56 THE QUEENS COURIER • DANCE • AUGUST 20, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com dance Dance Away The Day BY TRESA ERICKSON You're getting married in a few months, and unlike some of your friends, you value convention and have planned a very traditional wedding. Everything is all set, including the music for the ceremony and reception. You can't wait for that fi rst dance. You even managed to convince your fi ancé to enroll in a dance class so the two of you can glide across the fl oor with ease. Of course, you want to do the fi rst dance the traditional way, so here is a reminder of who dances with whom during that event. During the fi rst dance, the bride and groom traditionally take to the fl oor alone and dance to their favorite song. After a few bars of music, the father of the bride cuts in on the groom to dance with his daughter, while the groom asks the mother of the bride to dance. The number of couples on the dance fl oor now numbers two. The groom's parents then join the couples on the dance fl oor, with the father of the groom cutting in on the father of the bride to dance with the bride and the groom asking his mother to dance after the father of the bride cuts in on him to dance with his wife. The number of couples on the dance fl oor now numbers three. At some point, the groom's parents will dance with each other and exchange partners with the bride's parents, while the best man dances with the bride and the groom dances with the maid of honor. Finally, the entire wedding party will make their way onto the dance fl oor and the rest of the guests will be invited to join them. Traditionally, this is how the fi rst and sometimes the second dances go. Keep in mind that you can switch it up. You can dance one song entirely with your groom, the next with your parents and the last with your wedding party. For guests itching to get onto the dance fl oor, you might want to limit the initial dances to one or two, and to ensure everyone knows where they should be during those dances, you might want to have the DJ announce the exchange of partners. Once everyone is on the dance fl oor, you can have various special dances. You can have a dollar dance, during which anyone who dances with you and the groom donates a dollar or more toward your honeymoon or some other purpose. You can also have an anniversary dance, where all married couples get out on the dance fl oor and leave as instructed until the couple that has been married the longest remains. The options for dancing at a wedding are limitless. Don't be afraid to shake things up a bit after you have completed the traditional dances. Classes for adults in theatre, tap, ballroom, zumba, dancers. Dance education that’s children and ballet, musical voice, hip hop, nurturing, disciplined and fun! and primary ballet/tap for our youngest KATYASDANCE.COM 40 Middle Neck Rd, Great Neck 917-771-0687 LEARN FROM THE BEST MUSICIANS IN NEW YORK Sign up by 8/30 for 10% 0ff www.licmusicacademy.com 917-548-3598 44-02 23rd St. Suite 203 LIC, NY
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