# Arthur Murray


## Posts

- [5 Secrets of Showcase Feedback](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/secrets-of-showcase-feedback/): 5 Secrets of Showcase Feedback  With all the preparation, dance training, hair and makeup that might go into a District Showcase, it’s this post-event appointment that can ensure lasting improvement. 
- [Life Lessons From Tonia Kosovich](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/life-lessons-from-tonia-kosovich/): Embrace Discomfort 
- [5 Secret Weapons for a Great District Showcase](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/secret-weapons-for-a-great-district-showcase/):  
- [You Might Love That One Dance You Hate](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/you-might-love-that-one-dance-you-hate/): There are friends in your life that you clicked with right away.  
- [6 Ways to Avoid the Hollow Wedding Cake First Dance](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/hollow-wedding-cake-first-dance/): Would you pay big money for a hollow wedding cake? 
- [Elite Excuses that Will Derail Your Dance Hobby](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/excuses-that-will-derail-your-dance-hobby/): 5 Elite Excuses that Will Derail Your Dance Hobby
- [5 Ways the Arthur Murray Pep Rally Boosts Progress](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/arthur-murray-pep-rally-boosts-progress/): 5 Ways the Arthur Murray Pep Rally Boosts Progress
- [7 Things You Don't Need for Your First Dance Lesson](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/things-you-dont-need-for-your-first-dance-lesson/): 7 Things You Don’t Need for Your First Ballroom Lesson
- [The Frequency for a Great Dance Program](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/frequency-for-a-great-dance-program/): The Frequency for a Great Dance Program Everyone has had a nightmare at some point.  The featured characters may differ but some of the basic plot points remain the same:  Something scary, a frantic escape, and, for one reason or another, an inability to move at the desired speed necessary. 
- [5 Questions People Have About Ballroom Dance Lessons](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/questions-about-ballroom-dance-lessons/): 5 Questions People Have About Ballroom Dance Lessons
- [22 Dance Competition Strategies](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/dance-competition-strategies/): 22 Dance Competition Strategies
- [9 Things That Can Stop Your Dance Hobby Before it Starts](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/things-that-can-stop-your-dance-hobby/): 9 Things That Can Stop Your Dance Hobby Before it Starts Whether you’re considering dance lessons or already consider dancing a hobby, there is one recurring villain in your personal dance narrative:  Words.  We all have a little voice in our heads that may pipe in to protect us from harm, but in the case of dancing, it can also prevent us from enjoying a great hobby. Here are 9 things that you may have heard, or even listened to, that we hope can no longer influence your dance goals moving forward. 
- [The Benefits of a Digital Dance Event](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/benefits-of-a-digital-dance-event/): The Benefits of a Digital Dance Event
- [5 Reasons to Make a Dance Program Comeback](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/make-a-dance-program-comeback/): With 2020 in our collective rear view mirrors, there are plenty of reasons to make a comeback with your dance program at Arthur Murray.
- [5 Rapid Growth Areas for New Bronze Dancers](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/rapid-growth-areas-for-new-bronze-dancers/): 5 Rapid Growth Areas for New  Bronze Dancers 
- [7 Ways to Speed Up Your Dance Progress](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/speed-up-your-dance-progress/): 7 Ways to Speed Up Your Dance Progress Let’s clear something up right now:  Sleeping on your dance shoes won’t help.
- [Why Your Arthur Murray Teacher Recommends the Swing](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/arthur-murray-teacher-recommends-the-swing/): Why Your Arthur Murray Teacher Recommends the Swing If you didn’t know already, the Swing is one of the most popular partner dances ever and goes by many names:  The Jitterbug, the Boogie, and Lindy, just to name a few. 
- [Top Routines from the November Showcase](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/top-routines-from-the-november-showcase/):   Top Routines at the November Showcase  In case you missed it, the November Showcase was the largest and most successful digital event we’ve had to date.  With nearly 200 routines over two days, in four separate categories, there was a little something for everyone.
