Spokane Dance Company

Planning Your Wedding:

Your WEDDING DANCE Plans - An important aspect of planning ahead for this wonderful occasion. We customize your dance experience for your wedding! Gain confidence and comfort through professional instruction and choreography that reflects the personalities of the Bride and Groom.   Call our studio today to arrange a free wedding consultation with our program director.

  

• A wonderful wedding with romantic choregraphy.
  
  
   
• The Romance of your First Dance
  
   
   
• A Moment to Remember!
   

*Private Instruction is available for:

• the Bride & Groom
•  the Bride and Father
•  the Groom and Mother
• Your Wedding Party

Quotation from "Gift from the Sea," by Anne Morrow Lindberg

"A good relationship has a pattern like a dance and is built on some of the same rules. The partners do not need to hold on tightly, because they move confidently in the same pattern, intricate, but happy and swift and free, like a country dance of Mozart's. To touch heavily would be to arrest the pattern and freeze the movement, to check the endlessly changing beauty of its unfolding. There is no place here for the possessive clutch, the clinging arm, the heavy hand; only the barest touch in passing. Now arm in arm, now face to face, now back to back - it does not matter which, because they know they are partners moving to the same rhythm, creating a pattern together and being invisibly nourished by it." It is the joy of living together in the moment.

If you think that most young couples today dream of their first dance at their wedding as a graceful waltz across the floor, think again! Most of today’s soon-to-be newlyweds are abandoning slow, romantic ballads in favor of something that would have been considered quite shocking not too long ago… A sultry Tango – perhaps one of the most sensual dances in ballroom – or a high energy Salsa are more likely to be that special dance.

One couple astonished their guest with a slow, romantic waltz that suddenly transformed into a professional style CHA-CHA, taking everyone by surprise.  Another started with foxtrot and finished with a rousing Lindy Hop to everyone's surprise.  Recently, a Bride and her father, started the father's dance with a slow nightclub 2 step and then broke into a fun and exciting Hustle.  While the dances changed, one thing that stays the same: it takes three to four months to master the basics to look great on the dance floor for that special first dance and the entire celebration. If a couple’s honeymoon includes a cruise, their memories of dancing on deck will be even better.

There’s even an unexpected bonus to learning how to dance for your wedding. Many couples come back to the studio after their weddings and tell us that they were able to enjoy dancing with uncles and aunts and grandparents for the first time. While they know that many different age groups will attend, couples do not realize that the musical range is enormous. When they know the basics, they can really enjoy dancing to all different kinds of music.”

For more information on weddings and ballroom dance, contact Spokane Dance Company or explore our options contained on this web site.  Gift certificates are also available for engaged couples.  To get a gift certificate, go to this page:  Gift Certificates

Wedding Dance Tips:

It wasn't so long ago that a couple's first dance as man and wife, as special as it was, was only an effervescent memory - a fact  that was no small blessing for couples who happened to be poor dancers. With the advent of home video, a newlywed couple's first dance is almost always recorded on tape, available down through the years for all of posterity to see.

That's why prospective brides and grooms who want to give a polished and graceful performance on the their big day are increasingly opting to take dance lessons to help prepare for what may be the performance of their lifetimes. Wedding programs are designed to help ease the pressure of that "first dance."

If you are planning to get married, here are a few tips from the experts on learning to dance in preparation for your wedding:

Don't wait until the last minute.  

Remember that your schedule will get very hectic as your wedding day approaches. Dance instructors recommend starting four to six months earlier to allow more time for practice, especially if you are a newcomer to dancing.

Remember that dance lessons can actually be a stress reliever.

Dancing is good exercise. And lessons pull you out of the hustle and bustle of the day to spend an hour or so with your intended, having fun and working together productively at the same time.
 

Besides the Waltz and other traditional dances, the Tango, Salsa, Swing and even the Hustle are all popular at weddings today.

If you plan to dance to a special song at your reception, feel free to bring a recording of it to your dance lessons so you can work on it with your instructor. (And don't forget to coordinate with your wedding videographer to the best "coverage" of your special dance.)

 

Learning to dance for your wedding is a special gift that you and your spouse-to-be can give to each other. Feeling confident and poised when you dance together will ensure that your very first dance as husband and wife will be a memory you will cherish forever. Call us now to schedule an appointment with one of our executive instructors. We can help get you started and plan a wedding program that will prepare you for your big day.

Call us now to schedule an appointment with one of our executive instructors at 509-328-4717, e-mail us at dance@spokanedance.com,

POSSIBLE FIRST DANCES

Getting started is easy. The first step is to schedule a lesson with one of our trained instructors. ( We suggest you begin with our Nationally acclaimed "Jump Start" class .  Click Here for info.  Then meet with our Program Director and Discuss a package that suits your needs.  

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