First Dance Song
Suggestions
I will teach you to dance to any song
you choose.
Most couples pick songs
which are Foxtrots, Waltzes, Slow Dances or Rumbas because they work better with a wedding
dress and also because most slower love songs fall into one of these rhythms. I have also
taught couples to dance Swings, Tangos and Salsas as well. I pride myself on being sure
that your dance is exactly as you wish it.
The most important aspect of the song you
dance to is that YOU love it.
It should be a song that speaks to
you as a couple, epitomizes your relationship or holds some special memories for you.
The Songs listed are screened for
their appropriateness for the First Dance.
Most Wedding Dance Song lists
are based on popularity alone. Often times couples will chose a song they love without
considering the lyrics. The perfect example of this is the song "I will always love
you". It is a beautiful song and every year it is in the top 20 songs people dance
their first dance to. Never the less, it contains lines like "I'm not what you
need" and is essentially an end of the relationship song and therefore has been
omitted. This database is a work in progress, please feel free to E-mail
Me! with any songs you would like to suggest!
Song
|
Artist
|
Dance
|
Adore You
|
Nikki Hassman
|
Triple Swing
|
A Groovy Kind of Love
|
Dan Finnerty
|
Rumba
|
A Kiss Build A Dream On
|
Louis Armstrong
|
Foxtrot/ Slow Dance
|
At Last
|
Celine Dion
|
Slow Dance
|
At Last
|
Etta James
|
Slow Dance
|
At Last
|
Nat "King" Cole
|
Slow Dance
|
Amazed
|
Lonestar
|
Slow Dance
|
Annie's Song
|
John Denver
|
Viennese Waltz
|
Anyone At All
|
Carole King
|
Rumba
|
As Time Goes By
|
Jimmy Durante
|
Slow Dance/Foxtrot
|
A Wink And A Smile
|
Harry Connick, Jr.
|
Foxtrot
|
Because You Loved Me
|
Celine Dion
|
Rumba
|
Best Thing That Ever
Happened To Me
|
Weatherly
|
Rumba
|
Better Part Of Me
|
John Secada
|
Cha Cha/ Hustle
|
Break the Walls
|
John Secada
|
Rumba
|
Breathe
|
Faith Hill
|
Rumba
|
Burn
|
Jo Dee Messina
|
Rumba
|
By Your Side
|
Sade
|
Slow Dance
|
Can't Help
Falling In Love
|
Elvis Presley
|
Viennese
Waltz
|
Can't Help
Falling In Love
|
UB40
|
Single Swing
|
Cheek To Cheek
|
Fred Astaire
|
Foxtrot
|
Come Go With Me
|
The Dell-Vikings
|
Foxtrot/ Triple Swing
|
Come Rain Or Come Shine
|
Ray Charles
|
Slow Dance
|
Could I Have This Dance
For The Rest Of My Life
|
Ann Murrey
|
Waltz
|
Could Not Ask For more
|
Sarah Evans
|
Slow Dance
|
Crazy Love
|
Van Morrison
|
Foxtrot
|
Crush
|
3G's
|
Rumba
|
Endless Love
|
Lionel Ritchie
|
Slow Dance
|
Even If I Tried
|
Emilio
|
Triple Swing / Two Step
|
Feels Like Home
|
Chantal Kreviazuk
|
Slow Dance/ Rumba
|
Fly Me To The Moon
|
Frank Sinatra
|
Foxtrot
|
Forever And Ever, Amen
|
Randy Travis
|
Two Step/ Foxtrot/ Single
Swing
|
Friendly Persuasion (Thee
I Love)
|
Pat Boone
|
Slow Dance
|
From This Moment On
|
Shania Twain
|
Slow Dance
|
Grow Old With Me
|
Mary Chapin Carpenter
|
Slow Dance
|
Have I Told You Lately
|
Van Morrison
|
Foxtrot
|
How Sweet It Is ( To Be
Loved By You )
|
Marvin Gaye
|
Triple Swing
|
I Can't Give You Anything
But Love
|
Billie Holiday
|
Foxtrot
|
I Belong To You
|
Lenny Kravitz
|
Rumba
|
I Could Write A Book
|
Harry Connick, Jr.
|
Foxtrot
|
I Cross My Heart
|
George Straight
|
Rumba
|
I Do
|
Paul Brant
|
Rumba
|
I Do Cherish You
|
Stegal/ Hill
|
Slow Dance/ Rumba
|
I Finally Found (Someone)
|
Barbra Streisand &
Bryan Adams
|
Slow Dance
|
If You Say My Eyes Are
Beautiful
|
Whitney Houston
|
Slow Dance
|
I Hear a Symphony
|
The Supremes
|
Triple Swing/ Foxtrot
|
I'll Be
|
Edwin McCain
|
Viennese Waltz
|
I'll Take Care Of You
|
Dixie Chicks
|
Rumba/ Two Step
|
I Love You
|
Martina McBride
|
Triple Swing
|
I Love You Because
|
Al Martino
|
Slow Dance
|
I'm A Believer
|
Smash Mouth
|
Triple Swing
|
I'm Gonna Be (500 miles)
|
The Proclaimers
|
Triple Swing
|
I'm Your Angel
|
Kelly
|
Rumba
|
In The Misty Moonlight
|
Jerry Wallace
|
Rumba
|
I Only Have Eyes For You
|
The Flamingos
|
Slow Dance
|
I Pledge My Love
|
Fekaris/Perren
|
Foxtrot/ Slow Dance
|
Isn't She Lovely
|
Stevie Wonder
|
Rumba
|
I Swear
|
John Michael Montgomery
|
Rumba
|
It Had to Be You
|
Harry Connick, Jr.
|
Foxtrot
|
It's Your Love
|
Tim McGraw / Faith Hill
|
Slow Dance
|
I Turn To You
|
Warren
|
Rumba
|
I've Got You Under My
Skin
|
Frank Sinatra
|
Foxtrot
|
I Wanna Love You Forever
|
Watters/Biancaniello
|
Rumba/ Slow Dance
|
Just The Way You Are
|
Billy Joel
|
Rumba
|
IT'S YOUR DANCE, HAVE IT
YOUR WAY!
