Brides and grooms:
your wedding slow dance choices project volumes about your
relationship. Victims of a lack of preparation not only bore
their guests with the unskillful bob-and-sway, but send a
message that as a couple, they’re not in synch. Choose to
make the moment memorable with underarm turns, dips and leans
expertly completed in time to the music. You’ll get true enjoyment
out of each slow dance and your guests will view your skill
as an expression of romance.
When choosing deliberate and sensual slow dances for a wedding,
consider a few key factors:
- Location – Slow dance is considered a spot dance. Participants
stay in one location on the floor, so a large area is not
necessary. However, it’s helpful to imagine the number of
people who may be dancing at one time when determining if
the space is large enough.
- Music – Choose to slow dance throughout an entire reception
and your guests will be falling asleep even with the after-cake
coffee. Mix up the playlist with some up-tempo Swing or Salsa
music and include some party line dances. That way, your single
guests who don’t wish to ask a stranger to dance will still
enjoy the night.
- Guest dance instruction – This can be done either at your
reception or beforehand. Shawn
Trautman’s dance lesson DVDs make for a great wedding
party gift and ensure that your guests will be prepared
to dance when the big night comes.
- Wedding party dances – Take time to consider the lyrics
in any song you choose for a bride/groom, father/daughter
or mother/son dance. This is a moment that you’ll always remember
and honoring your slow dance partner should be foremost in
your mind.
To browse through a large database of Wedding Slow Dances
and other great dance music and song lists, check out Shawn
Trautman’s dance
music page.
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