStep Danceathon | 6th June 2023 | 4 - 5 PM | Fonteyn Ballroom | InStep Dance Society |
Instagram : @du.bollysoc
Lounge : https://lounge.live/lounges/x9rzzz7a?ic=wbjpb
Email : du.bollysoc@durham.ac.uk
TikTok : @du_bollydancesoc
Linktree : https://linktr.ee/dubollysoc