- [5 Lessons from Our Bob Long Interview](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/lessons-from-our-bob-long-interview/): 5 Lessons from Our Bob Long Interview If you didn’t know already, Bob Long is the President of the Arthur Murray dance board, the chairman of the judging panel at all major Arthur Murray competitions, and, in short, a legend in our company. 
- [Why Your Arthur Murray Teacher Recommends the Cha Cha](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/arthur-murray-teacher-recommends-the-cha-cha/): Why Your Arthur Murray Teacher Recommends the Cha-Cha At some point, your Arthur Murray teacher will recommend a dance that you’re not too familiar with.  In this article, we are going to explore the Cha-Cha and hopefully give the dance, and its potential place in your dance program, some perspective.  
- [Why Your Arthur Murray Teacher Recommends the Tango](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/arthur-murray-teacher-recommends-the-tango/): Why Your Arthur Murray Teacher Recommends the Tango This article is going to cover the dance that seems about as practical as grocery shopping in a red carpet outfit.  But before you dismiss it in favor of something a little more popular and a little less dramatic, let’s explore why this dance can help boost your skills faster than few others can. 
- [12 Dance Upgrades for Your Postponed Wedding Day](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/dance-upgrades-for-your-postponed-wedding-day/): 12 Dance Upgrades for Your Postponed Wedding Day So about that 2020 wedding.  
- [Why Your Arthur Murray Teacher Recommends the Foxtrot](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/arthur-murray-teacher-recommends-the-foxtrot/): Why Your Arthur Murray Teacher Recommends the Foxtrot We are going to explore different dances that your dance teacher may suggest for your development.  In this article we are going to explore the dance that usually breaks the seal on your very first dance lesson: The Foxtrot.
- [Why Your Arthur Murray Teacher Recommends the Rumba](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/arthur-murray-teacher-recommends-the-rumba/): Why Your Arthur Murray Teacher Recommends the Rumba We are going to explore different dances that your dance teacher may suggest for your development.  In this article we are going to explore one of the most romantic, and important dances we teach:   The Rumba.
- [Why Your Arthur Murray Teacher Recommends the Waltz](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/arthur-murray-teacher-recommends-the-waltz/): Why Your Arthur Murray Teacher Recommends the Waltz We are going to explore different dances that your dance teacher may suggest for your development.  In this article we are going to explore the all time classic Waltz.  
- [11 Keys to Your First Arthur Murray Group Class](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/keys-to-your-first-arthur-murray-group-class/): 11 Keys to Your First Arthur Murray Group Class Whether it’s in person or digital, your first group class can feel like a risky step outside of your comfort zone.  The goal of this article is to change that.  
- [10 Ways Digital Dance Lessons Make You Better](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/digital-dance-lessons-make-you-better/): 10 Ways Digital Dance Lessons Make You a Better Dancer
- [How Dancers Can Find the Bright Side](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/how-dancers-can-find-the-bright-side/): How Dancers Find the Bright Side During 
- [The Day Arthur Murray Kept the Lights On](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/the-day-arthur-murray-kept-the-lights-on/): The Day Arthur Murray Kept the Lights On
- [Look Dapper in the New 20's with These 5 Dances](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/look-dapper-in-the-new-20s-with-these-5-dances/): Considering the decade we’ve just started, and your current social calendar, there’s a really good chance you’ll have some type of Roaring 20’s themed event in the not-too-distant future.
- [December is Parade Season for the Arthur Murray Live Team](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/december-is-parade-season-for-the-arthur-murray-live-team/): December is Parade Season for the Arthur Murray Live Team
- [The Arthur Murray Live December Reading List](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/the-arthur-murray-live-december-reading-list/): The Arthur Murray Live December Reading List It’s hard to believe that the final month of the year has arrived.  
- [Holiday Shopping Guide for Ballroom Dancers](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/holiday-shopping-guide-for-ballroom-dancers/): The Holiday Shopping Guide For Ballroom Dancers by arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/
- [5 Instant Wedding Upgrades with Dance Lessons](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/wedding-upgrades-with-dance-lessons/): Boom, Upgrade! 
