This Dollar Dance okay?

crfische

I'll take it. I'm gonna be there. Ok, I'm off to slumber. Nighters!

janedoe1113a

I don't flame dollar dances as long as they're traditional in your circle.  If you're doing it just to get money, then you're lame.

notquiteblushing

I've never seen one but I think if it's part of your culture/region then whatever.  I sort of want to know the band now though. 

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

I'm really interested in knowing the background of the dollar dance. I've heard that in Polish families they are quite popular. I would almost bet that it is/was tradition in Poland to JUST give the couple money for the wedding through a dollar dance, rather than the North American custom of showing up with presents off a gift registry. Not that I'm knocking it. If it's custom, fine. Like Tide said, if it's for honeymoon cash, it's tacky.

carrieoz_76

As I've said before, I'm of the opinion that money dances are fine etiquette-wise, I just don't like the antiquated message of them (pay money to dance w/ me? not so much) so I won't be doing one. I have to say, I would probably pay to dance to a "very well known rock band in the 70s & 80s", though.

Kristin789

>It's when people do them for the express purpose of cashing in that I think it's tacky. What other express purposes could there be for a cash-collecting dance?

fangsiting

I've never heard of a dollar dance before the Knot.  I'm still not quite sure what they entail.  It certainly is not anything we will be doing, but I'd love to hear a famous 80s band play at a wedding and if that meant throwing money at the bride, I'd be cool with that. 

jamm2019

Almost all weddings I have been to have a dollar dance.  I am not against them but we didn't do one at our wedding.  My husband wanted to.  I didn't feel like dancing with a bunch of people.  I didn't feel comfortable. 

laurenclaire1386

I've never been to a wedding with a dollar dance.  But I've also been to like 2 weddings in the last five years.  So I don't know whether it's common in my area or not.  I, therefore, am not doing a dollar dance.  Plus, I just don't like the idea.  You wanna hand me cash, then hand me cash.  I certainly won't turn you down.  But I'm not gonna play a special song or do any physical activity to get that money or make you feel weird for NOT wanting to hand me money.  It's just not that important to me.

SarahSmile23

Her cousin's band played for the wedding, including about an hour of the dollar dance.An HOUR? Gosh, Aren't they usually 1--2 songs?For the record, as a guest I also enjoy dollar dances and almost every wedding i have been to had one. I feel a bit sad that we didn't have one, but p&e shouted at me that it was in poor taste so i didn't.