PERFORMANCES & PRIVATE BOOKINGS
with the DOWN HIPS TROUPE
HIRE DANCERS or PLAN A PARTY AT OUR STUDIO!
Down Hips can provide your function with a Bellydance, Burlesque or Bollywood performance and/or lesson to top off your night! For adults, or kids! (Sorry, we do not do all male stag parties!)
* Hire the Down Hips Dance Troupe to come to your event to perform or teach a lesson..
Or
* Plan a dance party or lesson at the studio with one of our trained dance instructors in Bellydance, Bollywood, Burlesque, or Chair Dancing!
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Performing and teaching Bellydance, and Bollywood at venues across the tri-cities, the Down Hips Bellydonnas dance troupe are a perfect touch to your event! To learn more about the Bellydonnas and see samples of their performances, visit the BELLYDONNAS page.
To book us at your event email us at info@downhips.com.
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DOWN HIPS DANCERS for YOUR PARTY!
Specializing in Children’s Birthday Parties & Stagette Parties, Down Hips Dance Studio can provide:
* Bridal Showers
* Girls night out
* Birthday parties
* Stagette Parties
* Theme Dinner Parties
* Corporate events and team-building
* Fundraising events.. and more!
YOUR PARTY PACKAGE
Down Hips Dance Studio can customize a party package just for you. Depending on the dance style chosen, our studio can hold from 20 to 30 guests.
STUDIO PARTIES
Our most popular option is a 2 hour booking at our air conditioned, clean studio location where your Birthday Party, Stagette, Bridal Shower, or general party guests can come and be part of the dance vibe! Our studio is equipped with good floors, a wall of mirrors, change area, A/C, fans, privacy and private entry, and chairs and tables for use. Price for studio parties is based on duration and not the number of guests!
The 2 hours consists of a dance lesson for the group. Our instructor will give a dance lesson to the guests, including all the fun moves in the chosen dance style that make it unique. All of our instructors have experience teaching, and are detail-oriented to ensure that no injuries happen, while still making the lesson fun. We will provide any dance props (coinbelts, feather boas etc) to borrow for the guests, which make things a lot more fun ! Beverages and snacks are welcomed in the studio, and we are happy to help decorate the studio to suit your needs. All clean up will be handled by the Studio. Private bathroom, and area to change into your night-life cloths are also available, as is free parking! Email us for more information on how to make the best custom package for your needs! info@downhips.com
These package ranges from $250 – $350. Alternatively, parties can be quoted from 1 hour as well.
BELLYDANCE
Bellydance is a great option for a unique party that is all encompassing of age or size! It is low to medium impact exercise and no dance experience is needed. While bellydance is often refers to as “exotic”, the dance form is actually more unique and fun and does not require any belly exposure or sultry moves. Its less ‘risque’ then other exotic dance forms. Our dance instructors will teach moves from the ground up, paying attention to the technique to ensure safety while still making the learning fun! The first hour is a lesson of the moves. We can then take a break to allow for the guests to have some drinks, socialize a bit, and do any added games/presents if needed. We then continue by making a dance or choreography of those moves that the guests can dance together. We are happy to create a small choreography to any song the special guest may choose! In the past we’ve done everything from AC/DC, Beyonce, Miley Cyrus, Timberland and more! It’s a great way to personalize your party! All coinbelts are provided on loan for the dancers which make this party enjoyable! Options to purchase a coinbelt for the special guest are also available.
BOLLYWOOD
Bollywood Fusion combines the style of dance seen in films produced in Bombay with Indian folk dance, Middle Eastern dance, and all manner of Western dance styles. Dancers explore both the modernized and classical sides of Bollywood dance, creating a high-energy, exciting, and expressive atmosphere that’s open to all levels of dancers. These parties will teach some of the basic moves as well as many hand gestures seen in Bollywood, and will them piece them together into a short and fun dance. Bollywood parties are high in cardio and involve a lot of fun and energy.
BURLESQUE
Growing in popularity this is a favorite for bridal parties and batchelorette parties! While these parties are more ‘risque’ no nudity takes place, and classes are run by Burlesque dancer Sassy Ray who specializes in making these parties all encompassing, flirty and cheeky. A guaranteed night of stepping out of the comfort zone and laughing the night away!
Burlesque parties can involve different styles of dance and music.. these are a few of the more specialty options that are growing favourites:
CLASSIC MEN’S WEAR BURLESQUE
This is a fun and cheeky strip tease dance to “its a mans world” out of your partners cloths. There is no nudity – and cloths are worn underneath. Guests bring a blazer, button up shirt etc., a dress tie, even a fedora or ballcap and will learn a fun and flirty dance that they can then do as a special treat for their partners behind closed doors. Tips, tricks and techniques are taught in a fun and ‘cutesey’ way that is sure to have your party laughing while they flaunt their stuff!
