Arthur Murray Dance Studio

I have been taking dance classes at Arthur Murray, Ridgewood for about three years now. It has been one of my best decisions. The staff is great, very good at what they do, as well as very personable. I have learned so much from my teachers there. The student body is a great mix of people and the atmosphere is friendly, another plus. No matter how I’m feeling when I get there, I almost always leave in better spirits. I highly recommend this studio.

My boyfriend and I took one complimentary dance lesson here with a serious intent on purchasing a dance package. We are trendy young professionals and the lesson crowd upon first walking in was too frumpy dumpty ex-​divorcee for us, but we were willing to have some serious salsa fun. We had a ten minute lesson with an instructor who brown nosed our technique to the point of obviously trying to butter us up to buy lessons. Or maybe we were just that awesome in the cutting of the rug department? I did have some formal dance training, but it likely evened out when combined with my boyfriend’s two left feet. Immediately after our lesson, they tried to sell us only $ 900 and up dance packages. We said we would think about it. I also had a Groupon to possibly use that day, but of course she didn’t mention any such offer existing, as I noticed her very quickly skipping over their very own Groupon promotion in a cheesy binder she showed us that contained limited pricing options. The dance studio later harassed (not called… harassed) us both by phone multiple times to buy packages. We were unimpressed the most by their amateur sales techniques, their attempt to psychologically win us over to make an immediate large purchase, and also their seemingly faux pesistence of a «hip dance experience.» We questioned their methods of instruction politely regarding how they assess student progress and exactly what types of tangible skills we would acquire. They were very vague with answers and pushed social events that seemed lame. We were willing to pay their prices if the instruction quality was top notch. We felt it was more of a failed marketing ploy to expand their younger clientele repitoire.

All I can do is echo most of the positive reviews here. Had no idea what to expect when I signed up but was pleasantly surprised by the atmosphere and the extremely vivacious staff. They all seem to get along very well. I had the pleasure of having Anastasia as an instructor, whose big smile, bright eyes and encouraging words made the whole experience enjoyable and worthwhile. I highly recommend this place!

I am so glad that I decided to choose this school to learn to dance. I was very nervous about learning to dance, but the teachers at this school have made this experience very easy and enjoyable.
I recommend this dance studio to anyone wanting to learn. You will not be disappointed.