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Irish Dancing
Hen Party Dance
Class Plymouth.
Irish dancing, hen-party style: arms pinned, feet flying and a line of hens kicking in unison like the big Riverdance moment — taught from nothing by a private choreographer in Plymouth city centre. One booking at £160 covers the entire party for an hour, £185 stretches it to ninety minutes, and the headcount never touches the price.
Keep the arms still, let the feet do the talking — Irish dancing is easier to start than it looks.
Fast feet · straight backs · one big lineClaim the date
Get the hens
kicking in line.
Weekend dates go quickly, so send the form and we'll check your date, book the studio and get your group on the list.
- £160 flat covers the whole hen group — no per-person pricing
- Riverdance-style line finale, bride out front and centre
- A human reply, usually before the day is out
Plymouth Dance Centre
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Any group size — one flat rate.
No per-person maths.
Thank you!
Why Irish dancing works
Upright, upbeat
and utterly infectious.
Irish dancing is one of the most surprising picks on our list of hen party dance classes in Plymouth, because almost nobody arrives expecting to be good at it — and then the reel kicks in and the whole room is bouncing. The rules are simple and oddly freeing: back straight, arms by your sides, and every bit of energy pushed down into the feet. That restriction is what makes it so funny and so satisfying at the same time. Nobody needs a partner, nobody needs a lesson beforehand, and the group dances as one line from the start. If anyone in the party has actually done a bit of Irish dancing as a child, brilliant — we'll put them at the end of the line to hold it straight — but it genuinely isn't expected.
Your choreographer starts with the basic hop and the one-two-three that underpins everything, then builds a proper sequence: sevens travelling sideways, a point-and-kick that the whole line does together, and a hard-shoe-style rhythm section you can stamp out in trainers. It ends the way you'd hope — a shoulder-to-shoulder line, chins up, feet going like pistons, and the bride stepping forward for her own flourish. Groups who like their choreography quick and precise also tend to love our Charleston class, while hens who want a more relaxed, stompy feel often look at Line Dancing instead.
It suits a bride with Irish roots, a group with a St Patrick's-week booking, or honestly anyone who wants a session that gets the heart rate up before an afternoon on the Barbican. We keep the tone playful and respectful — the tradition is the point, and it's a joy to teach. Plenty of groups walk out and straight into the pubs around Southside Street still tapping their heels; a few have even come back to try our weekly dance classes in Plymouth once the wedding is done and dusted. Book the hour if you want a sharp, sweaty burst before the rest of the day; book the ninety minutes if the group would like the routine properly polished and a second reel on top.
No small print
One fee,
every line covered.
The whole left-hand column sits inside the single charge — the studio is the one extra, and finding it is on us.
What's included
- Professional dance instructor
- Irish Dancing 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
- The hop and one-two-three under your feet in minutes
- Sevens travelling side to side as a single line
- Point, kick and cut steps that look far trickier than they feel
- A stamped-out rhythm section, hard-shoe style in trainers
- The whole group locked into one Riverdance-style line
- A film-ready finale with the bride stepping out front
Perfect for
- Brides with Irish family who'll never live it down otherwise
- St Patrick's weekend hen dos looking for the proper thing
- Groups who want a workout without calling it one
- When the party is short on rhythm but big on effort
- Anyone who got chills at the Riverdance interval as a kid
- Hens who'd rather kick in a line than dance in pairs
Minute by minute
How the Irish
dancing hour runs.
We open with a warm-up that wakes up the calves and ankles — they'll be busy — then the posture: back tall, arms relaxed at the sides, eyes up. The basic hop and one-two-three follow, and once the line is bouncing together we add sevens travelling left and right and a point-kick sequence the whole group hits at once.
The last stretch stitches it into a routine to a proper reel, with a rhythm section you stamp out together and a finish that sends the bride forward for her own kick and bow. On the ninety-minute session we add a faster tempo, a second travelling pattern and enough time to film the line twice — once tidy, once frankly feral.
Word from the line
Heels still
tapping.
"Booked it as a joke because the bride's dad is from Cork. Ended up being the best hour of the whole weekend — the Irish dancing line at the end had the lot of us screaming."
"My calves were in bits the next day and I'd do it again tomorrow. Brilliant teacher, dead patient, and the Riverdance bit actually looked like the real thing on video."
"We had two hens in their sixties and both kept up with the Irish dancing no problem. Everyone got a go out front."
"Feet on fire. Arms doing nothing. Loved it."
Irish dancing specifics
Straight answers,
Irish dancing edition.
What groups tend to ask before booking an Irish dancing hen party dance class in Plymouth — the form is waiting for anything niche.
01Is Irish dancing realistic for people who've never tried it?
Completely. Everything in the routine grows out of a hop and a one-two-three, and because the arms stay still there's a lot less to think about than most dance styles. We build the steps slowly, keep the tempo friendly and only speed things up once the line is moving together.
02Can we have a say in the music?
Traditional reels and jigs to teach the steps, then the big cinematic stuff for the finale — the kind of driving fiddle-and-drum track that makes a line of hens feel invincible. If the bride has a favourite, mention it in the enquiry and we'll try to fit it in.
03Do we need special shoes or a costume?
No — trainers with a bit of grip are ideal, and we teach the hard-shoe rhythm section as a stamp rather than a tap. We don't supply outfits, so if your group wants to arrive in green, glitter or matching tees, that's all yours to organise.
04Can the routine crown the bride?
Yes. The finale is choreographed so the line parts and she steps out front for a solo kick sequence — or, if she'd rather hide in the middle, a group circle that closes around her instead. Tell us which way she leans and we'll shape it accordingly.
05Do we get to film the final reel?
Please do. We save the final run-through for the end and run it twice so someone can hold a phone the first time and join in the second. The straight-line formation films beautifully, even on a wobbly handheld.
06Where do the jigs and reels happen?
In a studio we hire in Plymouth city centre — central enough to walk to the Hoe or the Barbican straight afterwards, with the exact venue confirmed at booking. If your group has accommodation with a decent bit of floor, we can come to you instead.