First Dance...Mix of Tradition and Fun

slshober6 · January 2013

My finace and I are pretty outgoing people and we want to use the first dance to show off our personalities and bubbling over love. I have two good friends who are going to choreograph our dance for free--so that's taken care of, but I need to get them a song...here lies the issue.

Like I said earlier, I want the dance to encapsulate who we are as individuals and also who we are as a couple. I want a touch of traditional, but with some fun (and memorable) choreographed moves.

Does anyone have suggestions of songs or how to do this?

GoodLuckBear14 · January 2013

Honestly, with the abundance of couple who try to make their first dance memorable by any number of things (WP dancing to Gangham Style, Thriller, etc. or having a record scratch and then changing the music from traditional to something else -which in the age of digital isn't fooling anyone) what would actually be memorable would be for a bride and groom to complete an actual ballroom dance. It doesn't have to be the waltz. You can do a cha-cha or an Argentine Tango (DH and I take ballroom dance and love these two).

gymbugmj2k · January 2013

ha. hubby and I thought about this for awhile, and we ended up waltzing to mraz "i wont give up'. it was classy, and everyone loved it =P

if you're set on something modern and meeting all of your stated qualifications, then i'd suggest professionally mixing a few songs together. though, like PP said, this has been done a lot and gets cheezy quite fast.

if your personalities are just straight up bubbly, then perhaps bruno mars "just the way you are" might be a starting point. its a cute song, and peppy enough that you could do coreography.

slshober6 · January 2013

As I was donig some searching today (instead of working of course!) I sort of came to that conclusion too. I think we'll just make sure we choose a song that isn't over done, maybe have a few neat moves thrown in and go from there.

I think we're going to try to do someting a little fun with the entire bridal party entrace instead of the dance.

Thanks!

Avion22 · January 2013

It's your wedding, not a dance recital. Even if you don't know how to do a special dance, just stand there and sway. We did, and it was incredibly romantic (many people at our wedding cried during our dance).

As a guest, I would not enjoy sitting through a "performance."

alithebride · January 2013

the best way to express your feelings and personality, imo, is by having a song that fits the 2 of you.
truly-rehearsed dances make me want to slit my wrists-and i'm not the only one.

of course you're bubbling love. that's really the whole reason everyone (or most I guess) get married-showing that is showing nothing new really. does that make sense?

slshober6 · January 2013

Haha, I'm REALLY glad I posted. Thanks for your thoughts!

Weezy56 · January 2013

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[QUOTE]My finace and I are pretty outgoing people and we want to use the first dance to show off our personalities and bubbling over love. I have two good friends who are going to choreograph our dance for free--so that's taken care of, but I need to get them a song...here lies the issue. Like I said earlier, I want the dance to encapsulate who we are as individuals and also who we are as a couple. I want a touch of traditional, but with some fun (and memorable) choreographed moves. Does anyone have suggestions of songs or how to do this?
Posted by slshober6[/QUOTE]

The only time I have ever been entertained by choreographed dances at weddings was watching them on YouTube before it actually became a fad to do so. I've seen it at a few weddings I have attended and it was a bit awkward.

melb2013 · January 2013

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[QUOTE]In Response to First Dance...Mix of Tradition and Fun : The only time I have ever been entertained by choreographed dances at weddings was watching them on YouTube before it actually became a fad to do so. I've seen it at a few weddings I have attended and it was a bit awkward.
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<div>This is how I feel too. I also feel like the couple is just trying to create a show instead of enjoying a romantic first dance.</div>

monkeysip · January 2013

I think you can make it traditional and fun... without becoming kitschy.

I like the suggestion earlier of just doing a real ballroom dance. It may be romantic to some, but I just really don't want to do the slow-dance swaying thing. I want to actually dance, and I want to use a song with a little more upbeat tempo, BUT I don't want to do anything silly like Gangnam or Thriller. I don't want to do anything that requires a lot of choreography, but just some simply traditional dance steps.

Think Waltz, Foxtrot, or Tango. You can use a modern, fun song, but just dance a traditional dance. It's not awkward unless you're trying to do all these crazy or silly moves. Then it gets weird.

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