Arthur Murray Dance Studio

Bill Cleveland _{on Google}

Mar 29th, 2022

Arthur Murray Dance Studio of Plainfield provides a great opportunity to learn the details of ballroom dancing. We are learning the waltz, foxtrot, salsa, rumba, and several others. Private lessons have been great along with the group lessons and other events.

Ms Whitherspoon _{on Google}

Dec 31st, 2016

Arthur Murray will get you dancing in a very short time. Arthur Murray will be riding you hard to sign a very expensive contract. The instructors are good. There are more negatives than positives about all these studios..... 45 minute private lessons, actually 40 minutes. Just barely enough time to get warmed up. Last 10 minutes of the lesson the instructor spends looking at the clock.
After spending thousands of dollars, if you ask an instructor a question or to show you something, they refuse and state you have to schedule a lesson (AM policy). They can't dance with you outside the classroom (AM policy). They barely speak to you outside the classroom but are your best friends during a class?? Very confusing signals.
They are rigidly structured and will only teach in the sequence AM approves. Sounds good right? Wrong! They milk you for every cent. They make you learn dances you could care less about.
There are better dance studios in Grand Rapids. The top two being Social Dance Studio in Standale and Movier in Grand Rapids. These are private studios that offer ballroom dancing at a good price. Their instructors are fantastic! They will always drop what they are doing and answer your questions or show you where your feet should go. There is no snooty corporate attitude....just pure energy and fun! You can learn any style at the pace of learning you desire.
Bottom line.......Arthur Murray....Two Big thumbs down. Read more reviews online and you'll see the big picture.

Frank McLeod _{on Google}

Feb 1st, 2016

I Taught at Arthur Murray in Grand Rapids, MI., long before the current staff was most likely born. At that time, to become an instructor was intense, rigorous, and required several hours a day of non-stop dance training. I suspect with the variety of dances now being taught across the state and nation, instructor-training is even more demanding. Thats said, I would recommend Arthur Murray dance training to everyone. I promise that your instructor will dedicate his or her every effort to teach you how to become an accomplished dancer. Dancing has become a national recreation and dance shows of every kind are frequently on TV and in the movies. Dancing is good for ones health and is excellent for cardiac improvement and is emotionally one of the most satisfying forms of human activities.