The New Student Experience!

Let's just start off by saying everyone's first lesson (especially when they have never danced before) is full of natural anxiety! The fears of having "two left feet", "not having a partner", "being stiff", "having no rhythm", "I'm too old" and the list goes on for these normal thoughts. All these common fears and thoughts have been solved for over 40 million students over the last 114 years of Arthur Murray teaching and changing lives through dance. We are in such demand for helping dancers in the area we need 2 locations in Sarasota! We can help you easily at our Downtown location on 2074 Ringling Blvd and our South Sarasota location at 8383 S Tamiami Trail.

What you can expect in your first 15 minutes walking into the school?

First thing to expect is a warm smile from one of our teachers welcoming you into our school at the front door. A quick chat with your teacher to just to make sure we teach you exactly what you're looking for to have fun with as a hobby or exactly what will be useful for an event coming up like a cruise, wedding, gala or any other event that maybe need you to know how to shake your groove thang!

Then you can expect to begin learning all within that same few minutes! A chat about your dance needs and then straight away onto the dance floor. But don't worry, it's not going to be learning complex choreography (unless you are here for that sort of thing). You'll be learning how to have basic rhythm, posture and simple steps that will help you survive the 3 speeds of music, slow, medium and fast.

What do I wear on my first dance lesson?

This is such a big question and has such a simple answer. Wear comfortable clothes you can move in and feel good wearing. Footwear has 2 easy rules, #1 No Flipflops, Slides or Sandals! #2 No Heavy Boots. If you have a leather bottom shoe that would be ideal but it's not common to have those these days, luckily while learning newcomer levels of dancing you can get away with sneakers, tennis shoes. If you would like to invest into a pair of dance shoes, we can absolutely help fit you and give you recommendations.

How do I get started?

Now you've learned a bit on what day 1 looks like. Let's get you started! Whether you want to dance for hobby, just for something to do to breakup the daily grind, get ready for a cruise or wedding or whatever else you need out of dancing, we're here to help. Claim you free lesson and pick your day!