Dance Fever Marrying Mum and Dad

-Marrying Mum And Dad is back.

-KIDS CHEER

It's the only show that puts the kids in charge of planning

their parents' wedding day.

Are you sure you want to inflict this on their wedding day?

-GIRLS:

-Yeah.

-Let's dance!

-CHEERING

Say goodbye to boring, traditional ceremonies...

You're late.

And hello to crazy, action-packed weddings.

-Open your eyes.

-Oh, God.

THEY LAUGH

HE SHOUTS

But with only four weeks, can they pull it off? Argh!

Time to get back at the parents.

On today's show, two best friends are partnering up

to put a unique spin on Mum and Dad's wedding.

Argh!

The wedding-planning power has already changed hands.

I now pronounce you, Niamh and Molly, officially 100% in charge.

Woohoo!

But it's not just the parents who are in for a huge shock.

The girls are in for a massive surprise.

But will Mum and Dad boogie on down the aisle?

Or will this wedding be a dance floor disaster?

-We're about to find out.

-Because we're...

-ALL:

-Marrying Mum And Dad!

Welcome to Marrying Mum And Dad.

The only show where the kids call all the shots

-when it comes to planning their parents' big day.

-That's right.

See ya, Mum and Dad.

Yeah, say bye-bye to your dreams of a nice traditional wedding.

Cos this is going to be one unforgettable day.

Oh, yes. This is going to be fun.

Today, we're heading to Kent where two best friends

are spinning into action to plan the big day.

Cheerleader Niamh can't wait to throw herself into planning

her parents' wedding.

My dad hates being centre of attention,

so he really won't like what we've got planned for him.

And best friend Molly will be her perfect partner.

-GIRLS:

-Our wedding's going to be different cos it's going to be epic.

-Just like us.

-Yes.

The girls are organising the big day for Niamh's mum, Charlotte...

Niamh and Molly are totally double trouble.

Two peas in a pod.

And her dad, Jessie.

They're cooking something up. They won't tell us a thing.

I've tried everything. I've tried bribing them.

Forget it, Dad, these girls' lips are sealed.

-From you, that is.

-ED LAUGHS WICKEDLY

Yeah, because they're happy to tell us.

-BOTH:

-For our wedding, we're going to be busting some big moves.

Everyone will be dancing till they drop.

And Mum and Dad will have to pull some serious shapes

if they want to get married.

-BOTH:

-Cos our theme is Dance Fever.

-Dance! What a great theme.

-Yeah. I love a great tune.

-And I've got loads of dance jokes.

-Oh, good.

-Have you?

-Yeah.

-MUSIC PLAYS THROUGH HEADPHONES

-What do ghosts like to dance to?

SOUL music.

What do you call a sheep that likes to dance?

A baaah-llerina.

I love this one.

Don't pretend you can't hear me.

Draw the disco ball.

Niamh and Molly have already been working hard

trying to get this wedding into step.

Mum is like a break dancer.

-She's got like the hat backwards and baggy trousers.

-I'm loving this.

Yeah, it's amazing.

But one thing's for sure,

it seems all their plans involve something in particular.

-BOTH:

-Whatever they do has to be as embarrassing as possible.

You'd better watch out, Mum and Dad.

It looks like the girls have got it in for you.

But if they're going to pull it off, they'll need some help.

This is the Marrying Mum And Dad mobile HQ.

It's bursting with tech and everything our planners need

to make their wedding dreams a toe-tapping success.

But more importantly, it's a parent-free zone.

-OVER LOUDSPEAKER:

-Mum and Dad, move away from the vehicle!

It will be waltzing its way to our family's home

so the kids can plan everything in secret away from prying eyes.

Girls, come and have a look at this.

Da, da-da, da!

-That's so cool!

-That's awesome!

What do you think of our new Marrying Mum And Dad mobile

-wedding HQ?

-I love it.

-That's so awesome.

-Do you want to come on board and have a look around?

-Yeah.

-Come on.

In we go.

It's time to get our groove on and find out what the girls

have in store for the big day.

Let's talk about this wedding, then. You've chosen a theme of...

-BOTH:

-Dance.

-Right. And why have you chosen that?

-We love to dance.

-Do you?

-Niamh's Dad hates dancing.

-Oh, yeah.

-And he hates being centre of attention.

-So it's, like, perfect.

