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. Under Arm Turn

  3. Foxtrot Basic 

  4. Foxtrot Left Rock Turn

  5. Slow Fox Grapevine 

  6. Promenade 

  7. Promenade with UAT

  8. Smooth Swing Basic 

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.

Dance Demo

Full body

“It Had to Be You”

Online Wedding Dance Program




Intro

  • Walk in hand in hand, separate on outside leg

  • Follower steps into leader to prep

  • Mini spiral lift rotating counter clockwise (4 counts)

  • Follower turns counterclockwise under leader’s arm

  • Follower walks around leader’s back wrapping arms around, separate side by side / hand in hand 

  • Spin into Cradle position

  • Side Lean (2 counts down, 1 count up), follower spins out to right side (2 counts)

  • High five together to away

  • Turn to switch sides (leader turning around back - clockwise, follower turning in front-counter clockwise)

  • Cross leg to turn & end facing each other (leader crossing with left leg - turning clockwise, follower crossing with right leg - turning counter clockwise)



Pattern 1: (8 sets of 8) 

  • Sway-tap side to side x4 

  • Follower 4 step outside turn (leader continues swaying)

  • 2 rotating boxes 

  • Under Arm Turn 

  • Rotating box 

  • Mini dip 

  • Follower turn outside to prepare for traveling foxtrot 


Pattern 2: (8 sets of 8) 

  • Foxtrot basic 

  • Left Rock Turn 

  • Grapevine (slow)

  • 2 Left Rock Turns 

  • 3 Promenades (underarm turn on the 2nd promenade)

  • Left Rock Turn


Pattern 3: (8 sets of 8)

  • 2 swing basics 

  • Double face loop 

  • Both turn to get side by side (follower finishes on left side, leader on right)

  • Forward taps x4

  • Step away, step together, step away, follower free spin in 

  • Assisted jump, sway out of 

  • Push out, cradle, walk around clockwise

  • Sway 5x starting left, wind up to the left on 5th sway

  • Follower turns outside (1-2x) to prep for pattern 2 repeat



Repeat Pattern 2: (7 sets of 8)

*add follower’s outside turn after grapevine*

*add 2 extra turns after promenade underarm turn*



Outro: (2 sets of 8)

  • Helicopter walk around

  • Follower opens up to get to leader’s side (leader on left, follower on right)

  • Side lean (follower’s right arm floating up to down)

  • Twist into dip on leader’s left side