mother-son dance
Wedding familial tradition
A mother-son dance is a moment at a wedding reception when the groom dances with his mother, paralleling the father-daughter dance.
The tradition gives the groom's mother a ceremonial role in the celebration: They chose "What a Wonderful World" for the mother-son dance.
The term also applies to similar events at school dances or other gatherings.
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- wedding receptionCelebration following a marriage
- receptionAct of receiving guests
- ballroomVenue for formal dances
- sentimentalExcessively emotional about memories
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- wedding eventswedding, engagement, reception, proposal, rehearsal dinner
- Wedding Musicwedding march, wedding song, bridal chorus, processional, recessional
- formalsprom, prom queen, prom king, prom dress, boutonniere
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parental gender and child gender pairing
mother-son dancefather-daughter dance
Wedding event pairing patriarch and bride
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