As part of the celebrations held to honor Don Bosco, the UPS-Quito Communication and Culture Department organized and held the VI University Dance Festival on January 28 in the university coliseum. Dance groups from Ibarra, Cuenca and Quito took part in this event.

The participating universities were: Universidad Técnica del Norte (UTN), Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial (UTE), Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (PUCE), Universidad de las Américas (UDLA), Universidad Central del Ecuador andUniversidad Politécnica Salesiana, Cuenca and Quito.

The categories were: ballroom dancing, urban dance, contemporary dance, Street dance, tropical dance, tango and Arabian dance; all participants received recognition for their performance.

The aim of the festival is to encourage art and culture among university students. It invites people to be part of an integral education system that promotes life and the use of free time in sports and cultural activities such as dance, theater, music, taichi and other groups available at UPS.