Question: Wedding Dance Teachers... Have you ever??

[trish_...@hotmail.com]

Just a general survey for input from dance teachers out there who also
teach wedding dance couples.

Have you ever felt compelled to tell a couple AFTER they had taken
lessons with you that it was better/best if they DIDN'T do a dance
after all?

Just curious...

t

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[Jim Tigges]

Well, no.....LOL.... but certainly have 'wanted to'....for oh, just about
every couple we've worked with. Seems like every couple has at least one
partner that has no rhythm / recognition of musical beat.

A follow-up question to my comment above would be 'why'. My take: if both
partners already 'like to dance' or have ANY musical ability / appreciation,
then they probably feel 'ok' in at least a 'normal' sway type dance; or
they've already taken general dance lessons. It's those couples who realize
'we're really going to be in trouble, here!'; and decide to get some
emergency help; but of course it's not enough :-) AND/OR 'their song' is
too fast or too advanced or something that just doesn't work for beginning
dancers, etc.

OTOH: my favorite was a couple whose entire family / wedding party took
lessons (moms/dads; the groomsmen - who were all football studs, and lil'
bro and sis, etc) and seeing all of them fox-trotting around the floor
nicely was a real kick!

Jim

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[Kim Sifter]

Yup. I've definitely tried to minimize a couple's "obligation" to
tradition and counseled them on the benefits of "less is more". Cut
down their music, thrown out choreography, given them fun things to do
that weren't really "dance". And most recently I really wanted to
tell a couple that they might want to rethink the whole marriage
thing, based solely on their inability to get along during on three
minute song.

But, whenever I've tried to change how much or how little a couple did
for their dance, it wasn't because of their abilities but because of
their stress levels.

k