Charleston Hen Party Dance Class Wakefield

Swivel in, sparkle out — the jazz-age craze that turns any front room into a speakeasy and any hen into a flapper.

Charleston Hen Party Dance Class in Wakefield

Hen party group dancing at a Charleston dance class in Wakefield Charleston Hen Do — Wakefield
Dance Centre UK — Wakefield
1 Hour Class £140.00
1.5 Hour Class £165.00
Instructor only
+ venue hire if needed

My Dance Hen Party Wakefield

Venues

City Centre Studio

Between Westgate & the cathedral precinct — confirmed on booking

Waterfront Studio

Kirkgate / the Hepworth & waterfront side — confirmed on booking

Your Venue

Hotels, halls & Airbnbs — we come to you across the Wakefield district

About This Charleston Hen Party Dance Class in Wakefield

The Charleston never really left — it just waits in the twenties for each new generation to knock. A Charleston dance hen party Wakefield session opens the door properly: the swivel step taught until it clicks (it always clicks), flying kicks, bee's knees, and a speakeasy routine strung together beneath feathers and pearls that materialise from bags as if summoned.

The moves are short, repetitive and built for crowded parties — which is to say, engineered for hen groups a century before hen groups existed. Mixed ages thrive: the style's comedy lands hardest when the eldest guest teaches the youngest the bee's knees, a scene that recurs in our bookings with beautiful regularity.

The tab predates inflation in spirit: £140 the hour, £165 the ninety, five to thirty flappers, hired rooms the only extra. Ten pounds adds the bride's bottle at the final kick-line. A Charleston dance hen do Wakefield style exits swivelling down the pavement — historically accurate behaviour, we are advised.

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What's Included in Your Charleston Hen Party

  • A choreographer fluent in authentic twenties style
  • The swivel step, taught until it clicks — guaranteed
  • Kicks, bee's knees and flapper-arm vocabulary
  • A speakeasy routine with kick-line finale
  • Hot jazz or electro-swing — the group votes
  • The bride as belle of the ball throughout
  • The kick-line filmed on your phones
  • Runs repeated until the sharpest line lands
  • £10 optional bubbly for the bride at the close

What You'll Experience at Our Charleston Dance Class

  • The swivel resists briefly, then delights permanently.
  • Bee's knees generates more laughter per move than anything taught.
  • Pearls and fringe achieve full deployment by the half-hour.
  • The kick-line assembles with startling professionalism.
  • The bride's belle moment sparkles precisely on cue.
  • The group exits swivelling. The pavement approves.

Perfect For Your Wakefield Hen Do

  • Vintage-souled brides with headband collections
  • Gatsby-party planners needing authentic moves
  • Groups wanting stylish and silly in equal measure
  • Every generation — the twenties charm all of them
  • Art-deco venues and speakeasy evenings
  • Anyone who suspects she was born a flapper

What Our Hens Say

Charleston hen parties we have taught across Wakefield.

"My great-aunt corrected our bee's knees technique from her chair, was begged to demonstrate, and delivered a masterclass at eighty-eight. The twenties never left her. Now they won't leave us."

— The apprentices ★★★★★

"The swivel is now our group's official celebration move — deployed at the wedding, two birthdays and one successful MOT since. Value beyond measure."

— The swivel society ★★★★★
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"We ran it before a Gatsby-themed evening do and arrived as the only guests with genuine moves under the fringe. The kick-line photo is our Christmas card. Non-negotiable, apparently."

— December's flappers ★★★★★

"A wet Tuesday, a village hall, eleven women in pearls learning kicks — and somehow the most joyful hour of the entire wedding season. The twenties knew things."

— Weathered the storm (Blossom & co.) ★★★★★

Charleston Hen Party FAQ

Everything you need to know about our Charleston hen party dance class in Wakefield.

Is the Charleston hard to learn at a hen class in Wakefield? +

The swivel takes five funny minutes and unlocks the entire style — twenties steps are short, repetitive and made for crowded floors. Beginners were always the target market.

What's the cost? +

One tab for the whole speakeasy: £140 the hour or £165 the ninety minutes, five to thirty guests without variation. Hired rooms are the lone extra; £10 adds the bride's bottle.

What's the dress code? +

Fringe, pearls, headbands — anything that swings when you swivel, all self-supplied and all cheap to source. Flat shoes or low heels serve the footwork best.

Can you come to our accommodation? +

Anywhere in the district — curtains drawn and lamps warm convert any living room to a speakeasy before the first horn line ends.

What music will we hear? +

Hot twenties jazz for the purists, electro-swing for modern kick, most groups blending both — the bride's preference rules the finale track.

How early should we book? +

Two to four weeks for most weekends, earlier for summer. Date and headcount into the form; confirmation within a working day.