THE ARTHUR MURRAY LIVE BLOG

5 Secrets of Showcase Feedback 

With all the preparation, dance training, hair and makeup that might go into a District...

5 Secret Weapons for a Great District Showcase 

When you challenge yourself, your mind has the capability (and...

There are friends in your life that you clicked with right away.  

Then there's that special brand of friendship that...

Would you pay big money for a hollow wedding cake? 

Just imagine, a gorgeous, three tiered, frosting covered...

5 Elite Excuses that Will Derail Your Dance Hobby

Your comfort zone voice is the villain in your story. 

It's the...

5 Ways the Arthur Murray Pep Rally Boosts Progress

"A goal without a plan is just a wish." 

French author, Antoine de...

7 Things You Don't Need for Your First Ballroom Lesson

If you're on the verge of taking your first ballroom dance...

The Frequency for a Great Dance Program

Everyone has had a nightmare at some point. The featured characters may differ...

5 Questions People Have About Ballroom Dance Lessons

If you've lived in any busy city long enough, the residents can...

22 Dance Competition Strategies

Congratulations! Whether you have decided to try out your first dance competition, or...

9 Things That Can Stop Your Dance Hobby Before it Starts

Whether you're considering dance lessons or already consider...

The Benefits of a Digital Dance Event

As the world continues to adjust to the restrictions fo the pandemic, a great...

With 2020 in our collective rear view mirrors, there are plenty of reasons to make a comeback with your dance program...

5 Rapid Growth Areas for New  Bronze Dancers 

First things first, congratulations! If you're reading this and you've...

7 Ways to Speed Up Your Dance Progress

Let's clear something up right now:  Sleeping on your dance shoes won't help.

Now...

Why Your Arthur Murray Teacher Recommends the Swing

If you didn't know already, the Swing is one of the most popular...

Top Routines at the November Showcase 

In case you missed it, the November Showcase was the largest and most...

5 Lessons from Our Bob Long Interview

If you didn't know already, Bob Long is the President of the Arthur Murray dance...

Why Your Arthur Murray Teacher Recommends the Cha-Cha

At some point, your Arthur Murray teacher will recommend a dance...

Why Your Arthur Murray Teacher Recommends the Tango

This article is going to cover the dance that seems about as...

12 Dance Upgrades for Your Postponed Wedding Day

So about that 2020 wedding.  

By this point in the year of the...

Why Your Arthur Murray Teacher Recommends the Foxtrot

We are going to explore different dances that your dance teacher...

Why Your Arthur Murray Teacher Recommends the Rumba

We are going to explore different dances that your dance teacher...

Why Your Arthur Murray Teacher Recommends the Waltz

We are going to explore different dances that your dance teacher...

11 Keys to Your First Arthur Murray Group Class

Whether it's in person or digital, your first group class can feel like...

10 Ways Digital Dance Lessons Make You a Better Dancer

With the current pandemic, service industries (like Arthur...

How Dancers Find the Bright Side During 

What if you found out that you had all the tools to handle the current...

The Day Arthur Murray Kept the Lights On

I was half asleep when I picked up the phone. There was a familiar voice on...

Considering the decade we've just started, and your current social calendar, there's a really good chance you'll have...

The Arthur Murray Live December Reading List

It's hard to believe that the final month of the year has arrived.  

Just...

Boom, Upgrade! 

Imagine it's your honeymoon and everything from the flight to the hotel is upgraded without you...

Good Morning America has fallen under scrutiny and this is why you should care. 

It started with a snide comment about...

Dance Techniques with No Shortcuts

The longest distance between two points is a shortcut... and in the case of these...

Dance Vacations to Plan Now

In case you missed it, Arthur Murray can add some great events to your social calendar.  

...

Hidden Gems In Your Arthur Murray Program

If you're a fan of Marvel movies or Ready Player One, you'd call them Easter...

What happens when your Dance Program doesn't "spark joy" anymore?

Okay, if you haven't seen Marie Kondo's series,...

How to Dance to La La Land 

Sure, this may be a few years old but watch the first 3 minutes of the movie and just try...

How to Dance to A Star is Born

As of this publication, a movie can win the Academy Award for Best Song only once.  

...

How to Turn New Year's Resolutions into Dance Skills

If only New Year's resolutions were like wishes from a magic...

Arthur Murray Events: Everything You Need to Know

Maybe it was your teacher, a fellow student, or some mysterious and...

9 Holiday Ways to Social Dance in December

"Deck the halls with suede-soled dance shoes..."

If only.  

There are times...

Do You Have a Dance Hobby Blind Spot? 

It's happened to the best of us. You attempt to change lanes only to quickly...

5 Articles You Must Read with your Dance Partner

A dance partnership can be one of the most rewarding connections you...

11 Truths About a Ballroom Dancing Hobby

There are some hobbies that are pretty clear cut, straight forward, and...

10 Things You Need to Know about the District Showcase

Twice a year the Arthur Murray Dance Studios in Northern...

What is Social Dancing? 

Social dancing is a non-competitive version of ballroom and latin dancing. It is comprised of...

Your Dance Lesson Shopping List

Considering dance lessons but not quite sure where to start? 

Look no further than...

5 Questions Your Dance Teacher is Dying to Ask You

No, it's not "do you come here often?", "are you a Capricorn?", or ...

You've successfully started your dance program, you've survived the ebb and flow of the Curve of Learning, and now it's...

To help demystify the niche, incredibly rewarding, but sometimes hard to understand hobby of ballroom dancing, we're...

You Need a Partner to Start Ballroom Dance Lessons

This is false.  

There you go. While this could be the end of a...

