Student Arts Organizations

Afrochique is a multicultural performing dance team which performs routines from various African and french countries.

Avirah is the University of Maryland's Israeli Dance Company that performs on campus, in the surrounding area and in Israeli dance festivals across the east coast. Repertoire includes traditional Israeli folkdance and original choreographies in a variety of styles.  

Ballet Company M is the University of Maryland’s premiere ballet organization that provides an environment where students can improve their ballet technique, develop artistry and enhance their performance abilities. 

Ballroom at Maryland supports ballroom dancing as a competitive and social activity. They accept dancers of all levels from no dance experience to seasoned veterans. A large focus of their club is dedicated to improving technical skills in order to do better in competitions.

B-Terps is UMD's premier breaking (breakdance) club at UMD and has passed on knowledge for breaking and hosted events for the greater DMV area for over two decades. 

Dynamic Dance is a hip-hop team dedicated to supporting artistic excellence. The team was established for the purpose of assembling college students to promote an activity involving teamwork, stamina and dedication. Dynamic Dance is a group of individuals full of personality who are ready to share their talent with the campus community.

EntouRAAS is dedicated to celebrating and expressing the Indian culture through dance. They perform garba/raas competitively across the country to spread awareness of their unique heritage as well as represent the University of Maryland as one of the top most talented schools for this style of dance.

Forward Motion Dance Company is a student run organization committed to the art of self expression through movement. FMDC provides a place for dancers of all genres to grow, learn and create while strengthening each members’ love of dance and diversity.

GGWB is a dance organization, where we learn and perform dance covers from various Asian pop music genres, such as Kpop, Cpop, and Jpop, along with some original choreographies by members and Asian artists. 

Phunktions Hip Hop Dance Company is a contemporary hip hop dance company at the University of Maryland. Phunktions Dance Company's mission is to entertain audiences through movement and while using the innovative ideas and creative artistry of their members. All members strive to grow as both dancers and intellectuals. The group takes pride in their art form and constantly work to develop the team to its fullest potential.

Swing Dance Club at UMD aims to teach the UMD community about Lindy Hop and West Coast Swing. The group offers beginner friendly classes during the week to teach these styles of dance. The Swing Dance Club at UMD hopes to engage members in a stress free environment, that promotes trying new things and having fun!

Korean Pop Dance Club (otherwise known as Ganji) was established for the expressed purpose of exploring Korean Culture and learning K-Pop choreography in a relaxed, non-judgmental environment. They hold workshops that are open to anyone in the UMCP community and no prior dance experience is required! Korean Pop Dance Club also performs at various events across campus like KSA's K-expo, JASA's Momiji Cafe, and more!

Maryland Bhangra is the University of Maryland's premiere co-ed bhangra team! Established in 2010, Maryland Bhangra strives to bring an entertaining performance while maintaining the traditional and folk roots from Punjab. Go Terps!

Maryland Dhoom is a South Asian fusion competing dance team. We include dance styles ranging from Bollywood, Bhangra, and Indian Classical to Hip Hop, Jazz, Modern, and much more. 

Maryland Irish Dance is the Irish dance club at the University of Maryland. They perform at campus and community events, compete in regional and intercollegiate competitions, and hold workshops for new dancers.

Maryland Manzar is a co-ed collegiate South Asian Fusion Dance Team at the University of Maryland, College Park. They welcome anyone interested in joining the team by offering a competitive team that will focus on preparing to perform at competitions and an intermediate-friendly team that aims to introduce new dance styles and work on improving dance skills while performing at events on campus.

Terp Lions is established for providing cultural enrichment to the University of Maryland by practicing, performing and teaching the art of lion dancing. Furthermore, Terp Lions aims to promote competitive collegiate lion dance through the attendance and hosting of lion dance competitions, and performing for any University of Maryland affiliated groups and events as well as non-University of Maryland affiliated organizations interested in our performances.

Tianyi Dance Team at the University of Maryland is a group of students who express their passion for Chinese culture through traditional Chinese dance. Tianyi Dance Team strives to breakdown cross-cultural barriers through the graceful, yet powerful language of dance. The team hopes to widen the perspectives of the University of Maryland community, so that all can learn to understand and embrace different cultures.

The Hellenic Dance Troupe at UMD practices traditional, historic Greek dance from all regions of Greece for both fellowship and performance throughout the year!

32 Bars is a musical performance troupe dedicated to the performance of musicals, both as entire works and as singular pieces in cabarets. Our goal is to put on full musical productions for UMD students to participate in and attend.  

Anokha is the University of Maryland's Premier All-Gender South-Asian A Cappella Team. They blend together Eastern and Western elements to create a unique sound using just their voices.

