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The VRDancing world is designed as an advanced dance studio featuring a plethora of functionalities tailored for both casual and serious dancers. Dancers can be found all day long in public instances. This world hosts a variety of events including charity drives and regular dance sessions.
'''VRDancing''' is a PC-only dance studio [[Special:MyLanguage/:Category:Worlds|world]] where players follow choreography videos from a searchable in-world database of over 13,000 entries.<ref name="listing">[https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_42377cf1-c54f-45ed-8996-5875b0573a83 VRDancing] on ''vrchat.com''.</ref>


VRDancing is not just a product of one person but a collective effort involving multiple contributors focused on design, infrastructure and maintaining the database. Including:
== Layout ==
* Chatmans: 3D Design and Modeling.
 
* Silentt: Manages CDN and Infrastructure.
Players spawn in a changing room. A rules-agreement panel sits at the exit. The room has avatar lockers, a mirror with announcements, a story desk, and a Patreon bench. Lockers include Echo by TinkerLucy (v5.0.0). Kytö by Sohvi is the first official VRDancing furry avatar (v5.6.0). The story desk shows write-ups from community members.
 
The dance floor can be small or large. The main video player is on the floor. A database and queue appear when approached. Bleachers face the floor. A door leads to a garden. The Marshall Shrine and an upstairs TV are in the world. Donation-progress displays sit in the changing room and on the dance floor.<ref name="world">[https://www.vrdancing.club/world Worlds] on ''vrdancing.club''.</ref>


== Features ==
== Features ==
* User-Friendly Database: Offers a sortable, searchable, and filterable database of dance choreographies.
 
* Dynamic Dancefloor: Adjusts in size based on participant numbers with an adaptable video player.
The database is searchable and filterable. Players can create up to five persistent custom tags. Video previews were added in v5.9.0 on {{Date|2025-12-04}}.
* Optimized Video Queue System: Customizable access, with features like voteskip and duplicate prevention.
 
* Event Hosting Tools: Includes intercom communication and crowd control functions.
A queue holds upcoming videos. It has vote skip, playlist export, and playlist import.
* Advanced Camera Systems: Allows for programmable camera angles and remote control for optimal streaming.
 
* Low-Latency Video Player: Ideal for sync with dance partners, even over varying network conditions.
Settings, camera setups, and video history persist with [[Special:MyLanguage/Persistence|Persistence]]. Instance history keeps the last 100 videos. Persistent history keeps the last 500. The default video player is AVPro. Players can switch to UnityVideoPlayer. The servers are VRD-CDN and VRD-CDN-LQ (v5.3.0, {{Date|2025-08-14}}). Switch Server is on the database and in the options menu. ALT+P fullscreens the video on desktop.
* Progression System: Engages members with a Discord-based XP system, encouraging participation through various activities.
 
Camera modes are Follow, Static, Animated, and Handheld. Staff can hand out microphones as of v5.4.0.<ref name="world" />


== Community ==
== Community ==
VRDancing is a beginner-friendly community of dancers that host weekly dance, fitness and hangout events in EU, NA, Asia and Pacific timezones. No Full Body Tracking is required, making it accessible to a wide range of participants, from complete beginners to experienced dancers.
 
VRDancing hosts weekly dance, fitness, and hangout events in EU, NA, and Asia-Pacific. Full-body tracking is not required. Weekend sessions run on Saturdays. A community instructor curates the playlist. Open sessions run on Wednesdays. Anyone in the instance can queue a choreography. Weekend times are {{Time|21:00}} CET and {{Time|19:00}} CST. Open session times are {{Time|20:00}} CET, {{Time|19:00}} CST, and {{Time|19:00}} JST.<ref name="home">[https://www.vrdancing.club/ VRDancing] on ''vrdancing.club''.</ref> Events are not Meta Quest compatible.<ref name="join">[https://www.vrdancing.club/join How to join] on ''vrdancing.club''.</ref> The [[Special:MyLanguage/Groups|VRChat group]] is [https://vrchat.com/home/group/grp_d960be54-cfc2-44cb-863d-6d624d8975c1 VRDancing] (VRD.9523).
 
