A private burlesque class
Your own burlesque host, a room full of your girls and one routine for the whole crew, with feather fans or boas in every hand. Two left feet welcome. Everyone sparkles in the finale.
Fans up for the bride
Burlesque hens parties, with the bride centre stage
Feathers up, sequins on, a shimmy and a wink, and the whole crew turning to perform for her. Ooh la la. Her mum's filming.
Starring your Ultimate Burlesque Host: one of our own, trained by us to make the bride sparkle, in all six cities.
Our burlesque hens packages usually sit around $150 to $350 per person.
at a glance
One routine. Every girl in it. Performed for the bride.
Feathers, sequins, a little glitter on the cheekbones and a whole lot of shimmy.
Boas on, obviously 
Spotlight on the bride 
Glitter is a dress code 
Every move, for her 
Front row at the cabaret 
After the finale
- Your Ultimate Burlesque Host, one of our own, teaches the whole crew, two left feet included
- An hour of struts and shimmies, then the rest of her night is up to you
- A class, a show, a cabaret dinner show or our dancers at your place
- Six of you or thirty, it works a treat
- Classes in all six cities, burlesque and cabaret shows in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and the Gold Coast
She gets the spotlight. You get the thank-yous in the group chat, with your name on them.
fan mail
Hi Heather,
I wanted to provide some feedback from Stephies hens on the weekend just gone and say a huge thanks to everyone involved - she loved it from start to finish and you made it all so perfect! Your burlesque dancer Crystal she was unreal and made us all feel very femme fierce and strutting our stuff! Thankyou also for making sure she included the songs I sent you because as we talked about in the lead up these are our hens favourite songs and it made it even more special to have them as part of the night.
Now onto the topless waiter, well he was dishy as promised and even Stephs mum was getting in on the action and stealing him from everyone else for photos which was so funny! He couldn't do enough for us and yes as you can see from the photos we even dressed him up in a toilet paper gown and he was such a good sport helping and making us all laugh, it was exactly what we needed on such a fun night and exactly the sort of attitude i had hoped for.
Everything ran perfectly and i just wanted to say thankyou again i honestly couldn't have done it without your help and i cant wait to work with you again when i get engaged!
Debbie T
Debbie T, on Stephie's burlesque hens in Brisbane
Femme fierce and strutting our stuff: that is the whole brief. Read more from the girls
01 curtain up
What happens at a burlesque hens party
Five moments, one routine, a lot of sparkle and a bride in the best seat in the house.
A burlesque hens party with My Ultimate Hens is a class with one of our own burlesque hosts, trained by us for hens nights, who teaches the whole crew a routine with feather fans or boas to perform for the bride, built into a whole celebration of her in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Perth and Adelaide; or the girls take their seats for a burlesque show and let our dancers dazzle. The routine is where her night starts, not where it ends.
One
A room full of your girls
A room set up for your crew, or your own place. Your burlesque host sweeps in already knowing the bride's name and the songs you sent through, so hers are in the mix from the very first shimmy.
Two
The warm-up
Shoulders back, chin up, a roll of the hips and the strut. Five minutes in, the shy one's giggling and the loud one has already perfected the hair flick.
Three
The routine, a few steps at a time
Your host teaches it in little sparkly pieces until it clicks. Then the feather fans open, the boas start flying and the room gets very, very loud.
Four
The performance, for her
The full run-through, then the girls turn and perform it for the bride. If she's game, she gets a solo. Either way, she's the star of the show.
Five
The photos, then the night
Feathers up for the group shot, then on to dinner, drinks and the rest of her night, glitter still on and the shoulder shimmy still going at the bar.
You picked the songs. You read her right. Everyone in that room knows it.
02 pick her act
Ways to do burlesque at the hens
Eight ways in, from learning the routine yourselves to taking your seats while our dancers bring the sequins.
Burlesque class and dinner
The class, then a long table, still in feathers. The routine gets performed again between courses, whether the waiters asked for it or not.
