What to do 10 weeks before a ballroom dance competition

Ballroom dance competitions are fun ways to show-off everything that you have learned in your ballroom dance classes. You can compete with your teacher or with your partner. Everyone competes only against other competitors in the same age range and dance skill level. Here are some tips on things to prepare for 10 weeks before [...]

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Touchdown Salsa – Congratulations to the New York Giants

The students of the Arthur Murray Dance Center of Saratoga Springs show us their football Salsa dance! Congratulations to the New York Giants for their awesome Super Bowl victory!

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Preparing 6 weeks before a ballroom dance competition

Ballroom dance competitions in New York City are fun weekends full of excitement, community and dancing! This week we continue our series on simple tips to prepare for your next dance competition. With 6 weeks to go before Arthur Murray’s largest ballroom dance competition ever, Dance-O-Rama March 21-25th in New York, we will be hosting [...]

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Wedding Vendors we recommend in NYC

Over the years we have partnered with many local businesses to serve our customers better. Here are the top Wedding and Dance related businesses we proudly recommend to you. Wedding Entertainment Wedding Bands Soul Session New York Players Wedding DJs DANCIN’ TIME DJ Services Dance Supplies and Resources Arthur Murray Ballroom Dance Shoes World Tone [...]

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Ballroom dance competition preparation with 8 weeks to go

With 8 weeks to go until your next big Ballroom Dance Competition you want to get all of the little details taken care of so you can focus on polishing your dance routines. Here are some items to check off your list eight weeks before the competition. 1. Plan your weekend meals and snacks. A [...]

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What to expect at a ballroom dance competition in New York City

While many Arthur Murray ballroom dance students live their dance dreams on the social dance floors of our dance centers and at many of the dances around New York City others dream of competing and being the best dancer in their age group and skill level. In the video below we hear about one woman’s [...]

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Levels of ballroom dance competition for students and professional dancers

Ballroom dancing  is a fun social hobby and for many it is also a fun competitive hobby. For students and teachers who choose to compete at one or more regional and international dance competitions here are the competition categories. Student Competitions Age Categories Junior – 17 years and under Gentlemen and Ladies ’A’ – 18-45 Gentlemen and [...]

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Ballroom and Latin Dance Competition – Superama in Las Vegas, NV

Have you always dreamed of dancing at a Ballroom and Latin dance competition but never knew what to expect?  Check out Irina Boubnovskaia and Christopher Gerges dancing the high energy Jive at Arthur Murray’s Superama in Las Vegas, NV.

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What to do 9 weeks before for a ballroom dance competition

The energy and excitement is building with 9 weeks to go before your ballroom dance competition. Here are some tips on preaparing for your next ballroom dance competition 9 weeks out. 1. Finalize your hotel, event and meal package. Dance competition weekend packages include hotel reservations, event fees and meals. It is common to get [...]

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Tips on how to win a ballroom dance competition from Popeye

Here is a fun video of our famous super hero, Popeye, winning a ballroom dance competition with his wife Olive Oil. The moral of the story is: take some dance classes so you don’t step on your wife’s feet and eat well.  

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