Mother daughter dances are especially beautiful and emotional during weddings. With every family member and friend looking on, it’s the perfect way to express your heartfelt gratitude towards that one woman who has been there with you since you learnt to walk. And picking out the right music or song that could correctly sum up all these pent up emotions through the lyrics is a very important task!
Music has the power to shift people, make them feel things they never knew were possible and turn any joyous event into a memorable and heartfelt occasion.
This wedding season, we have created these heartfelt playlist that you can tune in to for your mother-daughter dance ideas!
1. “Kabira” by Rekha Bharadwaj and Tochi Raina
“Banno re banno meri, chali sasural ko, akhiyon mein paani de gayi.”
A tear-jerker if there ever was one, this song is the perfect emotional dance track for a mother and daughter because the lyrics allude to a daughter getting married off and leaving.
2. “Chalka Chalka” by Various Artists
“Maiya bole jana nahi…” – This song about the family opposing the daughter being married is the perfect line for a mother-daughter dance if you’re inseparable from your mother and neither of you want to leave each other. It evokes deep emotions that will give voice to your innermost fears, insecurities and happiness.
3. “Navraj Majhi” by Sunidhi Chauhan and Swanand Kirkire
“Suniyo ji isko, rakhiyo jatan se, badi nazuk si nazuk kali hai anmol.” –
This peppy and sweet song expresses correctly the parents’ protectiveness about their precious child, and is beautiful both as a mother-daughter and father-daughter song. You simply cannot think of a more heartwarming song for your mother to shake a leg to.
4. “Genda Phool” by A.R. Rahman
“Chhoda Babul ka angna, bhave dera piya ka…”
The lyrics of the song are all about what happens when a bride goes to her in-laws’ home, and perfect for the mother to dance to at her daughter’s sangeet.
5. “Maahi Ve” by Shankar Mahadevan, Udit Narayan
“Chanda mere chanda, tujhe kaise main ye samjhaoon, mujhe lagti hai tu kitni pyari re…”
Taken from a sangeet scene in the film, the entire part of this song where the mother is singing to her daughter is tailor made for a mother-daughter performance.
6. ‘Saajanji Ghar Aaye’ by Kumar Shanu, Alka Yagnik, and others
“Mehendi laa ke, gehne paa ke, roke tu sabko rulake, savere chali jayegi toh bada yaad ayegi.”
Those who love throwback tracks from the ’90s will love the emotional part of this track from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai which expresses the mother’s sorrow about missing her daughter after she leaves.
7. ‘Maeri’ by Euphoria
“Maeri yaad vo, yaad vo aaye ri…i”
For all those mushy Mummys’ girls out there, this song is heartbreakingly beautiful, and perfect for a slower dance performance.
8. ‘Mehndi Hai Rachne Wali’ by A.R. Rahman and Alka Yagnik
“Gaayein maiyaa aur mausi, gayein behna aur bhabhi ki mehndi khil jaye.”
An oldie but goodie, this track from Zubeida is neither too irreverent, nor too sad, making it the perfect track to please everyone. It will be the perfect throwback song for your mom and help you shake a leg with her.
9. “Latthe Di Chadar” by Neha Bhasin
An evermore wedding song, there is no way this song wouldn’t have made it to this list of songs for mother-daughter dance. With such heartwarming and fun lyrics. It will surely melt your mother’s heart.
10. “Nagada Sang Dhol” by Shreya Ghosal and Osman Mir
A rather jazzy and ‘setting the stage on fire’ kinda track, for that perfect dancing duo, this song would make up for one of the best songs for mother-daughter dance.
11. “Lagdi Hai Thaai” by Guru Randhawa and Jonita Gandhi
The beats, the music, the lyrics, basically everything about this song is super fun which makes it a peppy party number. It is definitely a go-to song for your mother-daughter song.
12. The Soul Shaadi Mix, Jankee ft. Farah
This song is a soulful blend of different wedding songs make up for an amazing mashup for the brides to dance to with their mommy.
13. Tu Jo Mila by Pritam, K.K.
This song overflows with hearty emotions and everything that a daughter would want to tell her mom. Brideys, pick this song and dance to this along with your mother and show her how she means the world to you!
14. Laadki by Sachin Jigar
A Coke Studio song, Laadki makes up for a soulful bride and mother sangeet dance song that would leave everybody overwhelmed.
15. Dilbaro by Harshdeep Kaur
The obvious entrant to this list, this latest bride and father sangeet dance song from the movie Raazi is basically every bride’s story. A moving and stirring song, this is just perfect.
16. Cutie Pie by Pritam
A fun and peppy number, your mom dancing to this song with you is surely going to set the stage on fire. Make sure to have the cutest of steps choreographed for him for this song.
Any combination of these songs to your mother-daughter dance track will undoubtedly set the mood of the event. We at VenueMonk have created this amazing track that will be etched in both of your memories for a long time!