Should I Take Wedding Dance Lessons During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Our answer to “should I take wedding dance lessons?” has remained the same over the years (with slight tweaks here-and-there): Yes! Of course you should learn how to dance! ;)

Ok, the answer is a little more complex than that, especially in the midst of a global pandemic, so let’s discuss a little further.

The reality is that you don’t need to have a first dance at your wedding, which very well might eliminate the need for dance lessons. Especially during this pandemic, many of our couples have planned smaller weddings and receptions that forgo some of the usually traditions and formalities. If you don’t want to dance, don’t do it. Period. There’s nothing in any rule-book that says you must.

However, you really should consider a first dance, especially if you’re having a small wedding and reception and are unable to invite everyone along because it gives you something intimate to share with all of your guests who can’t be there.

If you are on the fence about dancing and taking dance lessons, keep in mind that dance lessons are about way more than preparing for your first dance. In fact, we have a bunch of couples who are getting married in 2021 (fingers crossed) who are not planning a first dance at all. They see dance lessons as a way to connect during the stressful (and uber stressful with the addition of COVID and the big “?s” it brings) wedding planning process.

Here are four simple reasons to consider taking dance lessons, especially now, during a global pandemic:

1) We already mentioned this, but it’s worth saying again: people want to be part of your big day and a dance gives you something beautiful to share with people who can’t attend.

2) You need a special date night. Sure, you’re spending more time at home with your significant other, but are you really spending quality time together? We all still need to get out and have novel experiences. Dance lessons are more about process than product (sure, the product is important, too, but if you take care of the process you take care of the product). They give us ways of rediscovering each other.

3) Break up the monotony by having a regularly scheduled activity outside of the house. We can’t stress how important this is.

4) Learning to dance, even if you are preparing for a first dance, isn’t just about the 2 or 3 minute performance during your wedding reception. It’s a skill you two will share for the whole of your marriage.