Dirty Dancing Hen Party
The watermelon jokes write themselves. A private choreographer teaches your group the famous finale routine — lift optional, laughter guaranteed — wherever the hen weekend lands.
Dirty Dancing 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.
Aberdeen
ScotlandBath
SomersetBelfast
Northern IrelandBirmingham
West MidlandsBlackburn
LancashireBlackpool
LancashireBolton
Greater ManchesterBournemouth
DorsetBradford
West YorkshireBrighton
East SussexBristol
South WestCambridge
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KentCardiff
WalesCheltenham
GloucestershireChester
CheshireColchester
EssexCoventry
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South YorkshireDundee
ScotlandDurham
County DurhamEastbourne
East SussexEdinburgh
ScotlandExeter
DevonGlasgow
ScotlandGloucester
GloucestershireHarrogate
North YorkshireHuddersfield
West YorkshireHull
East YorkshireIpswich
SuffolkKent
South EastLancaster
LancashireLeeds
West YorkshireLeicester
LeicestershireLincoln
LincolnshireLiverpool
MerseysideLondon
Greater LondonLuton
BedfordshireManchester
Greater ManchesterMiddlesbrough
TeessideMilton Keynes
BuckinghamshireNewcastle
Tyne & WearNewport
WalesNorthampton
NorthamptonshireNorwich
NorfolkNottingham
NottinghamshireOxford
OxfordshirePeterborough
CambridgeshirePlymouth
DevonPortsmouth
HampshirePreston
LancashireReading
BerkshireSheffield
South YorkshireSouthampton
HampshireSouthend-on-Sea
EssexStoke-on-Trent
StaffordshireSunderland
Tyne & WearSwansea
WalesSwindon
WiltshireTelford
ShropshireWakefield
West YorkshireWarrington
CheshireWatford
HertfordshireWolverhampton
West MidlandsWorcester
WorcestershireYork
North YorkshireHow Your Dirty Dancing Party Runs
Arrive at Kellerman's
Your choreographer meets the group at a partner studio or your accommodation and runs a giggly 1963-summer-camp warm-up. Nerves gone in ten minutes, hips loosened, bride front and centre.
Learn the finale routine
The routine is built on the film's closing number, taught in short sections everyone can manage — mambo hips, the strut, the big group formations. No partner or experience needed.
The lift — then the filmed finale
Yes, the lift gets attempted — safely, optionally, and usually to screams of laughter. Then the whole routine is filmed start to finish, ready for the group chat and the wedding reception.
Why a Dirty Dancing Hen Do?
Some themes need explaining in the group chat. Dirty Dancing is not one of them. It is one of the most requested hen party themes we teach, and the reason is simple: everyone already knows the finale, everyone secretly wants to try the lift, and the 1987 film's soundtrack does half the work before the choreographer says a word. Whether the bride loves the film or the stage show, this routine lands instantly.
The session draws on the film's greatest moments — mambo-flavoured partner work that needs no actual partner, the slow-build strut of the finale, and group formations that look brilliant on camera. Your choreographer pitches every step at the least experienced person in the room, so the hen who claims she has two left feet finishes the day mid-routine, grinning, arms out for the lift.
Britain never really let this film go. The stage show opened in London in 2006 with a reported £15 million advance — record-breaking business at the time — and it has toured UK theatres almost continuously since. Add the outdoor singalong screenings that fill parks and castle grounds every summer and you have a theme every generation at the wedding will recognise from the first note.
The most famous lift in film history — attempted by hen parties weekly, nailed more often than you'd think.
(I've Had) The Time of My Life
The finale number and the spine of most routines — the strut, the build, the big finish everyone is waiting for.
The Lift
The set-piece of set-pieces. Taught safely, attempted optionally, filmed always. Bridesmaids make excellent spotters.
Hungry Eyes
The slow-burn training-montage energy — dramatic gazes and over-the-top intensity the group will commit to fully.
Do You Love Me
The staff-quarters party vibe: loose, cheeky, hips-first dancing that warms the whole group up fast.
She's Like the Wind
A swaying, hands-in-the-air moment to catch your breath between the routine's bigger sections.
Summer at Kellerman's
The whole 1963 holiday-resort aesthetic — high-waisted shorts, tied shirts and denim for the dress-up crowd.
Dirty Dancing Facts Worth Repeating
Shot in 43 days
The 1987 film was made on a budget of around $6 million and went on to take over $200 million worldwide — one of the great sleeper hits of the decade.
That lake is in Virginia
The lake scenes where the lift is practised were filmed at Mountain Lake, Virginia, with Lake Lure in North Carolina standing in for the rest of Kellerman's resort.
An Oscar-winning finale
(I've Had) The Time of My Life, performed by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1988.
A West End record
The stage show opened in London in 2006 with a reported £15 million ticket advance, making it the fastest-selling show in West End history at the time.
Dirty Dancing Questions, Answered
How much does a Dirty Dancing hen party dance class cost?
One flat rate for the whole group: £140 for an hour or £165 for ninety minutes, plus the venue. Any group size — six hens or twenty-six, the price does not change, so there is no per-person maths in the group chat.
Do we actually get to try the lift?
If the group wants to, yes. Your choreographer teaches a safe, supported version with spotters, and it is always optional — plenty of groups save it for the bride while everyone else films. Nobody is launched anywhere against their will.
None of us have danced since school. Will we cope?
Absolutely. Routines are built for complete beginners and taught in short, repeatable sections. If your group can do a wedding-disco shuffle, your choreographer can get you through the finale routine — that is the whole job.
Can we wear Baby and Johnny costumes? Do you supply props?
Please do — denim, leather jackets and 60s summer dresses all show up regularly. We do not supply costumes or props (watermelons included), so bring your own. The choreographer comes to your venue or books a partner studio near you.
Quick Enquiry
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Give the Bride the Time of Her Life
One flat rate from £140, any group size, and a choreographer who brings Kellerman's to whichever city the hen weekend lands in. Tell us your date and we will confirm everything up front.
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