Experience points (XP) are tracked on Discord. XP is awarded only after the Discord command <code>/setmyname</code> links a VRChat display name. Leaving Discord removes the rank. The rank returns after enough XP for the next rank. Ranks are Discord roles.<ref name="discord">[https://discord.gg/VRDancing VRDancing Discord]. Levels {{Date|2022-09-16}}; Marshallthon {{Date|2021-08-02}} and {{Date|2022-07-26}}.</ref> The command <code>/setdisplayrank</code> sets the displayed role to any rank already earned. It does not change XP or the actual rank. A level-up assigns the new rank.<ref name="displayrank">[https://www.vrdancing.club/announcements/discord-bot-change-your-name-color-update Discord bot: change your name color] on ''vrdancing.club''.</ref>
 
Weekend and open sessions award XP from a button at the end of the event. XP from those sessions is credited at the end of the week. The cap is 10 XP per week. Weekend session instructors earn an extra 20 XP. A dance video submitted on Discord awards 20 XP once per calendar month. The video must be at least one minute. The same choreography cannot be submitted twice. Officer (150 XP) unlocks Discord submissions to the story desk.<ref name="discord" />
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Rank
! XP
|-
| Newcomer
| 0
|-
| Cadet
| 10
|-
| Rookie
| 40
|-
| Major
| 80
|-
| Officer
| 150
|-
| General
| 250
|-
| Captain
| 350
|-
| Commander
| 500
|-
| Admiral
| 650
|-
| Commodore
| 800
|-
| Legend
| 1,000
|-
| Fitness Marshall
| 10,000
|}
 
v5.1.0 made the XP button visible in the mirror. It also lowered the volume of the button's Fitness Marshall quotes.<ref name="world" /> Dance Week awards 2 XP per evening, Monday to Friday.<ref name="dw16">[https://www.vrdancing.club/announcements/our-favorite-every-couple-of-months-event-is-back-dance-week-16 Dance Week #16] on ''vrdancing.club'' ({{Date|2026-07-21}}).</ref> Marshallthon participation awards 30 XP.<ref name="m2026">[https://www.vrdancing.club/announcements/marshallthon-2026 Marshallthon 2026] on ''vrdancing.club''.</ref> In 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025, a button appeared at the end of each timeslot.<ref name="m2025">[https://www.vrdancing.club/announcements/marshallthon-2025 Marshallthon 2025] on ''vrdancing.club''.</ref> A 2023 Christmas choreography recording awarded 20 XP for the final video with practice.<ref name="xmasxp">[https://www.vrdancing.club/announcements/christmas-choreography Christmas choreography] on ''vrdancing.club''.</ref>
 
Mixieǃ published [https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_7593bd1f-6a7f-4cc2-bb74-ff2b47afef90 VRDancing - FX Studio] on {{Date|2023-02-03}}. It has particles, spotlights, and trails.<ref name="fxstudio">[https://www.vrdancing.club/announcements/new-world-fx-studio New World: FX Studio] on ''vrdancing.club''.</ref>
 
VRDancing won Virtual Experience at the 2024 [[Special:MyLanguage/Community:VR Community Awards|VR Community Awards]]. Marshallthon 2024 was a philanthropy finalist. VRDancing was a Virtual Experience finalist in the 2025 awards.<ref name="vrca-past">[https://vrcommunityawards.com/past-winners Past winners] on ''vrcommunityawards.com''.</ref>
 
== Marshallthon ==
 
Marshallthon is an annual marathon of every choreography video by The Fitness Marshall. It raises money for [[wikipedia:The Trevor Project|The Trevor Project]] and is streamed on Twitch. Donations can trigger in-world dancefloor effects.<ref name="charity">[https://www.vrdancing.club/charity Charity] on ''vrdancing.club''.</ref>
 
The 2021 event started {{Date|2021-08-21}} {{Time|13:00}} UTC+2 and ran 24 hours. It used invite-plus instances. The 2022 event ran {{Date|2022-09-03}} {{Time|11:00}} to {{Date|2022-09-04}} {{Time|15:00}} UTC+2. It used invite-only instances.<ref name="discord" />
 
The 2026 event was {{Date|2026-09-05}} {{Time|11:00}} to {{Date|2026-09-06}} {{Time|21:00}} on the American Labor Day weekend. Videos played A to Z across 17 two-hour slots. The VRChat group was required to join.<ref name="m2026" />
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Dates
! Amount
|-
| 2021
| {{Date|2021-08-21}} to {{Date|2021-08-22}}
| $4,625.00<ref name="charity" />
|-
| 2022
| {{Date|2022-09-03}} to {{Date|2022-09-04}}
| $13,500.00
|-
| 2023
| {{Date|2023-09-02}} to {{Date|2023-09-03}}<ref name="m2023">[https://www.vrdancing.club/announcements/marshallthon-2023-date Marshallthon 2023] on ''vrdancing.club''.</ref>
| $10,838.13
|-
| 2024
| {{Date|2024-08-31}} to {{Date|2024-09-01}}<ref name="m2024">[https://www.vrdancing.club/announcements/marshallthon-2024 Marshallthon 2024] on ''vrdancing.club''.</ref>
| $14,100.69
|-
| 2025
| {{Date|2025-08-30}} to {{Date|2025-08-31}}<ref name="m2025" />
| $22,225.38
|-
| 2026
| {{Date|2026-09-05}} to {{Date|2026-09-06}}
| $37,039.47
|}
 