CLASSIC BURLESQUE
This party involves learning many poses and flirty burlesque moves, including props like a feather boa, and gloves. Guests will learn a fun choreography that is built around the flirty and cheeky nature of burlesque. Guests are asked to bring with them their own gloves. This party can use a classic Burlesque song, or if a special request is needed, our instructor is happy to work with it. This party is moderact activity level, and good for those coming already dressed up for their night out!
BRITNEY PARTY
Always a fun party, especially for those with dance experience. Our instructor will teach Brintey Spear’s ‘Slave 4 U’ original dance to the party. This is a high impact dance, and will have the party moving with high cardio activity – so be prepared to sweat!
THRILLER DANCE
Yes, the classic Halloween Thriller dance! This is a workshop that can bring out a lot of laughs as the party buts their best zombie foot forward and learns the full dance to Michael Jacksons Thriller. This is moderate to high level impact and sure to get you sweating!
HOME PARTIES
Down Hips dancers and instructors can also come to your home!
We can provide dancer performances for your guests, as well as get them up to teach them a few moves! If your party is co-ed, we can include an egyptian drumming lesson as well, to include those who do not want to dance.
It is Down Hips’ rule, to never send just one of the dancers out to a party, so you will always have two performers minimum at your event. All of our instructors have experience teaching, and are detail-oriented to ensure that no injuries happen, while still making the lesson fun. We will provide any dance props (coinbelts, feather boas, drums etc) for the guests to borrow, and can provide our own sound/speaker system for the lesson or performance.
Please email us to learn more about private home bookings and pricing. Price will vary depending on travel, number of dancers, and duration. Please note, Studio parties are a more cost effective option! info@downhips.com
CHILDREN’S PARTIES
Parties can be held right at the studio!
A great option for your child’s birthday party to relieve yourself of the mess! Children parties make room for presents, games, birthday cake and more, while also allowing the kids to make their own bellydance craft (options from jewelry to coin belts), and learning some fun bellydance moves suitable for children! The birthday girl can pick her favourite song for her friends to all learn a new dance to, and even perform at the end of the party for their families!
We have a few different packages, and can customize to your needs and budget.
Most people will look into the full package, which is about a 3 hour spot at the studio. This will include the dancing lesson, a choreography, a craft, and time for the girls to have cake and open presents.
The instructor will go through a cardio warm up with the guests and teach them a couple of the bellydance movements. From there, they can take a quick break, have a snack or a drink, and after the break they will make a craft to take home (craft price can vary)
After this, they continue the lesson. Learn a few more bellydance moves and piece them together into a choreographed dance.What we like to do, is find out the birthday girls favourite modern song ahead of time, and then we can choreograph a little dance to that song for them, it makes it more modern and a lot of fun for the girls. We’ve done all sorta of songs in the past, Miley Cyrus, Hannan Montana, and yes, Justin Beeber.
The next break can work for cake, presents, or lunch. After this, the girls are almost ready to go home! They will work on their dance again and they can either video tape them all doing it, or if parents are individually coming they can perform what they learned for their parents.
Clean up will be handled by our studio. Parents can just take what they need, and we will handle the mess at the end.
This package ranges from $300 – $400. Alternatively, parties can be quoted from 1 to 2 hours as well.
DANCE WORKSHOPS
Down Hips Dance Studio can bring a mini lesson or workshop to your dance studio, corporate event, festival or party.
We can provide:
* Introductory Bellydance
* Introductory Tribal Fusion – Tribal Fusion technique basics
* Tribal fusion Choreography
* Egyptian Bellydance Choreography
* Introduction to Veils
* Veil technique and Choreography
* Double Veils
* Burlesque
* Bollywood
* Salsa for Couples or Ladies Styling
* Drum Solo choreography
PRICES: Our prices vary depending on location, number of dancers, dates, and needs. General range from $250 – $400. Please email us at Email info@downhips.com or call us at 519-742-5348 to provide us with details and we will be able to give you a quote.
PERFORMANCES & EVENTS
Down Hips Dance Troupe: Bellydonnas: Mix
Down Hips Dance Troupe: Bellydonnas: May 2011
Down Hips Dance Troupe: Bellydonnas: Bollywood Dance Party
Down Hips Dance Studio: Troupe’s Cambridge Arts Centre Performance Summer 2010
Down Hips Dance Troupe: Bellydonnas: August 2011, Bollywood
Down Hips Dance Troupe: Bellydonnas: August 2011