July 23rd, 2018 by OYO Team

  

Indian weddings are full of fun and energy. The ceremonies don’t last just for a day. There are way too many ceremonies to keep a track of. Unfortunately, some people do not get to enjoy all those events because they don’t get leave from their workplace, long enough to go through with all the elaborate processes. But people don’t want to miss out on some singing and dancing ideas for sangeet ceremony or wedding. A wedding is the only time everybody gets to dance with their family without having eyebrows raised. A well-organised wedding choreography symbolises a friendly challenge between the families, establishing “which family is more fun!”

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The Fun Ritual

India is a diverse country, culturally speaking. Everyone wants to uphold their Indian wedding traditions and practices for important events like weddings. No matter how progressive the family is otherwise, no matter how the couple chooses their marriage to be, the wedding has to have all the rituals and ceremonies right in place. So, where does the dancing fit in? Thankfully, the fun is part of the rituals. Everybody looks forward to some fun and dancing at a wedding.

Every Chance to Dance

There is a big chance to dance at the entry of the bride and the groom on the wedding day. When the mehendi night is clubbed with the sangeet night, it is all about dancing and singing. If you are really excited about dancing, you should hire a choreographer for wedding dance, of course, if you don’t already have a relative or friend who is a dancer and has the skills to pull off a wedding dance.

How to do it right

You have to be too naive to think that people looking for fun aren’t looking for some really good dancing and well-organised choreography. If the families of the bride and groom get along, they will surely be at loggerheads on the wedding day. They both will want to have the best entry, groom or bride wise. They both will want to have the best dance performances on the sangeet night. They will not leave any stone unturned to find a chance to impress each other.

So, you need some expert tips to do it right. Here is all the help you need.

  • Songs List

You will need to decide upon a list of wedding songs to dance to. It can be Bollywood wedding songs, Bollywood dance numbers, peppy English songs, or choreography on Punjabi songs. You will need to sit with all the members who are going to perform, get together with the choreographer if you have hired one, and determine the track list. You will need a song mixer to smoothly cut and mix the songs to make the tracks you want to dance to. Never play one full song, it gets boring.

  • Signature Dance Moves

Do not avoid the signature dance moves of the tracks you are dancing to. Copy them perfectly. The signature dance move of any song usually comes at the chorus part so you have at least two opportunities to nail it. If you are feeling creative, you can create your own signature step for the first chorus, it will surprise the guests. But at the last chorus, go back to the signature dance move from the actual music video and do it perfectly. This is how you win a dance!

  • Planning

The planning has to be perfect. The space you need, the clothes you wear, the duration you play each track for before moving on to another, everything is crucial. But the most important thing is to find the time to practice. You already have a lot going on. Both, the bride’s and the groom’s families are busy planning the wedding. Yes, the caterers and the wedding planners are doing their job but they can’t just be left on their own. They need supervising and assistance from the client if they are to deliver exactly what you want. So, while many important people are busy with the other arrangements, have some young people and the dancers of the family come together to plan out the dance sequence. This has to start at least a month prior to the wedding. You won’t even get to meet every day. Time will fly. So get working.

  • Entry

The entry dance will be very different from the sangeet ceremony dance. There is very little scope here, time and space wise. But that does not mean you will enter with some lousy steps just moving your hands about!The choreographer for wedding dance needs to pay enough attention to the wedding entry scene. The people accompanying the bride or groom need to be serious about it. You need a good idea about the space you will be entering through, whether there will be a flight of stairs, whether the gateway will be narrow or broad, and so on.

  • Preparation

You need more preparations than just the choreography and song mixing. You will need to buy your clothes according to the dance songs you are following. No no, you don’t have to change into a costume or anything. But you need to think about the shoes. If you are not comfortable dancing in heels, you will need a pair of pretty flats and an assistant to carry the shoes around to switch in time. You need people to clear the pathway so that the plan does not fail just because there is a crowd where you were supposed to dance. These little things need to be thought out.

  • Stage rehearsals

When you are going for a full out dance performance you will need to see the stage. You might have too many or too few people on the team to fit in or fill up space. You might need to find a convenient place to keep the stereo boxes if there isn’t already a designated spot. If you want to enter dancing, you need to gauge the pathway from the entrance to the stage. So, a stage rehearsal is a must. The positions, the start time for the music, all depends upon it.

  • Dress rehearsals

You will practice the dance routine in your shorts and tees but on an important day, you will be on stage in flowing lehengas and sarees. The boys on the team will be wearing suits that hardly give them any room for movement or sherwanis that they might feel too heavy in. So, you all need to practice in similar outfits. Do not wear the exact outfit you will at the mehendi or wedding lest you end up ruining it.

But you do need to wear flowing, poofy, and uncomfortable clothing during practice so that you know what moves you can pull off on the wedding day clothes. For example, if you are going to wear a lehenga, dance in a long flowing skirt. If you are going to wear a saree, practice in any heavy saree. If you are going to wear a suit or sherwani, dance in a collared up shirt and trousers. Find your comfort moves and be prepared for the uncomfortable ones.

  • Like Music like Clothing

You need to make sure that your outfit is not too out of place for the songs you are dancing to. Go for some Punjabi wedding dance performance songs because those songs go with just about any bright and beautiful outfit. If you are going for an English track, maybe you’d need to wear a Western gown, lehenga will look odd. So, choose the songs accordingly.

  • Live Background Music

To pep things up a little, go for some live background music. Get a band to play. Yes, that is corny and cliché, but it screams WEDDING! Get a DJ if you want to do something trendy. Have some dhol playing. The best thing would be to have your relatives and friends sing along to the music. This is the most enthusiastic moment you will ever get. So, be extra. This is the day.

  • Refreshments Room

This is a crucial part of the entire package. In between and after all that dancing, your folks will be dehydrated and exhausted. But you all will have to look your best for the next performance, and for the rest of the day. A Punjabi wedding dance performance is full of energy and you have to pull off at least one Punjabi dance routine with vigour.

So, you all need a dedicated refreshments room with air conditioning, mirrors, comfortable chairs, and cool water, fruit juice, and sodas. Just ask the host for the room with AC and mirrors, and arrange the rest for yourself. Cool off, fix your makeup, hydrate yourself and get ready for the next dance.

When you have thoroughly planned the routine and practised the wedding choreography, all you need to do is look the part and be confident enough to pull off the best wedding dance routine anybody has seen.

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