The Wedding Dance

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The Wedding Dance instructional video is the perfect "learn at home" solution to your first dance as husband and wife. Our professional dance instructors, Paul Overton and Sharon Ashe, lead you through each phase of preparation for your first dance with the care and clarity that is their trademark, making it easy and enjoyable to learn in the comfort of your own living room. In addition to the dances featured (Foxtrot, Waltz, and Swing) we have also included several extra sections: Moving Together, Choosing your song, Beginning and Ending the Dance, and Frequently Asked Questions. These sections are designed to help you get the most out of your practice time, give you a great connection to your partner, and demystify the art of partner dancing. So, when your big day comes, you will be relaxed and confident as you step in to the spotlight.

"Film Advisory Board Award of Excellence Winner!
In making the announcement of the award, Film Advisory Board president, Elayne Blythe called the video, "Great fun for beginners who want to learn all of the dances and be the portrait of grace at their weddings! Families and people of all ages will enjoy the fun and easy instructions of "The Wedding Dance". "

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The Wedding Singer

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Don't just think of The Wedding Singer as an Adam Sandler comedy--though it most certainly is that. But also think of it as the tip of the wave of the 1980s nostalgia craze that followed on the heels of the 1970s nostalgia craze. Set in the post-disco, new wave era, the film tells the story of Robbie Hart (Sandler), the king of small-town wedding-band singers, who once dreamt of being a rock star. But his contentment with life shatters when his fiancée stands him up at the altar. After wallowing in self-pity (by musically attacking the next wedding couple he serenades) and swearing off women, he helps a new friend, Julia (Drew Barrymore), get ready for her impending nuptials--only to find himself falling in love with her. If you're a Sandler fan, you'll enjoy him as an actual adult, though a wise-cracking one. And dig all those kooky '80s reference jokes and that greatest-hits-of-early-MTV soundtrack. --Marshall Fine

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My Best Friend's Wedding

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One of the best romantic comedies of the 1990s, My Best Friend's Wedding not only gave Julia Roberts a delightful vehicle for her crowd-pleasing comeback, but it further distinguished itself by avoiding the conventional plotting of the genre. Julia plays a prominent Chicago restaurant critic whose best friend (Dermot Mulroney) is a former lover from her college days with whom she'd made a binding pact: if neither of them were married by the age of 28, they'd marry each other. Just when they're about to reach the deadline of their agreement, Mulroney arrives in Chicago to introduce Roberts to his seemingly perfect fiancée (Cameron Diaz) and announce their wedding in just three days. That leaves the shocked Julia with just three short days to sabotage the wedding and marry the man she now realizes she's loved all along. With potential heartbreak waiting in the wings, she'll either get what she wants or pay the price for her selfish behavior, and Ronald Bass's cleverly constructed screenplay keeps us guessing to the very end. Rupert Everett scored rave reviews for his scene-stealing performance as Robert's gay friend who goes along with her scheming (but only so far), and even as she makes her character's needy desperation disarmingly appealing, Roberts wisely allows Diaz to capitalize on her charming time in the spotlight. As the romantic outcome remains uncertain, the viewer is held in a state of giddy suspense, and director P.J. Hogan pulls off some hilarious scenes (like a restaurant full of people singing the Dionne Warwick hit "I Say a Little Prayer") that could easily have fallen flat in the hands of a less talented filmmaker. It's no surprise that this was one of the box-office smashes of 1997. --Jeff Shannon

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