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My fiance and I come from irreligious homes and thus have mostly irreligious friends and family.
Our wedding will B’H be entirely separate (dancing/seating) but we are afraid that it wont be as simcha b/c a lot of the people have never been to a separate wedding or are against these types of weddings.
Does anybody know the number of a religious dance group to make the dancing that much more simcha. Basically doing a dance show during the dancing.
Willing to pay if need be and if they have a video online that would be great.
Thanks in advance
first of all MAZAL TOV! i wish you much hatzlacha and happiness in your future. second of all, i dont know of any groups offhand, but i do know that if you let any bais yaakov high school or yeshiva know the date of where youre getting married, and the hall, you will have plenty of people to dance and be happy for you at your wedding. i personally have been to many weddings like this!!!
many many people will come if you want them to. call any yeshiva both boys and girls and they will gladly come.
Where will the wedding be?
Do you live in or near a town with a yeshiva or seminary? Often the bochurim and/or the girls will come to dance if they are told of the situation, you just should provide a few tables with refreshments (hot or cold) for them. Also a donation to their yeshiva/seminary would be nice.
Spoiler86:
I beg to differ with you on one point. I think having a separated crowd increases the simcha. I, for one, tend to let loose when not in the presence of the opposite gender. It it really something to watch. I’m sure there are others like me, who close up when observed by members of the opposite gender.
Depending on where you live you can ask the local yeshivah …
😀 Zuberman! 😀
At my wedding we had mixed seating but separate dancing — and a very high mechitzah so the women didn’t have to worry about male gawkers.
I don’t think anyone says that separate seating weddings are asur, but you might want to consider the feelings of your family, especially whether they will be upset and might have a bad time if they can’t sit together, especially since they know that mixed seating is common in Orthodox weddings. Kvod Av v’Em is an important mitzvah. What many do is to have tables with separate seating for those who prefer it, and tables with mixed seating for those who Do Not Understand our ways. This is worth a consultation with an understanding Rav. Another consideration that I’ve seen attributed to Rav Henkin is that mixed seating for singles increases the possibilities for shidduchim.
I wish you all the best on your wedding!
My family other than my mom dad and bro are not religious in the slightest. My wedding was separate seating however the mechitzah was placed in a way that allowed room for family seating near the dais which made my extended family happy. You must discuss any modified seating arrangements first with any hall you find as to see their policy on seating. Some halls are more strict than others. One piece of advice, discuss with any female family members on how they should dress so that they could have time to shop for an appropriate outfit. It took my teenage cousin weeks to decide what to wear with all the “restrictions.” She wore a modestly cut long sleeveless gown with a shawl over her shoulders which covered her arms up to her elbow. Needless to say she didn’t dance much 😀 Show your relatives wedding videos of your friends so that they know whatever they choose to wear must be dance proof to avoid any “wardrobe malufunctions.”
At my cousin’s wedding, they had mixed seating, with a mechitza that went around the women’s dance section. They were in their own “room”.
Agree with rosesharon’s good idea. Show them a friend’s wedding video so that they know what to expect.
My father is not frum. Of course I wanted him by my wedding and I wanted him to be happy. On the other hand, most of my guests would have wanted separate seating (as I did at the time).
The compromise: we had separate seating, along with two tables of mixed seating (on the men’s side) for my father and his friends.
The Wolf
If u call any school girls will be more than glad and excited to share in your simcha.
or U can post the date of your wedding or where it is..
what’s your location? I may know someone in Monsey who can hook you up.
Mazel Tov!!!
Why don’t you google “Jewish Djs” or something similar? I did and a few came up, but you have to weed through the non-religious ones. Check out “djisaacchalough”(sp?), the pictures were tznius.
im a professional entertainer …you could check me out on youtube-just simcha sample
I dance at weddings and try to make it lebedig as much as possible. with breakdancing as well. I may even be able to pull someone else with me who is a dancer.
I need more info about the time. I can try.
justsimcha~ I can’t believe that you jumped over all those boys!!! (in the bar mitzvah video clip) wow!!
Thank You:)
Stay Happy!:):)
Am I correct in understanding that you’re looking for an organized group not just people coming? You can google “twins from france”, it might not be exactly what you’re looking for, but I think they entertain at weddings etc (a routine, not singing). It looks like there are a few videos on some sites.
Mazal Tov!!
It would be pretty amazing if you could get the Yalili break-dancers. The management at Pomegranate should have contact info.
Mazal Tov!
mazel tov!
Spoiler a huge mazaltov to you! I cant help in your request, but want to give you moral support. I know someone in the same situation a while back and he was very careful to keep his family happy as much as possible, as you are obviously doing, even though they were very against what he was doing by turning frum. A few years down the line, his parents say openly that they get much more nachas from his frum, well behaved family and kids than from any of his other siblings!
mixed seating for singles increases the possibilities for shidduchim
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Charlie: Please research this. I find it difficult to believe any frum rav would say this as a general rule.
If you post here, I’m sure people will come!!
Have you found anything? Anyone to dance at your wedding or are you still looking?
Only looking for groups? or anyone who can be mesameach is welcome?
Mazel Tov! I am Conservative so most of the weddings that I have been to have mixed seating and dancing. However, I have a very frum cousin and her wedding was separate everything. All of us had a wonderful time and didn’t mind following the customs at all. For most, it is the same as attending any event in another culture – it is very interesting for first timers. I know a great number of people who have been invited to frum weddings and they all loved it. I have never heard anyone say anything bad about the event. A wedding is a wedding – a simcha to be celebrated in the manner that suits the bride and groom. Perhaps in your case, if you have some type of insert in the invitation explaining the mechitza and separate dancing, and even the correct style of dress, nobody will be surpised. I doubt that anyone would take offence. It will be a wonderful simcha – as it should be.
I will be happy to come. Mods could I please have the info?
I love dancing at Chasunas and can possibly bring a few friends.
PS I would like to know the exact date.
We also had many guests at our simcha who had never before attended a frum wedding. Their consensus was that a secular wedding is more “romantic” but a frum wedding was more fun! And, as many have said, interesting from a cultural standpoint. (I didn’t do quite enough research on our hall and didn’t realize when they said an outdoor chuppah, they meant out on the street in front of the hall, near the parked school buses. Out went walking down the aisle, in came tripping down the steps. But, it was fun.)
Mazal tov, and enjoy the wedding and your life afterward! may you build a bayis ne’eman b’Yisroel!
minyan gal- have you ever experienced an orthodox shabbos seudah?
My daughter and her friends (graduating 12th graders) would love to come and dance. Just tell us the time, date and place. You dont even have to provide food, maybe just some drinks.
Bottle Dancers are great!
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