Arthur Murray Dance Studio

Get your dance on at an Arthur Murray studio!
This is actually a franchise of a chain of dance studios that started in New York. I chose to try this studio, mainly because of the location which is scant minutes from my home.
The owner is very energetic as well as the instructors. If you have a partner that you are trying to get interested in dancing the staff will make them interested if by nothing else, but their constant enthusiasm alone.
The interior is welcoming with two rooms for dancing. The main dance floor is well maintained and the do allow you out on the dance floor in street shoes (nice if you’re new and haven’t bought your dance shoes, yet).
This is a good school for beginners, as there are plenty of opportunities for them all week.
My chief complaint is the package structure of dance lessons — this studio encourages the purchase of dance instruction packages and doesn’t allow for people to drop in on classes and pay as they go. Kind of hard on the budget for a recreational activity.
If you want to try dancing, go get a gift certificate for you and your significant other and give it a shot!

Well since my dance card wasn’t punched for the Unilocal Putting the Ritz event. I decided to Dance With Myself! GroupOn seems to always be running a special on two weeks of group classes plus two private lessons during at Arthur Murray Dance Studio. So I put on my dancing shoes and danced the blues. Unfortunately, my schedule got to the best of me so I only made it to 1 private lesson and 1 group class.
Located at Mill Street & Terminal Way. Turn off Mill Street at the Quik Stop and drive to the back of the parking lot. There are several other dance studios in the building.
The good:
–Extremely friend staff, which is paramount when the odds of falling on your face are high!
–The offer many genre of dance: Swing, Samba, Tango, Waltz, etc.
–Other dancers are very friendly which is a good thing since as single person I was dancing with a lot of other people’s husbands.
The not so good:
–The group classes did not work with my schedule. So check out of their schedule on line before you commit!
–It’s a bit uncomfortable to dance with strangers so if you can bring a partner it would be helpful. Or maybe you’re bolder than me.
–I would’ve like to do just private lessons but you need to do the 2 weeks for a full assessment before they discuss other options.
If my schedule changes I’d go back!