Never let anyone tell you not to dance to a
specific song. I have had students come to me from a big name studio where they were told
they couldn't dance to the song they had chosen because it was too fast or too slow. I
don't think I have ever told a student this. You pay dance instructors to teach you how to
dance. They can tell you if the song in question is easy or hard to dance to, that is part
of their job. Your friends and family will listen to the words and tell you if they think
it is appropriate. You should listen to both very carefully and then go out and choose
precisely the song YOU WANT! It's Your Wedding!
|
Song
|
Artist
|
Dance
|
Let's Stay
Together
|
Al Green
|
Rumba
|
Long As I Got
You
|
Emilio
|
Two Step/
Swing
|
Longer
|
Dan Fogelberg
|
Rumba
|
Lost Inside
Of You
|
John Secada
|
Rumba
|
L-O-V-E
|
Nat King Cole
|
Foxtrot
|
Love Will
Keep Us Alive
|
The Eagles
|
Rumba
|
Make Someone
Happy
|
Jimmy Durante
|
Foxtrot
|
Miracles
Happen
|
Myra
|
Triple Swing
|
Moon Dance
|
Van Morrison
|
Foxtrot /
Triple Swing
|
Nobody But Me
|
Lou Rawls
|
Foxtrot
|
Once In A
Lifetime
|
Michael
Bolton
|
Slow Dance
|
Only One Road
|
Celine Dion
|
Waltz
|
Open Arms
|
Journey
|
Waltz
|
Our Love Is
Here To Stay
|
Ella
Fitzgerald
|
Foxtrot
|
Our Love Is
Here To Stay
|
Harry
Connick, Jr.
|
Slow Dance/
Foxtrot
|
Paradise
|
Styx
|
Rumba
|
Plan On
Forever
|
Sue Ann
Carwell & Mervyn Warren
|
Rumba
|
Play Me
|
Neil Diamond
|
Waltz
|
Power Of Two
|
Indigo Girls
|
Rumba
|
See Me
Through
|
Rascal Flats
|
Cha-cha/
Triple Swing/ Rumba
|
Shameless
|
Billy Joel
|
Foxtrot
|
Signed,
Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours
|
Stevie Wonder
|
Triple Swing
|
Some Kind Of
Wonderful
|
The Drifters
|
Rumba
|
Someone Like
You
|
Van Morrison
|
Foxtrot/
Rumba
|
Some Say
|
Rascal Flats
|
Cha-cha/
Triple Swing
|
Something's
Gotta Give
|
Sammy Davis,
Jr.
|
Foxtrot
|
Stay As Sweet
As
You Are
|
Nat
"King" Cole
|
Slow Dance
|
Tell Him
|
The Exciters
|
Foxtrot/
Triple Swing
|
The Best Is
Yet Too Come
|
Nancy Wilson
|
Foxtrot
|
The Way You
Look Tonight
|
Frank Sinatra
|
Foxtrot
|
This Kiss
|
Faith Hill
|
Triple Swing
|
This Will Be
( An Everlasting Love)
|
Natalie Cole
|
Triple Swing
/ Foxtrot
|
Till We Two
Are One
|
Georgie Shaw
|
Foxtrot
|
Time After
Time
|
C. Lauper/ H.
Hyman
|
Rumba
|
Too Marvelous
For Words
|
Frank Sinatra
|
Foxtrot
|
Unforgettable
|
Nat
"King" Cole
|
Slow Dance
|
Waiting All
My Life
|
Rascal Flats
|
Cha-cha/
Triple Swing/ Rumba
|
What A
Wonderful World
|
Louis
Armstrong
|
Slow Dance/
Foxtrot
|
What makes
You Different
|
Backstreet
Boys
|
Rumba/
Cha-cha
|
When I Said I
do
|
Clint Black
and Lisa Hartman Black
|
Waltz
|
When You Say
Nothing At All
|
Alison Krauss
|
Rumba/
Slow Dance
|
Witchcraft
|
Frank Sinatra
|
Foxtrot
|
World On A
String
|
Frank Sinatra
|
Foxtrot
|
World On A
String
|
Peggy Lee
|
Foxtrot
|
You Are My
Home
|
Cheyanne
|
Rumba
|
You Are So
Beautiful
|
Joe Cocker
|
Slow Dance/
Rumba
|
You Are The
Love Of My Life
|
Jim Brickman
|
Slow Dance
|
You Are The
Sunshine Of My Life
|
Stevie Wonder
|
Rumba
|
You Got It
|
Bonnie Raitt
|
Triple Swing/
Rumba
|
You Light Up
My Life
|
Debbie Boone
|
Waltz
|
You're My
First, My Last, My Everything
|
Barry White
|
Hustle/
Triple Swing/ Cha-cha
|
You're Nobody
'Till Somebody Loves You
|
Dean Martin
|
Foxtrot
|
Your Song
|
Elton John
|
Rumba
|
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