hello brides and grooms out there in this video we're gonna go over three must ask questions that
you guys need to discuss together and figure out before you dive into and commit to doing
wedding dance choreography that's right for those of you who are new to this channel this
is clara and this is joel and we go over tips and tricks on helping total beginner dancers
have fun and a natural authentic dance at their wedding we give tips and tricks on this channel
to help you guys decide what's best for you and all these tips and tricks are based on
our 15 plus years as dance professionals working with hunter the couples and teaching over 20 000
lessons so if you like what you hear today and you want more tips and tricks like subscribe
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post a new video here on youtube before we get started make sure you stay till the end
because we're going to show you a little snippet of wedding choreography that we worked on exactly
and you will find out just how long it takes the average couple to learn it and get comfortable so
that they can do it at their wedding so are you ready to dive in i think we are all right and
let's get started so our first question that we suggest you ask yourselves is what is the tone
that you want for your wedding dance exactly do you want something grand and palatial or do
you want something more small and cozy exactly is this dance going to be a big production and that
you practiced it and you learned it and then you produced it on the dance floor or is it something
that is more spontaneous a little bit more natural and possibly more authentic between the two of you
a lot of people think that the grand palatial performance or production is the only way to go
that's true a lot of times we'll see dancing and we'll see it on youtube or on television and we'll
see shows like dancing with the stars or world of dance and these are definitely choreographed
numbers by basically professional dancers but that's what a lot of people think we have to
do these choreographed numbers because that's the only option but actually there is another
option yeah there is an option where dancers or i could say couples learn to dance together and just
have a dance together at their wedding with their guests watching them have that moment together
it's not grand it's not going to go viral but it's an intimate moment that gives people that
connection that feeling that the two of you are just in love exactly to kind of put it and
summarize it the question that you can also ask yourselves is what do you want your guests to say
after you've had your first dance do you want them say wow they put a lot of time and effort
into that or wow they've learned that choreography and they've nailed it or do you want them to say
oh that was such a lovely moment i feel so blessed to have witnessed that and felt that connection
exactly so there are two sides of the coin and we want you guys to be able to make sure that
you both are on the same side of the coin when it comes to which one you're going to commit to
either big and palatial producing some dance together and having that commitment to create
that or going the other route which is learning to dance together having that moment together
and it becoming a lot more spontaneous and less rehearsed so our second must ask question is what
is your personality like and is that it can is that consistent with the vision that you
have for your wedding day exactly everyone has different personalities some people are really
loud they're very extroverted they like the center being the center of attention and others don't
they would rather you know be part of the party but not necessarily the center of attention
questions to ask yourself in this conversation would be for instance if there was a dance circle
you know when you're in a club or at a party and people are around are you the first person
to jump in the middle and just start giving it um with your dancing and you want everybody to
see you and look at you and admire your skills or are you the type of person that might be grooving
on the side enjoying everyone's company enjoying the vibe but not necessarily the one that wants
to jump into the center exactly and within the couple you need to discuss that because maybe
one person is more extroverted and jumps right in there and the other person is the introvert
that tends to hang back and just enjoy observing the scene that's right we we just started actually
working with another couple and he actually really wanted to take the dance lessons and be part of
what we're doing whereas she was a little bit cautious and didn't necessarily feel comfortable
getting in front of her friends and family dancing and so what they did is that they found a
compromise they found a compromise not necessarily doing something really big and and brash and and
loud but still to be able to have an idea of an intimate moment dancing together something that
suits his personality and therefore making the couple feel more comfortable and more at ease
dancing in and not just the couple but also the guests so if you take yourself out of your regular
personality into something that's quite different whether if you're more introverted and you're
trying to do something big or even super big and you're trying to quell your extrovertedness
either way people will pick up on it and watch the dance and go hmm there's something a little bit
off yeah there might just be a little mismatch there yeah so we would want you guys to really
understand what's your personality what's your partner's personality what is your couple's