- [21 Things You Have to Try at Your Next Dance-O-Rama](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/things-you-should-avoid-at-your-next-dance-o-rama/): 21 Things Your Have to Try at Your Next Dance-O-Rama
- [Getting to the Pointe on Good Morning America](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/getting-to-the-pointe-on-good-morning-america/): Good Morning America has fallen under scrutiny and this is why you should care. 
- [Dance Techniques with No Shortcuts](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/dance-techniques-with-no-shortcuts/): Dance Techniques with No Shortcuts
- [District Dance Camp 2019 Highlights with Alla](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/district-dance-camp-2019-highlights-with-alla/): District Dance Camp Highlights with Alla Andriushchenko Once a year, the Arthur Murray Live students and teachers assemble for a day of dance development called The District Dance Camp.  
- [District Dance Camp 2019 Highlights](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/district-dance-camp-2019-highlights/): District Dance Camp Highlights with Jill DeMarlo Once a year, the Arthur Murray Live students and teachers assemble for a day of dance development called The District Dance Camp.  
- [Dance Vacations You Should Plan Now](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/dance-vacations-you-should-plan-now/): Dance Vacations to Plan Now
- [Hidden Gems In Your Arthur Murray Program](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/hidden-gems-in-your-arthur-murray-program/): Hidden Gems In Your Arthur Murray Program If you’re a fan of Marvel movies or Ready Player One, you’d call them Easter Eggs.  If Columbo, Law & Order, or Sherlock Holmes is more your style… they’re clues.  If you’re a major fan of Disneyland, they’d be Hidden Mickeys.  
- [How to Marie Kondo Your Dance Program](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/how-to-marie-kondo-your-dance-program/): What happens when your Dance Program doesn’t “spark joy” anymore?
- [How to Dance to La La Land](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/dance-to-la-la-land/): How to Dance to La La Land  Sure, this may be a few years old but watch the first 3 minutes of the movie and just try to fight the urge to dance.  
- [How to Dance to A Star is Born](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/dance-to-a-star-is-born/): As of this publication, a movie can win the Academy Award for Best Song only once.  
- [How to Dance to Mary Poppins](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/dance-to-mary-poppins/): How to Dance to Mary Poppins
- [8 Ways to Turn Your Resolution into Dance Skills](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/turn-your-resolution-into-dance-skills/): How to Turn New Year’s Resolutions into Dance Skills
- [Arthur Murray Dance Events: Everything You Need to Know](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/arthur-murray-dance-events-everything-you-need/): Arthur Murray Events: Everything You Need to Know Maybe it was your teacher, a fellow student, or some mysterious and alluring poster on the wall in your local Arthur Murray Dance Studio.   An event.  Yes, you came for the dance lessons… but, if your Arthur Murray dance program builds your skills, then Arthur Murray events are what quickly build your confidence to use them.  Whether you’re interested in social dancing, competitive dancing, latin or ballroom, kids or adult – there’s an Arthur Murray event that’s right for you.   Oh, and it’s okay if it’s all of them.
- [9 Holiday Ways to Social Dance in December](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/holiday-ways-to-social-dance/): 9 Holiday Ways to Social Dance in December “Deck the halls with suede-soled dance shoes…”
- [5 Dance Hobby Blind Spots and How to Fix Them](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/dance-hobby-blind-spots/): Do You Have a Dance Hobby Blind Spot? 
- [5 Articles You Must Read with your Dance Partner](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/articles-you-must-read-with-your-dance-partner/): 5 Articles You Must Read with your Dance Partner A dance partnership can be one of the most rewarding connections you can make with someone.  
- [11 Truths About Ballroom Dancing](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/truths-about-ballroom-dancing/): 11 Truths About a Ballroom Dancing Hobby
- [3 Phrases that Will Doom Your Wedding Dance](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/phrases-that-will-doom-your-wedding-dance/): Terms like “Doom” are never fun when it comes to a day as special as your wedding.  But, then again, if that doom can be prevented, we’d rather equip you early than let you wait and see. 
- [10 Things You Need to Know about the District Showcase](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/things-you-need-to-know-about-the-district-showcase/): 10 Things You Need to Know about the District Showcase Twice a year the Arthur Murray Dance Studios in Northern California and Nevada assemble to hold one of the largest dance events in the country. 
