Three of the Worst Wedding Waltzes

The wedding waltz… the first dance as husband and wife…

Wedding Dance professionals, Art and Bonnie, from(www.dancingwithartandbonnie.com) wax lyrically about the wedding waltz:

The song or lyrics of a song that really occur or define the moment when a couple KNOWS they have fallen deeply in love define your first dance. Think of your song as a musical and emotional photograph that fulfills the time, place, and circumstance of the realization of your love. When you hear this song you can think of nothing else but spending the rest of your life’s dreams, hopes, & wishes with that special person…

I’m not sure that their view of the traditional wedding waltz is reflected in the following three videos however:

On a more serious note, the following suggestions, courtesy of Art and Bonnie, are designed to help you make these moments as meaningful and memorable as possible:

1. Learn to dance no later than 6 months prior to your wedding date. You don’t want to do this at the, “panic stage,” or last minute.
2. Select a song that you love with a good dance tempo. Foxtrot & Waltz are your best bet particularly if your using the Quickstart program. Slow ballads are beautiful but too slow for either Foxtrot or Waltz which makes it very difficult for beginners. If you have chosen a Slow Ballad there is a popular dance form known as Slow Dancing that you may want to investigate.
3. You must be willing to practice often but in short increments. (5-10 minutes 2-3 times a week)
4. Try not to make your 1st Dance at the Wedding the first time you are dancing in public. You must get out on a social dance floor and “swim with the sharks.”
5. Be kind, understanding, and forgiving to each other and yourself when learning to dance together. It isn’t easy and it will be a good test of your patience and cooperative skills as a couple. After all you’ll have to do things together, not unlike this, the rest of your lives.

Tags: comedy, dance, waltz
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