Mitzvah Tanz
No wedding is complete without dancing, this is a universal truth. Not only does it bring people together, it also establishes a general sense of happiness and celebration. Jewish weddings for example, put quite the lot of emphasis on dancing. They even have a tradition called the “mitzvah tanz”, which can almost be considered an obligatory wedding activity.
The Hebrew and Yiddish phrase “mitzvah tanz” generally translates to “necessary dance”, meaning that it is not only thought of as customary, but as rather mandatory. It usually occurs right after the feast, when all the attending guests rise and dance for the bride and groom’s entertainment. Costumes, masks, and props are often incorporated into these dances. This tradition symbolizes the general public’s desire to honor their king and queen, which at a Jewish wedding is the groom and bride. It relates to respect, renown, and overall celebration. Because of this, it is an almost obligatory wedding activity for Jewish weddings all over the world.
By Julia Dankov
Tango Night at Union Square
Father Daughter Dance
When most people discuss father daughter dances, they refer to the wedding dance that takes place between a woman and her father on that woman’s wedding day. This tradition has been around for several centuries, for its bittersweet and meaningful attributes have been touching the hearts of fathers for quite the while. Many choose to incorporate such a tradition into their weddings for this very reason.
The father daughter dance is traditionally the very first dance that takes place at a wedding. Soft music plays as a young woman and her beloved father sway, enjoying a quite touching moment together. Such a moment means a lot, for it symbolizes a father handing his daughter over to his new son-in-law and losing his long-standing protective embrace over her. The tradition is very common in the Catholic religion, where special emphasis is put on the relationship between a girl and any fatherly figure in her life, let it be a father, grandfather, or uncle. Of course the tradition stands at large in many other religions and cultures, for it’s a massive part in the majority of weddings all over the world nowadays.
By Julia Dankov
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