What Should I Pick for Our Wedding First Dance Song?

You should select a song that has meaning to you as a couple, we can help you learn to dance to virtually anything. However, if you need help selecting a song, here is a list of wedding songs some of our clients have used recently for couple’s first dance, mother-son,  father-daughter, bridal party, or groomsmen’s dance:

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• Perfect – Ed Sheeran (Viennese Waltz, Waltz, Fusion)

• At Last -- Etta James (slow dance)

• Lucky -- Jason Mraz (Rumba/Foxtrot)

• Marry Me -- Train (slow dance/lyrical)

• The Way You Look Tonight -- Frank Sinatra or Michael Buble’ (Foxtrot)

• Come Away With Me -- Norah Jones (Waltz)

• I’ll Always Love You (cover) – Tito Nieves (Salsa)

• Under a Blanket of Blue -- Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald (Slow/Foxtrot)

• Por Una Cabeza (Tango from Scent of a Woman) – Tango Project

• Marry You -- Bruno Mars (Swing)

• It Had to Be You -- various artists (Foxtrot)

• What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong (slow dance)

• Now and Forever -- Richard Marx (slow dance)

• Save The Last Dance For Me -- Michael Buble’ (Cha cha/Rumba)

• We Found Love -- Rihanna (Hustle, freestyle)

• Anytime, Anything, Anywhere -- Jimmy Buffet (slow dance, Foxtrot)

• Give Me Forever (I Do) -- John Tesh & James Ingram (Waltz)

• I’ve Had the Time of My Life – Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes (lyrical, group choreo)

• Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton (slow dance)

• You Shook Me All Night Long -- AC/DC (freestyle, West Coast Swing)

• What I Like About You – Romantics (Swing, freestyle)

• I'll Always Love You -- Tito Nieves (Salsa)

• You and Me – Lifehouse (Viennese Waltz)

• Es Mi Nina Bonita – Vincente Fernandez (Rumba, Folkloric)

• Can’t Help Falling in Love – Elvis Presley (slow dance, Rumba, Blues dance)

• Everything – Michael Buble (Cha cha, freestyle)

• Copacabana -- Barry Manilow (Samba or Hustle)

• Cha Cha Slide – Casper (line dance, freestyle)

• A Good Night – John Legend (Hustle, West Coast Swing)

• Can’t Stop the Feeling – Justin Timberlake (Hustle, West Coast Swing, freestyle)

• Let’s Get Married – Jagged Edge (West Coast Swing, Rumba, Steppin’, freestyle)

• Happy – Pharrell (Swing, freestyle, choreo)

• Friends in Low Places – Garth Brooks (group choreo)

• Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley (Hustle, choreo)

• The Wobble – VIC (line dance, freestyle)

• Now That We Found Love – Heavy D and the Boys (Hustle, freestyle)

• I Wanna Dance With Somebody – Whitney Houston (Hustle, Cha cha, freestyle)

• Love Shack – B52s (freestyle, choreo)

• Dancing Queen – ABBA (Hustle, freestyle, choreo)

• Beyond – Leon Bridges (Rumba, slow dance, steppin’, Nightclub Two-Step)

• Stargazing – Myles Smith (Rumba, Merengue, freestyle, choreo)

• Shut Up & Dance – Anchor + Bell (freestyle, slow dance)

• Volare – various artists (Foxtrot)

• Your Song – Elton John (Nightclub Two-Step, Rumba, slow dance)

• You’ll Be In My Heart – Phil Collins (Rumba, slow dance)

• I Choose You – Sara Bareilles (freestyle, Swing)

• You Are the Best Thing – Ray LaMontagne (slow dance, West Coast Swing)

• Home – Edward Sharpe (country swing, freestyle)

• All of Me – John Legend (West Coast Swing, Rumba)

• Forever You & Me – Teskey Brothers (Blues Dance, slow dance, Viennese Waltz)

• Lover – Taylor Swift (Blues dance, slow dance, Rumba)

• Say You Won’t Let Go – James Arthur (West Coast Swing, Rumba)

• Over and Over Again – Nathan Skyes (slow dance, choreo)

• You Make Me Feel So Young – Frank Sinatra (Foxtrot)

• Stand By Me – Ben E King or various covers (Rumba, West Coast Swing, slow dance)

• Coming Home – Leon Bridges (slow dance)

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