4 Excuses to Ban From Your Next Dance Lesson

If you didn't know, as a human, you're prone to excuses.  

Well, maybe not...

Sometimes the barriers we experience are self-imposed. 

For instance, somewhere in our history we began to believe...

Sometimes the barriers we experience are self-imposed. 

Nothing could be more true than the common phrase "I can't. My...

To help demystify the niche world of ballroom dancing, we're going to shine the spotlight on the dividing line between...

To help demystify the niche world of ballroom dancing, we're going to shine the spotlight on the dividing line between...

The best selling novel-turned-Speilberg movie, Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline, has everyone thinking back to the...

The 10 Scariest Things About Taking Dance Lessons

There are, without a doubt, much scarier things we could be talking...

How To Beat the 3 Villains in your Dance Journey

Your dance lessons are easy, but don't think for a second that we...

3 Movie Dance Scenes That Should Have Never Happened

Before you think of us as dance detesting wildlings, let's just...

Congratulations.  The first step in your Two Left Feet therapy is admitting that it's a problem. 

Don't worry, your...

37 Tips for Your First Dance Competition

Whether it's your first time or your 50th, your your first dance competition,...

Every Dancer Needs This One Kitchen Appliance

No, it won't be a prop in your next routine. 

This also isn't a new form...

Off the Floor 007: Caitlyn Woods, Hooper of Joy

There probably aren't many degrees of separation between the world of...

What is the Arthur Murray Medal Ball? 

The Medal Ball is a graduation event for Arthur Murray Dance students working on...

Dirty Dancing with the NY Giants

Just when you thought you'd seen the best of the Super Bowl commercials.  This happened:

Off the Floor 006: Dan McGinn is Psyched Up

At some point, you've needed this book. 

We can all suffer from...

10 Things to Remember Before Your First Dance Lesson

What is it about a parking lot, a storefront, or a front door...

Off the Floor Episode 005:  The Mindfulness of Mike Lee

We have all encountered challenging situations. Your response to...

Off the Floor Episode 3:  Markus Homm

If you haven't heard it yet, Off the Floor is a podcast designed to examine the...

16 Reasons Why Arthur Murray Dance Lessons Work 

A long time ago, on a dance floor far, far, away a guy ran into a...

Rumba is the Romantic Dance You Are Looking For

Imagine that you're cooking in the kitchen.  

You're following the...

Salsa Lessons, Tango Lessons, Samba Lessons, Oh My! 

If you haven't heard already, learning to dance has a lot of ...

Off the Floor Episode 004:  Stevie Dub

What is "Off the Floor"?

This show is designed to be a bridge from the dance...

Off the Floor Episode 2:  Cooking with Chef Lizette

What is a process anyway? 

Sure, it's a sequence of events that lead...

7 Ways DWTS has Changed Couples Dance Lessons

Every couple is capable of becoming dance partners. 

Part of that is just...

OFF THE FLOOR: Episode 001 "Alice Shoots People"

In our first podcast episode of "Off the Floor" I had a chance to...

TJ Lacey has had a long career working in the Arthur Murray Dance Studios in the greater Seattle/Tacoma area in...

10 Steps to Start Social Dancing in 2018

Maybe you've seen too many opportunities pass you up, or you have decided to...

Arthur Murray Experience Shopping Guide

A clear pattern is emerging in my life. Every November, I start furiously...

Bitcoin, Ballroom Dancing, and Other Long Term Investments

There's a study that shows that if you had invested $100 in...

3 Social Dance Holiday Wishes Your Family Has for You

Tis the season for family gatherings, great food, and the yearly...

Holiday Music for Social Dancing

There may have been a time when a Holiday dance party had you feeling like your dance...

5 Tips For Dance Students Who Hate the Foxtrot

This isn't as bad as brussel sprouts when you were six. 

In fact,...

Your Ballroom Dancing Advent Calendar

Imagine if you studio had a special ballroom dancing advent calendar.  

On the...

Tango Dancing at a Milonga:  10 Things Before You Go

You've been taking a whole bunch of Argentine Tango lessons, and...

A HULARAMA IN JANUARY CAN PREVENT THESE 5 THINGS

As one year comes to an end and a new year begins, keeping your dance...

Don't Scrap Your Dancing Leftovers

We are in the season of leftovers.  

The chilly days filled with sandwiches made...

Your Ballroom Dancing Beverage Menu

Sometimes choosing what dances to add to your dance program can be a lot like...

10 Yoga Poses That Improve Your Ballroom Dancing

If you've ever taken dance lessons, chances are you're familiar with...

The 3 Ways You Make Progress in Dancing or Anything Else

There are plenty of times when you're convinced you are...

Dance Lessons Can Replace These Unsexy Holiday Gifts

Gentlemen, we know you have good intentions, and that's what...

If you could go back to high school in today's world, would you?

Social media drives the lives or our teenagers. They...

Are you throwing a Halloween Party this year?

You probably have everything planned; scary zombies in the corner, fake...

21 Things You Have to Try at Your Next Dance-O-Rama®

How many of these things are you doing for your next big dance...

5 Dance Students in Every Halloween Bag

One of the most whimsical, magical seasons of the year is upon us. Fashion...

Ballroom Dancing with Hurricane Irma

On the weekend of SUPERAMA 2012, Hurricane Sandy devastated the state of NJ...

If this sounds a little raw, it's because I am IN THIS WITH YOU. 

These are the trenches, my friends. I see at least...

Lovey-Dovey is Easy-Breezy With Dance Lessons For Couples

Being of a certain age, I find myself continually considering...

Your Dance Program is Exactly Like the Justice League

One of the essential parts of being a super hero is that you can...