Are you familiar with the "dollar dance" at Filipino wedding receptions?

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Binibini

I am. During my wedding we were not supposed to do it because me and my husband thought it was cheesy but the guest urge us so we did.

and I'm glad i did we actually collected $5,000. I still have the money in the bank i think once i have my first child i will transfer it to her/his name.

why? are you getting married?

Agent319.007

I wouldn't like to be dancing with money and get robbed. It's a tradition in Filipino culture for good luck and prosperity, but it should change. There's party poopers out there that come in unannounced at these weddings and ruin it for everybody.

Ray H

We do something similar to that. After the bride and grooms first dance we line up males dance with the bride for a few seconds and give her money (and advice), females dance with the groom for a few seconds and give him money (and advice). It helps the new couple in their life together.

Paul N

I've gone to many weddings and always ee this happen when the guests pin money on the groom and brides clothes..I think its a custom or a tradtion. Thats what I think

Ronnie R

Yes, it is being done in the provinces. I attended once a wedding and I had to pin bills on the couple. After the dance, the couple looked very happy as they got all the money.

Hot Chick

yes.. it's a filipino tradition.. i plan to do it on my own wedding :D

p!nk

its a filipino custom also.. where the guest pinned money to the bride and groom clothes while dancing in a big basin..

_maldita_

yes! but here it is peso.

criticalcatalyst

Yeah, I saw it at a friend's brother's wedding. I think there are many variations on it elsewhere as well. Chinese tradition is simply giving the bride and groom money in red envelopes called lai xi (think like 'lie see' in pronunciation). Not only to help the bride and groom build a future, but for good luck, prosperity, and longevity. I think it's pretty neat, but I'll keep my lai xi, personally. Less work than unpinning all that money. lol

Felicity???

Yeah, the last time I saw a wedding 'money' dance was 5 years ago when I was one of the bride's maids on a friend's wedding. lol! It was fun! <*-*>

Anne D

Yup, we did it for all my cousins. Though, we only pinned pesos, not dollars. The money is to help the newly weds start life together. I think it is also practiced in major cities like Manila. Sometimes, like in my parent's case, they have a coin bank (like a piggy bank) instead.

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well, filipinos are so helpful.. and you know what are those money for?.. it is to contribute the newly wed couple in the new chapter in their life.. just money but can help them start a more finacially stabled beginning..' ',)

vibrant_girl

This is called "Sayaw ng Pera" or money dance. Yes, this is part of Philippine culture. The couple dances a slow waltz and relatives of the groom pin money on his clothes, while relatives of the bride pin money on her clothes. The couple, of course, gets to keep all the money and that's the best part!!!

allan y

to wish the couple prosperity in their married life. more familiar in luzon than in the visayas or mindanao.

sweet water

Yes, I just attended a reception here in Los Angeles where they had the money dance, which I see at almost all weddings where the bride is Filipina.

After the couple's first dance comes the money dance where the male guests form a line and take turns pinning money on the bride's dress before dancing briefly with her, while the female guests do a similar number with the groom. It's a tradition practiced everywhere in the Philippines, a practical sendoff to the newlyweds as they begin a new life.

kibbs

Yes it is prevalent in the Visayas regions and is called "sayaw" or dance in English. When the groom and the bride dance, the relatives of the bride will pin the money on the groom while the relatives of the groom will money on the bride. After the dance the money will be given to the newly wed which will serve as a starting budget.

I've seen this a few times in a few wedding receptions here in Chicago. I thinks it's great, it means that the bride is worth a lot of money if you have to pay to dance with her.

NONAME

dollar dance they do it here in us.i never saw the dollar dance when i was invited to weddings in philippines.

Itsjustme

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