Worried that no one will dance?

I find a lot of older people enjoy newer music as long as it's danceable - for example, how can you NOT dance to Uptown Funk?? lol I think if there's a good mix of old and new it will keep people on the dance floor.

My wedding is pretty small. Still waiting on RSVPs but expecting about 50 adults and 12 kids. I am hoping the kids will liven up the dance floor. There are a few ladies attending without their husbands so maybe they will let loose or maybe they wont want to dance.

I am paying for a wicked awesome DJ so there had better be dancing!

I feel like the older crowd likes to dance more than the younger crowd. Dancing is just dancing and they are not worried about people judging them or trying to hook up

I don't have a problem with older people dancing I worry about the seperate races dancing. FH is Mexican and all his family dances to is spanish music nothing else. I feel like they will be in their chairs any time English music is playing

Maybe you could enlist the help of your bridal party to get people up and dancing?

I've made it very clear to my guests that I'll be super sad if no one dances. Nothing like a sad bride all alone on the dance floor, lol. But this is my fear too. My wedding is largely family (and this is the first occasion that dancing is expected) and the friends I do have aren't dancers.

I've heard of some brides having their guests write in song requests on their RSVP's, maybe that would help?

I'm having a day time wedding, and I know the mood just won't be very dance-y. It could but I'm not banking on it. That said, I'm having wedding i spy, mad libs and a couple outdoor games available so people can at least do something if they really don't feel like dancing.

Yup, I'm kind of scared of this too. But I've never been to a wedding where no one danced...even in the middle of the day.

Keep a mix of songs going. Play a couple of newer songs followed by wedding classics that everyone loves dancing to- in our family something like "Carolina Girls" will always get people on the floor. And I agree with karebear- a lot of people will dance to music that they aren't familiar with as long as its got a good beat and they are already on the floor.

Are you hiring a DJ or doing a music playlist yourself?

I have the same fear. I keep saying to FH that I'm worried it will be boring. We're inviting just over 40 people, and my immediate side of the family doesn't dance. I LOVE to dance though, and I worry nobody else will and that they will leave early.

I'm not worried that people won't dance at my wedding (also a destination, about 30 guests) because not dancing doesn't mean not having fun! There are going to be a lot of good friends and family there that we don't get to see very often, so just because we aren't waving our butts around every minute doesn't mean we aren't enjoying ourselves.

A good DJ should be able to read the crowd and get them dancing.

You'd be surprised. I hate dancing at bars/clubs but at weddings if I have a few drinks in me, I'm on the dance floor. I bet a lot of your guests would be the same. Especially on vacation for a DW!

We had a ton of the older demographic out on the dance floor-actually the dance floor stayed packed from the first song to the last 3 hrs later. The key is your mix. Current and upbeat songs are great but every few songs you'll want to slow it down so folks can catch their breath. Your dj (if you have one-not positive that any/all DWs offer that) should be more than capable of feeling the crowd and playing appropriate music.

If there is alcohol, you won't have a problem.

In my experience, dancing is contagious. If the bride & groom are out on the dance floor, along with the bridal party and the father of the bride (doing the sprinkler. he's already my favorite), other people will get up and dance too. A great DJ should know what music to play and the read the crowd!

This is my fear too. That people will leave early and not stay to dance. I paid good money for a DJ and I love dancing. Please stay and dance. Please

Define older. I am usually one of the first out on the dance floor.

If you have a dance floor...they will come I agree with @Kara and @karebear87. If the music is danceable then people will dance. But if you're still nervous then definetely do a call to action through your bridal party. Have them be watching and if it looks like there's a lull they can jump up there and start dancing.

Or even ask some of your other guests to dance with them (but only to those you know won't feel totally embarrassed).

Have no fear. It will work

We had a 20 person DW, all family(so yes,older).We swore no one would dance and didn't even have a DJ.BIL played music on the laptop and everyone was dancing the whole time. Here we are doing the YMCA