Dance Hint #3
by Jeff Allen

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   To the Bride & Groom and the Parent's: it is not necessary to dance to the whole musical composition. Professional Ballroom & Latin dancers, like myself, doing a show select a composition of no longer than 2 - 2 1/2 minutes per dance. Remember the longer you're out there the more can go awry and you can actually lose the moment. For instance, the Father/Daughter dance this year has overused the new song Butterfly Kisses almost 6 minutes long. Only the last 2 minutes or so of the song deal with the wedding day - start there. I actually watched the Groom and other Wedding Party members pine away with loss of interest when the song began at it's beginning. People are only human and even the best intentions lose interest. This may require some extra work on the part of the DJ but this should not be counted as exceptional or cost you more.

   Extended families created from remarried parents can have the dances consolidated. For instance, the step-parents and natural parents of either family can all dance together - in the same way the wedding party does.