Wedding Songs For Your First Dance
As an IDTA professional dance teacher, I have taught over 100 couples to dance for their wedding day. If you’re looking for some inspiration, here’s some of the songs that have been previously used for a first wedding dance.
All Night Long – Lionel Richie
All Of Me – John Legend
Always and Forever – Luther Vandross
Amazed – Lonestar
At Last – Etta James
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – Andy Williams
Come What May – Nicole Kidman & Ewan McGregor
Don’t Stop Me Now – Queen
Endless Love – Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
Evergreen – Will Young
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic – The Police
Everything – Michael Bublé
Feels Like Home – Chantal Kreviazuk
Greatest Day – Take That
Have I Told You Lately – Van Morrison
Heaven – Brian Adams / DJ Sammy Candlelight Remix
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) – James Taylor
I Can’t Help Myself (sugar pie, honey bunch) The Four Tops
If I Ain’t Got You – Alicia Keys
I’m Kissing You – Des’ree (from the film Romeo and Juliet)
Iris – Goo Goo Dolls
I’ve Had The Time Of My Life – Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
Lego House – Ed Sheeran
Moondance – Van Morrison
Sway – Michael Buble
The Sweetest Feeling – Jackie Wilson
This Will Be An Everlasting Love – Natalie Cole
Tiny Dancer – Elton John
Top Of The World – Carpenters
Whenever, Wherever – Shakira
You Are The Best Thing – Ray LaMontagne
Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher – Jackie Wilson
You’re All I Need To Get By – Aretha Franklin
You’ve Got The Love – Florence and The Machine
First Wedding Dance Hints and Tips
If you’re looking for help and guidance on how to approach your first wedding dance, visit my dedicated page here
MY WEDDING WISDOM
FIRST WEDDING DANCE HINTS AND TIPS
Get In Hold
If you’ve decided to get in the traditional ballroom dancing hold, make sure that you do it right:-
Leader – Right hand on partner’s back. Left hand in hold.
Follower – Left Hand on top of partner’s right arm. Right hand in hold.
Encourage Your Guests To Join In
In my opinion, the recipe for First Wedding Dance success is to dance for approximately 1 minute 30 – 2 minutes and then encourage your guests to join you on the dance floor.
Think About Your Second Song
You’ve just finished your first dance, the floor is full and everyone is enjoying themselves – make sure the second song is a showstopper / crowd pleaser that keeps everyone on the dance floor!