Is There Such A Thing As A Perfect Wedding Dance?

Your Perfect Wedding Dance

Is There Such A Thing As A Perfect Wedding Dance?

The big day is finally here, you’ve been waiting and planning for what seems like a lifetime. One thing that is on your mind is, will everything go as planned? Well, usually there’s always something that goes astray during a wedding. It could be something as small as musical difficulties, a wardrobe emergency or etc. Keep your dancing right up there with those possibilities.

Unless you are either a devoted dancer, a professional or simply have committed many, many hours into your wedding dance, mistakes are bound to happen. I always encourage my students to work through their mistakes without stopping and finding a way to make it work. It is natural to become overwhelmed or anxious and forget the routing on the dance floor. It is also very common and the best advice I can give is, be prepared. Remember no one knows if you make a mistake or not unless you make it obvious. Keep moving, keep swaying, dip your partner or if all is lost, simply stop and kiss him/her, then resume the dancing.

Most of the time the ladies have a long gown on so their feet are no visible, thus this gives the girls a lot of wiggle room to make a mistake and hide it well. GO ladies! However this is also a very powerful tool for the men! If the audience can only see two feet and they have nothing to compare it to, how will they know if you two are not synchronizing your steps? They won’t…

With that said, it can still be obvious if we trip over a food, turn the girl the wrong way, or fall during a dip (!!!), but that is something that we try to avoid at all cost by practicing before the wedding.

You don’t need to take dancing very seriously and make your feet bleed from over practicing, but remember, the more work you put into it, the easier the dancing will feel and the more relaxed you will feel!

This is Your wedding day! Enjoy the journey and Happy Dancing!

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The Perfect Tempo Song for Your Wedding Dance

Your Perfect Wedding Dance

The Perfect Tempo Song for Your Wedding Dance

Many times when I have a new wedding couple coming in for their first wedding dance and they are still undecided about their first dance song, the reason is usually because the couple doesn’t know what tempo is appropriate. The first song is the more traditional, slow and elegant rhythm, maybe an oldie that is very wide known as the wedding song. Such songs are usually the Frank Sinatra’s, Etta James, maybe John Legend, or the current popular love song on the radio.

Then there is the matter of the second song. It is either a quicker tempo, a song that is not widely known or is not one that is considered a “wedding dance song”. These can range anywhere from house music to musicals from Greece, an electric slide or a rap song.

There really is no “wrong” answer here. The style of your wedding, your theme, your audience, personality and energy all play into effect. Your dance instructor can choose which rhythm to focus on and can structure that choreography accordingly. This does not mean that the choreography will be any less sophisticated or graceful. Simply put, your dance will be more uplifting and energetic, which means you can incorporate more “Fun” steps, more dips and turns, lifts and really create a storyline within your dance.

Another option to consider is to combine both songs into one. Start out with a slower dance, begin with a beautiful entrance, and sway with your significant other and somewhere down the line break into your second song. That will not only surprise your guests but will definitely liven up the party! This has been and still continues to be the popular choice amongst wedding couples, father/daughters dances and mother/son dances.

In the end, keep in mind that this is Your big day and you can do whatever you want. It is essential to make sure that everyone has a good time at your wedding, but you can still add your personal touch to the wedding and really make it yours!

Happy Dancing!!!

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