First Dance Lessons to Surprise on Your Big Day with a Simple Yet Impressive Wedding Dance

Choosing wedding dances is oen of the easiest parts of putting together a decent first dance. Be it a Waltz or a Swing wedding dance, it is all about learning the basics and, to beging with, it comes down to gathering as much information about your first dance as possible.

You can go for a simple routine or a highly bespoke wedding dance choreography. I can help you create the most suitable first dance routine to absolutely any first dance song you want to go for. 

In order to make an informed decision about what first dance to go for, check the following tips and ideas. They will help making the process of choosing your wedding dance easy and enjoyable.

The Wedding Dance Song

By selecting a song you narrow the choice down to one wedding first dance type or maximum two dances. Some songs can apply to more than one dance. For example, Sway by Dean Martin is a Rumba, the version by Michael Buble is a Cha-Cha or even a Salsa.

For a full list of first songs for wedding dances, please see first dance songs ideas

The Wedding Dress & Shoes

The tighter the dress the less space it allows to dance. Tight dresses limit the movement and tend to work better with Latin type wedding dances. Draped full skirt gowns allow plenty of movement and would suit more Ballroom style first dances so long as the train can be hooked up. 

The height of the heel and the type of shoe may affect the wedding dancing performance. Low heel shoes tend to provide better grip and support on the floor.

Jimmy Choo shoes, for example, are by far the best performing wedding dance shoes because of they provide comfort regarldess of the wedding dance type. Don’t forget, you are going to be on your feet all day.

The Wedding Venue

Some venues offer a large, others a small space for the wedding dance. This can influence the choice of the dance and movements, and of the ultimatley the wedding dance choreography itself.

Large spaces favour Ballroom type dances such as the English Waltz, small ones are more suitable for Latin type dances such as the Mambo.

The Dance Floor

There are many types of dance floors and their setting: wood; carpet; grass; marble; stone; LED light glass; sand, you name it. Each element needs to be considered because it has a say in selecting wedding dances that go with.

Smaller floors prefer dances such as a the Rumba or the Salsa, larger ones the Fox-Trot or the Viennese Waltz.

Call or email Paul now using the details at the top of the page to discuss how to choose your wedding dance and book private dance lessons for your big day.

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