Parents Dance. Help!

I don't think step parent would expect a specialized dance unless they were in your life since you were a baby. Even then I don't think it'd be expected. Typically it's just a groom-mother dance and bride-father dance. I think your idea is a good way to include them.

Having a special family dance for your pairs of parents plus you two and your kids is a great solution! Especially if they are all in pairs.

My situation is a little different- my parents are still married, FH's mom and stepdad have been together 13 years but are not married, and FH's dad is single. We figured out waking into the ceremony having FH's dad escort his mom (FH's grandma), making 3 pairs of "parents." Since we have only one living grandparent all together it made sense to me.

I'm not sure I'll do a special dance with anyone except FH and my dad. I will be sure to dance with FH's father for a photo opp at some point, but honestly there is no emotion there so I don't want it to be a special dance. FMIL's man is someone I'm much closer to, but he is not the sentimental type and would probably not even imagine that a special dance is a thing.

What if you danced to one or two songs and switched off dance partners in the middle. Have all of them come up on the dance floor like you suggested and take turns dancing with each parent during the length of one or two songs. That way you get a special dance with all of them, but it doesn't take forever and bore your guests. While the parent is not dancing with you, they could dance with their spouse or another member "parent dance".

I was thinking of the possibility of having my step-parents cut-in during the parent dance but I'm a little concerned about hurting my father's feelings by cutting off his moment. Particularly since he won't be walking me down the aisle (2nd marriage, I'm having my children give me away to their new stepdad and give us there "blessing" at the "who gives this woman" part) so it's really his only significant part of the wedding.

What do you all think about announcing and thanking my parents and stepparents for all they have done (it's been an especially challenging year so they've done a lot) and then just leaving the parent dances alone as FOB-Bride, MOB-Groom, MOG-Groom, FOG-Bride?

I like the idea of a couples dance. My parents are divorced as well, they both remarried but only once so I only have 1 step-dad and step-mom. My first marriage i danced with both my dads at different times and did a dance with my mom. This time my dad passed away 4 years ago so I am only dancing with my step dad, but half way through that dance my FH will join us with my daughter and they will dance as well. Then during the groom and mom dance, I will dance with my son.

Good luck with what you decide, I do not think their is a right or wrong answer.

My FH has a mom, step-mom, and a grandma who was more like a mom to him than either his mom or step-mom. Our plan is for their dance to switch off between the three of them. We are using Never Alone by Lady A because it's a sweet song, doesn't specifically reference "mom", and we think it has a couple breaks that will easily allow them to switch out seamlessly.