It's Time to Dance!

Thank you for signing up for our Wedding Dance Program. You are only a few steps (and spins) away from having the time of your life at your wedding!

And remember, we are only a click away. You can always schedule a virtual livestream lesson with us if you need any additional help with your dancing. And if you are interested in Custom Dance Choreography, we’d be happy to help! Simply fill out this questionnaire and get started!

Ready to dance? Start with the essential dance elements below.

Learning the Steps

After learning all of the essential dance elements, you are now ready to learn the important steps in the choreography! After practicing the steps below, you can move on to the last section of the program, in which we will show you how to connect the steps. Have fun dancing!

  1. Rumba Box

  2. Rumba Shadow Box

  3. Rumba Progressive

  4. Rumba 5th Position Break with Underarm Turn

  5. Smooth Swing Basic

  6. Smooth Swing Inside Turn

  7. Smooth Swing Cradle

  8. Smooth Swing Back Roll

Learning the Choreography

Now, let’s put all of the steps you’ve learned together into this lovely routine! To learn the routine, we suggest you learn it in sections. Practice each section without music first and then with music. Also, watch the demo video and use the written instruction listed below for musical cues. Have fun!

If you need additional help with your dancing, feel free to schedule a virtual livestream lesson with us. And if you’d like to make changes to the dance or spice it up more, you can hire us to choreograph something special for you. Get started here.

**Important Note: We’ve edited the music to make the choreography more suitable for weddings. Please use our demo video on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zid65U7E1w) to practice and send it to your DJ to play at your wedding!

Dance Demo

Full body

Written Instructions

Intro (7 counts of 8) -

  • Step tap towards each other for a full 8 

  • Leader offer right hand on 1, 2, follower takes it with left 3, 4

  • Leader’s face loop on 5, 6

  • Melt into two hand hold on 7, double face loop on 8

  • Helicopter in two hand hold for 1, 2, 3, 4

  • Inside turn for the follower followed by a leader’s turn on 5, 6, 7, 8

  • Snap into shadow position on 1, 2 (when the music snaps), pause 3, 4

  • Forward swivels on 5, 6 and 7, 8

  • Crossover for peekaboo on 1, 2 (when the music snaps again), hold 3

  • Leader rolls out for 4, 5, 6

  • Step tap with one foot behind the other on 1, 2, 3, 4

  • Switch places 5, 6, 7, 8

  • Free spin for follower

  • Trust fall back into shadow position

Pattern 1 (4 counts of 8) -

  • 2 Box steps in shadow position

  • Progressive in shadow

  • Follower continues doing progressive, leader does box

  • Leader pulls follower back in with some back steps (similar to open cuban walks)

Pattern 2 (2 counts of 8, 1 count of 12) -

  • 5th Position Break with underarm turn, open arms wide at the end

  • Walk clockwise together with slow, quick-quick, slow timing

  • Follower roll off leader’s arm

Swing Pattern (8 counts of 8) -

  • 2 Smooth swing basics

  • Double face loop to inside turn

  • 2 Smooth swing basics

  • Cradle with frisbee ending

  • 2 Smooth swing basics

  • Back roll with inside turn

  • 2 Smooth swing basics

  • Cradle

Highlight (4 counts of 8) -

  • Lean in cradle position, follower’s arm comes up and over to leader’s chest

  • Spin out, then spin back into Titanic pose in front of leader

  • Peekaboo (leader right, follower left to start) 

  • Right arms come over followers head, followed by left

  • Follower turns counterclockwise, both leader and follower hold on with both hands

  • Hug in that position then flip the follower to face the leader on count 8 

Repeat Pattern 2

Repeat Swing Pattern

Ending - 

  • Don’t finish cradle footwork, just pause

  • Roll follower out

  • Run into stag lift to end (optional dip)

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