A burlesque show
Sit back and be dazzled. Our dancers on stage in sequins and feathers, the girls in their seats with a drink, and a performer who might just pull the bride into the act. In Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
A cabaret dinner show
Dinner and cocktails, then velvet, feathers and cabaret sass from your reserved seats. The bride's only job is to applaud.
Your own burlesque dancer at your place
Our dancer arrives at your apartment, hotel or Airbnb, performs for the bride and teaches the girls a move or two. The coffee table becomes a stage and the lounge room goes pure cabaret.
A burlesque and pin-up photoshoot
Lashes, red lips, rhinestones and our photographer. The class or the poses, then the photos she'll actually frame.
Hi Nyree,
Jst wanted you to know that we had a fantastic night at Kellies Hens night, with Mark your photographer and Feari your Burlesque instructor, It was so much fun every laughed and danced and had a ball. Thankyou so much for organising it.
Cheers Kylie (Kellies Very Happy Bridesmaid!)
A bridesmaid, Melbourne. Her photo from the night.
Burlesque and cocktail making
Shake a round, learn the routine, toast the bride with the drink you just made. More on cocktail making hens parties.
A burlesque hens weekend
The routine on Saturday, the encore at breakfast on Sunday. See our hens weekend packages.
Rather line dancing or disco? See our hens dance classes. Rather pole? See our pole dancing hens parties.
03 on stage or front row
Burlesque class or burlesque show: which one is her?
A class gives the whole crew a story. A show gives the bride the best seat in the house and a stage full of sparkle.
On stage
If she'd love to be in it
A class is the one where everyone's in the routine, the bride included if she wants to be. You learn it together, you perform it for her, and somebody films the whole thing. That video will be threatened at the wedding. It's the pick for a crew that half knows each other, because one routine makes them a troupe.
Front row
If she'd love to watch it
A show is the one where our dancers bring the glitter. Sequins, feathers and rhinestones take the stage, the girls take their seats, and the bride sits back with a drink and soaks up every shimmy. Pick a cabaret dinner show and dinner comes first. Pick our dancer at your place and the whole act is aimed at her.
| A burlesque class | A burlesque show | A cabaret dinner show | Our dancer at your place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What happens | Your burlesque host teaches the crew one routine with fans or boas, then you perform it for the bride | Our dancers perform on stage while your crew watches from their seats | Dinner and cocktails, then burlesque and cabaret acts from reserved seats | Our dancer arrives, performs for the bride and teaches the girls a move or two |
| Who's in the spotlight | The whole crew, then the bride | Our dancers, with the bride in the best seat | The stage, with the bride front and centre at the table | The bride, the whole time |
| How cheeky | Her call, from fans and winks to the full tease | Glamour and the tease, all on stage | Glamour, feathers and cabaret sass | As cheeky as the bride wants |
| How long | An hour of burlesque, then the night rolls on | A 90-minute show | Dinner, then a 90-minute show | Built around your night |
| Group size | Six of you or thirty, it works a treat | Any size crew, every seat cheering | Any size crew, one long table of sass | Your crew, your lounge room |
| The bride it suits | The one who'd love her friends to make total fools of themselves for her | The one who'd rather cheer than learn | The foodie who loves a show | The one who wants the act all to herself |
Can't pick? Tell us both when you tell us about her, and see how the night can run.
04 the cheek dial
Exactly as cheeky as the bride wants
As cheeky as the bride wants, and the bride's mum ends up with the fans.
Burlesque is glamour, sparkle and the art of the tease: the strut, the wink, the slow peel of a long satin glove. It's feminine, it's fierce, and every girl walks out feeling a million dollars. You tell us how cheeky the bride wants it when you book, and your burlesque host pitches the routine perfectly to the room. Anyone who'd rather watch takes the front row with a drink and cheers the loudest.
