UDA

UDA teaches children and young people to be Unique, Dream big & stay Ambitious through therapeutic fi

Empowering young people to reach their full potential through dance, gymnastics, fencing and cheerleading. Afterschool Clubs and weekend classes available in South London.

01/10/2025

✨ Black History Month 2025 ✨
Standing Firm in Power and Pride

This October, UDA is delivering workshops in schools that bring together:
⚡ Movement – dance, fencing, gymnastics
🧠 Mindset – confidence & identity
🤝 Mentorship – resilience & pride

These sessions celebrate Black British pioneers and give young people space to feel seen, proud, and empowered.

Want your school to take part?
💬 Comment “INFO” below.

Let’s celebrate history, identity, and pride together.

08/07/2025

What if this summer wasn’t just a break…
…but a breakthrough?

Project MOTIV8 is back — and this time, it’s bolder than ever.
For girls aged 11–13, it’s a space to move, reflect, and rise through dance, journaling, and sisterhood.
For girls 14+, it’s a leadership opportunity — training as peer mentors to support and inspire the younger ones.

🎯 Southwark & Lambeth
🗓️ Peer mentor training starts July 28
🗓️ Participant sessions run Aug 4–8
💷 £10 fee for participants (to secure place)
📩 DM “SUMMER” for details

25/06/2025

For over 10 years, we’ve been proud to walk alongside the staff and students of St George’s Primary School — creating spaces where children can move, express, reflect, and grow.

In this short video, you’ll hear from one of their team members about what this partnership has meant to them — and to their pupils.

📣 To the schools thinking about new ways to engage, uplift, and connect with their students — this is what it can look like.

13/06/2025

Are you truly raising aspirations or just encouraging achievement?

In today’s classrooms, many educators find themselves managing behaviour more than they’re supporting learning; and it’s not by choice.

Children can’t thrive if they don’t feel safe, seen, or supported.

That’s why we built a 4-step reflection model. To help schools re-evaluate what’s missing.

If you didn’t say “yes” to all 4 questions… you’re not alone. But you don’t have to stay there.

📩 DM the word “GROW” for a free webinar invite, and explore how UDA’s approach is helping young people rise.

04/06/2025

We wouldn’t stay in a job that breaks us. We wouldn’t accept being shamed for needing support. We wouldn’t be told to “get over it” and smile. So why do we place these silent expectations on children?

Behind every outburst, silence, or shutdown… there’s a story. At UDA, we believe in looking past behaviour to see the burden. If you agree and believe it’s time to lighten the emotional load for our next generation, comment “LIGHTEN” 💬

15/05/2025

For International Day of Families: Healing starts with connection. 🫱🏼‍🫲🏾✨

Take a look back at some of our amazing family days filled with movement, laughter, and moments that matter. These events are all about building stronger bonds and healthier minds—together.

Want to join the next one? It’s free! Get in touch to sign up.

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25/04/2025

At UDA, we believe community is the first step in wellbeing. After our Open Day, we saw kids connect, parents relax, and teams uplift. That’s the power of purpose. 💬 Hear from a parent who attended: ‘I felt safe. My kids felt seen.’

23/04/2025

School’s back! Here’s how to carry that Easter energy forward 🌟 A quick reset for young minds returning to routine.

Let us know how you’ve been easing back into the school routine in the comments 👇

22/04/2025

A massive THANK YOU to everyone who joined us yesterday! 💛✨

Your energy lit up the space and reminded us exactly why community, connection, and movement matter.

Here’s a little peek at the love, laughs, and powerful moments from our free Women & Girls Wellbeing Open Day 💃🌸

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15/04/2025

3 Days to Go! 🐣✨ Our UDA Family Wellbeing Open Day is almost here — bring the whole crew for movement, mindfulness, and of course, our Easter Egg Hunt! Free & open to all.

Saturday 19th April, 10.30am - 1pm
LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE - Click the link below or send us a message to reserve your space 🪩

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdPxGErPOvHyv7U5F-ubKjmXsTDBGaL4H3wzCU_VXZyzPRsjA/viewform?usp=header

14/04/2025

Exciting things are coming for Easter 2025! Here’s a sneak peek at our Well-being Accelerator. Tag someone below who you think should come.

We’re putting on a FREE Open Day for young girls and their female family members.
💃🏼Dance Fitness
💡Empowerment Activities
🐣Easter Egg Hunt

Saturday 19th April, 10.30am - 1pm

LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE - Click the link below or send us a message to reserved your space✨🪩

docs.google.com/forms/d/1N8Wn6Z-n2-ckQFldUrlo-LcPEcyCKsUd4bHObVnr8lQ/edit?usp=drivesdk

09/04/2025

“When we started she would keep to herself. Since working and getting into a routine….she will even come over herself and guide me to the work station.” 💬 – Coach Kyle

In this short spotlight, Coach Kyle shares how movement builds more than physical ability. It sharpens focus. Builds confidence. Strengthens the mind. 🧠💪

Want to bring UDA’s PE program to your school?
📩 Message us to find out how.

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http://uda.org.uk/

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Our Story

Katrina Thomas, founder and hands on director of UDA has been dancing since age 7. Her passion led her to become the first university qualified person within her family and have a successful career choreographing dance in the entertainment industry. When Katrina became a mother to a son with ADHD she knew she had to change her career to accommodate her number one priority while continuing her passion for dance.

UDA was born when Katrina realised her son was struggling with anxiety and depression at school due to his ADHD and forming a bad relationship between these feelings and his school work. She used ball games, dancing and calisthenics paired with homework to reprogramme the way her son learns and reset his relationship with education.

While working with her son at home, Katrina was coaching dance and sports both in schools and in after school classes. Over the years she slowly introduced the methods she was using at home with other children and has seen overall amazing results in the mental well being of the children she comes into contact with. Physical well being is strongly linked with confidence and resilience and it’s been proven that a healthy body and a healthy mind go hand in hand.

UDA has slowly moulded into a company which improves mental health through physical fitness, trying to counter the increasing rate of anxiety and depression in children. All of our services; after school clubs, holiday clubs and dance classes are centred around giving your children a place where their individual personalities can thrive with the best support while having a great time!

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