Lifetime fundraising is $102,328.67.<ref name="charity" />
 
== History ==
 
The world was created on {{Date|2021-02-09}}.<ref name="listing" /> v5.0.0 shipped on {{Date|2025-02-07}}.<ref name="home" /> v5.4.0 disabled the upstairs intercom on {{Date|2025-08-22}}. The latest published changelog is v5.9.0 on {{Date|2025-12-04}}.<ref name="world" />
 
Chatmans retired as admin on {{Date|2026-01-04}}.<ref name="chatmans">[https://www.vrdancing.club/announcements/chatmans-is-retiring-from-admin-of-vrdancing Chatmans is retiring from admin of VRDancing] on ''vrdancing.club''.</ref> CalliePepper became an admin on {{Date|2026-01-08}}.<ref name="callie">[https://www.vrdancing.club/announcements/new-admin-calliepepper New admin CalliePepper] on ''vrdancing.club''.</ref> VRDancing marked five years in January 2026.<ref name="five">[https://www.vrdancing.club/announcements/5-years-of-vrdancing 5 years of VRDancing] on ''vrdancing.club''.</ref>
 
== Credits ==
 
Mixieǃ: programming, UI, and maintenance. Silentt: CDN, Discord bot, and infrastructure. Chatmans: original admin. CalliePepper: admin. TinkerLucy, Sohvi, and BluSnow: public avatars.<ref name="team">[https://www.vrdancing.club/team Team] on ''vrdancing.club''.</ref>
 
== See also ==
 
* [[Special:MyLanguage/Community:Music culture in VRChat|Music culture in VRChat]]
* [[Special:MyLanguage/Community:VR Community Awards|VR Community Awards]]


== Resources ==
== Resources ==
* [https://vrchat.com/home/group/grp_d960be54-cfc2-44cb-863d-6d624d8975c1 VRChat Group] - VRD.9523
 
* [https://database.vrdancing.club/ Dance Choreography Database]
* [https://www.vrdancing.club/ VRDancing] (website)
[[Category:Worlds]]
* [https://www.vrdancing.club/charity Charity]
* [https://database.vrdancing.club/ Choreography database]
* [https://vrchat.com/home/group/grp_d960be54-cfc2-44cb-863d-6d624d8975c1 VRDancing] (VRChat group, VRD.9523)
* [https://discord.gg/VRDancing Discord]
* [https://www.twitch.tv/vrdancing Twitch]
* [https://www.patreon.com/mixie Mixie] on Patreon
* [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/j_8SKXxesJk Dance with friends in VRChat!] (VRChat on YouTube)
 
== References ==
 
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VRDancing is a PC-only dance studio world where players follow choreography videos from a searchable in-world database of over 13,000 entries.[1]

Layout

Players spawn in a changing room. A rules-agreement panel sits at the exit. The room has avatar lockers, a mirror with announcements, a story desk, and a Patreon bench. Lockers include Echo by TinkerLucy (v5.0.0). Kytö by Sohvi is the first official VRDancing furry avatar (v5.6.0). The story desk shows write-ups from community members.

The dance floor can be small or large. The main video player is on the floor. A database and queue appear when approached. Bleachers face the floor. A door leads to a garden. The Marshall Shrine and an upstairs TV are in the world. Donation-progress displays sit in the changing room and on the dance floor.[2]

Features

The database is searchable and filterable. Players can create up to five persistent custom tags. Video previews were added in v5.9.0 on December 4, 2025.

A queue holds upcoming videos. It has vote skip, playlist export, and playlist import.

Settings, camera setups, and video history persist with Persistence. Instance history keeps the last 100 videos. Persistent history keeps the last 500. The default video player is AVPro. Players can switch to UnityVideoPlayer. The servers are VRD-CDN and VRD-CDN-LQ (v5.3.0, August 14, 2025). Switch Server is on the database and in the options menu. ALT+P fullscreens the video on desktop.

Camera modes are Follow, Static, Animated, and Handheld. Staff can hand out microphones as of v5.4.0.[2]

Community

VRDancing hosts weekly dance, fitness, and hangout events in EU, NA, and Asia-Pacific. Full-body tracking is not required. Weekend sessions run on Saturdays. A community instructor curates the playlist. Open sessions run on Wednesdays. Anyone in the instance can queue a choreography. Weekend times are 9:00 PM CET and 7:00 PM CST. Open session times are 8:00 PM CET, 7:00 PM CST, and 7:00 PM JST.[3] Events are not Meta Quest compatible.[4] The VRChat group is VRDancing (VRD.9523).

