Charleston Hen Party Dance Class Portsmouth
Charleston Hen Party Dance Class in Portsmouth
Charleston Hen Do — Portsmouth
My Dance Hen Party Portsmouth
Venues
Southsea Studio
Albert Road arts quarter — confirmed on booking
City Centre Studio
Guildhall / University Quarter — confirmed on booking
Your Venue
Hotels & Airbnbs — we come to you across Portsmouth & south-east Hampshire
About This Charleston Hen Party Dance Class in Portsmouth
Roll the clock back a hundred years and Southsea was a smart seaside resort, its pier pavilions and the King's Theatre on Albert Road swept up in the dance-band and variety craze crossing the country. A Charleston dance hen party Portsmouth pours that jazz-age fizz into an hour, your choreographer parcelling out the decade's kicks and swivels in easy pieces until a room of first-timers is flapping in time — no ocean liner or gilded ballroom needed, just the swagger of the era.
Rather than throwing you straight into fast feet, we let the arms find the swing first and bring the speed up gently once the bounce is there. The playlist is proper 1920s dance-band jazz laced with the odd electro-swing remix to keep it driving. There is a local thread to pull on too: the King's Theatre threw open its doors in 1907 and rode the variety boom, so glamorous nights out have been a Southsea habit for well over a century.
Pricing keeps it simple — a flat £140 for an hour or £165 for ninety minutes, identical for a dozen kickers or a full thirty, with studio hire the only thing that might join the bill and the bride's bubbly a few pounds on top. We run it from our Albert Road studio in Southsea, so the deco spirit rolls straight on into the bars round the corner. Give a Charleston dance hen do Portsmouth a bit of notice and the routine can come back out at the wedding months down the line.
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What's Included in Your Charleston Hen Party
- A Charleston choreographer steering the full session from the front
- A jazz-age routine shaped to your group, not a set piece
- Swivel kicks, swinging arms and the twenties strut taught from scratch
- Speaker and dance-band playlist supplied, nothing for you to bring
- Written for complete beginners from the first eight-count
- Photo and breather breaks built into the hour
- Any number from five to thirty on a single flat price
- Our Southsea studio or your choreographer travels to you
- A filmed final run worthy of a speakeasy wall
What You'll Experience at Our Charleston Dance Class
- Full 1920s glamour from the opening bar of jazz
- The swivel kicks and swinging arms that read as instant Charleston
- Group formations framed to photograph like a seafront pavilion night
- Steps eased up slowly, so the routine lands before anyone panics
- A finish with enough swing for a wedding-reception encore
- A soundtrack impossible to hear without grinning at least twice
Perfect For Your Portsmouth Hen Do
- Brides who fancy a bit of vintage glamour on the hen do
- Groups pairing the class with a Southsea or Albert Road evening
- Hens after one of the most beginner-friendly themes on the list
- Mixed-ability squads — the moves are joyful and quick to catch
- Weekends based in Southsea who would rather we came to them
- Anyone who wants photos that belong on a speakeasy wall
What Our Hens Say
Charleston hen parties we have taught across Portsmouth.
"Fringe dresses and swivel kicks in the Albert Road studio, then straight out among the Southsea bars. We looked like a proper speakeasy crew on the video."
— Kirsten A. ★★★★★"Booked the come-to-you option for our Southsea seafront apartment. She had all fifteen of us kicking in time within the hour, pearls flying everywhere."
— Marnie T. ★★★★★"Easily the most fun and the easiest to pick up of anything we tried. Total beginners, grinning the whole way through, brilliant photos."
— Fenella R. ★★★★★"We brought it back out at the wedding months later and the room went wild. Worth every penny of the hen do budget."
— Dervla M. ★★★★★Charleston Hen Party FAQ
Everything you need to know about our Charleston hen party dance class in Portsmouth.
What Charleston music will we dance to at the hen party in Portsmouth? +
Authentic 1920s dance-band swing with a scattering of electro-swing remixes to keep the energy up, so it feels vintage but holds a beat you can ride. Tell us the bride's mood on the form and the set is shaped to suit.
Is the Charleston hard to pick up? +
It is one of our most beginner-friendly themes — the moves are bouncy, rhythmic and nearly impossible to do without grinning. Your choreographer brings the speed up gradually, so a group with no experience is swinging in time by the end.
How much does a Charleston hen party in Portsmouth cost? +
A flat £140 for an hour or £165 for ninety minutes, the same whether a dozen or thirty of you turn up. Studio hire is the only add-on if you use one of ours, plus a few pounds for the bride's bubbly.
Can we perform it at the wedding afterwards? +
Plenty of groups do. Give your choreographer a little notice that it is heading for the reception and the routine is built to stick in the memory and go off on the night without a warm-up.
Should we dress up for the twenties look? +
Only if you want to — fringe dresses, headbands and a string of pearls make the photos, but there is no requirement. Wear something you can kick in with flat shoes; we bring the choreography, you bring the flapper flair.
Can you bring the class to us? +
Yes — your choreographer brings the speaker and the whole session to your hotel, Airbnb or hired room across Portsmouth and south-east Hampshire, so the jazz age arrives at your door.