I agree completely. 'Sides, little kids can bounce pretty good 
Maybe you’ll dance the “Funky Chicken” on your 75th wedding anniversary.
In other words, I don’t think there is any age limit to dancing at any weddings (even if it’s as a guest).
Perhaps the adults should start running and sliding on the dance floor. You’re supposed to have fun at a wedding.
Weird. I don’t remember ever dancing at a wedding when I was a kid. I do remember being told that if the one boy my age wanted to dance with me, I could, but since he didn’t, I was SOL. I also remember one time, starting to bop to the beat (must have been during the disco era) and being warned by my mom to sit down and stop making a fool of myself. So when the subject came up, I assumed my job would be to keep the kids corralled off the dance floor. Good thing I didn’t say anything to that effect!
No offence, but if your mother is going to be at the wedding, you should have someone keep an eye on her.
Heck, no. Some of my favorite pictures from my wedding are of me dancing with my three-year-old cousin. Kids love to dance. Why shouldn’t they?
Sounds like your mother came of age when couples dancing was the only Proper Dancing.
I have to admit, I’ve been at at least one wedding where 90% of the dancing was either the prescribed kind–Bride and Groom, then add members of the wedding party, etc.–or the uninhibited kids kind. The only minimum I’ve known of is that if your child is too young to behave appropriately at a wedding, maybe the child shouldn’t be at the wedding itself (and I’ve known of at least one bride who didn’t want babies at her wedding because she didn’t want them to steal her spotlight. Which was fair on the one hand, and annoying on the other–the person I heard about this from was still breastfeeding her baby, and being able to take the baby to the ceremony and reception would have made life easier. As it was, the child’s father skipped the wedding in favor of caring for his child in an unknown town–not that he minded, the wedding was family of the child’s mother).
Wait…past tense? How did I miss that this actually happened? DID I miss that this actually happened? Or am I just having a major, major blond moment and I actually knew and congratulated you and everything and just can’t remember?
(Yes, I could really do with a social secretary. Or at least a handler…)
Even walking isn’t necessary. I’ve seen plenty of babies dancing with their mothers or fathers. OH THE HORROR!
I’d think it would be difficult to dance at all with a stick up your ass.
At most of my friends wedings, I’ve noticed little distinction (except that the adults are taller obviously). We started a breakdance contest at the last one and the grooms younger brother (younger as in 30 years old) ended up spliting his pants. Classic.
Guess so. There’s also the matter of neither of my parents liking to dance at all. I remember my mom once being dragged to her feet by her brother, and my dad ditto by his female cousin, but apart from that, nothing, so I must have been following their example. When I was ~7, I did see a younger cousin dancing with her dad, pointed this out to my mom, and was told, “Well, her father spoils her.” And I was excluded from a childfree wedding when I was 15, but I just saw that as my being let off the hook. (For some odd reason, I didn’t want to go.)
Reason I ask, I’m to be a bridesmaid in February, and the bride was lauding my kid-wrangling skills to her mother – “Oh, Rilch is so good with kids! Not only do they like her, they actually mind her!” And I could see where that was going, not that it bothers me, but I wanted to know what I was up against. I have seen wee ones dancing at weddings in the '90s and 2Ks, but I assumed it was either a new development or an L.A. thing. Good to know it’s just normal.
It is normal now I think. But it does sound like the bride has Something In Mind for you - better find out what! It’s most important to find out what she thinks is appropriate. For what it’s worth, I think if you suggest either the tot mosh pit or the helium balloon safety flags, you’ll be golden.
Kids can dance but if they’re horsing around and getting in the way then someone (parents I"m looking at you) should sort them out.
I think the “kids” you have to control are the teenagers. I was at one wedding where the bride’s 15-year-old cousin was shaking her booty like a hip-hop video dancer. She was actually really good - but with her make-up and low-cut dress, she definitely didn’t look 15, and it was seriously oogy to watch the much older men ogling her.
So you… you never danced on your daddy’s shoes at a wedding? I think I has a sad.
I remember being a child and dancing with my Grandfather at an older cousin’s wedding. It’s a very wonderful memory for me. I felt very important dancing to “Rock Around the Clock” with my Grandfather twirling me around. He’s been gone for almost 30 years and it’s my most vivid memory of him.
Really? That’s so not right. I’m sorry. 
Yeah, Rilch, just make sure no one is getting in anyone’s way, getting trampled, or tripped over. But other than that, let the kiddies join in! (I’m sure their parents will love it later when it’s time for bed-no problems getting them to fall asleep!) Hell, I still remember a family wedding when my ten-year-old cousin caught the garter.
On the other hand, I think SOMETIMES, weddings are kids-free too simply because of financial circumstances.