They say, ‘Give the customer what they want.’ But the customer who doesn’t want to do anything except to get people dancing is asking for two things that conflict with each other. That is because most people need the bride and groom to do something before they, themselves, feel comfortable enough to get up and dance. There are some people who will dance no matter what. But, most people need you to do something just to help them to get in the mood. Take any wedding where there is nothing going on but dinner and dance music, and you will see less dancing than if you have dinner, dance music, and numerous weddingish type of things going on! In fact, take any party that hopes for dancing: If you have some organized activities first, they work as icebreakers that will end up with more of the guests dancing later.
Why?
People need to get comfortable first. An organized activity helps them to do that. Dancing is a social activity that happens after people have already started to have fun together. People don’t dance first and then get comfortable later. Being involved in activities or watching the Bride and Groom do activities should be considered as foreplay for your guests to take to the dancefloor.
A better thing to say to your MC/DJ is, “I want to do things that will help people to get up and start dancing!”
