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Wicked Hen Party Dance Class Blackpool
A Wicked hen party dance class in Blackpool for the group who have been belting these songs in the car since the film came out. Green against pink, arms that reach the back of the room and an ending built to soar — £185 plus the venue, ninety minutes, the whole party at one price.
Book it
So: is the bride Elphaba or Glinda?
Whichever she is, it shapes where she stands and what the last eight counts do. Give us the date, the rough number of hens and the part of town you are based in, and we will take it from there.
- £185 plus the venue for the whole party, not each hen
- A hired function room in town, or wherever you are staying
- You will know within a day whether your date is free
A real Blackpool hen doWhere the class happens
A function room we hire on Hornby Road, or we come to you.
- Hornby Road, FY1 4RDThe hired town-centre function room — two minutes from the Winter Gardens; confirmed with your booking
- Your hotel or apartmentFunction room or a cleared lounge anywhere on the front, and along the Fylde coast by arrangement
Two witches, one routine
Green and pink, and nobody sits it out.
This one arrives with its own casting already sorted, which is half the reason it works so well as a hen do dance class. Somebody in the group is unquestionably Elphaba, somebody else has been Glinda since school, and the rest are perfectly happy being the ensemble that makes both of them look good. The split gives the choreographer something to build on straight away: two contrasting qualities in the same routine, one sharp and grounded, the other light and infuriatingly pleased with itself. It is easily the most theatrical option on our hen party dance class list, and in a town that has been putting on shows every night of the season for well over a century, that lands rather nicely.
What you actually learn is musical-theatre movement rather than anything technical: long arm lines, a strong front-facing stance, a couple of turns and a lot of work on how a group breathes together so that a big moment feels big. The famous soaring finish is staged, not lifted — nobody is thrown anywhere. Green face paint, pink tulle, hats and capes are all yours to bring if the group is that committed, and plenty are; we never supply costumes, props or shoes, only the teaching, the music and the sound. As a dance hen party it also copes well with a wide range of ages, since holding a shape well is something a sixty-year-old can do at least as convincingly as a twenty-year-old.
Parties who want the same theatre energy across several shows tend to book the broader Musicals class, while groups after something sharper and more attitude-led usually pick SIX the Musical. And because this theme teaches how to hold a moment rather than how to move fast, it has a habit of producing brides who come back to us for a first dance with far more confidence than they arrived with.
Included in the fee
What the flat £185 plus the venue includes.
Ninety minutes is what most Wicked groups choose, because staging a big finish is not a rush job. The room hire is the single additional cost and you see it before you say yes; bring us to your hotel and it disappears. Some groups ask for a wicked dance class hen party, some for a Blackpool wicked dance hen party. Same session, same flat price.
What's included
- Professional dance instructor
- Wicked choreography built for your group
- All music and sound equipment
- Warm-up and cool-down
- Beginner-friendly instruction
- Photo and video opportunities
- Help picking the theme and the song
- Group coordination beforehand
- A spotlight moment for the bride
What you'll experience
- A theatre routine chosen with your group, not handed down to it
- Two contrasting styles in one number, so the room has something to play with
- Arm lines and stillness worked on properly — the bits that read on camera
- A choreographer who pitches the difficulty at whoever turns up
- A staged big finish with the bride wherever she wants to be
- A last performance run, done properly, with the phones out
Perfect for
- A bride who has seen the show more times than she will admit
- Groups who would rather act than sweat
- Two best friends who have been arguing over who is who for months
- An early-evening hen party activity before a show or a meal out
- Mixed-ability parties where somebody has done drama and somebody has not
- Hens who own more green eyeshadow than is strictly reasonable
Roughly how it runs
Ninety minutes of Wicked.
Warming up for a theatre theme means shoulders, spines and voices, because half of this is posture and the other half is nerve. The first phrases go on early and simply: a walk with intent, a turn, an arm that opens on a count everybody can hear. Once that is safe, the two qualities get introduced — the grounded, defiant one and the light, floaty one — and the group tries both before anybody is asked to choose.
The second half builds towards the ending, which is where this theme earns its keep. Formations are arranged so the two leads have somewhere to be and the ensemble frames them, the last chorus gets held a fraction longer than feels natural, and the whole thing is run through more than once so the timing settles. What we have described is the usual pattern rather than a fixed setlist; the choreographer shapes the detail on the day around the group in front of her.
Curtain down
Wicked hens, afterwards.
Our bride and her sister have argued about which of them is Glinda for about fifteen years. The teacher gave them a section each and honestly, it settled nothing.
I cannot dance and I was dreading it. Twenty minutes in I was doing the arms with everyone else and not thinking about it.
The ending gave me goosebumps and we were in a hotel meeting room.
Eight of us, two in green face paint, one grandmother who refused to sit down. She got the front row in the last run and knew exactly what she was doing.
Ask us anything
Wicked, answered.
IWhich number does the Wicked class dance to?
The big soaring one is what most groups ask for, and it usually anchors the routine, but nothing is locked in before the day. If your party would rather have the bouncy, pink, thoroughly smug one, say so — the choreographer agrees it with you rather than working from a set list.
IIDo we need to sing as well as dance?
Not once. It is a dance class, and the singing is entirely voluntary — though with this theme nearly everybody joins in by the second run through anyway. Nobody is ever asked to perform on their own vocally.
IIIIs anyone lifted in the Wicked routine?
No. The flying moment is staged with levels, framing and timing rather than anybody being picked up, which is safer and frankly looks better on a phone. If a group specifically wants something more ambitious, discuss it with the teacher on the day and she will tell you honestly what is sensible.
IVWhat should the group wear?
Clothes you can lift your arms in, and shoes that let you turn. Green and pink between you photographs beautifully, and capes and tulle are very welcome, but every bit of that comes from your side — we do not supply costumes, props or shoes at any point.
VIs Wicked a workable hen party idea for a nervous group?
Yes, and often better than the faster themes. Musical theatre rewards intent rather than speed, so someone who cannot pick up quick footwork can still look completely right doing a held arm line. Everything is taught in small pieces with the counts spoken aloud.
VIDo you have a venue, or do you come to us?
Both are options. We hire a function room in Blackpool town centre on Hornby Road, FY1 4RD, a couple of minutes from the Winter Gardens, and confirm the room when the booking goes in. Otherwise the teacher travels to you: hotel function rooms, apartments and holiday lets right along the Promenade are all fine, as is anywhere on the Fylde coast by arrangement, provided the furniture can be pushed to one side.