20 Top Tips for your Ultimate Wedding Dance

2011-01-24T01:54:00.000-08:00

Choose your Wedding Dance carefully. It sets the tone and sentiment for your dance. To help, Serghei has compiled a list of the Top 100 Wedding Dance songs with an indication of how easy or difficult they are to dance to, tips on selecting the right music for your Wedding Dance and easy iTunes uploads www.dancetakethefloor.com.au
These days, the Wedding Dance can take many forms. There are no hard and fast rules. You can choose to dance the full dance as a couple or invite your bridal party or parents to join you on the dance floor. There are traditional or contemporary Wedding Dances, simple or more adventurous dances. You may even choose to start with more traditional steps and then brake out into club dancing. These days, anything goes! The choice is yours! The main thing is to choose a Wedding Dance you feel comfortable with. YouTube has footage of lots of different Wedding Dance styles and The Ultimate Wedding Dance DVD - with 50 different moves - shows you how to create a Wedding Dance that feels right for you
Only plan to dance for a maximum of 2 minutes, especially if you are a beginner dancer. A simple routine of 6-8 moves, repeated 2-3 times will create a fabulous 2 minute dance
Start learning your Wedding Dance routine at least 2-3 months prior to your wedding day so feel confident with the steps 1-2 weeks before the big day. You'll have lots of other last minute details to finalise in the weeks leading up to your wedding day. If you start early, there's no pressure. A final practice on the day before your wedding is a good idea
These days you have the option to learn to dance in the privacy of your own home with an easy to follow, step by step instructional DVD or you can take private dance lessons in a dance studio. Think about which option best suits your own needs. Increasingly couples are opting to use a DVD like Dance Take the Floor: Ultimate Wedding, produced by Serghei Bolgarschii and Natalie Lowe, favourites on Australia's Dancing with the Stars, because they are finding it is easy, time efficient and a lot less expensive than private dance lessons. It's like having a private dance teacher in your own home. Even if you are thinking about private dance lessons, this DVD is a good way to start learning all the basics. Use your private dance lesson to finesse your moves. It will be a lot less expensive than starting from scratch with private dance lessons. You can purchase The Ultimate Wedding Dance DVD on line at www.dancetakethefloor.com.au
Schedule time to practice. With just 10 minutes practice a few times a week, you will quickly master new moves. If you learn one new move a week, in 6-8 weeks you'll have learnt your Wedding Dance. It's that easy!
Learn one new step at a time and then add it to the steps you have already learnt, to build your routine. This is the easiest and fastest way to learn and remember your dance.
Be patient with yourself. It is unlikely that you will master new dance steps on your first attempt, especially if you have never danced before. But with 6-8 repetitions you'll get the feel of it and it will start to become second nature
Be patient with your partner. You are both learning a new skill and it's likely that you will learn at different rates. Have fun learning together. One of the benefits of learning at home is that it takes all the stress away. There are no time constraints ... and no one's watching!
Keep your body relaxed. It's normal to feel a bit self conscious when you first begin learning to dance, but as you learn the moves, you will quickly relax into them and your body will start to feel the rhythm of the music.
In dancing, the man must take the lead, with firm but gentle control. Sorry girls, but this is one area where you have to let the man lead! For the man, the art is to guide, not push your partner. If the lead is too soft, your bride will not be able to feel where you are leading her. But if it is too strong, it may throw her off balance. You'll quickly get the feel of it
Focus on learning your own steps, not your partner's. You are both doing different steps .. or at least in a different direction. You are likely to become confused if you try to learn both parts.
Practice your own steps individually at first and then, when you both feel confident, come together and practice them as a couple
Practice the footwork first ... and then add in any arm movements.
Take smaller steps to aid your balance. It will also help you keep together and in time
The woman stands slightly to the right of the man when dancing, so your feet slide between each others, reducing the chance of inadvertently stepping on each others toes!
Dance in leather soled shoes. Rubber soled shoes grip the floor, inhibiting your movement. Consider this when buying your wedding shoes
Consider the style of your wedding dress. If your dress is slim lined, you will need to choose dance steps with more limited movement. If you are planning a dress with a train, ask your dressmaker to add a hook so you can hold your train up on your finger as you dance. Make sure the length of your dress doesn't drag on the floor because your partner may inadvertently step on it during the dance
Consider including a dip in your dance. They are easy to do when you are shown how ... and photographers love them. They make a great photo opportunity! Serghei and Natalie show you 10 different lifts and dips on The Ultimate Wedding Dance DVD
The most important thing of all is to enjoy your Wedding Dance, knowing that your guests will love it!! Imagine the look on their faces when you Take the Floor on your Wedding day! Your First Dance doesn't need to be elaborate to impress.

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20 Top Tips for your Ultimate Wedding Dance