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I pulled this from eHow.com... That's all I'm saying.  I love that the difficulty is "Easy".  I wonder if there's a hard version.

How to Do a Circle Dance in a Wedding

By eHow Weddings Editor

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Jewish tradition calls on guests to entertain the bride and groom by dancing at their wedding. The circle dance, or hora, is a traditional and favorite selection for brides and grooms around the globe.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You'll Need:



  • Jewish Folk Music
Step1
Request that the disc jockey or band play an Israeli folk song. A popular choice is Hava Nagila, because many people are familiar with the rhythm.
Step2
Place two chairs in the center of the dance floor when the music begins, and call the bride and groom up to the dance floor to sit in them.
Step3
Ask guests to gather and dance in a circle around the couple.
Step4
Have a few strong guests lift the bride's and groom's chairs into the air in the midst of the guests.
Step5
Allow the taller carriers to hold the front of the chairs; shorter ones should hold the back, so that the bride and groom are tilted slightly to help prevent them from falling. This will allow the couple to have their hands free instead of holding on for balance. (It's a good idea to practice lifting the chair in advance so you are prepared.)
Step6
Provide a scarf and ask the newlyweds to each hold one end. Under Orthodox tradition, which prevents males and females from dancing together, this allows them to connect without actually touching.
Step7
Watch the bride and groom dance with the scarf waving between them for a while, then suggest they take turns passing their ends on to others to hold, so special guests can dance with them as well. For instance, the bride might dance with her father, the groom with his mother.
Step8
Pantomime lessons about marriage for the couple. You might act out things like performing housework, caring for babies and being in love to remind them of what is in store for their future.
Step9
Separate the bride's and groom's guests into two groups, and have each group form a line on opposite sides of the dance floor. During the dance, merge the two lines into one to signify how the marriage has joined the two groups into one community.

MUSIC!

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Anybody got a song suggestion?  Reply to this post or drop me an email and I'll list them here.

Right now, we have a few songs picked out for the wedding, but the general party stuff?  We only know what we DON'T want.

UPDATE 2 (5/28/08 11pm):

Hip-Hop:  Booty-shaking.  Some classics mixed with a few modern hits.
Kanye West            "Gold Digger"
Snoop Dogg           
Jay Z           
Tribe Called Quest        "Check The Rhime"
Timabaland            "The Way I Are"
Black Eyed Peas        "Let's Get It Started"
Beastie Boys            "Body Movin"
Fugees                "We Trying To Stay Alive"
Outkast            "Hey Ya!"
Sergio Mendesw/Wil.I.Am    "Yes Yes Y'All"
The Roots            "Here I Come"

Modern Dance Music: Alt rock, rock and whatever you can't define
Gnarls Barkley        "Smiley Faces"
Beck                "Devil's Haircut"
Chemical Brothers        "Get Yourself High"
Groove Armada   
Matisyahu            "King Without A Crown"
James Brown            "Sex Machine"
Justin Timberlake        "Sexyback"
The Pussycat Dolls        "Buttons"

Disco/Funk/Old Skool:
The Meters            "They All Ask'd For You"
Harry Connick Jr.         "Jambalaya"
Harry Connick Jr.        "Bourbon Street Parade"
Ernie K. Doe            "Here Come the Girls"
The Meters            "Handclapping Song"
Professor Longhair        "Big Chief"
The Meters            "Hey Pocky A-way"
George S. Clinton        "Atomic Dog"


Swing:
Jurassic 5             "Swing Set"
Big Bad Vodoo Daddy
Brian Setzer Orchestra    "Jump, Jive and Wail"
Cherry Poppin' Daddies

Chill Music for Dining/Slow Dancing:
Thievery Corporation        "The Cosmic Game"
Ella Fitzgerald
Billie Holiday
Count Basie
Duke Ellington        "Satin Doll"
Jerry Garcia & Dave Grisman     "Shady Grove"
John Coltrane            "Lazy Bird"
Kid Koala            "Basin Street Blues"
Louis Armstrong   
Muddy Waters            "Louisiana Blues"
Norah Jones            "Come Away With Me"
Shuggie Otis            "Island Letter"
Etta James            "At Last"
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole    "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"

DO NOT PLAY LIST:
Sorta Crackers Band        "Chicken Dance"
The Beatles            "Twist & Shout"
                "Macarena"

ALLOWED:
Grandmaster Slice        "Electric Slide"
DJ Casper            "Cha Cha Slide"


Mix Master... White?

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So another vendor we recently booked was the DJ.  A very important part of any party.  But you know me, I can't just give up complete control of the music list.  That's my favorite part of the party!  So I've been studiously thinking... what songs do I need in my wedding playlist?

Obviously, there will be a few "sections" that need to be filled...

Cocktail hour music:
Jerry Garcia + David Grisman (we are in Kentucky)
The Bad Plus
Pickin' on Zeppelin (sounds better than it does on paper)
Herbie Hancock (always reliable jazz!)
Muddy Waters (whichever song isn't about heartbreak -- I know that's like one)

Dinner music
Should I go electronic (like Thievery Corporation) or old-skool Jazz (like Ella)

Dance Music
Okay, here, I know we have to have blocks of swing, blocks of danceable-booty-shaking-music, some New Orleans Funk, and the requisite Jewish-themed-song.  But it's easier for us to list what we don't want then what we do... SO, any recommendations out there?

(Here's some don'ts: Chicken Dance, Shout!)

Incidentally, let me just give a shout-out to our DJ... Gary Chism.  He's the father-in-law of one of the groomsmen, Jason Vivona.

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