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Greg and Jessica's ‘Grand’ Entrance - Bali Hai Wedding

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Since I've been a working wedding DJ in San Diego (for nearly 15 years) there's one thing I have always wanted to do ... incorporate a choreographed dance routine as part of a wedding party grand entrance.

These dances are nothing new. In fact, I have been part of weddings where they have happened a few times. But it was generally an idea of the bride and groom, maybe they are dancers themselves and/or have been part of dance crews. And if their wedding party were also dancers, then it might have been their gift to the bride and groom. 

But on July 30, 2016, it was a DJ Kanoya original, thanks to my new intern, Nikki. She and five other friends put together a short piece, to the song the bride and groom - Jessica and Greg - wanted to enter to. They didn't let the fact that this downtempo reggae beat by the Collie Buddz deter them.

In fact they nailed it. And I can't wait to do more of these. Check it out!

Dancer Crew 

  • Nikki Abutin
  • Ben Larchet
  • Sam Moore
  • Selene Haro
  • Rolando Deleon
  • Isidro Pagdanganan

For more about the great wedding, check out the blog post. 

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Greg and Jessica's Dance Party - Bali Hai Wedding

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Greg and Jessica's wedding ceremony at the Bali Hai Restaurant in San Diego. 

Greg and Jessica have one of those cinema like starts to a relationship, but there’s is all real. Meeting in a Texas bar while Greg was on a trip to the state, and staying in touch after, they fell in love, Jessica moved to California and the rest is history.

They celebrated with friends and family at the Bali Hai Restaurant in San Diego on July 30, 2016. This party kicked off with a special dance to get the crowd hyped up, followed by dinner and dancing.

And what a great dance party it was … here’s the setlist.

First Dance

  • Collie Buddz - Gimmie Love
  • Open Dancing First Set
  • Al Green - Let's Stay Together
  • Frank Sinatra - The Way You Look Tonight
  • Sia f./Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills
  • Rihanna ft Drake - Work (Lost Kings Remix)  
  • Beyonce - Crazy In Love
  • Party Break - Montel Party Break
  • Usher - Yeah (Wedding Crasherz Break)
  • Will Smith - Gettin' Jiggy Wit It
  • Rob Base, DJ E-Z Rock - Joy & Pain (Select Mix Remix)
  • Boyz II Men - Motownphilly
  • Bell Biv Devoe - Poison
  • Marvin Gaye - Got To Give It Up (Hot Classics Remix)
  • The Temptations - Ain't Too Proud to Beg
  • The Supremes - Come See About Me


Cake Cutting
James Taylor - How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You

Garter Toss

  • Jack Black - Let's Get It On
  • Game - How We Do


Bouquet Toss
Iggy Azalea - Fancy (Seize Where The Ladies At Edit)

Open Dancing Second Set

  • Adele - Right as Rain
  • Kungs & Cookin' On 3 Burners - This Girl
  • Nelly Furtado - Say It Right (Foldcash Remix)  
  • Rudimental f./Ed Sheeran - Lay It All On Me
  • Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream
  • Michael Jackson - Don't Stop Til' You Get Enough
  • Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling (Select Mix Remix)
  • Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
  • Tupac - California Love (Original Version)
  • Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre ft Nate Dogg - The Next Episode (Loczi & Rafi Remix)
  • DJ Snake, Lil Jon - Turn Down For What (Select Mix Remix)
  • Miley Cyrus f. Jay-Z - We Can't Stop (DJ Scooter Twerk Remix - Clean)
  • Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A.
  • R. Kelly - Step In The Name Of Love
  • DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - Summertime
  • Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl
  • Cheap Trick - I Want You to Want Me
  • Brooks & Dunn - Boot Scootin' Boogie
  • Darius Rucker - Wagon Wheel
  • Meghan Trainor f./John Legend - Like I'm Gonna Lose You
  • Maxamillion - Sexual Healing (Intro Clean)
  • Mariah Carey - Heartbreaker
  • R. Kelly - Ignition (Remix)
  • Drake f./Wizkid & Kyla - One Dance
  • Blackstreet - No Diggity (Mayeda Twerk Remix)
  • Missy Elliott - Work It (Mayeda Remix)  
  • Justin Bieber - Sorry (Mr Collipark Remix)  
  • Mike Posner - I Took A Pill In Ibiza (SeeB Remix)  
  • Major Lazer, DJ Snake, MO - Lean On (Select Mix Remix)
  • DNCE - Cake By The Ocean (Promo Only Clean Edit)
  • Bob Marley - Could You Be Loved
  • Fifth Harmony - Work From Home (Promo Only Quick Edit)
  • Natalie La Rose, Jeremih - Somebody (Select Mix Remix)
  • Calvin Harris f./Rihanna - This Is What You Came For


Last Dance
Bob Marley - Three Little Birds

Vendor Team
DJ, Master of Ceremonies: DJ Kanoya Productions
Uplighting: DJ Kanoya Productions
Venue: Bali Hai Restaurant

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Patrick and Kristen’s Dance Party - Bali Hai Wedding

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Patrick and Kristen danced to Ray LaMontagne's "You Are the Best Thing" for their first dance. 

