Your Ballroom Wedding Dance
Some notes about your first song and First Dance
- A good wedding song should have a clear, steady
beat. Note: It's the song you pick that determines the dance
you'll be doing. Often Standards like Sinatra, Gershwin, or
Cole Porter are Foxtrots, an excellent dance for beginning dancers for several reasons.
Other ballroom, latin or rhythm style dances, such as Waltz, Tango, Swing
or Salsa, can certainly be done easily with only a few
lessons.
- If you have picked your favorite dance before you've chosen a
wedding song, just choose a song that fits that dance style. Ask
your instructor for assistance.
- A good length is around two to three minutes. Too short is
no fun, and too long, you take a chance on boring your friends - who
want to get on the floor too!
- Practice and get comfortable with the ballroom
steps you've learned and the dances' rhythm patterns. Remember to
practice dancing to other songs, with different tempos, so you'll
always be able to dance comfortably.
- Practice is the only way to really get comfortable on the ballroom
floor, allowing you to look and feel good. Its just like anything
else; the more you do it, the easier it is. So try to practice some between
lessons.... even if its only for a few minutes. It really will make
a big difference.
- If you can, find out the size and shape of your dancing floor and
tell your instructor.
- Also decide when you want to do your first dance. Will you be
entering the Reception room for the first time, or simply walking onto the
floor? Will it be at the beginning of the Reception, in
the middle, after the cake cutting, before or after dinner...?
- Tell the Band or DJ when you'll do your first-dance. Make sure
they'll play the song at the tempo you practiced, or one where you
are able to dance comfortably. Also be sure to tell the
photographer/ Videographer when you plan to do your First-Dance, and
whether there are any special moments or dance moves you
particularly want them to capture: the big ballroom dip, the
special turn, a twirl, flourish or that BIG ending you worked so hard
on!
- But no matter what happens, don't
worry.... If you forget a step or miss a beat, keep dancing. Relax,
breathe, recover, and enjoy an incredible moment together.
- Because, most importantly, you want to enjoy yourself and have fun.
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