Her cheek level
Fans and winks
All feathers, walks and over-the-shoulder looks. Nan could do it. Nan might.
Gloves and a chair
A long glove peeled off finger by finger, a boa thrown over the shoulder and a chair to work. The sweet spot when she's half shy, half showgirl.
The full tease
Gloves, a boa, the chair and every ounce of sass in the room, aimed straight at the bride. All wink and all sparkle, and every second of it group-chat gold.
Tap the one that's her and it rides along when you tell us about her. Your host walks in knowing exactly how far to take it.
Want the other kind of cheeky? That's what strip show hens parties are for. Want someone pouring her bubbles in a bow tie? Meet our hens party topless waiters.
05 the troupe
Who a burlesque hens party suits
More crews than you'd think, including the ones who swear they can't dance.
The two-left-feet crew
Two left feet make the best showgirls. It's the strut, the poses, a shimmy and the fans, taught in little pieces, and the laughing is half the magic.
The mixed crew, mums and aunties included
School friends, work friends and her mum. One routine and suddenly they're a troupe, and Mum wants the front of the line.
The shy bride
She swears she'd hate the spotlight and secretly wants to be a showgirl for one night. Set her cheek level and let her surprise you.
The crew that half knows each other
Nothing breaks the ice like learning a hip roll next to a stranger. By the finale, they're all swapping numbers.
The pregnant bride
She's the audience it's all for: front row, feathers on, the best seat in the room while the girls perform it for her.
Every bride, and brides marrying brides
Our burlesque hosts and dancers bring the sparkle to every kind of hens. See LGBTQIA+ hens parties.
Hear it from the girls. Read what they said.
06 before the feathers fly
What a burlesque hens party costs
One price per person with the sparkle built in.
Our burlesque hens packages usually sit around $150 to $350 per person. And the package is the magic: the whole celebration, from the class or the show to dinner, drinks, the next stop or the full weekend. The burlesque is just where it starts.
Want to see the packages? Pick her city.
For the group chat
Hens idea: a burlesque hens party. Their own burlesque host teaches us a routine with feather fans and boas and we perform it for the bride, with the whole night built around it. Their burlesque hens packages usually sit around $150 to $350 per person.
07 encore
Real hens, real burlesque
In their own words, exactly as they wrote them, with their own photos from the night.
For a whole weekend around the burlesque
The best way to organise a hens weekend! Not only are the ladies friendly and helpful, they make the entire process easy!! We had a fantastic weekend in Sydney city, everything ran very smoothly and all of the My Ultimate Hens crews involved (Burlesque Dancer, Hotel, Limo etc) that were involved were quality and very professional!
Thanks ladies!! Job well done! Patty M
An organiser, Sydney. Her photo from the night.
For a private room and a classy night
Hi Ladies, Some feedback for you from a great night! Amazing service and absolutely lovely bar and private area, the food was OMG! TO die for, soooooo exceeded our expectations! Brilliant! Your burlesque entertainer was polite, lovely and professional! Thank you again for all your help and professionalism, please thank all in the office who dealt with me via email or ph, I just wanted to let you know how it went as often once it's all over that's it, you don't really get to see what memories you have helped to create! Here is a few photos attached, the tame ones :)
Mel.
An organiser, Sydney. Her photo from the night.
For the mums
Hi Ashley, Would love to thank you for the amazing night you put together for Sarah's hens night. It was an absolute pleasure dealing with everybody from yourselves in the office, the burlesque teacher who was amazing, the hotel room was lovely and the restaurant very welcoming staff and food and the atmosphere was great. My daughter Sarah and all the guests has a fantastic time, so again, thankyou Kind Regards Kerry-lee
Kerry- S., Easy Weddings verified review
For the crew who want it cheeky
Wow, I don’t even know where to start!! Saturday was A-B-S-O-L-U-T-E-L-Y perfect, and I could not have ever imagined a better way to celebrate our wonderful bride to be! Adele was fabulous for burlesque, making us feel sexy and special. She was so lovely, and totally catered to our whims… even teaching us how to take off our knickers in a sexy way! Dinner was perfect, and every girl enjoyed their meal as well as the extensive cocktail list. Best part of the night was definitely the stretch hummer. Anthony was amazing! My only wish is that it should have gone longer. (Poor Anthony listening to our sing-a-longs!). Thank you thank you thank you for your help with this, and for making me appear like the most organised MOH ever ;-) I will definitely recommend your company to anyone planning a Hen’s night, and if I ever have this opportunity again, you will certainly hear from me too.
