Jano Bagrationi, a famous choreographer, established a choreographic section at Tbilisi State University in 1934. The section, which involved 50 dancers, had a diverse repertoire. A lot of dances from various parts of Georgia were performed. During the 2nd Olympiad of Folk Dance in 1937, two members of TSU’s ensemble won the first place.

The ensemble also participated in the plays staged by TSU’s theatrical troupe.

After Jano Bagrationi’s quitting in 1948, Roman Chokhonelidze became a new head of the ensemble. Under his leadership, a number of dances, among them “Kazbeguri,” “Perkhuli,” “Parikaoba,” “Khorumi,” “Gandagan,” etc. were staged with absolutely different interpretations. During the 7th Student Olympiad in 1951, the choreographic ensemble won a gold medal.    

On June 24, 1962, TSU’s choreographic ensemble performed an opera “Daisi” on the stage of Zakaria Paliashvili Opera and Ballet Theatre. In 1968, the ensemble offered its audience a large anniversary program to mark the University’s 50th anniversary.

In 1979, People’s Artist of Georgia, Tengiz Sukhishvili was appointed as the new head of the ensemble. Together with Tengiz Kurashvili, he created a new team, gathering its members from all faculties of the university. Soon, the renewed ensemble received a gold medal at the Student Olympiad. In 1982-2002, the ensemble was led by Shalva Kurashvili and Neli Khazhomia. In that period, the ensemble received a lot of grand prizes in Georgia and abroad.

In 2002, former dancer of the ensemble, Davit Kikvadze was invited to lead the ensemble. The choreographic ensemble was established as an ensemble “University.”

The ensemble accepts university students according to the levels of their training. The choreographic ensemble “University 2” was established in 2009 and it participates in the events held countrywide. It has been awarded the title of the best ensemble in a musical competition “Mega” – 2010-2011. Tengiz Kurashvili is the artistic director of the ensemble. Since 2002, Davit Kikvadze is the main choreographer. The latter obtained the title of the best choreographer from the Ministry of Education and Science of Bulgaria in 2012. Eto Kldiashvili and Zviad Takaishvili are choreographers of the ensemble.