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I always tell wedding couples to choose something that has romantic meaning for them, I feel very strongly about this as 10 years down the line you would like to be able to remember the song that you did for your opening dance. Here are some websites that have suggestions.

Easy weddings has a long list of appropriate love songs. There are also links so that you can listen to the songs.

If you insist on doing a waltz for your opening dance there is a list of waltzes HERE. The waltz is a beautiful dance and it is not that difficult to do the slow waltz.

If you like the words to a song but don’t like the tempo or feel of the song look for another artists that performed the same song. You light up my life is an example of this. The version by Debbie Boon is quite slow but then Westlife came along and made a faster version that is a really beautiful wedding song and a great tempo for an up tempo slow waltz. I have choreographed this a few times for couples and it turned out really well every time.

For a choreographed dance the teacher will choreograph a dance that is easy to do but looks complicated so that you look fabulous and your wedding guests are impressed.

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This is very much a personal decision. I prefer it if the guests join you halfway through your dance as it stays with the purpose of the opening dance in that the newly married couple opens the dance floor at their wedding. One point I would like to make here is that if you want to do the whole song with the dance floor to yourselves then you edit the music to make your wedding song shorter. 3-4 minutes is a very long time to be dancing on the dance floor. When you see couples dancing on strictly come dancing their dances are usually 1.5 minutes. When a couple comes to me that wants to be alone on the dance floor for their opening song I edit the music for them so that it is less than 2 minutes. Rather have the wedding guests wanting more than getting bored. For more information click here.

I usually say it is best to start Ballroom / Latin American dancing classes sooner rather than later. It is recommended to start with group classes and then if you would like to have your dance choreographed for you then a few private dancing lessons closer to the time would be appropriate. I would recommend that you start 4 months before your wedding with 3 months group classes and then 3 -6 private lessons the last month with your last private dance lesson the week of the wedding. Private dance lessons are more expensive so if you are on a tight budget you could do a few months of group classes before the wedding and then 1 private dance lesson just before the wedding to do the entrance and then do the dance moves that you learnt in class for the balance of the song. For more information click here.

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