Themed Hen Dos: Beyond the costume
No hen night is complete without the frills and frivolities of fancy dress. It is a trend that has seen many girls hitting the town with themed costumes and personalised sashes – all worn in honour of the bride-to-be. Gone are the days when people made their own outfits from cast-offs, bin liners and sticky-back plastic. It seems a fancy dress revolution has hit the UK and the girls are opting for more sophisticated costumes and professionally designed fancy dress.
Eclipse Leisure is taking it a step further and incorporating themed events into hen weekend activity packages so that the girls can both look and act the part. From the thrills of themed dance experiences to the suspense of murder mystery weekends, the hens are definitely pulling out the stops and living out their alter egos.
Top 10 themed weekend ideas for hen parties
1. New for 2011! Glee dance lessons
High school dress or cheerleader outfit, whatever you choose, this is a fantastic opportunity to learn some inspiring choreographies and songs from the hit TV show ‘Glee’.
2. New for 2011! Abba dance lessons
Get out those flashy jump suits, hippie dresses and go-go boots and bring out the ‘Dancing Queen’ in you - from ‘Mama Mia’ to ‘Take a Chance on me’, you can learn all the moves and sing those catchy songs.
Remember leg warmers, ra-ra skirts, skinny jeans and neon glasses? If so, then the 80s Dance Party is the way to go for your hen weekend. Wham, Bros or Blondie – whatever gets the girls dancing into the night!
4. Pop Diva
Fancy performing as a pop diva? Dress in your favourite diva’s style or express yourself the way you dream to be and create your own pop video to take away with you.
5. Bollywood Dance Workshop
Discover the magic of Bollywood and learn one of the most passionate dances around. A fusion of Eastern tradition and Western modern moves, this energetic dance will have your hen party shimmying in their Shalwar Kameez.
Want to feel like true Femme Fatales on your hen night, then why not go Burlesque? With feather boas, corsets and nipple tassels, the girls will soon find themselves dancing like Dita and exuding their own mischievous charm.
7. Can Can Lesson
If Moulin Rouge style skirts, petticoats and black stockings take your fancy, then why not create your own chorus line up of high kicking Can Can girls? You will learn a variety of irresistible high energy dance routines that will have the girls going Can Can crazy.
8. Salsa
Let the latin in you rise to the surface and bring out those sexy slinky skirts or halter-neck cocktail dresses to learn the saucy seductive moves of the Salsa. You will simply have to move to the infectious beat of Cuban music.
9. Dance to the theme tune
Get out those low waist denims and sexy singlets and learn the slinky, sultry moves from the film Dirty Dancing. Or, if 50s style Poodle jackets and Jitterbug skirts are your thing, then why not live out some of the classic scenes from Grease?
Put your matching mascot costumes on in honour of the bride-to-be, get out those cheer shoes and pom poms and create your own routine with a professional Cheerleader.
