Donaheys Dancing With The Stars Weekend Reviews

Donaheys July 2024 event at Celtic Manor exceeded our expectations on almost every level. Meeting the strictly stars was a huge thrill, of course, but there were workshops with other international class professionals as well. The standout workshop for us was Tony Bennet's Foxtrot session on the Sunday. Donaheys organise their weekends down to the finest detail, with nothing we could think of omitted. We recommend them highly and have already booked our next Dancing With The Stars Weekend at Celtic Manor next April. We can't wait!

The most amazing experience, if you like dance or not. Donaheys Team are brilliant very friendly and helpful, well organised too. The Celtic Manor is a beautiful hotel. Staff are incredible and even though there were hundreds of people there this weekend it was so quiet and peaceful. Facilities great too. Nothing to complain about. X

Second Donahey's DWTS weekend for us, first time at Celtic Manor - it was absolutely fantastic. We are beginners but never felt out of our depth with the workshops from the wonderful Strictly Pros, the World Champions, the Stars of the Future and of course Mr Tony Bennett! The Pro showcases were amazing, and it was a unique opportunity to see the Strictly stars perform so close up. Great atmosphere, super friendly, and lovely to be among a couple of hundred people just enjoying dance. If you are at all a Strictly fan, this is for you! We have already booked our next two weekends. Thanks Paul, Amy, Shirley and all the Donahey's team!

This was a present for my bestie and i to celebrate our 65th birthdays. What can i say? If you are a fan of strictly do not hesitate just book up. I promise you from start to finish you will have the most amazing time. This event is so professionally organised right down to the last detail but then they have been doing this for years and it shows. Polished with a capital P!!! It’s such great fun and close up and personal with the strictly celebs. There was only one criticism of the whole weekend and it was lack of chairs for the balcony. No idea why the hotel doesnt supply them 🙈. (I even rang down and asked)

My daughter and I attended this event at the Celtic Manor Resort, a fabulous hotel, as first timers with next to no dance experience. The weekend was just amazing! The workshops run by the professionals were so much fun and the showcases were spectacular. The whole weekend was pure joy thank you Donaheys.

A big thank you to the Donahey's team, and all of the professional dancers, for a fabulous Dancing With The Stars Weekend (our first!) Truly memorable and thoroughly recommended! We are already looking forward to next time!

I have booked this weekend with Donaheys dancing with stars for the last 2 years for a lady I support with a learning disability, she has absolutely loved every minute of it, I've just booked for next year for another lady i support she's so excited about this.I would also like to say that Donaheys has been tremendous with these booking and these lady's there customer service is outstanding.

This was our second Donaheys Dancing with the Stars weekend and what a weekend it was! Fun workshops with strictly stars and world champion dancers . Superb evening entertainment from all the stars with great musical entertainment and lots of dancing. Just the best weekend thank you Paul, Amy , Shirley and all the team and it was that much fun that we booked for next year already!!

We thoroughly enjoyed it and we are really looking forward to going again. The whole event was very professional, impressive and well organised. Whilst we hoped and expected to have a good time we both came away delighted. We learned a lot from the master classes and we can't wait to practise the new routines. Groups are split into 4 different levels so whether you're a beginner or advanced the master classes are really helpful and fun. Plus is was great to meet the professionals! I thoroughly recommend these weekends.

We had a fantastic weekend with Donahays. Every detail was taken care of by the team and the Stars were brilliant. We’d never danced before but have already signed up for next year.

Great weekend. Brilliant organisation, fantastic workshops and showcases and lovely to get to dance on such a lovely dance floor. We enjoyed it so much that we’re already booked for 2025! Thanks to Paul and the Donaheys team- you did a great job 😊

Dance weekend was truly exceptional and the organisation was brilliant. Everything ran very smoothly and Celtic Manor was a great venue. The Strictly stars were brilliant as were all the amateur dancers. The Saturday night black tie ball was great. Very well done to all the Donaheys team.

We’ve just returned from our fourth Dancing with the Stars weekend at Celtic Manor and it was just brilliant - the best one so far! The organisation was amazing, especially given the number of people attending. Everything ran like clockwork from check in to departure. We have already booked again for next year. The first time we went we were amazed to discover that this is a totally family-run event. Paul Donahey and his team are fantastic and their love of ballroom shines through. So professional and the programme was just brilliant. Their evident hard work made for a wonderful weekend for us. The hotel is a lovely venue and we didn’t stop smiling all weekend. There was a perfect balance of lessons, shows and time to dance. So many highlights but especially Kristi Boyce’s lesson and Glenn and Caroly’s performance. All the shows were fantastic but it was great to see Alijaz and Janette together again - they are a great double act. We absolutely can’t wait to do it again!

An absolutely amazing experience. Very well organised with a friendly and welcoming team. 5* and more, hotel, facilities just fabulous. Would highly recommend.

Thank you for an amazing, unforgettable experience!! I loved every minute of the weekend from learning to dance with the professionals to watching the fantastic shows! The Celtic Manor is a stunning hotel with lovely staff too. I definitely would recommend this to any other beginners out there it's so nice to learn some dancing and have great fun doing it 😀 Thank you so much Donaheys and team and all the professionals for their enthusiasm to teach and wonderful shows! Love From a Rowdy Red 😄

Had a wonderful weekend, a real oasis of fun. Such a professional and approachable bunch, including the celebrity dance teachers…you really get the feeling they want you to enjoy dancing as much as they do.

This was our first Donaheys event and wow, what an amazing experience. Great workshops, great dance floor, great fun and well organised. These guys know how to put on an event. We will definitely be back! Highly recommended.

We’ve just returned from a weekend at Celtic Manor resort. The hotel was beautiful. The weekend was well organised, we thoroughly enjoyed all the workshops and it was a real treat to have some workshops delivered by the strictly pros. The full team were amazing and helpful and with everyone having dance floor seating the showcases felt really intimate and were incredible to watch. We have already booked to return next April

Fab u lous. Its a10 from us A weekend like no other

Celtic Manor weekend April 24 - what an amazing weekend - fantastic from start to finish. The Donaheys team put on a superb, professional, extremely well organised event. Meeting the Strictly stars, other professionals & world champions and having them teach us and talk to us between dances about their experiences & life was very special. You really do feel like they love that part of their job, it was such fun. The hotel was lovely with really good choices in the restaurant, nice rooms and 2 wonderful ballrooms. What an experience! As fairly beginner level dancers who've never done anything like this before, we never expected to be so eager to rebook for next year, but now we can't wait! Well done Donaheys, see you in 2025 !!