Arthur Murray has been offering World-Class dance instruction in Dubai for several months. We are so excited about everyone that has joined us for dance classes in Salsa, Swing, Ballroom and more. As we continue to settle in to our new home in the Dubai communities we serve, we look forward to connecting with our community [...]

A stylized Swing dance popular west of the Mississippi from Kansas to California. Danced in a slot to medium to slow Swing or Disco music and characterized by slot movements, taps and shuffles, coaster steps, and push and pull action of the dancers.

The real origin of the Waltz is rather obscure, but a dance of turns and glides, leaping and stomping appeared in various parts of Europe at the end of the 17th and beginning of the 18th century. In Italy it was the Volta, France has its Volte, Germany the Weller and Austria had its Landler. [...]

With such wonderful composers as Johann Strauss and others, the Waltz became more and more refined. The steps became smaller with the turns smoother and more compact. Adding the graceful lilt of the flowing skirts we have today’s Viennese Waltz.

The Two-Step is a simple dance, more or less double quick march with a skip in each step done as rapidly as a couple can go.

The Turkey Trot was a dance done to fast ragtime music popular in the decade from 1900 to 1910 such as Scott Joplin’s Maple Leaf Rag, etc. The basic step consisted of four hopping steps sideways first on one leg, then the other. It achieved popularity chiefly as a result of its being denounced by [...]

Continental/English — See INTERNATIONAL TANGO There are essentially three types of Tango: Argentine, American and International Style. Argentine Tango: (arrabalero) A dance created by the Gauchos in Buenos Aires. It was actually an attempt on their part to imitate the Spanish dance except that they danced it in a closed ballroom position. The Tango caused [...]

An ever popular blend of several African American dances, which include Lindy and Ragtime Jazz and Blues, as well as all the other dance music to accompanying dances of the past ninety years. Today it generally refers to the ballroom and night club version which is based on two slow and two quick counts or [...]

A smoothly danced waltz in open position using the arm movements of the classic Spanish dance.

A lazy shuffling “soft shoe” step produced by the dancers at the Old Cotton Club in Harlem.