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Hi Beautiful Belly Dancers,
I need your help. My daugher is getting married March '08 and I was thinking to dance in her wedding. The question we have is how to incorporate it in the wedding for us since it's not our cultural, meaning how can we introduce it to the guest.
I personally have not danced at a wedding yet, so this would be my first. My plan is to do a dance with my cape veil (Chiffon Wings basically) and then a drum solo for an upbeat perfomance and bring my daughter up to center stage with me and maybe her husband as well etc.
Any suggestion on how to work it. (smile),
Thanking you in advance.
I need your help. My daugher is getting married March '08 and I was thinking to dance in her wedding. The question we have is how to incorporate it in the wedding for us since it's not our cultural, meaning how can we introduce it to the guest.
I personally have not danced at a wedding yet, so this would be my first. My plan is to do a dance with my cape veil (Chiffon Wings basically) and then a drum solo for an upbeat perfomance and bring my daughter up to center stage with me and maybe her husband as well etc.
Any suggestion on how to work it. (smile),
Thanking you in advance.
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This is a great question. How about including an insert in the reception program with a brief paragraph or two about the history of bellydance and weddings. Or it could be a brief part of your introduction by the MC. It seems to me that giving people a little information so that they can put the dance in it's proper context while watching you dance, will help them enjoy it more and you feel comfortable about the audience's vibes. You also may want to start early by having the bride and groom talk about it at their showers and parties prior to the wedding. A positive word or two from them, sprinkled with a bit of helpful information, sends the signal that this is a good thing that the bride and groom approve of, so everyone should act accordingly.
Tammy
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Wow thanks so much Tammy, good ideas. In fact I will be teaching the girls some basic belly dance movements at the Bridal Shower, so yes it would get them to think belly dance and they may ask if I plan to dance at the wedding sort of expecting more.
Now the guys are another story. (smile) My husband is already hesitate about me dancing, but he will get over it. (Smile).
My future son-inlaw is great and has been to one of my performances and is ok with the dance. So yes, he may want to mentioned something to his family as well and the wedding party ettc.
That helped alot
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Maybe your husband should be the one to introduce you at the wedding. That way he can be the one to school the audience about the dance, and send a subliminal message that "hey this is my woman so respect her!" If that is his concern. And again, it also sends the audience the message that your family and love ones support your dancing and they should too. Good luck!
Tammy
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I've danced at a wedding it is really a treat to do this! I danced at the reception, I escorted the bride and groom in; I was wearing a candlelabra. Or you can just be the entertainment. It's not odd to have bellydancers at wedding, many people do hire them for the reception. I got the bride and groom to dance with me also, it was lots of fun. There are short clips on UTube of dancers at weddings to give you an idea. You can start your own unique show for the event.
