father daughter dance

Dad's wedding dance

A father daughter dance is a formal or semi-formal event, typically at a school or community center, where fathers and daughters attend together for an evening of dancing and bonding.

The term also refers to a specific moment at wedding receptions when the bride shares a ceremonial dance with her father: There wasn't a dry eye during the father daughter dance.

Opposites
wedding tradition gender pairing

father daughter dancemother son dance

Wedding ritual pairing groom, parent

mother-son dance

wedding activity type

father daughter dancebouquet toss

Bride throws flowers backward

garter toss · cake cutting · dollar dance · money dance · chicken dance

Family

father, daughter, dance, fathers, fatherly, fatherhood, fatherless, paternal, paternity

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Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G