So you have chosen a dance-theme wedding for a dad who really

doesn't enjoy dancing and doesn't like being the centre of attention?

-BOTH:

-Yes.

Cool.

Well, let's hope Dad doesn't get stage fright on the big day,

or the first dance might be the last.

Dance fanatics Niamh and Molly love learning new dance routines.

And that's exactly what they want Mum and Dad to do on the big day.

What's the entertainment going to be at this dance wedding?

Mum and Dad are going to perform routines to all of their guests.

Brilliant.

The girls really are dance mad, and after some digging,

I find out who'd be their dream dance teacher.

Who are you thinking of?

-Kimberly Wyatt.

-Oh, wow, you guys are thinking big.

-Yeah.

And this gives me an idea for a huge surprise,

as long as Ed doesn't give the game away.

We have got less than four weeks till the wedding and people like

Kimberly Wyatt do tend to be quite busy.

She's probably in America or something.

Time's ticking, so the girls head over to a dance studio

so they can work out the type of dances they want Mum and Dad

to perform on the big day.

But what they don't know is, after speaking to Ed,

we've arranged for a dancer megastar to drop in and lend a hand.

The girls are in for a massive surprise.

We have organised for one of their favourite dancers,

who is an international star from America, to come here today.

I cannot wait to see their faces.

One, two... One, two...

But how will these dance-mad best friends react

to meeting dancing royalty in the flesh?

-Hi!

-Look, girls, we have a very special guest

who's going to help us. It's Kimberly!

International dance star Kimberly Wyatt

was recently one of the judges in the top dance competition show

Taking The Next Step.

25 years of dancing, I know good technique.

-This is Niamh.

-Hello.

And that top technique's going to come in very useful today

to make this the best dance wedding ever.

So, you're going to have Mum and Dad do dances?

Or you're going to perform for them? What are you thinking?

We're going to get them dancing.

-And all the ideas are under your control?

-Yeah.

We got this. We can do this.

We can do this.

# I live my day as if it was the last

# Live my day as if there was no past... #

The girls are planning a quiz show-style game

where Mum and Dad will be judged performing different types of dance.

# I'm going to dance my heart out till the dawn

# But I won't be done when morning comes... #

Oh, that's going to work nice. That choreography landed on the music.

That's lovely.

But how will Mum and Dad cope with being in the limelight

on their big day?

Jessie would hate to be centre of attention.

-It's not his thing at all.

-It's not my cup of tea.

-Unless I've got a crash helmet on.

-No.

-He likes to be in the background somewhere.

-Yeah.

Oh, we might have a problem, Dad,

because the girls want you front and centre for their entertainment.

Yeah, let's hope you can hold your nerve when you find out what

the girls have planned.

Let's work on ballet.

One, two, three, four.

Out with the beat, turn.

Balance.

Balance.

SHE GIVES INSTRUCTIONS

Da-nah!

-Beautiful!

-Ballet, sorted? Are we happy with ballet?

-GIRLS:

-Yeah.

-Great. That looks really good.

With street dance and ballet in the bag...

I might have found the perfect thing to embarrass Dad.

I'm going to get some inspiration from one of Kimberly's brilliant

videos, so watch this.

MUSIC: Jai Ho! by The Pussycat Dolls

In her career as a famous pop star,

Kimberly learnt how to dance Bollywood style.

And the girls want to see if Niamh's mum and dad can score a hit

of their own dancing to the same song.

Here we go with the elbows.

Here we go. Huh-huh!

-Really good.

-That looks fantastic.

-Are you pleased?

-Yeah.

I think we have all our dance styles nailed. Well done. Put it there.

Whaa-hoo!

Nice work, ladies. Well done, Kimberly.

Sorry, Mum and Dad!

Embarrassing dance moves in the bag.

Let's just hope Mum and Dad learn fast on the big day

or this could be a dance disaster.

# Let's dance. #

Next, the girls step to finding a venue to host this dance bonanza.

And after a quick internet search,

we might have found the perfect place.

What is it about this venue that you think will work well

-for your theme?

-It's got the big inside room

and it's got bright lights on the dance floor.

Lots of space for dancing here, by the looks of things.

But is a dance floor disco all Mum's idea of a perfect wedding venue?

Getting married in a nice castle, you know, in all its surroundings...

..would have been lovely, very fairytale theme, I suppose.

Well, you'll definitely be a queen for a day, Mum,

but not the type you're thinking of.

