How to Choose a Song for a Father-Daughter/Mother-Son Dance

Watching the bride dance with her father and the groom dance with his mother is a sure way to bring on those sentimental tears at the wedding reception. Here's how to choose an appropriate song.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Waltz: You Can Dance Videos
• You Can Dance Fox-Trot Videos
• Sheet Music

1. Ask your father or mother what song he or she would like to dance to. If you can, go with your parent's choice. Many times, parents have selected the song long ago.

2. Research popular mother-son and father-daughter dance songs on the Internet, in the library or among your friends.

3. Consider using one of the same songs that your parents or siblings danced to at their weddings, or a song with cultural, family or ethnic significance for you.

4. Listen together to sentimental, danceable songs with appropriate lyrics.

5. Consider the appropriateness of the lyrics, once you've chosen a song. If you will be having a band perform the song, decide whether you would prefer an instrumental or sung version of the song. Remember that even if you use an instrumental version of the song, your guests may know the lyrics and hear them in their minds.

6. Notify your band leader or DJ of your choice in advance.

7. Ask the band leader whether you need to provide sheet music, and if so, where you should purchase it. Ask your DJ if you need to provide a recording of the song.

8. Buy a recording of the song you choose and practice dancing to it together. A simple box-step or two-step is easy to teach yourself. If you select a waltz, practice this, too.

9. Consider taking dance lessons together.

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[GWLLady]

on 12/20/2007 For my son's wedding, my daughter-in-law chose "Wonderful World" to Dance to. A beautiful Song1 However I already chose a song many years prior which I stuck to! Since we listen to Classic Rock all of their lives. I chose "TEACH YOUR CHILDREN WELL" by Crosby, Stills & Nash. All our guests related to the song and the wasn't a dry eye in the room!Even My Son!!!
Cynthia Breslin, Greenwood Lake, NY
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on 11/22/2005 There are some fresh new father-daughter and mother-son songs at weddingmusiccentral.com written and produced especially for weddings by Grammy and Emmy winners. These songs express the viewpoints of either the father or daughter, mother or son, and are also available as personalized gift CDs.