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Chloe
Expert April 2014

How did you pick your first dance song?

Chloe, on November 15, 2013 at 7:38 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 23

Is/was your first dance music a song that meant something to you as a couple, or did you look at different songs and choose it based on the lyrics even if its not a song that was important to you before...?

I will either find songs that are special to me and my FH but they're too fast paced or the words aren't quite right. Or I'll find a song where the words are perfect but its not a song we've really listened to before.

What's more important to you??

23 Comments

Latest activity by Alison, on November 22, 2013 at 4:37 PM
  • Kim
    Master June 2014
    Kim ·
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    We chose "Maybe I'm Amazed" by Paul McCartney. Its always been "our song" so we decided to use it as our first dance song.

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  • Mrs. Captain America
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    Mrs. Captain America ·
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    Our first date was at a Skillet/TobyMac concert and there was a new artist who did a couple of songs before the others guys came on. One of his songs we absolutely loved and it's been our favorite song ever since so we decided to use that as the first dance choice. We always love dancing to it together at home after a long day of work and it's definitely a fun one Smiley smile

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  • Chloe
    Expert April 2014
    Chloe ·
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    This is the song i would consider to be "our song" from a concert we went to. I have never heard a song where the lyrics are more perfect to describe how i feel about my FH... i just don't think its good for a first song dance.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRs-1QVo4_M

    my FH does not dance. i have never danced with him lol so our "first dance" will literally be our first dance. so i want it to be special- and easy to dance to lol

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  • We'llAlwaysHaveParis
    Master November 2013
    We'llAlwaysHaveParis ·
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    We wanted something timeless, not something that would scream that we got married in 2013. When we decided to take dance lessons, Sinatra seemed like a logical choice (we both love him). We wanted to learn the foxtrot so "Fly me to the Moon" it was.

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  • Chloe
    Expert April 2014
    Chloe ·
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    There's no way i could talk my FH into taking dance lessons. so i'm super jealous. i would love to learn the foxtrot. i was a dancer from 3 to 13 doing ballet and tap and jazz but i never did ballroom... i can't think of a better way to make my FH feel uncomfortable though... I bet you guys will look amazing!

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  • Jillian
    Expert December 2013
    Jillian ·
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    My FH does not dance, he thinks the first dance is optional. But literally we just started youtube-ing a bunch of artists we like and googling and we ended up with "Make you feel my love" by Adele. I'm pleased even though its not really a song or an artist we listen to, we both really like it Smiley smile I wanted John Mayer but we couldn't both agree on one of his songs.

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  • mscountry
    Master July 2014
    mscountry ·
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    We are doing two song a slow and a fast one first Whisper My Name by Randy Travis and then I Thought I Heard My Heart Sing by George Strait the songs both mean something to us and we wanted to honor both singers.

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  • Lacey
    Master May 2014
    Lacey ·
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    Well, we had a song we originally chose that was "our song" but it was a waltz and FH and I are NOT dancers. So, I looked up song after song that I loved and played them to Zach and we finally decided on one that's easy to dance to and we can totally relate to the lyrics.

    It's "Me Without You" by Sam Tsui.

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  • Stephanie
    Master November 2014
    Stephanie ·
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    My fiance and I like Cake, and we wanted to do something fun for a first dance. So we picked "Love You Madly." We'll have to take dance lessons, but we're really excited about it.

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  • soon to be Mrs. M
    Expert May 2014
    soon to be Mrs. M ·
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    I told FH I wanted us to learn to waltz for our first dance so we looked up and listened to a bunch of songs that were the correct timing until we ruled out all but 2. I told him I love both so he could pick- his choice.....

    Can You Feel The Love Tonight by Elton John

    Tonight Tonight by Smashing Pumpkins was 2nd

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  • MRS_Mikec
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    MRS_Mikec ·
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    @Mrs Carsten I must know who! I love TM! FH proposed after a Newsboys and For king & Country concert.

    Our first dance will be to one of 3 songs that means a lot to us. Mainly the lyrics really represent out relationship.

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  • ChampagneTaste
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    ChampagneTaste ·
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    Sinatra what a class act! Good choice Paris!

    We chose the shortest/funnest song we could because we both hate anything too traditional so "I wanna grow old with you" by Adam Sandler

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  • jkhtinker12
    Devoted October 2014
    jkhtinker12 ·
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    I think you can do this song and just have fun with it. my aunt got married to a song similar in the beat and she and her husband got out on the dance floor and goofed around with it. they didn't slow dance. they just held each others hands and dance with it even though it wasn't really good dancing but the dancing is not what matters. the song is what matters. It's suppose to show everyone how much ya'll love each other and who cares how your dancing looks.

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  • We'llAlwaysHaveParis
    Master November 2013
    We'llAlwaysHaveParis ·
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    We didn't start lessons soon enough so it won't be choreographed, but we do have a general idea of what we're doing. Fingers crossed.

    Oh, and dance lessons were FH's idea. Love him!

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  • OhHeyItsIna
    Master November 2014
    OhHeyItsIna ·
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    We found our song by accident on YouTube! We dance all the time, our cake topper is a groom dipping a bride!

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  • Chloe
    Expert April 2014
    Chloe ·
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    We're not a goofy couple to do a faster song lol its gonna be hard enough for us to be the center of attention all day without doing something silly! i think i will have to find a totally new song that we both love. he just likes heavy metal and i like rock music so we definitely want something a little non-traditional. classic music and country music is just not our thing...

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    Zoe ·
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    The music was one of the few things DH had an opinon on-- no words, period. And, we wanted to waltz, so we picked a classical piece (which I now forget).

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  • Abbiell
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    I've always considered anything by journey to be our song because it's the only artist we both like lol. But I felt like journey songs (faithfully/open arms) are over done. I was a little stressed about picking a first dance song until I downloaded the new Chris Young album. There's a song called who I am with you. When I heard it I literally cried. It's the perfect song for us. I listened to it for the first time as I was packing for the wedding and just knew. Ahh! It's so perfect. I love it more every time.

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  • R
    Expert October 2014
    Rachelroni ·
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    A line in our song says "when I look in your eyes, all of my life is before me. I'm not running anymore, Cuz I already know I'm home. " I've ran from a lot of things in my life, but he makes me feel safe and grounded Smiley smile My mom found it and it is PERFECT!

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    Dyanne ·
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    Our first dance song will be "All I do is dream of you" - By Dean Martin.

    We love the words and was a song we always listened to when we first started dating. We will be taking dance lessons to dance to it. I'm excited!

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