Arthur Murray Dance Studio

Great experience! No need to feel self-​conscious. Instructors are patient as are other students. Everyone has fun!

Great dance studio, friendly staff and group of dancers. Flexable lessons and great teen /​young dancer program.

Lizz is a fantastic instructor and the whole staff is friendly and welcoming. Their new space is spacious and nice with lots of free parking. They have adult socials as well as classes for adults and kids. They’ve created a dance community with the instructors and students and we’re glad to be joining it. Reading some of these aged reviews reminds me of the old Ford commercials, «Have you driven a Ford lately?» Same thing here. I don’t know what went on in the past, and today, this is a great place to learn, practice and enjoy dance!

We had our wedding and reception at Arthur Murray. Many people were surprised that I picked a dance studio, but when they got there, they understood. This place was perfect. The staff helped with set up and clean up, the dj was professional, and the venue was perfect for a smallish wedding. Thanks to Dominic and Frank for making the wedding flawless.

My DH bought me dance lessons for my birthday from this studio. We have gone to one dance lesson and it was wonderful! The instructor was GREAT and the people at the studio very friendly. We were both pretty uncomfortable since we are in no way «dancers» but this studio was all about having fun and being together and that is what we did. I also liked that it was all adults and not a «kid» studio. There were a variety of students at all different levels and we really appreciated that service. We had a package and were never pressured to buy additional but we will see when our package is close to being done :)

After searching for affordable wedding reception venues, I stumbled across Arthur Murray Dance Studio in one of those Austin Wedding Guide books. From the start, Frank and Dominic were amazing and accomodating to work with. We were allowed to bring in our own vendors, but they do have the option of providing dj services as part of the price of renting the venue. However, if you don’t use the services, they take off part of the rental price. We had a small reception (about 85 people) and they provided the tables, chairs and linens and also set them up for us. There is a small kitchen area where we had our «bar» set up. There is also a smaller room where we set up our food. The best part was that at no extra fee, we were able to come set up almost everything early in the day since our wedding ceremony was at night and in South Austin. The following day we went and picked up the rest of the glasses, decorations, etc.
This is a great venue for someone looking to «do it yourself» for a smaller size wedding, but they were also extremely helpful in setting up and tearing down.

Arthur Murray Dance Studio is a great place for beginners to learn how to dance. They have classes on ballroom and club dancing. The staff and students are very friendly and are eager to share with you steps to improve your dancing. They do have private classes for more advance students but you can sign up for just group classes if you just enjoy dancing.

Their first «free» dance lesson is indeed a sales pitch so be prepared for that. Once you make it past that however, the private lessons are well worth the money.
Being kind of shy dancers, we were apprehensive about group lessons. Having experienced both group and private lessons, we have already gained more confidence. The group lessons are not nearly as embarrassing as we thought it would be. They are separated by skill level and the beginner group lessons are in fact, composed of beginners. The instructors that they have are very cheerful and encouraging, so it really eases the transition of dancing in front of other people. You can go by yourself or with a partner, but expect to switch and dance with other people. It’s not as bad or as awkward as we thought it would be because everyone is at the same level so they were pretty supportive.
We had our first private lesson last night and it was pretty awesome. Our instructor was not intimidating and extremely patient. She worded her statements for us in understandable terms and really helped us. I wouldn’t hesitate to go back or recommend them for dancing lessons.
Oh I should mention, at this particular location, everyone (the staff and students) are extremely friendly!

So, I’ve only recently begun to write on here, and I feel bad about another bad review, as I’ve been told it’s the first step to me being an old woman writing angry letters, but here goes…
While in college, my boyfriend had the idea to get us dance lessons together for Valentine’s Day one year. Super excited, we went for our first lesson, which was OK. Then at the end, we were taken into an office and hard pressed to buy a package. Mind you, we already had a package with 10 or so individual lessons and a couple of group lessons. So, we told them we would wait to see what we thought. A little put off, but we could deal.
Then we go back for the second lesson, same deal. At this point, we weren’t sure if we wanted to go back.
Shortly after that lesson, I had a major car accident, totaling my car. This was also our senior year of school, and I was applying to grad schools in other states and my boyfriend was applying to law schools. We weren’t sure at that time what city or state we would be in in a few short months, but knew we wouldn’t be in the same place. So, needless to say, dance lessons were on the bottom of the priority totem pole.
However, those sharks at Arthur Murray had difficulty understanding that. They called me relentlessly until I finally called them back, chewed them out, and explained why we hadn’t come back in for more lessons, and no, we didn’t want to buy anymore from them at this time!
Everytime we drive by or dance lessons are mentioned, both my boyfriend and I shiver. Now I don’t know how I will get him to take lessons when we get married.