Father and daughter dance

We are having a father daughter dance just after our 'first dance'.

I'm dancing with my dad straight after our first dance, my husband will hand Me to my dad xx

I'm not having one, but usually they are done right after the couple has their first dance ?

I'm not having one as my dad is sadly no longer with us, but we are doing a cheesy family dance straight after our first dance - my children (aged 19 and 20), plus the best man and my MOH, and their other halves will all join us in what will hopefully be something that encourages everyone else on the danceflooor.

When I got married first time round, in 1990, no one did father-daughter dances - I think it has been exported from the States in more recent years, so if you don't want to do one, don't feel pressured to do one, or to do it at a particular time of the event.

Ah in which case that solves the problem if it's usually after the first dance as ours will be going straight into the main dancing afterwards. My h2b isn't a dancer of any sorts and i really thought he'd be dreading it, but it's actually the one part he's really taken to and keeps talking about. He's really planned out how it's to go and in his head it ends with him asking people to come to floor and join in for the last verse, which then makes people already on the dance floor when the second song (start of the upbeat songs) begins. Which i think sounds great

I wouldn't be able to change that while he's so currently so eager by saying 'sorry it's actually then going into a dance with my dad'. Any other time in the evening i'm certain it will disrupt the main dancing; I just wont do an official one and instead just boogie with my dad later on with everyone else.

Thanks for the input!

If you are having a break part way through the evening for food, you could then re-start the second part of the evening with the father-daughter dance if you wanted?

I'm sorry about your dad and i hope my topic doesn't upset anyone. Your family dance sounds brilliant, is it going to be choreographed or are you just all going freestyle?

Oo interesting thought. We haven't finalised the catering choices yet so don't know whether there would be a break. But if so that's a sly way to get everyone back in there! Will keep it in mind!

No, your topic doesn't upset me at all, (but thanks for saying)....I know he will be watching from above and doing his own non-rythmic hip movements ;-)

I think it will be semi choreographed - we've just started having dance lessons with a view to our first dance being more than just a shuffle, so who knows where it will end up - the kids etc are completely up for a bit of a laugh, so it's anyone's guess!

The father/daughter dance is normally after the couples first dance, never seen it done at any other time but its your wedding, you decide when you would like it to be.?

At a wedding I went to earlier this year they did it before the first dance then the dad gave the bride to the groom for the first dance. Was quite sweet.

Hi Purplecake,

You can do your father/daughter dance whenever you like. We don't do lots but they have been straight after first dance or somewhere during the evening.

We have also played them as a slow track or once it was a fast rock & roll track. ('Sweet little 16' that the dad used to sing to her as a child).

Hope that helps.

James

I've seen some sweet father+daughter dances - such as a special moment! Defo do one!

Our father daughter dance was straight after the first dance. I thought it would be awkward as my dad is a pretty stiff upper lip type of guy but it was amazing and I would highly recommend it. For me it is something I will always treasure and I know my dad will too. We were joined part way through the song by other father and daughters too and it was beautiful.