Saturday Night Dance - Great Success! Thanks to all!

Hi everyone, I wanted to make some time to put out a brief mention to all the people who made our first Saturday night dance so fabulous! We had a full studio with a mixture of new people and some loyal followers from the old Tequesta studio.

The music was excellent as always from the great Pete "Sir Dance-A-Lot" and his fab wife June. All who came couldn't stop commenting on the wonderful large floor and amazing atmosphere for dancing.

There were three fabulous showcases on the night. Tom and Mary took on a very playful Swing routine and brought the house down with their mixture of technique, showmanship and comedic styling! Nice mustache Mary!!

Craig Gordon and Francis Yu stepped in for the unfortunately sick  John who was supposed to perform a smooth style Foxtrot with Olga. However you would not have known it was a last minute addition from their performance of the American styled Viennese Waltz! Speed, rhythm, grace and elegance were shown throughout the basics and the spiral turns alike.

Finally our very own Craig and Lesley took the floor for their Waltz / Viennese Waltz hybrid dance to David Cooks version of the Michael Jackson classic "Billie Jean". The crowd went crazy from start to finish as they swung with style and power through a variety of International and American style figures including the incredibly difficult high speed rotation Fleckeral. The whole dance came to a stunning end as Craig eased Lesley on to his shoulder for some lift spins and a drop finish! One attendee commented it was the most beautiful dance she had ever had the privilege of seeing!

If this is anything to go by then our next open dance should be amazing......So come join us on February 12th at 7.30 pm for our Valentine Day Dance. You can even join in the fun by coming dressed in Red and White if you like!

Cant wait to see you all again soon!

The AMPBG Team ;)

Happy New Year to one and All

Well Well Well, Happy New year To You All!!

I am so sorry for the lack of content recently, but i assure you that it has been a warranted absence from the blog. You see the last 6-8 weeks I and the rest of the team have spent every awake moment (and some of the asleep ones too!) working our fingers to the bone in the new studio location.

It delights me to confirm that we will be opening Tuesday the 18th of January 2010 in our Fab new location! So where is it you ask?? Well I am going to tell you. We can now be found in The Promenade Shopping Mall, 9820 Alt A1a, Unit 206 In Palm Beach Gardens, 33410.


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The new studio location has over 4200 square feet and 2600 square feet of open dance floor for your (and our) enjoyment!

We will be open Tuesday through Friday from 1pm until 10pm and then from 10am until 4pm on Saturdays so we should be able to fit even the pickiest of clients schedules.

As with all Arthur Murray's the emphasis is on quick and easy learning whilst having lots and lots of fun. Having taught over 40 million people to dance around the world so far you CAN BE SURE that your in safe hands and when you will feel the Arthur Murray difference form the moment you walk in our front door to the moment to dance out of it!

Once our full schedule is released I will post a link here but it is true to say that we are perfectly equipped to deal with all of the Palm Beach Gardens community dance needs:

• Special Individual Wedding First Dances
• Private Dance Lessons in some of the worlds favorite and most usable dances including Salsa, Swing, Foxtrot and Tango.  
• Zumba burn up to 500 calories and tone up all over with this great full body workout using the core dance moves to Pure Latin Rhythms.
• Weekly in Studio social dance parties and regular out of studio social dancing activities.

Anyhow, thats enough of me blurbing on about all the great things we can help you do, I will post back shortly with pictures of the completed studio....or you could just pop in and see us. It going to look much better in person.

Here's hoping to see lots of people through the studio in the coming days and weeks,

Ciao for now.

Well the dancer won the dance show!

Well there was a surprise! Jennifer Grey won Dancing With The Stars!

To be fair she was the best by a country mile. But she should have been with her previous training. That being said my votes still went to Kyle Massey the entertainer.

For me the highlight of the Finale Results show was The Hoff in his comeback dance. Some excellent themed choreography there from Kim.

Anyhow, DWTS now done and dusted, let me explain why we decided to start this blog. It is not to constantly tell everyone how great we are here at Arthur Murray Palm Beach Gardens. (though obviously we are ;) ) It is more to bring the current events of dance and the general questions of dance to the public forum.

Too many blogs/online articles are aimed at pushing one service or another. Our hope is that even if you have no interest in coming to dance with us in the studio then you will find our content interesting and helpful. Wether it is concerning the best foods to eat to ensure you have an energy filled evening of dance or regarding the latest syllabus updates and how you can tweak your already tried and tested patterns to keep your dancing current, we hope there will be something for everyone!

All that being said, it is Thanks Giving Weekend so you will all have to wait for our first installment as this is supposed to be family time.

Heres hoping your Turkey is fat, juicy and tasty!
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Starting out

And so it begins.......

I cant help but feel that having started this blog I should be telling you all about us and our fabulous dance studio in palm beach gardens, florida! HOWEVER! I simply can not ignore the fact that today, whilst I have been creating this blog, I have been watching the Dancing With The Stars final.

For me this is a very odd final that is sure to be won by anyone other than the only person who truly deserves the victory! Do not get me wrong, the three finalists Jennifer Grey, Bristol Palin and Kyle Massey could not  have put more into their performances and all were great in their own way. But seriously, the only person worthy of the mirror ball trophy this season, in my opinion, is Kyle Massey.

Lets look at the facts.

1 - Bristol Palin - Worst at the start? Yes! most improved? possibly! Final Quality? Certainly Not!
The bookies say that she could well win this season due to the public support. Now whilst I love a great underdog as much as the next guy....she CANNOT win this season. Please! Surely not! It would be nothing short of criminal for the others in the final not to mention those who have fallen before her!

2 - Jennifer Grey - Simply Outstanding! Amazing! BUT, what do you expect from the star of one of the top 5 ranked dance movies of all time! She should not have been allowed to take part in the first place and her taking home the trophy would almost be as bad as Bristol being allowed to ship it off to Alaska!

3 - Kyle Massey - Should be the Champ in my opinion! Lets check the facts - no dance experience? Check .... Can remember the routine? Check ..... (that should put him immediately above the other two finalists!)
He simply lights up the dance floor and is everything that any social or competitive dancer should aspire to be! His energy and charisma makes him captivating to watch whilst he has improved week in week out in technical ability.

Who will win.....God only knows! But I for one hope that Kyle takes it home and breaths new life into the show! Take it home for all of us at Arthur Murray Palm Beach Gardens Kyle! Our Votes are cast!