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They're so fantastic together out on the dance floor. They must have had their first dance lessons choreographed!" Did they? Perhaps. So what exactly is choreography as far as having your first wedding dance lessons? Well, each dance is a compilation of various moves that can be matched and mismatched throughout a song to produce the end product - your first wedding dance. Choreography is when these moves are arranged in a pre-determined pattern and are performed the same way with each repetition. For example, in your choreographed first dance lessons you can have the same 15 moves used three times apiece. Can you have a beautiful flowing dance without choreography? Absolutely. In fact, your lead and follow first dance lessons can be just as elegant as choreographed dancing if both partners clearly understand the basic steps of the first wedding dance and their individual roles in their partnership on the dance floor. Remember that both choreography and lead-and-following first dance lessons involve tremendous amounts of practice and commitment and that a choreographed first dance is a routine with a specific individual - the newly married husband or wife. Of course a choreographed routine only really looks good with the song for which the first dance was choreographed. It is a learned pattern in which both parties know the entire sequence of movements in advance. Both partners are taught in their first dance lessons the exact steps and the order in which they'll dance them. The advantages of having first dance lessons choreographed are that both partners know what's coming up and know exactly where they need to be. People who are getting married often want a short choreographed routine to do to their first dance because neither partner wants to take a chance leading or following in front of others. However, the disadvantage of choreographed first dance lessons is that it's usually a dance that you can only do with the partner you learned with and often to a specific song. Understanding the fundamentals, including footwork, is critical in doing a lead and follow or a choreographed first dance. Lead and follow first dance lessons combine a number of skills that must be mastered including a clear understanding of each other's responsibilities. Although it might appear a bit overwhelming the pieces that make up the whole are not overly complicated by themselves and can be picked up with a bit of practice.
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