New to the Dance Forum, suggestions for Wedding First Dance?

[jxntwinkletoes]

Hi, I am a new member of the dance forums. I have been ballroom/swing/countrywestern/latin dancing for almost 5 years, and I am getting married in April to a (gasp!) non-dancer. He has gone with me to many dances, though and he actually has learned a few basic steps since we started dating and wants to learn more. He is going to take some lessons before the wedding. I wanted to do a first dance at the reception, but am having a hard time picking out a song. I am thinking a foxtrot or waltz would be good and easiest for him to learn. But the songs I like the most for a first dance are more like a nightclub two-step, which would be harder for him to learn and make it look like anything other than slow dancing. Any suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks

[pygmalion]

Hi jxntwinkletoes! Congrats on the upcoming wedding. I'll try to dig up a couple threads for you. There was one around here somewhere on music for wedding dances, including father/daughter dances. And there's another one that I think might give you a laugh -- would you date or marry a non-dancer? I'm glad to see that, in your case, love is triumphant, dancer or not. 8)

Welcome. :D

[pygmalion]

Ha! I found one. Wedding Dance Music (http://www.dance-forums.com/viewtopic.php?t=1507)

[pygmalion]

Here's another. would you date or marry someone who is not a dancer? (http://www.dance-forums.com/viewtopic.php?t=780)

Should be good for a laugh. Almost everybody said no. Go figure. :?

[pygmalion]

Here are some more links. I'll try not to post any that are trying to sell the latest in wedding party favors. These sites can be so crass and commercial. :?

This one appears to be a non-commercial info site http://www.centralvalleybridal.com/msuggest.html

This one is totally commercialized, but has lots of suggestions, so hold your nose and read on. weddingromance.com/music/Reception__First_Dance_Songs/index.html

Also commercial, but not too crass. weddingzone.net/p-top50.htm

Do you know what difficult to dance to song I've seen a lot of people dance (meaning grope and sway LOL) to? At Last, by Etta James. Not sure what dance I'd do to that, but I love the sentiment.

Sorry. Couldn't resist. I love that song.


At last my love has come along
My lonely days are over
And life is like a song

Ohh yeah yeah
At last
the skies above are blue
My heart was wrapped up in clover
The night I looked at you

I found a dream, that I could speak to
A dream that I can call my own
I found a thrill to press my cheek to
A thrill that I have never known

Ohh yeah yeah…
You smile, you smile
oh And then the spell was cast
And here we are in heaven
for you are mine....
At Last

[pygmalion]

Man! It looks like the link in the eijkhout post is no longer supported. I'll keep looking.

[pygmalion]

Okay. Here's one more, to make up for the expired links. This one has sound clips and links directly to amazon.com, so I won't hot link it. It lists title, artist and type of dance for each song suggestion.

weddingtips.com/wt-first-dance-songs.html