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Wedding Dance: The Foxtrot, The Waltz and Swing Dancing your First Wedding Dance at your Wedding Reception

October 27, 2009

It’s your wedding dance, and you’re not a dancer. Uh oh! Don’t freak out. You’ll be fine, especially so if you treat where so many have danced before. The standard wedding songs, and wedding dance steps that so many people your for their first wedding dance. These three dances are the standard wedding reception music. The foxtrot, the swing, and the waltz comprise a large portion of standard wedding first dances. However, you don’t want to be just standard, right?

Within these wedding dances, even theses standard choices, there’s so many options for making your first dance something really special. The choice of wedding song will be your greatest choice, and it will likely dictate the style of dance that you do. Let’s talk about each dance style in this article, and how they all relate to wedding dancing.

First, there is Foxtrot. The Foxtrot originated in 1914, in none other than New York City, by none other than Harry Fox (imagine that).  It’s considered one of the most versatile ballroom social style of dances, and it can be danced to a really wide variety of music and tempos. It’s much like a walking, smooth, relaxed style of dance.  Sounds easy eh?

Next up, the classic waltz. A beautiful dance for your first wedding dance, but not as easy as foxtrot to be sure. The Waltz originated near Vienna (yeh, saw that coming), and by the 17th century (yes, long ago), it was danced in the ballroom all over the place. Today, it’s pretty social. This dance moves a lot, and is elegant, regal, and graceful IF you can actually pull it off. Never danced? Waltz wedding dancing is a tough sell!  While the basic step is a box step, there’s a lot of other things (such as rise and fall and sway) which make this a dance for the real dancers!  Yes, there is simple waltz, but …

Does it compare to swing? Really, does anything compare to swing?  Swing is fun, playful, hot, fast (or slow), and marked by a combination of rock steps and triple steps. It can be danced to variety of music, and while lacking the grace (perhaps) of waltz, or the formality of foxtrot, it’s for the young (or young at heart). Uptempo music that makes you want to move – it’s a very common first wedding dance to be found at a wedding, and wedding songs in swing are covered by most wedding bands during the wedding reception!

Are there other choices for your wedding dance?  Yes, to be sure, there are. These are only the most common wedding dancing styles!

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Wedding Dance

October 2, 2010

snaejneerghttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/snaejneerg27.953468157918856 -82.83124923706055PeopleWedding Dance, Lucas, kaitlin, Evans, George CahillWedding Dance

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Mitch and Erin’s Wedding Dance

September 28, 2010

Mitch and Erin’s Wedding dance to our own little mix! THE BEST WEDDING EVER PERIOD!!!

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Wonderful Wedding First Dance Audrey and Paul

September 24, 2010

Bride and Groom’s first dance at their wedding reception held August 7, 2010 . Audrey and Paul selected the song “Close To You’ sung by BeBe and CeCe Winans. DJ and dance choreographer Roland Ford taught them a dance routine with just a few hours of practice. Roland also added a step for the bridal party which they learned in one ten minute sesion. It was a wonderful occasion that will be warmly remembered by family, friends and all those in attendance. Roland Ford (412) 225-9190 or see Pghdanceambassador page on YouTube.

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Aram & Ashkhen wedding’s dance

September 20, 2010

today me & my friends were learning wedding dance!

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Kandi and Eric’s Wedding Dance

September 12, 2010

Kandi and Eric dance to hit songs and wedding party joins them for a “Thriller” of an ending.

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Amazing First Wedding Dance, Sherrie McBride & Daryl Clarke… MirageDisco.co.uk

September 8, 2010

Nick Hutt from Mirage Disco put together a special mix for Sherrie & Daryls first Dance at their Wedding Reception on the 28th August 2010 at the Selsdon Park Hotel, they put together this amazing routine.

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Wedding Aisle Dance – Men In Black (M.I.B.)

September 3, 2010

Dancing down the aisle to “Men In Black” for Nathan & Kayla’s wedding entrance!

***Congratulations to Mr. & Mrs. Robinson – August 14, 2010***

Be sure to also check out our “R.E.S.P.E.C.T. the Bride” dance at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrLe3YDGxKc

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Surprise Wedding Dance – Thriller

August 30, 2010

Here’s how we roll in the UK! A nice little surprise for our guests anyway – a little bit different to 4 minutes of slow-dancing to slushy tunes I suppose!

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ABC Wedding Dance

August 26, 2010

My wife and I decided that our first dance should be set to ABC by the Jackson 5. We basically did our own version of the dance from Clerks 2.

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