Waltz This Way…

Waltz This Way…

September 8th, 2010 @ 12:48 pm by Mrs. Locket
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This past weekend among the flurry of craftivities (yup, crafting-activities), Mr. L and I decided to take a break and teach ourselves the Waltz.

And, what better way to find a Waltz lesson than on YouTube:

Despite his uncoordinated dancing abilities, Mr. L took pretty well to the YouTube instructional video and was soon dancing around the living room counting aloud, “1…2…3…1…2…3…1…2…3…” in what I think was a British accent (apparently the British like to Waltz).

I, on the other hand, wasn’t faring as well.

I kept tripping over my own feet and felt the need to move one foot instead of the other. Mr. L got a pretty good laugh out of watching me while I attempted to perfect the boxstep. Eventually I got the hang of things, but it was not without casualties…I accidentally stepped on Maple’s itty feet once or twice and heard the confirming yelp to prove it (why is it that little dogs like to walk under you?). Fortunately, she was fine and likely only yelped because she was scared to death of what she was witnessing. Either way, we decided that with nightly practice we could perfect (to the best of our abilities) the basic Waltz and showcase it on our wedding day. The only problem is that Mr. L doesn’t think the Waltz is fitting for our first dance song.

Be My Only, FM Radio:

Being the ever optimist, I think it works in some parts, but agree that the overall style is a bit too formal for our song. So what we are thinking is to have a cheesy standard high school style slow dance to our song and then transition into a song that is Waltz-worthy, surprising our guests with our waltzing abilities. OK—this is what we are thinking if things work out perfectly and we can actually comfortably dance the waltz. Neither of us wants to look like monkeys doing the two-step, so we are going to do our best to play it by ear.

Are you teaching yourself a dance for the wedding? What style have you chosen?

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11 Responses to “Waltz This Way…”

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shaydenise (message) 1,151 posts, Bumble bee

This is a fabulous idea! My FI and I wanted to take lessons (his idea might I add!) but lack of time, wedding stress, career stress, family stress, let’s just face it LIFE got in the way. lol. I never thought about YouTubing it but I think we may try this!

9/8/10 @ 1:13 pm (reply)

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amariem25

don’t take dance lessons. it was the biggest mistake we made and our first dance ended up looking horrible. we highly regret it!

9/8/10 @ 1:16 pm (reply)

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silversixpence (message) 75 posts, Worker bee

Yes, i can confirm. I am British, and we love nothing more than a good waltz. Followed by a nice cup of tea.

I’d love to learn to dance for the wedding, but my beloved thinks it might be too girlie

9/8/10 @ 1:45 pm (reply)

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Knubbsy-Wubbsy (message) 2,395 posts, Buzzing bee

FH and I are swing dancers (primarily Dean Collins Lindy but that’s a bit picky) so it’s not so much that we’re learning to dance, but we’re having two of our favorite local instructors choreograph two pieces for us.
However my parents and my brother are trying to learn how to dance and it’s the funniest thing. My brother is the most able of the three and he still looks a rather ungainly.

9/8/10 @ 1:56 pm (reply)

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gmreyes2 (message) 91 posts, Worker bee

lol, we are dancing to a spanish song, entra en mi vida by Sin Bandera so we’re doing the cheesy HS slow dance lol….not what i really pictured by oh well ;p

9/8/10 @ 2:39 pm (reply)

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Miss Elephant (message) 6,182 posts, Bee Keeper

I really like your first dance song! Mr. E wants to take a couple of lessons just to feel comfortable, I need to get on that.

9/8/10 @ 2:49 pm (reply)

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Miss Starfish (message) 1,924 posts, Buzzing bee

Mr. S doesnt want to take any lessons, so Im trying to convince him to just practice a little at home.

9/8/10 @ 11:03 pm (reply)

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Miss Glasses (message) 2,741 posts, Sugar bee

It is way cute that you guys are doing this! We aren’t having dancing at our wedding but I’d totally make Mr. G learn something with me. I’ll cross my fingers for ya so you nail the steps!

9/9/10 @ 3:08 am (reply)

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