the last dance
first dance song recommendations and other wedding dance advice
Take yourself back to April of 2020 (if you dare!) The world was reeling from quarantines, shutdowns, uncertainty and fear due to the Coronavirus. Out of the 30 students I was teaching privately at the time, 95% postponed their weddings to a later date and I found myself, like many of my colleagues in the wedding industry, essentially unemployed.
What’s a girl to do?
Keep reading to find out about exciting new changes at First Dance Charlotte for 2022 weddings!
Since the spring of 2020, when the world was reeling from shutdowns and it looked like weddings as we knew them might be over for good, I’ve been working hard to build a library of online wedding dance tutorials for beginners.
In just one year, I’ve created 30 beginner tutorials to a range of first dance songs, from the most popular choices of 2021 … to lesser known but much loved songs … to classic, never going out of style, first dance song choices … and so many more.
Keep reading to explore all of my online wedding dance tutorials!
Andy Grammar has become one of the most popular artists for first dance songs in the past couple of years. Dare I say it, but he’s kind of like an Ed Sheeran — multiple, really good options for first dance songs that are not only beautiful but fun to dance to.
Here are some of my favorite Andy Grammar songs for your first dance.
Ah, Valentine’s Day.
Normally a day when couples get dressed up and head out to fancy dinners combined with movies, shows, performances, wine tasting, cooking classes… as long as it’s romantic and/or fun, I was all for it.
Pre-COVID that is…
Keep reading to learn about my alternative ideas for a romantic Valentine’s Day activity at home. (Hint: it involves dancing in your kitchen.)
So you love “Beyond” by Leon Bridges and are considering dancing to this song for your first dance. Join the club!
Beyond was one of 2020’s most popular first dance songs at my wedding dance studio and online. Earlier this year, I shared a video on YouTube of one of my 2019 couples dancing to this song and the feedback has been so positive! I even received multiple requests to create an online tutorial based on this dance.
I’m so excited to share that I was recently interviewed by Jenn and Steve Van Elk of the Wedded Podcast. We had so much fun chatting about all things “first dance” — how to navigate first dance lessons during the pandemic, how to prepare for your first dance, my favorite first dance songs, and so, so much more. I hope you’ll give this podcast a listen to learn more about me and my teaching philosophy.
Click read more for links to the podcast.
Have you considered dancing to “Come And Get Your Love” by Redbone for your wedding first dance? It’s a great choice for a first dance because it’s upbeat, fun and funky, and the disco dance possibilities are endless!
Check out the following post for a video of Kaitlyn and Alex’s epic disco first dance to this song.
When I had to stop teaching lessons during the North Carolina shutdown, I thought I would have all this time to focus on other parts of my business, like writing blog posts, posting on Instagram regularly and creating a new online wedding dance choreography course every week.
HA.
Keep reading to learn how accountability helps me meet my goals and how it can help you learn how to dance for your wedding, even if you have “two left feet.”
Anna and Zach’s wedding was planned for March 21 of this year. If you will recall, that was pretty much the first weekend of North Carolina’s Stay At Home executive order.
When I spoke with Anna a few days before her wedding she told me, “I won’t let the Coronavirus take my wedding day away from me!”
Keep reading to learn more about how Anna and Zach overcame their pandemic challenges, got married anyway, and performed their first dance among flowering peach trees.
First Dance Charlotte now has a YouTube channel where I post videos of my students’ first dances, as well as wedding dance tutorials. Check it out and subscribe!
When you hear the lyrics, “you’re just too good to be true...can’t take my eyes off of you...,” who else immediately thinks of the scene from “Ten Things I Hate About You” where Heath Ledger serenades Julia Stiles over the PA system during soccer practice? 🙋♀️
It would be impossible to come up with ten things to hate about this first dance song! Keep reading for my recommendation as well as photographic inspiration for those of you considering this song for your first dance.
