Specialties
Teaching the world to dance for over 100 years, Arthur Murray Dance Centers are the premier place to learn ballroom dancing. From wedding preparations to competitive dancing to just doing something for fun, we have something for everyone! No partner or previous experience necessary.
History
Established in 2021.
We just celebrated 2 years in Temple! Arthur Murray Dance Studios have been in business since 1912 and we are thrilled to not only be a part of that legacy, but to be able to share it with Temple and surrounding communities. We love getting to share our passion for dance with our students and watch them grow in their dance abilities, confidence, and expand the limits of what they thought they could do. Dance is a universal language that brings people of all different backgrounds together and we are so happy to provide a place for that here in Central Texas.
Having been raised in the area, we knew that Temple was where we wanted to open. The majority of our experience in ballroom dancing/teaching/competing was in Connecticut, so it was wonderful to get to come home and share our passion with our hometown community. As with so many other things, COVID-19 put a bit of a pause on our initial plans for opening, but we made it through and are so proud to be here spreading the joy of dance!
Meet the Business Owner: MJ K.
I've been a dancer my whole life, so its pretty much a given that I would have a career in dance one way or another. I wasn't always a ballroom dancer though, that came later. I met my then partner Johnny, who is now my husband, in a play at the community theatre. He was looking for a new dance partner and asked if I was interested in taking up ballroom and working with him and I jumped at the opportunity! I mostly just thought it was cool to try it and learn a new dance style, I had no idea it would lead to me opening up my own studio! Fast forward about 10 years, from having started as an instructor to becoming a manager to now having my own franchise; its been a journey of many ups and downs, but one I wouldn't change for anything. I'm thrilled to be back home (I grew up in Temple) where I can share the art of social dancing with the community and be a part of a legacy that is over 100 years in the making and still going strong!