I’m serious…dance lessons!
We didn’t practice for even one minute! When son came to get me for the dance, I just said said, ok, here we go, we’re just going to wing it!
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My husband didn’t want to look klutzy on the dance floor. I’ve taken dance before, so for me, this was just a lot of fun.
But really…you don’t need a choreographed dance (DH and DD didn’t have one) but it was nice to know what they could do with the music.
However, many many people just go out and enjoy that dance…so…that can happen too!
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My son and I danced to this!
We did 2 lessons with the music at a local dance studio.
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My friend and her son decided on Rainbow Connection - happy childhood memories, easy for dancing. Very sweet.
My son and DIL opted to not do that father/daughter and mother/son dances. (Phew - I’m not much of a dancer and am not comfortable in the limelight.). They did have their own choreographed dance, which was really a lovely crowd pleaser.
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S and I danced to Fly Me to the Moon when he got married 2 years ago. My dad loved that song and sang it all the time when I was young. Every time I hear the song, it brings back happy memories. My dad also adored my son, but he passed several years before the wedding. My S chose the song as a tribute to my dad and to make another happy memory for me.
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S2 surprised me bysaying he wanted a dance, and at first I was reluctant but a wiser friend said it is worth doing because it is a rare chance to talk at the reception, without interruption. The bride did not dance w/her parent.
Between the two of us we rejected a million songs – too long! Too sad! Too obscure!— and finally settled on Count Your Blessings, an old Bing Crosby song I used to sing to him when he was hospitalized. (DH and S1 needed tissues) We danced like dorks but it was fun. A close second choice was The Monkees “I’m a Believer” .
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I love that song! It’s from White Christmas.
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My son chose Simple Man by Lynyrd Skynyrd. I wasn’t familiar with it. We talked and joked the whole time we danced.
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We are very untraditional in some of our choices! S knew I would HATE something sappy. We have plenty of sappy moments on life and I would cry enough tears at his wedding! He knew I’d want something upbeat and he insisted to not let me know beforehand. I trusted him!
It was a pop song that is known to be my favorite. When he was little he and his sister and I would dance wildly to it all the time. It was SO fun and the wedding guests had nothing but big smiles on their faces!
D1 gets married in April. Not sure what they are going to do. But if she dances with her dad I would bet money that it will be a song from Parent Trap - meaningful for her as a child and we all watched it a million times!
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My son and I danced to You’ll Be in My Heart (from Tarzan). My daughter and my husband danced to the Stevie Wonder song Isn’t She Lovely. My son-in-law danced with his mom to Give Love by Andy Grammar. My cousin and her son danced to I Hope You Dance. I think Don’t you Ever Grow Up by Taylor Swift would be good.
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In my dream mother-son dance, I would choose You’ll Be in My Heart. I love that song and it reminds me so much of when DS was little.
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Ahhhh, this was rejected as “too sad, Dad will cry” so I suggested “Baby Mine” from Dumbo and my son said let’s tryit in the living room and if you don’t cry then sure…So not that one, either. Jason Mraz’s Have it All was rejected as too long, but it’s a great song.
My brother danced with his daughter to “Bestof MyLove”, the same one running on ads right now 
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H and D started the dance, and then others joined in (me and S, SIL and his mom, etc.) We used The Kinks, Don’t Forget to Dance.
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Didn’t dance with S2 at his wedding. I know DIL tried to get H to dance with her, but he declined (he hates dancing, but had I realized what was going on, I would have kicked his tail back on to the dance floor). Her dad passed away when she was nine. For all I know, it’s not a Ukrainian wedding custom. But on the trip home, I realized we hadn’t danced, and I was sad. S2 and I would have both bawled.
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We didn’t dance with S of DIL at wedding but H & I danced with each other and I danced with BIL.
Got on the pc today to listen to music. I tend to gravitate towards the upbeat songs, it’s just fun and I’d like to get other moms/sons up there. Except DS doesn’t like to dance, so he would be able to slink thru a slow song better than a fast one
But I also like “Ain’t no Mountain High Enough”, faster version of “Just the way you look tonight”, and How Sweet it is. But these are all oldies, so not sure what he thinks.
I also like Have I Told You Lately for a slow song. It will be interesting to see his choices.
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“How Sweet it is to be Loved By You” (James Taylor).
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Ds1 surprised me. I didn’t even know we were doing a dance! He picked Forever and Ever Amen by Randy Travis, which was perfect. Upbeat enough to do a two-step instead of just standing there and swaying.
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No need to stand and sway for me…I always told my son to learn to do two things and the girls will follow him around…dance and cook.
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