# Digging the dancing queen. #

-That's so cool.

-That's awesome.

-I like all the lights.

-You like it?

-BOTH:

-Yeah.

You two are dancers. Do you want to check out the dance floor?

With a humongous dance floor...

Loads of room for the decorations...

..and tons of lights to put Mum and Dad right in the spotlight,

it looks like this venue is just what the girls are looking for.

And after a quick check with the manager, the venue is free

on the big day, so this calls for one thing...

Celebratory dance?

Argh!

The bad news is that Ed will definitely need some new trousers.

Next up, it's the cake.

And family friend and cake designer Andrea

has agreed to bring Niamh and Molly's dance-inspired cake

to life.

Right, show her the plans.

We've got big plans...literally.

-Oh, wow.

-You know the sort of thing?

-Yeah.

So, it's a massive dance floor and it's going to be flashing.

Edible dance floor.

OK, right. We best get working, then.

Is she unsure about the cake or Ed's apron? It's hard to tell.

But undeterred, the girls crack on trying to create

their dance floor design.

This is going to take forever.

-Ah, this is my cue to take a nap.

-HE SNORES

-OK, girls, shall we see what it looks like?

-BOTH:

-Yeah.

Wow, it looks so cool.

It looks like a proper dance floor, the way it flashes and everything.

Oi! Wake up, Ed! The girls have already sorted the cake

and it's going to be wicked. No thanks to you.

-ED YAWNS

-Someone say something?

-What's with the wigs?

-Outfits.

-You're thinking outfits? You're getting in the zone? GIRLS:

-Yes.

NAOMI LAUGHS

OK, what about for Mum and Dad? What are they going to be wearing?

Dad, a tutu. A pink tutu.

-A pink tutu?

-Yeah.

For someone that doesn't like dance? Oh, he's going to look lovely.

Just like every groom's dream. GIRLS LAUGH

These girls have really got it in for Niamh's dad,

who hates being the centre of attention.

So what's his dream get up for his wedding?

If I was able to choose my own outfit, I'd have a three-piece suit,

tie, new shoes.

I'd definitely hate to be dressed right up like a girl.

Ballet, cheerleading. Yeah, that would be my nightmare.

-Argh!

-What's the matter, Ed?

I just had a nightmare the girls were making Dad wear a tutu.

That's no nightmare, Ed.

-And mum?

-She's a hip-hop dancer.

-Oh, cool.

RECORD SCRATCHES

So she's going to wear a back-to-front hat with big glasses

and baggy clothes.

Beautiful. Every bride's dream.

-So, you're happy with your outfit choices? BOTH:

-Yes.

Mum is going to be absolutely thrilled with that,

and Dad, I think, he's going to love his tutu. So, high-five to me.

Tu-tu. To me.

To-to. Tu-tu. Get it?

Leave the puns to me, Naomi. That's the outfits all good to tango.

Niamh and Molly are plotting a completely unique form

of wedding transport, which, if they pull it off,

will be a Marrying Mum And Dad first.

So, they've arranged to meet me at a local high street

to get me up to speed.

So, why have you brought me to Chislehurst?

Because for our wedding, we would like to do a conga

down Chislehurst high street.

What, you want 50 wedding guests going down this high street?

-GIRLS:

-Yeah.

Conga lines down the high street? Cool!

Then we're going to go to some shops to see if some people

would like to join us in the conga on the wedding day.

-We better start spreading the word.

-GIRLS:

-Yeah!

Not satisfied with just their 50 wedding guests taking part,

Niamh and Molly want to rope in the locals, too.

And first up in their search for some willing volunteers

is the local sweet shop.

Perfect!

We're going to do a conga line down the high street here.

So, we were wondering if any of you could join us.

That would be fantastic. I'd love to. Yes, please!

-Definitely.

-You are?

-Yeah, I'm definitely up for it. Yeah.

OK, we'll do it, definitely.

Absolutely. Why not?

-This is going to be great!

-Yeah, we'll join in.

-Yeah?

-Yeah, that'll be good.

-You're a florist, aren't you?

-Yeah.

-You guys love weddings.

-Yeah, we love weddings, definitely!

-Do you need some flowers?

-Oh, thank you. That's very kind of you.

-OK.

-Thank you.

-No worries.

-We'll see you on the day, then.

-See you soon.

-ALL:

-Bye!

