How to Dance at a Wedding | How to Dance at a Wedding Bride and Groom Dancing at a wedding is a common practice. If you're wanting to get out on that dance floor but you're not the best dancer, don't worry. There are some simple moves you can do to blend in with the crowd, whether you're dancing with a partner or by yourself. When you're comfortable with those movements, you can try something more advanced. Also, if you find yourself at a Jewish wedding, you may want to try the Hora, as it's a group dance; it's fairly simple once you get the hang of it! Hold your partner close for a simple dance position. If the song is slow and you don't want to get too fancy, an easy position is to just embrace each other if you don't mind getting close. One person could have their hands around the other's neck, while the other has their hands around the first person's back. Sway to the beat if you don't know any fancy moves. This technique works best in an embracing position. You can just step side to side and move your body slowly back and forth to the beat. The important thing is to be close to your partner. Work on the traditional dancing hold for a bit of elegance. Traditionally, you have a leader and a follower in a dance hold. If you're the leader, face the follower and place your right arm on the other person's back on the left side just behind their shoulder. If you're the follower, place your left arm on top of the leader's right arm and grab their upper arm. Then, both of you extend your other arm out to the side and clasp hands. Guide your partner if you're the leader. The reason you have a leader when you're dancing is so that you don't trip all over each other. To guide your partner as the leader, apply light pressure with both hands, moving your partner the direction you want to go. Add a twirl if you want a little flair. If you're bored with just swaying, one of you can spin the other. To do so, step back a little and lift the other person's arm above their head. Then they can turn around under it while still holding on. Dance together with a simple step-touch step. To do it, simply step out with your right foot on the beat. Bring your left foot over and tap it next to your right foot on the upbeat (the light beats between the louder beats). Then go in the opposite direction. Step out with your left foot and tap with the right foot next to your left. Move around the floor while doing the step-touch. You don't have to stand in one place with this move. The key to moving around the floor is to change positions when you step out. So if you want to turn to your right, step to the right and to the back a little. When you step with your left foot, step forward and to the right a bit instead of out to the left. With each step, you're moving to the right, which will eventually turn you toward that direction. Try a basic foxtrot step. For this step, if you're the leader, start with your left foot; the follower starts with the right. As the leader, step forward with your left foot and then step forward with your right foot on the beats; if you're the follower, step backward with your right foot and then backward with your left foot. Then, if you're the leader, you'll step to the left with your left foot and "close" the step by bringing in your right foot; the follower will do the opposite, stepping out with the right foot and bringing in the left foot to close. Bounce and sway if you don't feel like you're up to dance steps. This move is very simple. Spread your feet apart to shoulder-width. Bend your knees and dip your body slightly when you hear the "boom" part of the beat. Bounce back up when you hear the "clap" or the second part of the beat (known as the upbeat). So basically, you're just bouncing your body up and down by bending your knees. Try a basic step-touch to the beat. Step out with your right foot to the side on the beat. Bring your left foot over to tap next to your right foot on the beat, dipping your body down slightly as you do. Then, step out with your left foot to the side and bring your right foot over to tap, dipping your body slightly. Keep going back forth on the beat. Work on making a box with your step-touch. Step out with your right foot to the side and tap with your left foot like you normally would with the step-touch. However, when you step out with your left foot, go to the left but go back a step at the same time, so you're making a diagonal move. Bring your right foot back to meet your left and tap, then step out with your right foot to the right side. After tapping with your left foot, move it forward and to the left at the same time, making a diagonal movement. Bring your right foot up to meet it. #Wedding_Dance #Wedding #Dance