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!
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
“Ordinary”
Alex Warren
Online Wedding Dance Program
Intro (7 ½ counts of 8) -
Walk in together for 1 count of 8
Follower walks in front of leader for 4 counts
Outside turn to modified hammerlock on 5, 6, 7, 8
Walk clockwise for 1 count of 8
Follower stops on leaders right hand side, look at partner on count 1 (music cue: “faith”)
Follower continues around the leader to the left hand side for 1, 2, pause on 3, 4 in the peek-a-boo position
Clockwise turn on 5, 6, 7, 8
Roll follower into lean for a full 8 count
Lean on 1, 2, 3, 4
Come up on 5, 6, 7, 8, unwind and get into a dance frame on 1, 2, 3, 4
Rumba box beginning on 5
Half rumba box (continuing into pattern 1)
Pattern 1 (4 ½ counts of 8) -
Finish rumba box from intro
Butterfly with modified ending; leader brings follower into a cradle instead of returning to the dance frame on 1, 2
Stay in cradle as leader begins a clockwise circle around the follower on 3, 4, 5, 6
Leader lets go with the left hand to roll the follower out to the right on 7, 8
Pattern 2 (4 ½ counts of 8) -
Smooth swing basic
Waist roll to shadow
Four walks forward
Sway away, then back into a lean
Around the world over the leaders head (keep contact with both hands)
Single turn to double face loop for the leader
Slow 4 count to get into modified frame
Repeat Pattern 1
Pattern 3 (6 counts of 8) -
Two smooth swing basics
Follower’s inside turn (optional double turn for the leader)
Two smooth swing basics
Follower’s outside turn
Join hands for helicopter; walk clockwise around your partner for 6 counts
Repeat Pattern 2
Highlight (4 counts of 8) -
Two rumba boxes (begin on 5)
Underarm turn
Half box on 1, 2, 3, 4
Repeat Intro
Begin straight into the follower’s outside turn to modified hammerlock
Walk clockwise for 1 count of 8
Follower stops on leaders right hand side, look at partner on count 1 (music cue: “faith”)
Follower continues around the leader to the left hand side for 1, 2, pause on 3, 4 in the peek-a-boo position
Clockwise turn on 5, 6, 7, 8
Roll follower in, continue turning to face your leader to prepare for assisted jump
Ending (4 counts of 8) -
Prep on 1, assisted jump on 2, pause on 3, 4
Grapevine on 5, 6, 7, 8
Two smooth swing basics
Slow cradle on 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Roll out 1, 2, 3, 4
Roll into final dip on 5, 6, 7, 8