Ethnobeat is University of Maryland's premier world music a cappella group. It is composed of students who perform songs from all over the world in their original languages. We share music from an assortment of cultures to promote diversity among people of different backgrounds. We hope our performances will help give a broader perspective into language and culture, as well as provide nuance to conversations about diversity.

The Generics and Treble Makers A Cappella Singers (GTAS) is dedicated to the celebration and performance of all forms of a cappella music, and to the establishment and enrichment of an a cappella tradition at the University of Maryland. 2. The GTAS understands and is committed to fulfilling its responsibilities of abiding by University of Maryland, College Park policies.

PandemoniUM is the University of Maryland's most eclectic, co-ed a cappella group. Their repertoire includes indie, pop, and anything else they like, all arranged to be performed solely by voices. They participate in both on and off-campus gigs as well as international competition! PandemoniUM are 2x semifinalists in the International Competition for Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA)!

DaCadence A Cappella is a dynamic and internationally competing vocal ensemble that prides itself on nurturing the musical talents of its members while providing entertainment to audiences both in the University of Maryland community and surrounding areas.

Faux Paz is a non-discriminatory ensemble dedicated to the pursuit of A Cappella music as a form of expression that represents the campus and community in a beneficial light.

Gamer Symphony Orchestra is the first collegiate ensemble devoted exclusively to performing orchestral arrangements of video game music. We are dedicated to promoting the art of video game music within our community! We currently boast a roster of over 100 talented and passionate musicians and singers. We perform large and small ensemble concerts every semester, full of songs from games like Super Smash Bros., Final Fantasy, Legend of Zelda, Genshin Impact, and more - most of them arranged by our very own members!

Guitar Players United provides all guitar players and jam artists a place to enhance their talents and abilities in a fun environment.

Jammin' at Maryland is a chill place to create music with fellow UMD musicians. They don’t use sheet music! They usually do covers of songs but sometimes do their own thing and create something new. You don’t need to be a musical expert to enjoy the jam sessions. All you need to do is bring yourself, your instrument/voice and be ready to have some fun!

Founded in 1997 as the University of Maryland’s premier Jewish a cappella group, Kol Sasson has been serving the national Jewish community with song for over twenty years. Comprised of students from all backgrounds, studies, and cities around the country, the members of Kol Sasson come together to perform repertoire ranging from English and Israeli pop to traditional Jewish melodies, and more.

The Flute Society is dedicated to the promotion of flute performance and pedagogy within the campus community. They are a group of flutists who work hard to bring exceptional musicians and performances to the University of Maryland. They plan to annually host Maryland Flute Day, where we host a distinguished guest artists, vendors, companies, masterclasses and many more exciting activities. 

The Terrapin Record Label is an on campus club that helps promote local artists and musicians from the University of Maryland and the surrounding areas. TRL gives students the opportunity to have hands on experience working in the music business within the microcosm of College Park.

Vintage Voices at UMD seeks to improve the quality of life for homebound senior citizens by regularly performing sing-along shows of nostalgic music at senior living communities and through our pen pal program which works to strengthen the relationship between seniors and today's youth. Their purpose is to brighten their lives, touch their hearts and bridge the generational gap through this rejuvenating music. 

Maryland Night Live brings the University of Maryland’s best comedians and musicians together in a Saturday Night Live styled format. 

Punchbowl Comedy provides aspiring stand up comedians multiple opportunities to perform in front of an audience and to help improve their comedic writing abilities. We want to create a more accessible “comedy scene” on campus.

Maryland Ghostlight Company provides a place for all UMD students to produce, perform, and design published contemporary plays in a student-run environment.

The Art History Association brings the UMD student community in closer contact with the art world through group trips to museums and galleries. AHA also encourages understanding and appreciation of the visual arts through roundtable discussions, and lectures. 

House of Culture is a safe space for the UMD community to share their original art, which is inclusive to different art mediums unlike traditional art exhibits that are exclusive to just paintings & sculptures. These art mediums include (but are not limited to): digital art, paintings, poetry, graphic design, architectural drawings, fashion design, inventions, and original music.

Maryland Filmmakers supports a community of student filmmakers and provides resources open to anyone interested in making, producing, directing, acting in, or editing student films at the University of Maryland, College Park. Maryland Filmmakers provides a taste of professional filmmaking to all students by allowing them to work with other students on short films as a group. We bring together students from all across the campus, with all kinds of interests and areas of expertise, and allow them to work in the field of their interest and hone their skills in video production. As a club we teach the basics in video production, provide the equipment, assist during the film making process, and coordinate a venue (the Hoff Theater) in which to show their work to the general public.

Veritas offers a space for cinema, theatre, and music students (as well as all others interested!) to collaborate together and create different award-winning short films to be submitted into various local/major film festivals. Veritas seeks to provide students with a more accessible opportunity to join film projects and expand on the campus film culture.