Holiday Party Ideas 2015: 12 New Entertainment and Activity Tre

A pair of dancers taught guests how to perform period dances such as the Foxtrot and Lindy Hop at the Weeksville Historical Center's fund-raising event in Brooklyn in June.

The Dandy Wellington Band was provided by musician cooperative Elan Artists. Brooklyn-based event design studio Tinsel & Twine planned the event for the Weeksville Historical Center.

Waitstaff wearing roller skates and shiny hot pants added to the atmosphere at Deutsch LA's Studio 54-theme holiday party, held at Hangar 8 in Santa Monica, California, in December 2014.

A percussion group dressed as construction workers used some unusual instruments to perform for guests at the Cirque du Soleil-inspired holiday party for Traffic Control Services, held at its corporate office in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, in December 2014. The event was designed by Camp Hill, Pennsylvania-based catering and events company JDK Group.

The Cirque du Soleil-inspired event also saw aerialists from East Coast Entertainment perform overhead.

At the Groupon party, held at the Aragon Ballroom in December 2014, guests posed in front of a striped circus tent backdrop. The event was inspired by the Chicago World's Fair.

A juggler at Groupon's vintage carnival-theme affair entertained the attendees.

At a party celebrating the Toms for Target holiday partnership, held at the BookBindery in Culver City, California, in November 2014, guests created handmade ornaments.

Guests signed a light graffiti wall at the Comcast Spotlight holiday party in November 2014. JDK Group produced the disco fete.

Guests created greetings for active military members at a card-making station at a wonderland-theme holiday party, held at 26 Bridge in December 2014 and designed by New York-based event firm Rock Paper Scissors Events.

The card-making area included lots of supplies and a workspace for creating festive greetings.

Winter-inspired temporary tattoos like glittery snowflakes were available for guests to decorate themselves at the Rock Paper Scissors Events-produced event.