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.

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. The Box

  2. Underarm Turn

  3. Butterfly

  4. Foxtrot Basic

  5. Foxtrot Left Rock Turn

  6. Single Swing Basic

  7. Outside Turn

  8. Inside Turn

  9. The Circle Turn

  10. Continuous Rock Steps

  11. 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.

WRITTEN INSTRUCTION

Intro - 

  • Walk in circle, right hands together 

  • Once follower is facing back, step out

  • Pull in, follower’s arm goes across as they turn 180

  • Two counter clockwise spins with the right hand

  • 2 sways on “deep blue”, into dip on “ocean” 

  • Open into open Corte looking away from each other 

  • Look at each other “oh my”

  • Outside spin into frame

Verse 1 -

  • Box 

  • Underarm turn into butterfly with grapevine addition

  • Duo turn 

Swing -

  • Basic 

  • Double turn (inside turn w/ leader’s under arm turn) 

  • Waist roll

  • Continuous

  • Outside-Cradle, frisbee

  • Basic

  • Leader’s wrap-inside

  • Leader’s wrap-cradle

  • Spin in cradle circle

  • Spin out

  • Double counterclockwise spin on “wi-i-i-ll”

Rep. Swing Pattern until basic

Add another basic, then use that frame to get into foxtrot

Rep. Verse 1

  • Add 3 LRT (last one has spin)

  • Helicopter 

  • Bring hands down to two hand

  • Leader brings hands up to hug

  • Sways in hug position 

Ending -

  • Rep. Swing Pattern until cradle circle

  • Sways in closed position 

  • Leader walks around follower, connect left arms

  • Leader brings follower’s left arm up to trace their face (a la Dirty Dancing)


    Need additional help? Schedule a Virtual Livestream Lesson with us!