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. Underarm Turn

  3. Slow Dance Rotating Basic 

  4. Follower’s Double Turn  

  5. Forward Basic 

  6. Smooth Swing Basic

  7. Outside Turn

  8. Inside Turn 

  9. Leader’s Waist Roll 

  10. The Lean

  11. Bottle Rocket Lift

  12. The Dip

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

Written Instructions

Intro (4 sets of 8) 

*Follower on R side of floor, Leader on L* 

  • 3 slow walks (2 counts per step) towards one another (starting on count 3) 

  • 4 slow sways 

  • quick walks around clockwise (1-4), switch counter- clockwise walks (5-8), clockwise (1-4)

  • 2 Outside Turns (5-8)

    • End in Rumba frame 

Pattern 1: RUMBA (4 sets of 8)

  • Rotating box

  • Underarm Turn to Crossover Break, both pivot turn to get out of 

Pattern 2: BACHATA (4 sets of 8)

  • Rotating Basic to face front 

  • Follower’s Double Turn *add extra half turn to end in shadow position*  

  • Half Forward Basic 

  • Peek a boo on “if you look okay” (counts 5-8)

  • quick outside turn (counts 1, 2) 

  • Pull in to leader’s double face loop (3, 4) 

  • Circle dip counts (5-8) 


Pattern 3: SWING (4 sets of 8)

  • 2 basics 

  • Outside to Inside Turn 

  • 2 basics 

  • Leader’s Waist Roll- catch handshake to end in shadow position 


Pattern 4: Highlight (4 sets 8) 

  • Prep/lunge to the left on “when you” (7-8)

  • Assisted Right arabesque turn on “smile” (counts 1-2)

    •  extra outside turn (counts 3-4)

  • Break open (5-6) to Leader’s faceloop on lyrics “the whole world” (7-8)

  • Lean for 8 counts on lyrics “stops and stares for awhile”

  • Leader’s L arm lasso Follower around, let R arm linger before letting go

    • Follower walks around to face Leader 

  • Mini Dip in dance frame on “are” 4 counts down 2 counts up 

  • Outside turn to finish in frame (counts 7-8)

Repeat Pattern 1: 

*crossover break faces the opposite direction this time* 


Repeat Pattern 2: 

*corte with F’s R knee up, slowly come back to prep for swing*  

Repeat Pattern 3:

Repeat Pattern 4:

*add up and over lift with one of Follower’s knees bent up upwards*


Repeat Pattern 2:

*arms in prom pose/hug position on rotating basic* 

  • After shadow, sway four times starting L (arms up to down same as beginning)

  • Lunge/windup to L on 5th sway

  • Spin out, rock step to wind up 

  • Prep for lift 

Outro: (4 sets of 8)

  • Bottle Rocket Lift for 8 

    • Spin around for 8, slowly slide down for 8 

  • Dip to finish 


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