Thank you again to the whole team,
Rachael
A maid of honour, Sydney. Her photo from the night.
For the ones who think they can't
Our Burlesque package was fantastic!! Everyone felt so confident and we laughed so much, and all the girls commented that they didn't think they would actually be able to do it but they all did and had so much fun! The canapes were really great too and there was plenty to go around!! Thankyou My Ultimate Girls!!
Sarah F!!
An organiser, Brisbane. Her photo from the night.
behind the feathers
What organisers trust us with on her burlesque night
The feathers are the fun part. Here is the proof behind them.
- Over 10,000Brides have been an Ultimate Hen
- 1,000+My Ultimate Hens celebrations hosted every year
- 4.7on Google
- Easy Weddings Five Star Supplierevery year since 2012
- Our own burlesque hostsTrained by us to make the bride sparkle, in all six cities
- Share the DignityYou might spot our PAD-y Wagon around town, helping get period products where they're needed
Sydney's first Hen-Tathlon, with 2Day FM
The Jimmy & Nath Show with Emma crashed five My Ultimate Hens parties across Sydney in one day
Female founded in 2011, feathers on ever since
Nyree, our founder, on what still matters most
So much has changed over the years, but what has not changed is the essence of it all: the laughter, the sparkle, the connection, and that iconic moment to stop and celebrate the friendships that raise and define us.
Nyree FOUNDER to news.com.au on My Ultimate's 15th anniversary
08 dressing room
What to wear to a burlesque hens party
Diamonds are a girl's best friend. Feathers come a very close second.
The bride
In white, or red if she's feeling bold, so every eye finds her. A corset or a slip dress, long satin gloves, a feathered headpiece or a veil with a little drama in it, and the reddest lip in the room. She's the only one in her colour.
The girls
Something you can roll your hips in. Sheer tights, or fishnets for the brave legs, a boa round every neck, and the dinner outfit folded in your bag for later.
Feet, hair and lashes
- Shoes you can walk and turn in. A block heel, a low pump, or bare feet in the room.
- Hair up. Pinned back and out of the way of the fans.
- Lashes on before you arrive. Then you walk in camera-ready.
- A red lip in your bag. For the photo after the finale.
Pick the dress code, copy it to the group
Black velvet
Dress code for the hens: all black, something you can move in, sheer tights or fishnets and long gloves if you've got them. Boas on the night. The bride wears red, so we all know where to look.
Blush pin-up
Dress code for the hens: blush and soft pink, a high waist, a bow or a flower in your hair and a flick of liner. The bride wears white with the boldest lip in the room.
Old Hollywood
Dress code for the hens: satin, pearls and a slick of red, hair in a pinned wave. The bride wears white with a feathered headpiece, and white is all hers.
Planning the whole hens wardrobe? Here's what to wear to a hens night.
09 after the finale
The whole hens around the burlesque
The routine is the headline act. There's no one way to build the rest, so here are three favourites from our crews, and her city's packages have plenty more.
- Early eveningA room full of your girls, bubbles in hand and your burlesque host queuing up the songs you sent.
- The classWarm-up, routine, finale, and the bride's face when her friends turn to her on the last beat.
- DinnerA long table, still in feathers, the bride at the head of it.
- LateA booth, the dance floor, and someone's doing the glove peel at the bar.
