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What should I do for the parent dances?

posted 6 months ago in Dance
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    Bichon Frise    June 2012   NC

    My father passed away and my mother is not in the picture. I don't feel like I have a male relative in my life who I am particularly close to that could take my fathers place. I've already decided to walk down the aisle alone, but now I'm trying to figure out what to do for the father/daughter dance and the mother/son dance. My fiance has both his parents in his life and I'm assuming that his mother would like to dance with him. However, I don't want it to look awkward that there is a mother/son dance but no father/daughter dance. This is my wedding and supposed to be a joyous occasion. Not only do I not want people questioning what happened to my parents, but I don't want to be reminded of not having them either. Has anyone else been in this situation? What should I do?

     
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    Dolldancer8    August 17, 2013   Florida

    Ask his father to walk you down the isle, and dance with you...or his grandfather, or yours...

     
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    Bichon Frise    June 2012   NC

    @Dolldancer8: I've decided to walk down the aisle by myself and as for the dances, I really don't want to dance with any of his relatives as I don't feel close to any of them. Also, I don't feel close to mine either (haven't seen my grandfather in over 10 years). So, I would like to not have a father/daughter dance, but I'm trying to figure out if we should still do a mother/son dance. If we do, then how do we make it look less awkward that the other dance is missing?

     
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    julies1949      

    Instead of having separate dances why not do a medley of songs? Start with his Mom and Dad dancing together, then your FI can cut in on his Dad and dance with his Mom. Then he hands her over to his Dad on the sidelines and comes to get you. The music can change and the two of you can have your first dance together.

    It would be a natural progression from his parents, to adding him to the family then him making a new family with you.

     
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    Bichon Frise    June 2012   NC

    This issue has come up again, since FI's mom has said she definitely wants to dance with her son at the wedding. Do you have any other ideas for me?

     
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    Bichon Frise    June 2012   NC

    @julies1949:  After much thought, I decided to do a version of this. I'm calling it the family dance. My FI and I will invite the parents and grandparents to the dance floor, and we will be up there as well. When the music starts to play, we will take turns cutting in with other couples so we each get to dance with members of each others family.

     
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    Ms Rocky Point    July 13, 2012   Rhode Island

    OMG I'm supposed to have parent dances? :-(

     
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    Reebles    May 24, 2014   San Mateo, CA

    @Ms Rocky Point:  Your post made me LOL. Traditionally, yes, there is a father/daughter dance and a mother/son dance as the OP said.

     
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    Ms Rocky Point    July 13, 2012   Rhode Island

    @Reebles:  Oh Christ, I need to be more thorough! I am doing those dances. I should have read the whole post or maybe not be doing thirty things at once :) I was thinking of a dance for his parents, a dance for my parents, etc.... And I was like wtf :)

     

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