Would You Give Your 5 Year Old a Nightclub Style Birthday Party?

Nightclubs are typically a rite of passage for barely legal teenagers but thanks to Betsy Fischer of Philadelphia, prepubescent tikes have a chance to dance the night away. These parties are a far cry from a dip in a ball pit and pizza at Chuck E. Cheese.

From Philly.com:

Tucked into a greige industrial shopping strip on a nondescript road in Voorhees is the hottest club you’ve never heard of. That is, unless you run with the in-the-know kindergarten crowd.

Just ask Olivia Oberle, who celebrated her fifth birthday with 23 of her besties at the Groove Lounge on a recent Saturday night. “I wish there was a place like this when I was growing up,” said Olivia’s mom, Anne Marie Oberle, as she handed out beaded necklaces to the kids. “I have to live vicariously through them.”

For three years, Cherry Hill resident Betsy Fischer has been throwing nightclub-style dance parties for the pint-size set in the South Jersey space that she has converted into a dance studio/club.

Her parties are miles away from shindigs at Chuck E. Cheese or the local lanes. Rather, they’re targeted toward the American Idol-loving, Just Dance Wii-gaming, Disney teen-worshipping generation.

You can check out the rest of the article here.

BMWK family, what do you think of these parties? Would you throw one for your kids?


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  1. WomenAreGamechangers Friday - 10 / 02 / 2012 Reply
    Again parents are living through their child. Whatever happened to children having an innocent childhood with those memories?
  2. Gwen Jimmere Friday - 10 / 02 / 2012 Reply
    Nothing wrong with this. The parents are present and it's age-appropriate for the kids. I say, 'why not'? I'd take my son and we'd have a blast.
    • Betsy Saturday - 11 / 02 / 2012 Reply
      Thanks, Gwen! If you took your son to The Groove Lounge, I'm certain you would have a blast!!  I am a New Jersey State certified Elementary Teacher and a Teacher of the Handicapped.  All of the parties at which I entertain are age-appropriate - Hokey Pokey and Limbo for the little ones, and Top 40 and freestyling for the big ones.  We entertain the kids in a cool, funky environment, not a babyish setting.  I hope to get to meet you and dance with you and your son some day soon... 

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