One way the night can run in Brisbane. See Brisbane hens parties.
- AfternoonCocktails first, a little courage for the hip roll.
- The classFans out, routine down, performed for the bride before anyone loses their nerve.
- SunsetUp to a rooftop with the harbour going gold and the feathers still on.
- NightDinner, dancing, and the routine one more time, by popular demand of the bride.
One way the night can run in Sydney. See Sydney hens parties.
- DoorsReserved seats, a cocktail and the bride front and centre at the table.
- Dinner and the showVelvet, feathers and cabaret sass between courses.
- AfterOut to the dance floor, doing every move you just watched.
- LateThe camera roll's full and the bride's voice is gone.
One way the night can run in Melbourne. See Melbourne hens parties.
What a My Ultimate Hens night adds
Plenty of crews find a burlesque class on their own and have a ball. A My Ultimate Hens burlesque night puts the whole celebration in one place: your Ultimate Burlesque Host with the bride's name and your songs, the dinner, the drinks, the next stop and the little surprises for her, lined up in an order that works, because we've been building hens since 2011 and we know what makes a night land.
- One place for everything.
- Surprises for her, already in it.
- You get to be in the photo, not on your phone.
Burlesque invitations, a burlesque bingo game and a burlesque playlist are waiting on our hens dance classes page.
See the packages in her city11 her city, her stage
Where you can book our burlesque instructors
Our own burlesque hosts are in all six cities, feathers packed, with burlesque and cabaret shows in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Pick hers to see the hens packages and prices there.
Melbourne
Velvet lounges, laneway cocktails and a cabaret stage when she'd rather watch.
Melbourne hens partiesSee every Melbourne package
Sydney
Fans in the afternoon, the harbour by sunset, and a sequinned cabaret stage when she'd rather watch.
Sydney hens partiesSee every Sydney package
Brisbane
Warm nights, the river, a long table after the finale and a cabaret show full of sass.
Brisbane hens partiesSee every Brisbane package
Gold Coast
Sun all day, feathers all night, and a cabaret dinner show with a limo to get there.
Gold Coast hens partiesSee every Gold Coast package
Perth
Long sunny days, then feathers on once the sun goes down over the water.
Perth hens partiesSee every Perth package
Adelaide
Wine country on the doorstep and a city that dresses for the occasion.
Adelaide hens partiesSee every Adelaide package
Still deciding on a city? See all hens party packages.
12 the short version
Burlesque hens parties with My Ultimate Hens, at a glance
Everything above, in a few lines you can screenshot.
- Who runs it
- My Ultimate Hens, female founded in 2011, helping hens celebrate in six Australian cities, with our own burlesque hosts and dancers bringing the sparkle.
- What it is
- The most glamorous way to put the bride centre stage: every girl in the routine, two left feet and mum included, performing it just for her. It's a class with one of our own burlesque hosts, trained by us for hens nights, or a burlesque show, a cabaret dinner show or our dancer at your place, with the rest of her celebration built around it.
- What happens
- A warm-up, one routine with fans or boas taught a few steps at a time, the performance for the bride, then the photos.
- How long
- The routine is about an hour of struts, shimmies and feather fans, and the shows run 90 minutes. The whole celebration runs as long as you want it to.
- What comes with it
- Feather boas and glitzy accessories for every girl, so all you bring is the outfit. Want the bride in full showgirl costume? Just ask.
- How cheeky
- Her call, from fans and winks to the full tease, and your host pitches it to the room. Anyone who'd rather watch takes the front row.
- What to wear
- The girls in black or the group's dress code, something they can move in. The bride in white or red, the only one in her colour.
- Group size
- Six of you or thirty, it works a treat.
- Who it suits
- Crews with no dance experience, mixed ages with mums and aunties, groups that half know each other, shy brides, pregnant brides, and brides marrying brides.
- Where
- Burlesque classes in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Perth and Adelaide; burlesque and cabaret shows in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
- Price
- Our burlesque hens packages usually sit around $150 to $350 per person.