personality and then either go for something that's a little bit bigger a little bit more
showy a little bit more energetic possibly with choreographed dancing or a little bit
more quiet a little bit more intimate more to do with just dancing together as a couple
before we go into our third must-ask question and show you some wedding choreography
danced by yours truly we want to hear from you whether you are a introvert personality
or an extrovert personality yeah are you looking to have a more intimate casual understated dance
or are you looking to make a big production with your wedding dance write it in the comments below
so that we can get an idea of what you're going for our third must ask question is something
that usually makes or breaks people in terms of whether or not they do dance choreography or not
and that has to do with time and commitment all right you guys here is some wedding dance
choreography we found online we're gonna show you what it looks like and then analyze it afterwards
so now that you've seen us dance that little bit of choreography let's break it down and
understand what it's all about it was about 30 seconds long or just a little bit past 30 seconds
and for you musicians out there that's about 28 bars of music that's right and within those 28
bars of music we did about seven foot patterns and within those seven foot pattern is about
eight different hand changes and if we estimate how much time it takes to learn each pattern we
generously estimate about 30 to 40 minutes exactly some foot patterns will be much more
simple and therefore easier to learn and it won't take 30 minutes to learn those foot patterns
but for other ones they're going to be a lot more complicated and they will actually take way more
than 30 minutes just to understand what's going on and feel comfortable doing them just to give
you an idea the foot patterns that we learned or the figures that we did in the little snippet of
choreography that we just performed it's on the more difficult scale definitely definitely so
if we now we take those seven foot patterns and we multiply it by 30 minutes we get 210 minutes worth
of learning these foot patterns which is about three and a half hours exactly now that is just
learning the foot patterns it has nothing to do with practicing them just yet yeah and because
now this is choreography and we need to be able to string them from the first figure to the next
and to the next and keep on going doing them with music and consecutively without stopping
there definitely needs to be some practice yes there is no buffer or there's no
kind of room for error exactly so just to kind of give you an idea now we think that
for every minute of lesson there should be a minute of practice and that again is very generous
like that's going low balling low ball exactly so we've got our three and a half hours of um
lesson time and now we multiply that by two to get seven hours worth of commitment for that
30 seconds of choreography so that's not your song your song is about three minutes or so
which is now timesing that by six which comes up to a whopping 42 hours worth of commitment
so that's commitment of lesson time practice time all together yeah exactly so some of you are going
wow that's a lot some of you guys going oh yeah that's what i thought but for those of you who
are going holy cow i don't know if i can commit 42 hours of my time before the wedding to really make
this happen um don't worry there is an alternative the alternative is learning how to dance together
rather than memorizing a set routine exactly it's more about skills and a lot of people think
that learning to dance is actually more complicated and you by taking the easy way out you
just learn choreography and just get it done but actually because the choreography has zero buffer
you actually have to do so much more work if you learn a skill you can just do it over and over
and you can use it in any form or way that you want it to when you learn how to dance together
you can make it more natural and spontaneous and then therefore each time you dance it it's quite
unique exactly and there's no need to be perfect when you're dancing it and therefore there's less
stress about having to practice so many hours to get it right in our experience we typically work
with wedding couples for about four hours exactly they've got about four hours worth of instruction
and if we use the same multiplier that's only eight hours worth of commitment for them to have
a natural authentic and fun dance together so to sum it up if you have a lot of time on your hands
and you also are the extroverted type that is looking for doing a performance for your guests
then definitely you can pursue wedding dance choreography and if you are not the type that
wants to be in the middle of the dance floor and really busting out some big moves or you
don't want a big production for your wedding dance and would want it a little bit more understated
or you just don't have the time because it's getting late exactly all of those things then
maybe pursue something different than wedding dance choreography which means learn dance skills
learn how to dance together rather than learn routine exactly if you guys want a little bit more
help in terms of strategy and things to do to help you with your natural wedding dance check out this
link in the description below where you can download a free copy of our natural wedding
dance checklist it gives you a detailed blueprint of what exactly to do for your wedding dance
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a new video thanks very much for watching the video see you guys in the next one bye