First dances

We did our first dance right after being introduced (before dinner). Then we did our parent dances after dinner followed by a group “dance” to open the dance floor. The DJ invited everyone to the dance floor and formed a circle around us so it wasn’t like a line dance or a choreographed dance. It flowed well.
The first dance before dinner was Important to us b/c husband would have been to nervous to eat, lol. I think doing them all before dinner is too much as people will be impatient to eat! But you can plan it however you want.

We did our first dance right after we were introduced for the entrance because at that point all of the attention is already on you

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We did the same thing!

We did our first dances, Father-Daughter, and Mother-Son right at the beginning when we “got introduced” because people usually sit and watch those. To get everyone on the dance floor and the party started, our DJ called everyone over later after the cake cutting for a group photo. When our photographer was done getting the shot, everyone was already on the floor so he announced that it was time to dance! I think the flow went well!

I think we're planning to do ours after dinner so we don't have hangry guests (or a hangry groom lol). I think the tentative plan will be grand entrance > FOB toast/ blessing by my godfather > first course > best man/ MOH speeches > second course/ table visits > first dance > father/ daughter dance > mother/ son dance > cut cake > bouquet/ garter toss > anniversary dance > dance party.

I like the idea of doing the anniversary dance last and having all the married couples form a circle on the outside of the dance floor until the couple who's been married the longest is left. It's kind of a celebration plus then everyone is already up to start the dancing.

View Quoted Comment We did the same, and it worked out great 👍

We will do our formal dances before dinner, right after our grand entrance. After dinner we will kick the dancing portion of the reception off with the anniversary dance.

What is common in your social circle? There are as many options as there are couples making the decision. In our families, the first dance is after the dinner.