The dollar dance. Is it tacky?

Anthriel22 · February 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_dollar-dance-tacky?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:b0a630ed-93ca-4bf3-bf30-2142ec68f90cPost:16233bc1-bd28-45f8-b102-05bcc3fabc80">Re: The dollar dance. Is it tacky?</a>:
[QUOTE]Not doing it. At all. For any reason. And I really, really, really, really hate it as a guest when other people have them. I can't fathom a situation where it would really, truly be ok. I refuse to participate when people have them. 1) I already gave a gift. 2) I don't like dancing with people besides FI, really. 3) It's usually about 3 seconds per person, which is just a waste. <strong>4) I don't carry cash.</strong> If it's your thing - ok. I'm not gonna call you out in FFF for it or anything. But, if I were at your wedding, I would judge.
Posted by squirrly[/QUOTE]

same here!

Kristin789 · February 2010

I saw ONE dollar dance, in Ohio at the K of C hall in 1980. Haven't seen once since.

Oh, and to the OP: I think when you look up "tacky" in wikipedia, a video plays showing a bride doing the dollar dance...

jenluxsd · February 2010

I am from SoCal and I have never seen this. If I did, the first thought would be "is she a stripper?" because that is the only other time I see people paying for a dance.

I dont care if people say its a time where you can dance with your guests. Um you can dance with your guests for free! You dont need to spend the whole song, a quick twirl is ok too. Im sure guests will understand how you cant spend a whole song with them. As a guest to a wedding, its already so expensive already. Now you want me to pay to dance with either one of you because that is the only time I can talk to you for a minute? Um no thanks.

I see it is the norm for some people, but some traditions should just be phased out.

etaraskewich · February 2010

You can totally tell which people on here do not have this as part of their culture! I grew up right on the Mexican border and it is ALWAYS done at weddings!! It doesn't offend me at all, and I always dance with the couple and fork up a few bucks. I think it's fun, but like the first person said, it's not my style, so I won't be doing it at my wedding.

abbycobb812 · February 2010

To be honest I never really even thought about the dollar dance being tacky, though I can see how it could come across that way. They're fairly common here, I think the general idea is for the money "earned" to go toward the honeymoon. (maybe that's just here though?)

I think it's a fun way for guests to get a chance to dance/talk with the bride and groom, though I agree you should go around to talk to everyone as well. A lot of people might not feel comfortable asking the bride or groom to dance for an entire song, the dollar dance is a little less awkward way for everyone to get a dance.

Blueyed228 · February 2010

In my family (Greek side) its always done. But its never a specific dance. While the bride and groom are dancing their first dance as a couple, people come up and throw money in the air over them. I think they stopped pinning them to the dress when girls started spending good money on gowns, lol.

People who are not familiar with the cultural stuff behind it may find it tacky. I think doing it just because you want a "dollar dance" is weird since you have no traditional reason behind it. But at the greek weddings I have been too, it has only been the greeks that throw the money. And they throw alot of it, lol. I guess they like to "make it rain" For my sisters wedding, I threw $200 in ones.

Im not going to announce the "dollar dance" but I have already warned my FI and his family that my greek side will probably come up to us during the first dance and throw money. After I explained why they do it, they thought it was neat. Its definatly more of an eastern european thing.

matzke227 · February 2010

I dont think that it is tacky...every wedding that I have gone to has done some sort of game or dance to get money. My family has always doen the dollar dance, but when I went to a wedding on my FIs side, they did a game where the groom left and the bride came in and said that we had to buy back the groom. With that, everyone put in a dollar or so...It is your wedding so if you want to do something like that, then do it. Plus, with the dollar dance, everyone is having so much fun that I doubt people are going to stop and judge!

keegzzz · February 2010

There has been a dollar dance at every wedding I've been to. Everyone in my circles thinks it's fun, and yeah, it can be, but my mom thinks it's the tackiest thing ever & has forbade me to do it. I don't really want to anyway. Although I do like the idea of dancing with all your different guests, I'm pretty sure you can do that without making them pay you.

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