Strictly Hen Party Dance Class NewcastleBallroom and Latin, no partner required.
The show has run long enough that your bride has an opinion about it and probably a favourite year. A Strictly hen party dance class borrows the good bits — the posture, the hold, the ridiculous finish pose — without any of the tedium of working through a ballroom syllabus. Your teacher choreographs their own routine around your group on the day, in one of three rooms we hire in the city or out at the hen house wherever you are staying in the North East. £170 for ninety minutes or £145 for the hour, plus the venue’s hire cost on top of whichever you pick. No experience needed; almost nobody here has ever attempted a cha-cha.
Give us the date, then.
The date, a rough party size and when you would like to start are enough to work with. Within the day you will know whether the slot is open, which of the three rooms suits a group your size, and both figures in writing — the teaching fee for the session and the hire cost of the room, itemised rather than bundled together.
the scores are yours to invent; we only supply the routine ✦
The hold is the whole gag.
Put two friends into a ballroom hold who have known each other since school and the room is gone inside thirty seconds. That, honestly, is what a Strictly hen do dance class sells: the comedy of formality. Nobody is required to be elegant, but everybody is required to point their toes and look at their partner as though it matters enormously, and that combination turns out to be very funny at three in the afternoon.
Underneath the laughing there is real content. Latin hip action, a scrap of jive footwork, a proper spin and a finish that lands on the beat — enough that the group leaves able to do something it could not do at lunchtime. Of all the hen party ideas floated in a group chat, a dance hen party built on partner work is the one where the least sporty person often turns out to be the best in the room, and among hen party activities in the city it is the likeliest to end in a scoring argument the group has invented entirely for itself.
Frame first
Posture, hold and where to put your eyes — five minutes that make every photograph afterwards ten times better.
Steps in pairs
The basic action taught side by side, then in hold, then with the swap, so nobody gets stuck going backwards all day.
Choreography live
Your teacher assembles the number in front of you, choosing style and ending according to how the room is coping.
The lift question
Some groups get a small lift; most get a spin into a drop that looks like one. Judged in the room, on the day.
wor teachers build a fresh routine for every room they walk into
Both halves of the partnership learned, a full routine, and time for the finish pose to be photographed properly.
One dance, done well, with the swap included. The pick for parties with a table booked on Grey Street.
Sitting rooms in Jesmond, cottages out towards Hexham — push the sofa back and the room cost is nothing at all.
one figure for the whole party — nee per-head maths, no surcharge for bringing everyone
No glitterball, plenty of room.
The rooms we hire are chosen for space to travel, because partner work eats floor in a way solo routines never do. Mirrors down one side, somewhere to dump a dozen coats, and a named room with its hire cost on the quote before you agree to anything.
The verdicts.
My mother-in-law-to-be has watched every series since 2004 and swears we were better than the professionals. She is lying. We loved it.Bride · party of 10 · Newcastle
The part where we all had to swap over and lead was the funniest twenty minutes of the entire weekend.Maid of honour · party of 13 · Whitley Bay
Eleven women, no men, and it made no odds whatsoever — we partnered each other and got on with it.Bridesmaid · party of 11 · Morpeth
Strictly, examined.
seven answers before you commit ↓
Do we need partners, or men, for this?+
Neither. Hen parties are almost always all women and the class is built that way: you partner each other, everyone learns both roles, and the pairs swap so nobody spends ninety minutes travelling backwards. An odd number is fine — the teacher makes up the pair or forms a three.
Which Strictly dance will we be learning?+
Chosen on the day, once the teacher has met the group. Something Latin and cheerful if the room wants to laugh, something ballroom and sweeping if the bride fancies the frock moment. Say what you are hoping for and it will be taken seriously; committing to a dance in advance would mean ignoring the room.
What is the total price for a Strictly hen class?+
£170 for ninety minutes or £145 for the hour, both flat for the whole party, then the venue’s hire cost quoted in writing alongside. Bring us to your own place instead and the venue side of it is zero.
Can we wear heels for the class?+
You can, and some brides insist on it. A low heel is genuinely easier for ballroom than a trainer; a stiletto is a poor idea on a sprung floor. Bring both and change your mind halfway through, as plenty of people do.
Will there be lifts like on the telly?+
Sometimes, at the teacher’s discretion and only with a group that looks up for it. What everybody gets instead is a spin into a drop that photographs exactly like a lift and carries none of the risk. That judgement is made in the room, not promised on a website.
Is this suitable for someone with a dodgy knee?+
Yes, and it is worth mentioning on the form. Partner work is easier to modify than most styles: steps can shrink, spins can go, and the person in question still finishes the routine alongside everyone else rather than sitting out.
Is three months ahead early enough to book?+
For a Saturday between May and September, three or four months is comfortable and later is often still fine. Midweek and winter dates go at much shorter notice. Ask about a date even when it feels close, because checking costs nothing.