-Wow! The people of Chislehurst are conga-ing crazy.

-Get it?

-No.

Brilliant work, girls. This conga line's going to be epic.

So that's it. Niamh and Molly have done it.

-From some star-quality entertainment...

-Here we go!

Huh, huh, huh-huh!

To head-turning transport.

Conga! Conga! Let's do the conga!

This wedding's ready to spin into action.

-FABRIC RIPS

-Argh!

But as the big day draws closer,

Mum and Dad's nerves are really starting to kick in.

How are you feeling about the wedding?

HE LAUGHS NERVOUSLY

Nervous.

Worried.

And Dad's not the only one.

Our two planners are also getting cold feet about his tutu.

We've just been thinking and we're not quite sure on Dad's outfit.

We were kind of thinking, "Would he wear it? Would he not?"

Yeah. So, at first I think it was just a little bit funny

but now it's just come to a reality now.

But fear not, girls.

After hearing the change of heart,

Ed and I jump into the HQ and rush to the rescue.

Well, it's obviously very late in the day,

but we have raided Ed's wardrobe and managed to get together

these few outfit choices.

We've got a lovely ballroom, Latin American, Morris dancer.

But which will they go for?

-What about that one?

-I like that one, yeah.

-This one.

-You'd rather go with a Morris dancer?

-Yeah.

All right, we're decided. We'll scrap the tutu

and we're going with this one.

Wow, we've never changed costumes this late before.

-This is a Marrying Mum And Dad first.

-We'd better rush

and get ready. We haven't got any time.

A lucky escape for Dad...or is it?

Hm, yes, I think Dad's new outfit is still pretty embarrassing,

and I think he suspects that, too.

If I could say one thing to Niamh and Molly right now is,

I will get them back for this. I will!

And as Mum gets into her outfit, she's also not feeling

very confident about what the girls may have picked for her.

I've had lots of sleepless nights. I wake up with cold sweats,

dreaming about what today is going to be.

Well, shall we put them out of their misery?

Yeah, why not.

-Wow!

-Yeah, you like?

-I like. Do you like?

-It's easy tap dancing. Anyone can do it.

All ready for action, the girls are sporting matching neon

dance outfits.

I'm looking particularly brilliant as a Latin American tap dancer.

And I'm going to light up the wedding

dressed in my dance rave costume.

-What do you think of your outfit?

-I love them.

-I really like it.

You're very bright.

So, shall we get Mum and Dad in? Show them what they're wearing?

-Yes.

-Let's do it.

Straightforward.

The wait is over, but did the girls do the right thing

changing Dad's outfit at the last minute?

I think that's really good. So, keep your eyes closed,

we wouldn't want to spoil it now. There we go.

Final touch. Lovely.

On the count of three, you can open your eyes.

-Three, two, one.

-Open your eyes!

Happy wedding day!

-So, what's the theme?

-I don't know!

Give them a clue to the theme.

-Dance?

-Yeah!

Jessie doesn't look impressed, but what does he think

about his original outfit?

-Dad, until about...

-LAUGHTER

Until about an hour ago, this is what you were going to be wearing.

No, I wouldn't have been.

What?

Every groom's dream.

So it looks like the girls made the right move changing Dad's outfit.

But how comfortable is he with the theme?

So, seeing as the theme is dance, what's your dancing actually like?

-I don't dance.

-Mine's pretty good.

-You're all right.

-Yours is not.

-I don't dance.

Well, I think you might have to learn pretty quickly, Dad,

with what the girls have planned today,

especially with the transport.

Let's hope nothing CON-GA wrong.

Take your blindfolds off.

Niamh and Molly, tell 'em!

-GIRLS:

-Hit the music!

-Let's conga!

-CONGA MUSIC

Conga! Is it all the guests?

It is. All your guests, doing the conga.

# Do-do-do Come on and do the conga

# Do-do-do It's conga night for sure

-# It's conga, it's conga night... #

-Stop gawping, Dad, get involved.

Come on!

That's the spirit.

# Do-do-do Come on and do the conga... #

Hey, Naomi, this conga line looks awesome.

Yeah, and it's about to get even bigger

with the help of the locals you roped in before.

Brilliant!

# Do-do-do It's conga night for sure

# It's conga, it's conga night... #

Remember the florist from earlier?

Well, she's jumped on board, too,

and even brought a bouquet for the wedding.

