I'm familiar with the Arthur Murray chain because they have studios in the USA, but I've never actually been inside a studio before.
We decided to sign up for some ballroom dance classes to ensure we don't look like idiots at our wedding, so my future hubby did some googling and found Arthur Murray.
We went in for our initial meet and greet where they taught us some basic moves to get a feel for how good (or bad) we were at picking up the steps and assigned us a teacher.
We've since been to four classes (two personal and two group) and are really enjoying ourselves and considering continuing thereafter. A few things to note:
-The studio looks like it was built in the 40s and hasn't had a refurb since. Obviously the floors are redone and they have full length mirrors, but the studio is off Wynyard Ln (a glorified alleyway) and spans over two floors. The bathrooms are outdated and the paper towel dispenser I swear is from WWII era.
-The personal classes are taught in the main studio and are conducted while other couples and individuals have their individual lessons too. You have to navigate around the couples and jump around with different steps and music, so can feel a bit sporadic. They say they do this to teach you a lot and work on different things, so I'll trust them on this.
-The group classes are upstairs in a nicer studio and I've liked these so far. Our first group class was immediately after our individual and it ended up just being the two of us so we ended up with 2 private lessons in a row! I like these classes because you learn a few things that give you that extra flair in your dancing.
Will have to update this when all of our lessons are completed! read more