Dance Battle

Sign ups are OPEN to find the best street dancer on campus! Is it YOU?

Join Union House Theatre and Cypher Culture's epic Dance Battle, where 50 of UniMelb’s finest street dancers (that’s YOU) as they battle to be the top street dancer on campus! The best part? The audience (also YOU) judges who wins. Cast your vote! Plus, we’ll have a FREE sizzling barbecue.

When: Wed 29 April, 12pm-4pm
Where: Amphitheatre, University of Melbourne, Parkville
Who: Currently signs ups are open to only UniMelb students. We'll be opening sign ups to all university students very soon!

Sign up to participate in Dance Battle 2026 below! Sign ups close midnight, Sun 26 April.

Want to prepare for Dance Battle, or start dancing if you're a begginner?

We're hosting three FREE workshops ahead of Dance Battle, sign up at the links below.

House Workshop - Wed 15 April, 3.30-5pm
Litefeet Workshop - Thu 16 April, 2.30-5pm
Hip Hop Workshop - Wed 22 April, 3.30-5pm

How does Dance Battle work?

Preliminaries: each dancer will do a 30 second freestyle solo showcase
Judges will pick 32 qualifying dancers
The 32 qualifying dancers will be randomly paired to form Top 16 duos
Tournament style brackets from Top 16 onwards
Top 16 and onwards will be majority vote (crowd + 2 judges)
Top 16: 1 round, 40 secs each
Top 8: 1 round, 40 secs each
Top 4: 1 round, 1 min each
Finals: 2 rounds, 1 min each
Winners take home an attractive prize