Ameritune DJs and Video were Palos Hills DJs last weekend. We go all over Chicagoland, one weekend its Palos, the next, its Gurnee! I’d like to write about dance lessons for the Bride and Groom. Dan and Lisa took lessons before their wedding and put on quite a show for their first dance.
Dan and Lisa Choreographed 1st Dance
The song they chose was Feelin Good by Michael Buble. I had never heard it before but I liked it. It was an old torch song, kind of jazzy, and very sexy. Dan and Lisa had obviously practiced their dance, and finished the song with a deep, deep dip that you see pictured above. Warning to all out of shape grooms Don’t try to dip, unless you are strong. Dan didn’t have a problem because he is in great shape and Lisa is petite, but if I tried that move, I would’ve needed a stretcher, maybe two. Having your first dance choreographed is a no lose situation. If you’re good, it’s good. If you’re bad, its great. I have seen it done many times, and it never fails to get the dancing portion of the evening started with a bang. I think your guests recognize that you have put time and energy into your dance. They think its cute, and romantic. Well, believe it or not, it’s actually better if you are bad. Not super bad, but just a little bad. People get excited if you look like you have two left feet and are stiff and struggling through your steps. They’d rather see you tryng very hard with bad rythmn than smoothly gliding through your dance like professionals. Either way, if you’re the groom, get ready for your friends to tease you. It may not be macho to take dance lessons, but your friends will be secretly delighted, and maybe a little jealous that you can be so romantic.
What Lisa and Dan did that I’ve never seen before, was have the bridal party dance choreographed. They danced to It Takes Two by Rob Base. They did a fun hiphop dance ending in two lines facing each other. Groomsmen on one side, Bridesmaid on the other, then they went down 2 by 2 like Soul Train.
Bridal Party Dance
The crowd was suprised and very appreciative. Next was open dancing, and we kicked off the party with good momentum. It was a great reception, and I think the choreographed dances had a lot to do with it. Our videographer got lots of good footage. Ameritune DJs and Video are available for your special occasion anywhere in the Chicago are. Want to read more tips? Chicago DJ blog.