Wedding Dance Lessons
Your Wedding Dance
Imagine stepping onto the dance floor on your wedding day — confident, relaxed, and completely in the moment — while your family and friends watch with big smiles.
At DanceWell Ballroom PDX, we help couples just like you create a beautiful, natural first dance (or other special wedding dances) that you’ll actually enjoy performing.
Learning your wedding dance is a special gift that you and your spouse-to-be can give to each other. Your very first special memory as husband and wife.
We offer flexible options:
- Private lessons for just the two of you
- Small group lessons (with bridesmaids, groomsmen, or family)
- Lessons at your reception venue (if needed)
Wedding Dance Tips
Here are a few helpful tips to make your wedding dance preparation smooth and enjoyable:
- Start early if possible. Wedding schedules get very busy! We recommend beginning lessons 4 to 6 months before your big day. This gives you plenty of time to practice and feel confident — especially if you’re new to dancing.
- Choose a song that’s meaningful and danceable. Pick a song that feels special to both of you, but keep in mind that strong, clear beats are usually easier for partner dancing. Feel free to bring a few different song options to your first lesson — we’ll help you find the one that dances the best.
- Popular wedding dance styles today include the Waltz, Mambo, Salsa, Swing, Tango, Nightclub Two Step, and even the Hustle. We can help you decide which style fits your song and personality best.
- Bring your music to every lesson. Please bring a copy of your song on your phone, iPad, or USB so we can choreograph the dance specifically to your music.
- Coordinate with your vendors. Let your DJ know exactly when to start and stop your song, and make sure your photographer and videographer know when your special dance will happen so they can capture those beautiful “Kodak moments.”
Ready to get started?
Call Linda at 503-241-0460
or email Linda directly to request an appointment.
We’ll help you choose the perfect song and create a dance you’ll love on your big day.
Popular First Dance Songs
Here’s a wide selection of song ideas our couples have loved for their special dates too:
- MODERN & ROMANTIC
- Perfect – Ed Sheeran
- All of Me – John Legend
- Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
- A Thousand Years – Christina Perri
- Lover – Taylor Swift
- Everything – Michael Bublé
- Marry Me – Train
EMOTIONAL & HEARTFELT
You Are the Best Thing – Ray LaMontagne
- I Won’t Give Up – Jason Mraz
- From the Ground Up – Dan + Shay
- Lucky – Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat
- Bless the Broken Road – Rascal Flatts
- FUN & UPBEAT
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered – Stevie Wonder
- You Make My Dreams – Hall & Oates
- Marry You – Bruno Mars
- Better Together – Jack Johnson
- CLASSIC & TIMELESS
- Almost Paradise
- Can You Feel the Love Tonight
- Could I have this Dance
- Crazy for You
- Don’t Know Much
- Endless Love
- Fascination
- Fields of Gold
- Fly Me to the Moon
- Forever and Ever, Amen
- Groovy Kind of Love
- Have You Really Ever Loved a Woman
- Here and Now
- How Sweet it is to be Loved by You
- I Just Called to Say I Love You
- I Get a Kick Out of You
- I Swear
- I’ll Always Love You
- In Your Eyes
- It Had to be You
- I’ve Got You Under My Skin
- My Girl
- Night & Day
- Our Love is Here to Stay
- Smooth
- Someone to Watch Over Me
- Stand By Me
- They Long to be Close to You
- Time in a Bottle
- True
- The Way You Look Tonight
- We Belong
- When I Need You
- Wonderful Tonight
- You are the Sunshine of My Life
- You Give Good Love
- You’d be so Nice to Come Home To
—or bring in Your Own Special Song
We can choreograph to almost any song that’s meaningful to you.
