Monday 13 December 2010

Choosing A Ballroom Dance For Your Wedding

By Jake Sommerfield


Weddings are a special time for everybody. It's a time of new beginnings for the happy couple and friends and families become witnesses to the outstanding event. With a lot of details that go into planning a wedding, often selecting a dance for the reception is not a priority; instead, a lot of time goes into selecting which song the bride and groom will dance to.

Selecting a song to dance to is often the first step in the couple deciding on a ballroom dance. Most couples will opt to enroll in professional ballroom dance lessons with a certified instructor to put together a dance for their song. With ballroom dancing increasing in popularity, couples are starting to steer away from the traditional circular dance. Actually, increasingly more engaged couples are selecting to learn a ballroom dance for their wedding.

Not just is performing a ballroom dance for your wedding very sentimental, however it is also most likely to be remembered by everybody. Nevertheless, a ballroom dance does not need to be strictly between the bride and groom. It can involve the bride and her father, the groom and his mother, or anyone else the happy couple chooses to share a dance with. With a lot of variations of ballroom dancing, it might be difficult to pick a specific dance. Below are some famous song suggestions for weddings and ballroom dances which would be appropriate with them.

Two extremely well-known wedding songs are "Love Me Tender" and "I Can't Help Falling in Love with You," both performed by Elvis Presley. These songs, while traditional at weddings, set the perfect tone for a slow waltz. The waltz is a careful collaboration of steps involving walking and side to side motions - these songs provide the exact tempo and beat for this style of ballroom dancing. One more big advantage of performing the waltz is that it's easy to learn and can be done by almost anyone of any skill level.

"From This Moment On" is a song performed by legendary country music singer Shania Twain and is a popular choice amongst bride and groom dances. This song remains slow and romantic, but the beat is slightly faster in comparison to the Elvis Presley songs. "From This Moment On" is an excellent choice for dancing the foxtrot, a slow yet really smooth dance which follows forward and backward patterns around the dance floor. Like the waltz, it is rather easy to learn.

A few common selections for dancing with the parents of the couple are "Through the Years" by Kenny Rogers and "Wind beneath My Wings" by Bette Midler. The waltz would also be appropriate for these songs as well as the tango, even though this ballroom dance might take a little more time to learn because of its sharp and precise steps.

By selecting to do a ballroom dance at your wedding (instead of simply moving about in a circle or from side to side), you're certain to produce lifelong memories for yourself and your guests.




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