Experience points (XP) are tracked on Discord. XP is awarded only after the Discord command /setmyname links a VRChat display name. Leaving Discord removes the rank. The rank returns after enough XP for the next rank. Ranks are Discord roles.[5] The command /setdisplayrank sets the displayed role to any rank already earned. It does not change XP or the actual rank. A level-up assigns the new rank.[6]

Weekend and open sessions award XP from a button at the end of the event. XP from those sessions is credited at the end of the week. The cap is 10 XP per week. Weekend session instructors earn an extra 20 XP. A dance video submitted on Discord awards 20 XP once per calendar month. The video must be at least one minute. The same choreography cannot be submitted twice. Officer (150 XP) unlocks Discord submissions to the story desk.[5]

Rank XP
Newcomer 0
Cadet 10
Rookie 40
Major 80
Officer 150
General 250
Captain 350
Commander 500
Admiral 650
Commodore 800
Legend 1,000
Fitness Marshall 10,000

v5.1.0 made the XP button visible in the mirror. It also lowered the volume of the button's Fitness Marshall quotes.[2] Dance Week awards 2 XP per evening, Monday to Friday.[7] Marshallthon participation awards 30 XP.[8] In 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025, a button appeared at the end of each timeslot.[9] A 2023 Christmas choreography recording awarded 20 XP for the final video with practice.[10]

Mixieǃ published VRDancing - FX Studio on February 3, 2023. It has particles, spotlights, and trails.[11]

VRDancing won Virtual Experience at the 2024 VR Community Awards. Marshallthon 2024 was a philanthropy finalist. VRDancing was a Virtual Experience finalist in the 2025 awards.[12]

Marshallthon

Marshallthon is an annual marathon of every choreography video by The Fitness Marshall. It raises money for The Trevor Project and is streamed on Twitch. Donations can trigger in-world dancefloor effects.[13]

The 2021 event started August 21, 2021 1:00 PM UTC+2 and ran 24 hours. It used invite-plus instances. The 2022 event ran September 3, 2022 11:00 AM to September 4, 2022 3:00 PM UTC+2. It used invite-only instances.[5]

The 2026 event was September 5, 2026 11:00 AM to September 6, 2026 9:00 PM on the American Labor Day weekend. Videos played A to Z across 17 two-hour slots. The VRChat group was required to join.[8]

Year Dates Amount
2021 August 21, 2021 to August 22, 2021 $4,625.00[13]
2022 September 3, 2022 to September 4, 2022 $13,500.00
2023 September 2, 2023 to September 3, 2023[14] $10,838.13
2024 August 31, 2024 to September 1, 2024[15] $14,100.69
2025 August 30, 2025 to August 31, 2025[9] $22,225.38
2026 September 5, 2026 to September 6, 2026 $37,039.47

Lifetime fundraising is $102,328.67.[13]

History

The world was created on February 9, 2021.[1] v5.0.0 shipped on February 7, 2025.[3] v5.4.0 disabled the upstairs intercom on August 22, 2025. The latest published changelog is v5.9.0 on December 4, 2025.[2]

Chatmans retired as admin on January 4, 2026.[16] CalliePepper became an admin on January 8, 2026.[17] VRDancing marked five years in January 2026.[18]

Credits

Mixieǃ: programming, UI, and maintenance. Silentt: CDN, Discord bot, and infrastructure. Chatmans: original admin. CalliePepper: admin. TinkerLucy, Sohvi, and BluSnow: public avatars.[19]

See also

Resources

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 VRDancing on vrchat.com.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Worlds on vrdancing.club.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 VRDancing on vrdancing.club.
  4. ↑ How to join on vrdancing.club.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 VRDancing Discord. Levels September 16, 2022; Marshallthon August 2, 2021 and July 26, 2022.
  6. ↑ Discord bot: change your name color on vrdancing.club.
  7. ↑ Dance Week #16 on vrdancing.club (July 21, 2026).
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Marshallthon 2026 on vrdancing.club.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Marshallthon 2025 on vrdancing.club.
  10. ↑ Christmas choreography on vrdancing.club.
  11. ↑ New World: FX Studio on vrdancing.club.
  12. ↑ Past winners on vrcommunityawards.com.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Charity on vrdancing.club.
  14. ↑ Marshallthon 2023 on vrdancing.club.
  15. ↑ Marshallthon 2024 on vrdancing.club.
  16. ↑ Chatmans is retiring from admin of VRDancing on vrdancing.club.
  17. ↑ New admin CalliePepper on vrdancing.club.
  18. ↑ 5 years of VRDancing on vrdancing.club.
  19. ↑ Team on vrdancing.club.
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