Burlesque Hen Party Dance Class

Burlesque Hen Party in Your City

One flat rate from £140 for any group size, and the choreographer comes to you. Choose your city for local venues and booking details.

How Your Burlesque Party Runs

Arrival, fizz and a vintage warm-up

Your choreographer arrives at the studio or your accommodation, puts on a cabaret playlist and starts with the walk — slow, shoulders back, eyebrow raised. The giggles usually begin about forty seconds in, which is exactly the point.

Learning the routine

Shimmies, struts, hip pops and the world's slowest glove peel, taught in short repeatable sections so nobody gets left behind. The bride gets the centre spot and her own signature move — the rest of the group frames her like a chorus line.

The filmed finale

Boas on, playlist up, one full run-through filmed on your phones. Expect winks, dramatic poses and at least one collapse into laughter — and expect the video to resurface at the wedding reception.

Why Burlesque for the Hen Do?

Because burlesque is confidence you can teach in an afternoon. It runs on attitude, not athleticism — a raised eyebrow scores higher than a high kick — so the friend who claims she cannot dance is often the one stealing the show by the finale. And to be clear: clothes stay on from start to finish. The tease lives in the shoulders, the walk and the pause. Feather boas, on the other hand, are actively encouraged.

Your routine draws on classic cabaret glamour: slow struts, shimmies, wink-and-hold poses, a glove peel performed over sleeves, and plenty of group shapes that make everyone look spectacular on camera. It is taught from absolute zero, in sections short enough to survive the previous night's cocktails, and the bride sits at the centre of every formation.

Burlesque is also a proper British institution. The Victorian version packed London theatres from the 1830s with comic musical parodies, and the modern revival has a UK crown too — Immodesty Blaize became the first British performer named Reigning Queen of Burlesque in Las Vegas in 2007. Your hen do is simply the tradition continuing, with more prosecco.

All tease, no strip — the sass is in the shoulders.

Feather Boa

The signature prop. Flicks, drapes and the over-the-shoulder toss — a £5 supermarket boa does the job beautifully.

The Glove Peel

Burlesque's most famous move, performed gloriously slowly — and over your sleeves, so nothing actually comes off.

Fan Flutter

A nod to the feather-fan routines of 1930s showgirls — big sweeping shapes that look brilliant in a group.

Chair Routine

The Chicago-style set piece. One chair per hen, endless posing potential, zero technical difficulty.

Cabaret Classics

Routines set to numbers like Big Spender and Lady Marmalade — brass, swagger and a built-in strut tempo.

Old Hollywood

Long gloves, pearls and slow-burn glamour in the Dita Von Teese mould — maximum drama, minimum cardio.

Burlesque Facts for the Group Chat

It means joke

The word burlesque comes from the Italian burla — a joke or mockery. Comedy was the whole point long before the feathers arrived.

Born on London stages

Victorian burlesque packed London theatres from the 1830s, spoofing famous operas and plays with songs and outrageous costumes.

A British queen

In 2007, Hertfordshire-born Immodesty Blaize became the first British performer crowned Reigning Queen of Burlesque in Las Vegas.

Hollywood approved

The 2010 film Burlesque paired Cher with Christina Aguilera and sent a fresh wave of beginners to burlesque classes worldwide.

Burlesque Questions, Answered

How does the pricing work for a burlesque hen party?

One flat rate for the whole group: from £140 plus venue hire for an hour, or £165 plus venue for ninety minutes. Six hens or twenty-six, the price never changes — no per-person maths, no penalty when someone drops out.

Do we have to take anything off?

No — clothes stay on for the entire class. Burlesque here is about posture, attitude and comic timing, not undressing. The famous glove peel is taught over sleeves, and your group sets its own dress code.

Can the choreographer come to our accommodation?

Yes. In every city we cover, the choreographer can come to your hotel, Airbnb or hired hall — you just need enough floor space to strut. Prefer a mirrored room? We can arrange a partner studio instead.

Are boas and props provided?

Props and costumes are not supplied, so bring your own — feather boas, long gloves and pearls are cheap online and transform the video. The routine works perfectly well without them, but almost nobody skips the boas.

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