Vintage photography calendar

Our wonderful vintage hair and make up artist in Reading and our photographer have been working together on a calendar, and here is some of their vintage photoshoot pictures. I’m very proud of our team! You can have these two dress you up and shoot you in a 1940s makeover workshop for…

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Wonderful Charleston hen party video!

There’s a video of one of our Charleston hen parties, the most Roaring Twenties of hen party dance classes. This one features an honarary rooster, proving that men can Charleston at a hen party too! This one took place in London! Click here to watch videos of our vintage dance…

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Vintage Makeover Workshops for hen parties

I’m absolutely ‘victory roll happy’ and ‘marcel wave jolly’ to let you know that we now have a new Vintage Makeover Workshop for hen parties, or even for a birthday party, Christmas do, or special ladies’ day out for you and a group of good friends. Learn how to do a…

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New vintage hen party pictures

The latest lovely ladies to learn Charleston dance for their vintage hen party! Check out our many other vintage activities for hen parties…

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A 1920s Day Out

Want ideas for a vintage hen party? Charleston dance is pleased to announce some special offers, new today! NEW OFFERS: A 1920s DAY OUT in Cheltenham! Spend a whole day in the Roaring Twenties – choose from one of the following 1920s hen party packages. Vintage Photo Shoot + Charleston Dance from £45/person Charleston + Vintage…

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The Roaring Twenties (via Mary Miley’s Roaring Twenties)

Here’s a wonderful and knowledgeable blog about 20s America. The Roaring Twenties—the decade that careened from the heights of vaudeville and silent film to the depths of Prohibition; a time when gangsters, flappers, bootleggers, and jazz musicians came right into the parlor courtesy of a new invention called radio; the…

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Vintage portrait photography

Here’s a great idea to add on when you have a Charleston Dance hen party or other vintage hen party. We’re now able to offer Vintage style portrait photography for you and your friends to enjoy! And why not add vintage hair and make up? Our professional photographer will set…

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Wonderful drawings from the 20s and 30s

One of my favourite artists from the 20s is Jeanne Mammen. She drew wonderful scenes from nightclubs in the 20s in Berlin, and sketches and paintings which summed up the ambiance of that era and the personalities. Some of my favourites of her work capture scenes from the lesbian nightclubs…

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Am I finally a true flapper?

I went to the Age Concern intergenerational tea dance today at Shehnai in Reading. I’d been along to a research chat about the event with the organiser and a local lady who used to dance in Reading in the fifties. She told us that Shehnai used to be the Olympia Ballroom, where…

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Pictures from the Charleston Flashmob in June

It was a sweltering hot day for dancing outdoors in the midday sun, but we did it. Well, actually it was about 4pm. The Roaring Moonshines danced their first Charleston dance flashmob near Reading at The Big Day Out Arts Festival at South Hill Park in Bracknell. We also did a…

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