Charleston Hen Party Dance Class Reading
Charleston Hen Party Dance Class in Reading
Charleston Hen Do — Reading
My Dance Hen Party Reading
Venues
Town Centre Studio
Friar Street / Station area — confirmed on booking
Oracle Riverside Studio
Kennet-side — confirmed on booking
Your Venue
Hotels & Airbnbs — we come to you across Berkshire & the Thames Valley
About This Charleston Hen Party Dance Class in Reading
In the 1920s Reading ran on biscuits and beer — Huntley & Palmers was one of the largest biscuit factories on earth, and the town's jazz-age prosperity is still preserved in the Reading Museum galleries. A charleston dance hen party Reading taps straight into that Biscuit-Town swagger, your choreographer dishing out the decade's kicks and swivels a piece at a time until a room of beginners is flapping in perfect time.
You are not flung straight at the quick footwork — the swing lands in the arms first, and the speed only builds once that bounce feels solid. Behind it all is real 1920s dance-band jazz, threaded with the odd electro-swing remix to keep the energy high. It could not suit the town better: a roaring-twenties routine in the very place whose biscuits once travelled to every corner of the Empire.
The cost could not be plainer — £140 buys the hour, £165 the ninety-minute version — and a party of a dozen pays exactly what a party of thirty does, aside from a hired studio and an optional few pounds for the bride's fizz. Our town-centre base sits a minute from Friar Street, so the deco glamour slides neatly into cocktails once the band falls silent. Book a charleston dance hen do Reading with a little notice and the whole routine can make a comeback at the wedding reception later on.
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What's Included in Your Charleston Hen Party
- A professional choreographer running the whole jazz-age hour
- A Charleston routine built up in springy, beginner-friendly pieces
- 1920s dance-band jazz with electro-swing remixes stirred in
- Warm-up and cool-down included
- Speaker and full soundtrack supplied
- Total beginners assumed and coached from the swing up
- Photo and film breaks built into the session
- One flat price for five to thirty hens
- Town-centre studio hire or a come-to-you class across the Thames Valley
What You'll Experience at Our Charleston Dance Class
- Full speakeasy sparkle from the opening bar
- Kicks, swivels and hand-swaps that shout 1920s
- Flapper formations made for the camera
- The swing learned in the arms before the fast feet arrive
- A finale peppy enough for a wedding reception encore
- An hour it is impossible to attempt without laughing
Perfect For Your Reading Hen Do
- Brides drawn to vintage glamour and a bit of mischief
- Groups pairing the class with cocktails off Friar Street
- Hens who want the easiest, giggliest routine of the weekend
- Mixed-ability squads — the bounce suits everyone
- Weekends wanting a come-to-you class at their Caversham Airbnb
- Anyone plotting a surprise reception performance
What Our Hens Say
Charleston hen parties we have taught across Reading.
"Feathers, headbands and non-stop kicking in a town-centre studio, then straight out near Friar Street for cocktails. The video genuinely looks like a 1920s club."
— Ellie M. ★★★★★"She came to our place in Caversham and had the whole group swinging together before the tea went cold. Beads and headbands absolutely everywhere."
— Dora L. ★★★★★"None of us had a clue and it turned into the highlight of the day — light on our feet, laughing the whole time, and the pictures are ace."
— Hetty R. ★★★★★"We dug it out again for the wedding and the reception went wild. Worth every penny."
— Cerys N. ★★★★★Charleston Hen Party FAQ
Everything you need to know about our Charleston hen party dance class in Reading.
What Charleston music will we dance to at the hen party in Reading? +
A mix of authentic twenties dance-band numbers and a few electro-swing remixes to crank the energy, so the whole thing feels period but never sluggish. Tell us the mood the bride is chasing on the form and the set list is arranged around it.
Is the Charleston hard to pick up? +
Genuinely, it is one of the easiest routines we teach. The steps are bouncy and full of rhythm, and you cannot really do them without cracking up. We raise the tempo gradually, so even a complete beginner is kicking in time long before we finish.
How much does a Charleston hen party in Reading cost? +
It is a single flat rate — £140 for sixty minutes, £165 for ninety — and your numbers do not change it, from a small group to a room of thirty. The one add-on that can appear is a studio if you borrow ours, with the bride's fizz an optional few pounds.
Can we perform it at the wedding afterwards? +
Lots of hens do exactly that. Just flag that it is destined for the wedding, and we shape the choreography so it stays lodged in everyone's memory and fires off cleanly on the day, even months later with no rehearsal.
Should we dress up for the twenties look? +
Entirely up to you. A fringed dress, a headband and some pearls look wonderful on camera, but there is no dress code at all. Mainly, wear something you can kick and spin in with a flat shoe — we supply the choreography, you supply the twenties attitude.
Can you bring the Charleston class to us? +
Of course. The instructor comes to your hotel, Caversham Airbnb or hired hall right across Berkshire and the Thames Valley, speaker in tow. Give us a stretch of floor to kick on and the roaring twenties set up wherever you happen to be staying.