How to explain "El Baile de la Vibora"/The Snake Dance

How different is it from a conga line?

I'm caribbean so we will definitely be doing a conga-line.

Do you have a wedding website? My Fh is Indian so there are going to be alot of Hindu and Indian traditions incorporated into my ceremony that is completely foreign to my side. I put an explanation of what each ritual means and what will happen on my website so my family can follow along.

Just make the explanation light hearted and fun there is no reason to be intimidated by anyones culture. The more people know and understand, the more they can enjoy it themselves. Don't over think this.

I'm going through the same dilemma! @Jennifer a conga line is much slower and involves everyone at one. For this, its done once for ladies and one for the men (so two separate lines). When people go they are holding hands with each other. And when the men go they basically SPRINT around a venue and try to make each other fall (at least that's how FH's family does it haha). I agree with Ivonne, it's a difficult dance to put into words

I was wondering how people will know how to do this too but I've explained it to a few people and I picked a leader for the girls so once the girls do it the guys will hopefully know. You also have to make sure the DJ has the right song! I had a nightmare that everyone was ready to go and the DJ didn't have the right song!!!

WIKI.......A children's game.......In Mexico, it has become quite popular to play this game at weddings. In this variation, single men and women are often divided, the groom and bride standing on chairs to form the arch under which everyone passes. (The groom often uses the veil or train of the bride's dress). In this case, the song is not sung, and the rhythm of music is followed, which gets faster and faster, the participants struggling to keep the "snake" together, while running through tables, chairs and the couple. At the end of the game, depending on the sex of the participants, the bride throws from her chair the wedding bouquet, and the groom the garter. The bouquet used to be a symbol of happiness, but in today's practice the single woman who catches the bouquet is believed to be the next to marry.[1] Same goes to the single man who catches the garter. In some instances, it is said that they will marry each other.[2]

Ok, I saw one of those at my FSiL's wedding last year. It looked like it was a lot of fun, and my FH had grabbed my daughter to do it with... It seemed to me that in their version everybody was together like a conga, but side by side instead of one at a time...

It's the Viper Dance or the Snake Dance. People hold hands and the bride and from make an 'arch'. The leader starts to run, literally pulling the line. People fall .. yes they do. They keep running till the song is finished, all over the venue. No place off limits. If the line breaks, you have to find a way to catch up and grab on. This is done with women first, then men. It represents how fast life can go and to remember to hold on to your loved ones. It is comparable to the children's game, but it's not that game.