Weddings Dollar Dance & Shoe Game

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These aren't popular around here, but I'm hosting them at a wedding in Kansas City this weekend. I've researched them & it seems easy, but I thought that I would ask my peers if they had any added thoughts or tips on them.
Any special questions that you ask the b/g?
Any creative thoughts?

Thx!!!
 
For the shoe game, I use instead a pair of 10 inch pink and blue teddy bears - much classier then shoes IMHO.
 
Maybe I misled, it's not really a shoe game. The b/g just sit in chairs back to back with one of the other ones shoe & I ask them questions about how well they know each other!!!
 
The Dollar Dance is quite popular around here and we tend to offer two different ways of doing it for our couples who want to do one.

Option 1: Slower songs (think prom shuffle sort of speeds) and ask the Best Man and Maid/Matron of Honor to act as "bouncers," collecting the money and kind of regulating how long people are dancing with the bride and groom.

Option 2: The Contest: I will say this one only works if the wedding party and guests are there to have a really good time. Same as option 1, but the entire wedding party is needed to go help get guests up to dance with the bride or groom. We normally do guys vs. girls. Which ever side wins, gets to choose what song the losers have to dance to. About halfway through the "losers song" we invite everyone else to come and join them to open the dance floor. In this method, you'll have to count to see who wins. I make it a point never to say how much is actually gathered by either side.
 
eddieyourdj said:
Maybe I misled, it's not really a shoe game. The b/g just sit in chairs back to back with one of the other ones shoe & I ask them questions about how well they know each other!!!
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Yup...that's it. But I stopped using their shoes years ago. And if you can't find teddy bears, many pink and blue matching items would also work - artificial flowers, napkins, etc.
 
DJ J Mac said:
The Dollar Dance is quite popular around here and we tend to offer two different ways of doing it for our couples who want to do one.

Option 1: Slower songs (think prom shuffle sort of speeds) and ask the Best Man and Maid/Matron of Honor to act as "bouncers," collecting the money and kind of regulating how long people are dancing with the bride and groom.

Option 2: The Contest: I will say this one only works if the wedding party and guests are there to have a really good time. Same as option 1, but the entire wedding party is needed to go help get guests up to dance with the bride or groom. We normally do guys vs. girls. Which ever side wins, gets to choose what song the losers have to dance to. About halfway through the "losers song" we invite everyone else to come and join them to open the dance floor. In this method, you'll have to count to see who wins. I make it a point never to say how much is actually gathered by either side.
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How long do they dance individually with the bride or groom with option 1???
 
Normally each person gets about 20-30 seconds or so, some dance longer than others, but that's about the average. That being said, I would have 3 songs ready to go, just in case you do need to go that long.

Here's some of the songs that we've used before, it might help give you some ideas.


“American Pie” – Don McLean
“Angel Eyes” – Jeff Healy
“Bennie & The Jets” – Elton John
“Billionaire” – Travis McCoy
“I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing” - Aerosmith
“I Hope You Dance” – LeAnn Womack
“I Wanna Be There” – Blessid Union of Soul
“If I Ain’t Got You” – Alicia Keys
“If I Had $1,000,000” – Barenaked Ladies
“Imagine” – John Lennon
“Money Song” – Monty Python
“Money” – Pink Floyd
"Viva Las Vegas” – Elvis Presley
“You’re My Best Friend” – Queen
“You’ve Got A Friend In Me” – Randy Newman & Lyle Lovett (Toy Story)
“You’ve Got A Friend” – James Taylor
 
Tho I havent done one other than Filipino in yrs I would generally kind of sort of do the old director role and mention if anyone wants to dance longer their fee has to be worthy of the time . Also mentioned that the bride and groom realize in this day and age not everyone has cash or change with them and that they gladly accept Visa/Mastercard or AMEX ( you could throw in Debit as well I suppose). Cheesy but fun even if Im not a big fan of it. Certain cultures its a must.


JMAC has the right ideas. A couple other songs I have used include Georgia Satellites Keep Your Hands To Yourself as the intro............




Thats What Friends Are For-Dion Warwick, You could use a couple of Jack Johnson Songs like Good People.
 
When you said you were hosting them in a wedding in Kansas City. Is the dollar dance your idea or did the B/G say they wanted it done.

If the B/G said they wanted it done have you figured out what your going to say to end the Dollar Dance.
 
I might say now that the lines have diminished please bring the bounty to the DJ booth and once again thanks for my tip..................:tritongue:
Oh and by the way Eddie said he hasnt really done any of these, an educated guess would lead me to believe he is a deer in headlights on this and got served this addition unsuspectingly. Also Joaquin while we are on the topic. He asked a question how about answering it versus making it your thread, via you asking another question. Start another thread with your question please or simply answer Eddies. See how it works? Once you ask then answers get confused and mixed up. This aint your first R-O-D-E-O.
 
Eddie your DJ

What is the nationality of the B/G that will help you pick the music for the money dance. The music lists provided so far will not work for a Black or Latino money dance.
 
Eddie, a good bet is to pull some stuff from songs the couple likes, or songs that might be by a similar artist, etc.

By the way Cesar, I believe you're looking for ethnicity, not nationality, two different things. On that note, don't stereotype...people like different things, even amongst the same ethnicity.
 
They are both white & early 20s. I am a deer in the headlights with this, but I love a challenge. ;-) Sounds simple enough. Thanks do much for the feedback. You guys are awesome! I will go grab something for the shoe game this afternoon!!!
 
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Option 2: The Contest: I will say this one only works if the wedding party and guests are there to have a really good time. Same as option 1, but the entire wedding party is needed to go help get guests up to dance with the bride or groom. We normally do guys vs. girls. Which ever side wins, gets to choose what song the losers have to dance to. About halfway through the "losers song" we invite everyone else to come and join them to open the dance floor. In this method, you'll have to count to see who wins. I make it a point never to say how much is actually gathered by either side.
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A slight variation on the contest approach, I'll have the MOH and BM get the height and weight of the B&G (if she's not portly) as they count up the money taken in. When they have the tally done, I'll have the BM stand between the B&G and hold one hand of each. I do my best ring-side announcer voice and pretty it's a boxing match and read off the winner. There's usually some kind of wager like the loser has to give a foot rub to the winner every night for a month. Even if the B&G are doing a shakedown on their guests it seems to make it more palatable for the guests.
 
Thanks so much for the ideas/suggestions everyone. Thx JT for the email too. Both the DD & shoe game went very well. I love this forum!!!
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Eddie - Do you run dual tops? They both seem to be pointed in the same direction and one would normally get combing interference, especially with one slightly behind the other (increasing the delay).
 
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