Kick those legs, Dad. This is a conga, not a slow waltz.

With the transport going down a storm with the guests,

it's time for everyone to make their way to the venue.

So everyone gathers inside the spectacular dance venue

the girls have created...

Ready to greet Mum and Dad.

Welcome to your wedding! CHEERING

With the venue a hit, it's time for Mum and Dad

to get their dancing shoes on, ready for the girls' entertainment.

Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to Dance Fever!

CHEERING

I'm Tony Tango, the host with all the right moves.

More like all the bad grooves, Ed.

Let's spin the wheel!

Mum and Dad will have to complete the dances on the wheel

and impress our judging panel,

made up of our wedding planners and one Simone Foul.

Ooh, I wouldn't mess with her.

MUSIC: O Fortuna by Carl Orff

Three judges and two very bad dancing parents.

What could possibly go wrong?

Let's spin the wheel!

It's landed on street dance.

Let's dance.

MUSIC: Lush Life by Zara Larsson

The girls have booked two professional dancers

to show them how it's done, and Mum's pulling some shapes.

I don't think we've seen those moves since the '80s.

Er, that's a unique dancing style being adopted by Dad here.

More musical statues than street dance.

Dance one down. Let's see those scores.

Oh. Well, I'm sure they'll win them over with the second dance.

Let's dance!

Ah, the shoe to the left, shoe to the right routine.

Classic parent dancing, that.

Oh, that's a very modern move, Dad.

I think they call it the wobbly jelly jive.

And finishing strongly with the now-you-see-me, now-you-don't spin,

this is scintillating stuff from Mum and Dad.

MUSIC ENDS ABRUPTLY

CHEERING

Right, let's see those scores, then.

Oh, wow. The judges are tough to please today.

Hopefully, the final dance will win them over.

Let's spin the wheel!

LAUGHTER

Jessie! Jessie!

Dad knows this dance is a tricky one.

You need to be light-footed and graceful, for a start.

Let's dance!

MUSIC: Pas De Quatre from Swan Lake

-He's doing it!

-CHEERING

Oh, my word! What a perfect pirouette.

Who'd have guessed it? Dad was born to ballet.

Even Simone Foul is almost cracking a smile.

Now, for the strong finish.

Yes, and there you have it.

Billy Elliot, eat your heart out.

But what I think doesn't matter. It's all down to the judges.

I liked it a lot. I'm very impressed.

Jessie and Charlotte, it was not good.

It was brilliant! CHEERING

Right, let's see those scores.

Yes, they've done it!

That's perfect tens. Shall we get them married?

CHEERING

PIANO MUSIC

After bopping out the dance moves, it's time for everything the girls

have been working towards - the wedding.

I give you this ring as a symbol of all that we've promised

and all that we'll share.

-I'm not that bad, come on!

-LAUGHTER

I give you this ring as a symbol of all we have promised

and all we will share.

And it's proving to be an emotional moment for all the family.

It now gives me great pleasure to declare you to be husband and wife.

You may now kiss the bride.

CHEERING

It makes me want to cry.

Now they're officially a Mr and Mrs,

it's time to reveal the girls' fantastic dance floor cake.

Jessie, Charlotte, it's me, Tony Tango again.

They say that music is the food of love.

Well, cake is the food of dance champions.

-Look at this.

-Your wedding cake!

The girls' cake design has really lit up the end of the wedding.

-Shall we cut the cake?

-ALL:

-Yeah!

So, there we have it.

Niamh and Molly have pulled off a dance-tastic wedding.

# Oh, I want to dance with somebody... #

But while their guests boogy the night away,

are Mum and Dad dancing with delight at what they organised for them?

Really enjoyed today. It's being crazy, funny,

Dance-y, if that's a word!

But I am super proud of Niamh and her best friend, Molly.

When we got married and looking over and Niamh being emotional

and she's finally got what she wanted - Mum and Dad married -

so that's the highlight.

And what about our awesome wedding planners?

Are they pleased with how everything's gone?

Today's been absolutely amazing.

-It's been so much fun and the cake was really nice as well.

-Yes.

-BOTH:

-We give our dance-theme wedding a ten out of ten.

-Well, that was a brilliant wedding.

-It was amazing.

Such a shame we've got to go home.

No!

Tony Tango always has the last dance.

DANCE MUSIC

Ohh! Probably should have done that in front of the guests, really.

-No, it's rude to show off.

-True.