- Drinks
- The fizz might be bubbles on arrival, a drinks package so nobody's queueing at the bar, or cocktails with dinner. Whatever suits your crew, and a toast to the bride either way.
- Booking
- Secure it with just your own share, with the second part following a few days later. The rest is in our hens party FAQs.
- Reviews
- 4.7 on Google. 5.0 on Easy Weddings, and a Five Star Supplier there every year since 2012.
- What next
- Pick her city to see the packages and prices there.
13 asked a lot
Burlesque hens party questions
Everything organisers ask us before the feathers come out.
What happens at a burlesque hens party?
Your burlesque host, one of our own, meets your crew, warms everyone up and teaches one routine with feather fans or boas, a few steps at a time. Then the girls perform it for the bride, the photos happen, and the rest of her night sparkles on around it.
Do we need to be able to dance?
No. Two left feet are perfect: the routine is the strut, the poses, a shimmy and the fans, taught in little pieces so the whole crew learns it together, and the laughing is half the magic.
How long is a burlesque class for a hens?
Our burlesque class is about an hour of struts, shimmies and feather fans, and how long the celebration goes is up to you. Our packages cater for every kind of hens, from an afternoon to the whole weekend.
How much does a burlesque hens party cost?
Our burlesque hens packages usually sit around $150 to $350 per person. Every package is the whole celebration, not just the burlesque. Pick her city to see them.
Is burlesque too cheeky for a hens with mums there?
No. It's as cheeky as the bride wants: all fans, struts and winks, or the full tease with gloves and a chair. You tell us the level, and your host pitches it so the mums are first in line for the finale.
Can mum, the aunties or anyone shy just watch?
Yes, absolutely. Anyone who'd rather watch takes the front row with a drink, cheers the loudest, and jumps in whenever the feathers call her name.
What do we wear to a burlesque hens party?
The girls wear black and something they can move in, with sheer tights or fishnets for the brave, the bride wears her own colour with long gloves or a feathered headpiece, and everyone packs the dinner outfit. More on what to wear to a hens night.
Burlesque class or burlesque show: which is better for a hens?
A class if you want the whole crew in the routine, performing it for the bride; a burlesque show or a cabaret dinner show if you'd love the bride to sit back with a drink and a stage full of sparkle.
Can the burlesque come to our Airbnb or hotel?
Yes. Our burlesque dancer can come to your apartment, hotel or Airbnb and turn the lounge room into a cabaret, or your host teaches the class at one of our favourite venues.
Can we choose the song?
Yes. Send us her favourites when you book and we'll have them worked into the night, the way Stephie's hens did in Brisbane, where our burlesque dancer included every song the organiser sent.
Are your burlesque instructors your own?
Yes. Every burlesque host and dancer is one of our own, trained by us and hired as My Ultimate Hens crew for hens nights, so she knows exactly how to make the bride sparkle and the whole crew feel like showgirls.
What props come with the class?
Feather boas and glitzy accessories for every girl, so all you bring is the outfit and the nerve. Want the bride in full showgirl costume? Just ask.
Can a pregnant bride do a burlesque hens party?
Yes. She can have the best seat in the room: the girls perform the routine for her, feathers on, or she picks a burlesque or cabaret show and soaks up every sequin.
Questions about booking, payments and the rest? Every My Ultimate Hens question, answered.
If she'd rather...
- Hens dance classesLine dancing, disco, pole and more.
- Strip show hens partiesWhen she'd rather the boys did the peeling.
- Hens party topless waiterBubbles poured by a man in a bow tie.
- Life drawing hens partiesCheeky with a pencil.
- Hens party ideasEvery idea, every city.
Fans up, the last beat, every girl turning to the bride in a flurry of feathers. And when they ask whose idea the burlesque was? That was you.
Pick her city and see where her burlesque fits in.
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14 tell us about her
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