Post Ceremony
After the ceremony, there is often a celebratory dance, or reception, where there may be a live band or DJ to play songs for the couple and guests.
Some cultures have specific post-ceremony dance cultures, such as the traditional Scottish ceilidh with traditional music (such as popular song Mairi's Wedding) and formation dancing.
At traditional Scottish weddings there is often a dance, after the ceremony, called a ceilidh. This ceilidh involves traditional Scottish music and has dances such as a "Strip the Willow", "Dashing White Sergeant", and "The Gay Gordons". "Mairi's Wedding" (aka "Marie's Wedding", the "Lewis Bridal Song", or "Mairi Bhan") is popular in weddings with a Scottish theme. It was written by Johnny Bannerman using a traditional Scots tune in 1934 and translated from Gaelic into English a year later. It has since been recorded by Kenneth McKellar, The Clancy Brothers, The Chieftains with Van Morrison, The King's Singers and others, with The Rankin Family taking it to number one in Canada.
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