Weddingbee Blog

Mr. Plumeria and I started our dancing lessons a couple of months ago - we want the moves to come naturally so we can enjoy our first dance and focus on each other, instead of struggling to remember which move comes on what count. Neither of us have done any dancing, other than a bit of ballet on my part, so we decided to forego the risk of embarrassing ourselves in front of hundreds of people and try lessons.

We have yet to decide whether the dance will be a romantic ballroom dance (a la Beauty and the Beast; when I was younger, I would swoon at the thought of a shimmery gold dress with frothy tiers of drapes and matching opera-length gloves) or a fun swing dance. I am leaning towards ballroom, not only because it’s more traditional, but because I will be able to stay in my dress for that type of dance. I can’t quite imagine trying to get all flashy-toed in a ton of heavy satin; plus, if I change, I will miss my chance to show off one of my favorite parts of my dress: the bustle.

We are privileged to have a couple of (talented!) family friends who offered to give us private dance lessons, but here are a few examples of dance studios in the SF Bay Area where you can sign up for classes.

http://www.metronomedancecenter.com/ — SF
http://www.arthurmurray.com/ — many locations all over the country
http://www.fredastairesj.com/ — San Jose area
http://bayarea-dance.com/ — Dublin/San Ramon area

Are you and your fiance taking lessons? What kind of first dance are you planning to do?