80s Hen Party Dance Class Dudley
Synthesisers, shoulder pads and choruses you can shout: a private 80s class for the whole hen party. Book the full ninety minutes for £190 plus the venue, or squeeze it into sixty for £165 plus venue — the figure comes to you in writing.
your date
whole group · plus venue
whole group · plus venue
Nobody needs dance experience. The teacher shapes the routine around your group on the day, so it fits the people actually in the room.
A decade that never learned to be subtle
The eighties are the easiest decade in pop to dance to badly and still look brilliant. Everything was big: the drums, the hair, the key changes, the fitness videos that had an entire nation in leotards. An 80s hen party dance class leans into all of it. Nobody expects elegance from a synth-pop chorus, which takes the pressure off the nervous ones and gives the natural show-offs full permission to go for it.
There’s a wonderful vocabulary to borrow from, too. The grapevine from every aerobics tape, the running man, the stiff-armed pose from a certain Bangles hit, the jump-and-clap from the movie soundtracks that filled cinemas all decade. The routine is built around your group on the day, so the teacher picks the moves that suit your crowd and pitches them so that people who have never danced keep up comfortably while the confident few get the harder counts.
It also works across the generations better than almost any theme. Mums and aunties were dancing to these songs the first time round and will happily tell you so, while younger guests know them from films, adverts and every wedding disco since. When the organiser is shuffling hen party ideas and needs something the whole guest list will actually enjoy, this is a strong pick among hen party activities in the Black Country.
The class happens in a room we hire near Dudley town centre, unless you’d prefer the teacher to travel to a venue you’ve lined up elsewhere in the borough. Fee and room are totted up into one written price.
From warm-up tape to power ballad
A shape, not a script
Step-touch start
A warm-up in the spirit of an old fitness video, with plenty of arm circles and not much seriousness.
Collect the classics
Grapevines, punches to the sky and a few film-soundtrack flourishes, shown slowly and repeated until they stick.
Build the number
The teacher threads the moves into something shaped for your group, giving the bride a spotlight moment somewhere in it.
Big finish
A proper go at the whole thing while someone films, ending on a pose worthy of an album cover.
What your quote includes
Ninety minutes, the full group recommended£190 for the whole group, with the venue’s room charge on the same written quote (or £165 plus venue for sixty minutes) — never a price per head
£190+ venueAn 80s-literate teachera professional choreographer who loves the decade and adjusts every move to the people in front of them
incl.Somewhere to dancea room we hire near Dudley town centre, its cost listed on the quote so nothing turns up later
venueThe finale on filmyour own phones capture the closing run, perfect for embarrassing the bride at the reception
yoursWhy ninety suits the 80s: those aerobics-style combinations run in long sequences, and the extra half hour lets everyone memorise the order instead of copying the person in front.
A full ninety minutes of synth-pop for the hen and friends, with the venue listed on that quote too.
Eighties sparks for your five
Ideas, not a fixed list. Send the five 80s songs you love most, in order of preference, and the teacher settles on one well before the session — if the bride has an anthem she can’t live without, put it at number one.
How songs work: once you’ve booked, send us your top five songs in order of preference, and your instructor picks one from your list before the class.
Girls Just Want to Have Funthe unofficial hen anthem, bouncy and easy to pick up
anthemWake Me Up Before You Go-Goall bright colours, finger-clicks and cheesy grins
brightWalk Like an Egyptianthe angular arms everyone attempts at least once
armsCome On Eileena Midlands-made singalong with a tempo change that catches people out
localFootloosekicks, spins and pure film-soundtrack swagger
filmWhere the 80s fit a Dudley day out
An afternoon slot usually suits: lunch somewhere near the castle end of town, the class, then a quick change and out for the evening, whether that’s staying close to home or heading into Birmingham. If the group wants to dress up, the neon, scrunchies and headbands come out of your own wardrobes and charity-shop finds; we don’t supply outfits, and a pair of trainers matters more than any of it.
Friends coming from Wall Heath, Stourbridge, Oldbury or further out? Let us know on the form and we’ll suggest a start that gives the stragglers a chance. The dance hen party works for a group of six just as well as for thirty, and the hen do dance class fee doesn’t creep up as more people say yes.
Word from the neon brigade
Half of us came in legwarmers, the other half in borrowed shell suits. The teacher had everyone doing the grapevine in minutes and the bride’s aunt stole the whole video.
We went for the ninety minutes after a chat on the phone and I’m glad we did. There was time to get it right, and the quote with the room on it kept things simple.
I thought I’d hate it. I loved it. Proper teaching, lots of daft moments, and an ending pose we have now recreated at two birthdays.
Is the class more aerobics tape or movie soundtrack?
A bit of both, depending on your group. The teacher can lean towards fitness-video energy, film-soundtrack moves or pure chart pop, and styles the steps around whoever turns up.
Could an eighties power ballad be the song we dance to?
It can, if it makes your top five. Ballads suit a slower, more dramatic routine, so rank it where the group wants it; the teacher picks one song from your five in advance of the class.
How far back can the oldest guests join in with the moves?
Every step has a gentler version, there are breaks for water, and nobody is made to jump if they’d rather not. Guests who danced to these songs first time round often turn out to be the keenest.
What will an 80s session in Dudley cost the hen group?
Our advice is the ninety-minute class at £190; the hour-long version is £165. Both prices cover everyone in the group, and the venue hire is added to the same written quote. You never pay per head.
Where does the eighties class physically take place?
Normally in a room we hire near Dudley town centre with enough space to move. Booked a function room with space to throw big shapes? The teacher will happily come to that instead.
Do we need to find leotards and legwarmers for it?
Only if the group fancies it, and they come from your own wardrobes because we don’t provide costumes. Loose clothing you can stretch in, plus a pair of trainers, will do the job perfectly well.