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Originally posted by BLUTANG
What exactly is this Dollar Dance? Is this similar to when Bird (Soul Food) got married and everyone was pinning money to the dress at the reception?
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Yes, but people don't necessarily pin the money on the the bride and groom. The bride may have a silk bag or the groom may just put it in his pocket. Most people I know have always done the dollar dance. And in these instances, the guests KNEW that following the first dance of the bride and groom and their dances with the parents, that the next few songs would be for the dollar dances. After that is just "regular", dancing so to speak. The bride and groom didn't announce it or make it mandatory. The guests just knew. And of course, it depends on the closeness of the guests to the bride and groom.
Personally, I don't think it's ghetto because people can choose not to dance with the bride and groom during that time. But of course in my experience most of the people who dance with the bride/groom are relatives or very very close friends who want to do it and think it's fun.
From my understanding about the original idea behind the concept from back in the day, this was a way for people to help a newly married couple get started (financially speaking, of course).