Arthur Murray Live Wedding Dance Tips

90 Seconds.  That's it.

It's about how long it takes to brush your teeth, microwave a burrito, or hold your breath in a public bathroom.  In our day to day lives, 90 seconds could be a blip on the radar (microwave burrito), or a critical time period in your life (hopefully not the microwave burrito). 

You've seen it before. 

You're watching your favorite Bloopers Show, and out walks the bride and groom. 

Oh no.

Like controversial talk shows, or monster truck rallies - you know disaster is about to strike, and yet, you have to watch. Like a moth to a flame, you watch as a hapless newlywed splits their pants, falls over, or some combination of both. 

Was that their plan? Hopefully not. 

Can it be avoided?  Absolutely. 

The Dance Partner Poem

A dance partner is, the left to your right, 

They dance in the morning, or late in the night

Some win, some lose, some blame, some cry

From the first competition, to the final goodbye.

Some dance partners can, completely frustrate you

They push you, and praise you, until your next breakthrough.

So let's take a moment, to lend a kind word

Instead of the norm, severe, or absurd

For dancing together, is too great a gift

To let fear and frustration, develop a rift.

Your partner's too special, as a pair you connect

The best practice, for practice, is to practice respect.

The Dance Partner Poem Analysis

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

R - Remember - Take a minute before you show up to your next dance lesson to remember the moment when you decided to do this.  Think of the positive byproducts learning to dance has brought you and your partner.  Where would you be in your ability to collaborate and communicate if you replaced this time with sitting on the couch? 

You don’t have to be in love with a health-nut to realize that giving chocolates is the Holiday Gift card of Valentine’s Day.   

Here is a step by step guide, along with bits of advice, for all the brides and grooms taking the most important first step (pun intended) toward a great wedding dance and reception.

Wedding dances have always been around. But good ones? Well, those are a hot commodity these days. Why?

The Official Wedding Dance Glossary

Everyone was expecting glitter, fireworks, and spray tan. What we gave them was totally different.

“Dance lessons” has the whiff of a couples massage, followed by a trip to your local craft store for knitting supplies, finished off with a Lifetime channel movie marathon. That is what you’re up against. The perception, unfortunately, is the reality until educated otherwise. So how do you change it? Especially if you want your first dance to be a custom feature of your wedding? Read along, and you’ll see that you can convince your fiancé to take wedding dance lessons in three easy steps (not threats).