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Wedding First Dance Tips
10 hot tips to make your Wedding First Dance specatacular

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Select a romantic song with a good easy to hear dance beat and a song that keeps a consistent beat throughout the song.  
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Select a song that is less than 3 minutes long. Two or a two and a half minute for your first dance is just right. 
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Big Tip – You must start your wedding dance lessons at least 3 months before your wedding This will give you enough time to plan, practice, and perfect you dance. It will also allow for unforeseen missed lessons and practice, and will reduce stress.
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Make your First Wedding Dance photographically interesting so that you will end your wedding day with Video and Still photo’s you will be proud to show off to friends, family, and your children in years to come. Ask your wedding dance teacher for some sexy moves dips, turns, and spins to get memorable and exciting photos. Plan the beginning, middle and end.
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Having a good idea of the size and shape of your wedding reception dance floor. This is important so that you can practice and get used to dancing in that amount of space.
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Plan how and where you are going to start (enter) and end your dance. Advise you band or DJ how and when you plan to start and end your First Wedding Dance., also let your Photographers know. Plan what will happen when you end your wedding dance, will you invite everyone onto the dance floor or just your parents and/or grandparents?
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If of you wear a Tiara or Crown, it must either be permanently affixed to your head, or you must dance less actively to keep it on. Our biggest tip here is to practice dancing in something similar shape-wise to what you will be wearing. You or a friend probably already have a huge bridesmaid or prom dress that is about the size of your gown. This will show you if you have any limitations in backward movement and get the groom used to being next to you in a huge skirt without stepping on you.
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If you are taking wedding first dance lessons  you should plan to practice at least twice a week, a half hour or more each time. Practice is very important between wedding first dance lessons in order to really feel comfortable and be able to look and feel relaxed on your wedding night. Practice sometimes without the music, especially at the beginning stages, it will help you concentrate on perfecting your steps, and leading or following.
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Just for the guys (grooms)…you are going to discover, that once your get over the initial fear and trauma of taking wedding dance lessons, it can be a lot of fun! The best part is you will learn to lead, take control, and your girl will not only enjoy it, she will actually let you lead (maybe)! Remember if you don’t lead she will. Also if you don’t lead she can’t follow. Remember you are the captain of the ship while you are on the dance floor.
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Become comfortable dancing the steps first, then smoothly combining all the steps and keeping time to the music. Your confidence and lead will improve the most after you are comfortable with the steps. Remember this is a team effort, cooperation is required.