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Dance has been a part of celebrations through the ages. We've taken a look at some traditional and not-so-traditional reception floor maneuvers. So put on your dancing shoes and get ready to add a little fun to your wedding reception. Here are three dances to liven up any reception! The Generations Dance The bride and groom are called up to the dance floor and all the married couples attending the reception are called up to join them for a slow dance or waltz. At the end of this first song, all couples are asked to remain on the dance floor for a second song unless they've been married less than 10 years. The couples married less than 10 years are asked to "take a break" from the dance floor, leaving couples married at least 10 years to start the next song. About 30 seconds (or so) into the 2nd song, couples married less than 15 years are asked to "take a break" from the dance floor. This continues as couples married less than 20 years are asked to "take a break", then 25 years, 30 years, etc. until one or two couples are left on the dance floor. When the song ends, the MC asks the remaining couple(s) to introduce themselves and offer the bride and groom any advice to help them make their marriage as strong and long-lasting. After the couple gives their response, a 3rd song is introduced as a dedication to the couple(s) married the longest. The bride and groom are invited back to the dance floor to join them followed soon after by everyone else to continue the celebration! NOTE: If you don't think that your older guests (those most likely to be on the dance floor at the end of this bit) are up for so many songs in a row, you can combine things and have one song handle this entire dance. Good songs for this include: Through The Years by Kenny Rogers, Unforgettable by Natalie and Nat King Cole, Have I Told You Lately by Rod Stewart or Van Morrison, Could I Have This Dance by Anne Murray, Still The One by Shania Twain, Remember When by Alan Jackson, or Look At Us by Vince Gill. The Snowball Dance: This dance starts out with one couple dancing and after about 30 seconds, they separate and each person picks up another partner. After another 30 seconds, the two couples split and so on, eventually picking up an entire dance floor full of people. This can start with the whole bridal party dancing, and then "snowball" from there. It also works very well as a "mixer," as it forces people to mingle with each other, even if for a short time. Having the wedding party start a dance like this is a good idea. They start the dance and then after they are photographed with each other (for your photo album), they start the snow ball. At the end of this dance, since the dance floor will hopefully be full of people, it's a good idea to transition out of this dance into something upbeat that guests of all ages will enjoy. Songs for such a transition could be Celebration by Kool and the Gang, We Are Family by Sister Sledge, Twist And Shout by the Beatles or We Like To Party by Venga Boys. The Money Dance The guests give the bride/groom some cash for their honeymoon for the privilege of dancing with them for a minute or two. An alternative is to put a heavy paper token at each place setting that each person can write a note on and sign, and turn in for a dance with the bride/groom. Other versions include the Best Man holding the money for the Groom and Maid Of Honor holding the money for the Bride. It then becomes their responsibility to keep the lines moving, as failure to do so could have this well-intentioned dance dragging on and on. Then there's the couple pictured at right who had guests pin their money to their outfits. This dance has many options, with some of them being very old traditions from various cultures across the world. In any case, it's a fun way to send the couple off on their |
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