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. Second Position Breaks 

  4. 5th Position Breaks 

  5. Smooth Swing Basic 

  6. Smooth Swing Inside Turn 

  7. 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 starting on right- back side of floor, leader on the left-back side* 

  • Walk to meet each other center

  • Hook arms (follower left arm, leader right ) and walk forward to middle of floor

  • Follower turns to the left to get to other side of leader 

  • Both spin to finish in shadow position (leader behind follower- counterclockwise, follower in front of leader- clockwise) 


Pattern 1 (4 sets of 8) 

  • 2nd position breaks (both L, R, L, R) 

  • Matador circle around Leader, add an extra outside spin, loop arms over leader’s head to finish in Rumba frame 


Pattern 2 (4 sets of 8) 

  • Rotating Box 

  • Underarm Turn 

  • Both turn to finish back to back (follower- clockwise, leader- counterclockwise) 

  • Sway front to back 

  • Follower double inside turn 


Pattern 3  (4 sets of 8)

  • Rotating swing basic 

  • Alternating turns (follower turns inside, leader turns outside) 

  • Half basic back to get into shadow position

  • Bullfighter  

  • Side Lean 

  • Unwind to face leader



Pattern 4 (8 sets of 8) 

  • 2nd position breaks facing one another (leader start L, follower start R) 

  • Lovers lean on “tumble and fall”

  • Hammerlock wheel

  • Follower turns to finish in front of leader, loop left arm over leader’s head 

  • Traveling 2nd position breaks (2 front, 2 back) *follower’s right arm trails down leader’s face, then finishes with hand on chest on “i won’t cry”* 

  • Follower turns inside in place of the last break 


Repeat Pattern 2 (chorus)  

*take out lean- replace with unwinding from shadow clockwise and a two-hand overhead counterclockwise turn to get into helicopter* 


Big Highlight section during musical break (8 sets of 8) 

  • Helicopter walk around (2 slow, 4 quick)

  • Follower turns outside to get side by side with leader

  • 2 cross-to-side steps (both starting with right foot) 

  • Grapevine 

  • Follower turns inside (left) to face leader, leader closes to meet them in middle 

  • 5th position breaks (1st break- closed frame, 2nd break- open {hand in hand}, 3rd break- open {arms around back}) 

  • Walk counterclockwise in circle 

  • Spiral lift 



Outro

  • Inside spin out of lift 

  • Big dip on “oooh” 

  • Come up slowly and sway to finish 

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