San Diego DJ, Justin Kanoya, with the Ereno's at the Bali Hai.

Patrick and Kristen sealed their vows at the Bali Hai in San Diego on June 10, 2016. What followed, as usual, was a dance party. But there was nothing usual about this dance party.

It was one of those nights. One of those nights, when during the dance party I wondered how this could be so fun? How can these people dance to anything and everything? One of those nights when at the end, I thought to myself, was this the best dance I’ve ever DJ’d?

It just might have been.

Even the photographers at Clove and Kin agree … here’s a screencap from their blog post. I’ll probably just screenprint this on a t-shirt and wear it 24/7.

By the way, check out their full blog post about this amazing wedding, including the beautiful photos - many of which are part of this blog post. (Did anyone else just read that in the voice of Stefon from Saturday Night Live?)

This party had it all, honeymoon dance, anniversary dance, tearful father/daughter dance, tush-push with the bride and her girlfriends and even an encore.

The setlist is below!

First Dance
Ray Lamontagne - You Are The Best Thing

Dinner

  • Toploader - Dancing In The Moonlight
  • Mariah Carey - Emotions
  • Luther Vandross - Never Too Much (Radio Edit)
  • Zendaya f./Chris Brown - Something New
  • TLC - Creep (Select Mix Remix)
  • Daya - Sit Still Look Pretty (Intro Clean)
  • Rihanna ft Drake - Work (Lost Kings Remix) (Dirty)
  • Omarion ft Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko - Post To Be (Dennis Blaze Remix)
  • Chainsmokers, Ashanti - Only U vs Roses (J. Espinosa Jumpoff Edit)
  • Mike Posner - I Took A Pill In Ibiza (SeeB Remix)  
  • Jackson 5 - I Want You Back (Flat Intro / Short Edit)
  • Prince - I Wanna Be Your Lover
  • Ray Charles - Ain't That Love
  • Beatles - Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
  • Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World

Kristen dances with her father at the Bali Hai in San Diego. 

Father/Daughter Dance
My Little Girl - Tim McGraw

Open Dancing - First Set

  • Al Green - Let's Stay Together
  • Frank Sinatra - The Way You Look Tonight
  • Joan Osborne - Heat Wave
  • K.C. & the Sunshine Band - Boogie Shoes
  • Bell Biv Devoe - Poison
  • Boyz II Men - Motownphilly
  • Beastie Boys - Brass Monkey (Select Mix Remix)
  • Usher - Yeah
  • Party Break - Montel Party Break
  • House of Pain - Old School Jump Off
  • Fifth Harmony - Work From Home (Select Mix Remix)
  • Ariana Grande f./Iggy Azalea - Problem
  • Earth Wind & Fire  - Sing A Song
  • Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
  • Gladys Knight & the Pips - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
  • Lionel Richie - You Are
  • Gavin DeGraw - Chariot
  • The Temptations - My Girl


Anniversary Dance
Diana Ross/Lionel Richie - Endless Love

Cake Cutting
Jack Johnson - Better Together

Honeymoon Dance

  • Jason Mraz - Lucky
  • No One - Alicia Keys
  • Michael Buble - Everything
  • Meghan Trainor f./John Legend - Like I'm Gonna Lose You
  • Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do
  • Pentatonix - Can't Sleep Love
  • Charlie Puth - One Call Away (Single Edit)
  • Rudimental f./Ed Sheeran - Lay It All On Me
  • Corona ft AObeats - Rhythm Of the Night (Hotel Garuda Remix)  
  • Nelly Furtado - Say It Right (Foldcash Remix)  

Open Dancing - Second Set

  • Darius Rucker - Wagon Wheel
  • Zac Brown Band - Chicken Fried
  • Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling!
  • Mark Ronson f./Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk
  • Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby (Select Mix Remix)
  • Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch - Good Vibrations (Select Mix Remix)
  • Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
  • Tupac - California Love
  • Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize
  • Dr. Dre ft Snoop Dogg & Nate Dogg - The Next Episode (Dani Deahl & Jason Edward Remix)  
  • Drake f./Wizkid & Kyla - One Dance (Promo Only Quick Edit)
  • Notorious B.I.G. - Mo Money Mo Problems
  • Nicki Minaj ft Drake - Truffle Butter (Jester Remix)  
  • Beyonce - Crazy In Love
  • Britney Spears & Iggy Azalea - Pretty Girls (Promo Only Quick Edit)
  • Eastside Boyz - Get Low
  • Miley Cyrus f. Jay-Z - We Can't Stop (DJ Scooter Twerk Remix - Clean)
  • Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A.
  • Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer
  • Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline
  • Jason Derulo f./Snoop Dogg - Wiggle
  • 2 in a Room - Wiggle It
  • LMFAO - Sexy And I Know It
  • LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem

Last Dance
Walk The Moon - Shut Up And Dance (Select Mix Remix)

Encore
Rob Base - It Takes Two

Vendor Team
DJ, Master of Ceremonies: DJ Kanoya Productions
Photographer: Clove and Kin
Coordinator: Kimberly Orias Events
Venue: Bali Hai

 

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