Most Idiotic Wedding Reception Dance

[arwalden]

Edit: Added two (thanks felonious thunk) Added one (thanks VelmaD)

[felonious thunk]

1. Tie: Electric Slide and Macarena

Although the Chicken Dance is a very close runner-up

[underpants]

2. Electric slide

I was very stern about my warning to our DJ

NO ELECTRIC SLIDE!!

I don't care who asks you, how much they offer you, or how much the plead the answer is NO!!!!!

[bif]

3. Chicken Dance is most embarassing

thank God that wasn't around when I got married!

[VelmaD]

4. You left out the Hokey-Pokey

How could you leave out the Hokey-Pokey? That IS what it's all about after all. ;-)

[arwalden]

8. You Know... The Hokey Pokey Has Never Been Done At Any Wedding Reception..

... that I've ever attended, so it didn't even enter my mind.

You're right though... I should add it.

-- Allen

[VelmaD]

10. I knew if I whined...

and looked pitiful you'd add it. I even waited and didn't vote for "Other" so I could go vote for the Hokey-Pokey.

If you've never had to do it in public as an adult at a wedding reception then you are a lucky lucky boy. :-)

[trof]

5. I like Conga Lines, but what is the Electric Slide?

[felonious thunk]

11. You can't see it.

It's electric!

You can't feel it
It's electric!

Oh it's shocking
It's electric!

[blondeatlast]

21. Here it is ...

Will DUers forgive me if I admit to knowing this dance?

In my defense, I inflicted NO silly dances at my wedding reception; we just had a nice sit down dinner for 25 of my bestest peeps.

[oxymoron]

6. The Conga Line.

[Kellanved]

13. terrible

However the true horror of a Conga Line ("Polonaise") only surfaces if this song is used:
"Gottlieb - Polonaise Blankenese" . And it is used often here :puke:



http://home.zonnet.nl/bosch5/carnaval.html

Edit: removed the direct link.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

7. I was really torn there for a minute.

As much as I hate the Chicken dance I have to go with the Macarena.


:puke: :puke:

[chemp]

26. People get pulled onto the dance floor

for the chicken dance. To avoid it, one needs to hide!

[cally]

9. The money dance

where you dance and pin money on the newly wedded pair. :eyes:

[name not needed]

12. the robb is a dingbat dance

[KensPen]

14. I dance the Chicken Dance on a competitive level

I have won many awards and medals,
and the CDSA is petitioning the Olympics for inclusion of the Chicken dance as a recognized sport in the upcoming Summer Olympics.

This thread offends me deeply.

[arwalden]

15. Oh Dear! I Am Truly Sorry... I Didn't Realize.

I completly forgot about the folks who belong to the Professional Chicken Dancers of America (PCDA) and the Professional Worldwide Alliance of International Chicken Dancers and Chicken Dance Instructors (PWAOICDACDI).

This thread was not intended to demean those professionals who devote their lives to perfecting their craft on a competitive level.

Can you forgive me? :hi:

-- Allen

[KensPen]

16. The PCDAs are a bunch of Wannabes

but thank you for your sentiments.

[VelmaD]

17. You sir...

are a loon. :-)

What I want to know is when they're going to start including the Chicken Dance in the ballroom dancing competitions I catch on PBS periodically?

[arwalden]

18. How Come HE Gets To Be A Loon?? *I* Wanted To Be The Loon!

[Bertha Venation]

19. I leave the reception if they do "Chicken Dance" -- if

the wedding's not a family member's.

Buh-bye.

[Liberal Christian]

25. I actually LIKE the Chicken Dance

It's the one time when everyone, kids and adults, grammas and granpas, partners or not, gets up and is willing to look silly and fun all at the same time. I love a community that's willing to laugh at itself in good fun.

[arwalden]

29. I Think It's Funny Too... I Always Participate

... but I still feel like an idiot afterward.

-- Allen


Even the wheelchaired-grannies can do two Chicken-Dance moves... very sweet to see them get in on the hilarity.

[Lars39]

20. Thank the goddess I've only been to southern bat weddings!!!

Dull as ditch water, what with no drinking, but at least I'm not expected to dance with any kind of conformity! :o

[blondeatlast]

22. What is the "Chicken Dance?"

Mind you, I'm almost afraid to ask!

Edit: I Googled it--Oh. My. Gosh. How. Utterly. Revolting.

[arwalden]

23. HOW TO CHICKEN DANCE: It's A Dance That's Done To A Polka-sounding Tune

The participants stand in a circle and in unison the complete the following moves in beat with the music...

1) both hands imitate a chicken-beak (like a talking sock-puppet)
2) both hands go under the armpits to make flapping wings
3) then everyone shakes their butt (like Chubby Checker's "twist") and slowly squats and twists toward the ground --- to lay an egg?
4) followed up with 4 quick claps.

Then we all LAUGH at how silly we're acting... we stand up and do it again... to a tune that's getting INCREASINGLY FASTER AND FASTER!

Oh the hilarity of it all! Finally the music is going SO FAST that nobody can keep up.

-- Allen

[dolo amber]

30. Wow!

That sounds absolutely hilar:boring:...

:D

[chemp]

24. I hate them all, started new ones...

I have been best man at many a wedding. All of the above songs were BANNED by the wedding party.

In their place was :

Linus and Snoopy theme
Bring tha Noise -Public Enemy
Gator

Led to some very odd looks. Especially with gowns and tuxes slam dancing to PE!

[Bunny]

27. I had to vote for the Chicken Dance.

It is truly silly. But a question: if you do not have the Chicken Dance at your reception, can you really be legally married? I'm not sure... ;)

[arwalden]

28. I've Heard Stories Of Folks Doing The "Elaine Dance" (Seinfeld) In Unison

urban legend? Or is this happening?

Can you belive that I have NEVER seen what "the Elaine Dance" looks like?? I must be the only one. (Supposedly it's quite funny.)

-- Allen

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[arwalden]

32. Chicken Dance MIDI

http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/fitzgerald/163/styles/midi/chicken.mid

Right-click and choose save-target-as if you can't get it to play by clicking on it.

-- Allen

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

33. How could you forget the Conga line?

[arwalden]

34. I Honestly Don't Know What I Was Thinking <sigh>

... obviously I wasn't thinking too clearly. At least we have "other" as a catch-all.

-- Allen

[RebelOne]

35. You forgot Havi Nageli (not sure of spelling)

It's a Jewish wedding reception dance.

[arwalden]

36. Good Idea...But I've Never Been To A Jewish Wedding... Nor A Greek Wedding

I admit that the options in this poll were based on the common elements in my limited experience.

-- Allen