- [What is Social Dancing?](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/what-is-social-dancing/): What is Social Dancing?  Social dancing is a non-competitive version of ballroom and latin dancing.  It is comprised of all the same dances, like Foxtrot, Tango, Swing, or Cha-Cha, but designed to be used in practical settings like wedding receptions, nightclubs, business functions, or informal gatherings.  Social dancing is less formal that exhibition dancing and is meant to be enjoyed while socializing.
- [Your Dance Lesson Shopping List](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/your-dance-lesson-shopping-list/): Your Dance Lesson Shopping List Considering dance lessons but not quite sure where to start? 
- [5 Questions Your Dance Teacher is Dying to Ask](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/questions-your-dance-teacher-is-dying-to-ask/): 5 Questions Your Dance Teacher is Dying to Ask You
- [Now That You're Full Bronze](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/now-that-youre-full-bronze/): You’ve successfully started your dance program, you’ve survived the ebb and flow of the Curve of Learning, and now it’s time to survey the exciting horizons of Full Bronze. 
- [Bronze 1, Bronze 2, Unlocking the Mystery of Your Social Dance Program](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/bronze-1-bronze-2-unlocking-the-mystery/): To help demystify the niche, incredibly rewarding, but sometimes hard to understand hobby of ballroom dancing, we’re going to shine the spotlight on another all-time popular question and comparison:
- [You Don't Need a Dance Partner](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/you-dont-need-a-dance-partner/): You Need a Partner to Start Ballroom Dance Lessons This is false.  
- [4 Excuses to Ban From Your Next Dance Lesson](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/excuses-to-ban-from-your-next-dance-lesson/): 4 Excuses to Ban From Your Next Dance Lesson If you didn’t know, as a human, you’re prone to excuses.  
- [You Don't Need to be a Professional Dancer](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/you-dont-need-to-be-a-professional-dancer/): Sometimes the barriers we experience are self-imposed. 
- [Your Wife is Not a Better Dancer Than You](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/your-wife-is-not-a-better-dancer-than-you/): Sometimes the barriers we experience are self-imposed. 
- [East Coast Vs. West Coast Swing What's the Difference?](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/east-coast-vs-west-coast-swing/): To help demystify the niche world of ballroom dancing, we’re going to shine the spotlight on the dividing line between East Coast Swing and West Coast Swing. 
- [International Ballroom Vs. Smooth What's the Difference?](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/international-ballroom-vs-smooth/): To help demystify the niche world of ballroom dancing, we’re going to shine the spotlight on the dividing line between International Ballroom and American Smooth.  
- [Ready Player One Dance Party Checklist](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/ready-player-one-dance-party/): The best selling novel-turned-Speilberg movie, Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline, has everyone thinking back to the 80’s.  
- [Arthur Murray District Showcase 18 Recap](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/arthur-murray-district-showcase-18-recap/): Arthur Murray District Showcase Spring 2018 Recap Another smooth and spectacular District Showcase is in the books for the Arthur Murray Dance Studios in Northern California and Nevada. 
- [The 10 Scariest Things About Dance Lessons](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/scariest-things-about-dance-lessons/): The 10 Scariest Things About Taking Dance Lessons There are, without a doubt, much scarier things we could be talking about. 
- [Area 1 Arthur Murray Training Weekend 2018](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/area-1-arthur-murray-training-weekend-2018/): Area 1 Arthur Murray Training Weekend 2018 Every six months, Arthur Murray International, with the cooperation of each Area Chairperson, holds a weekend training to reinforce the integrity and quality of the Arthur Murray product, recognize the individuals and team achievements, and an opportunity for Arthur Murraians to network with each other.
- [Beat These 3 Villains in Your Dance Journey](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/beat-these-3-villains-in-your-dance-journey/): How To Beat the 3 Villains in your Dance Journey Your dance lessons are easy, but don’t think for a second that we don’t realize how challenging it can be to walk through the door for the first time.
- [3 Movie Dance Scenes That You Can't Unsee](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/movie-dance-scenes-that-you-cant-unsee/)
- [5 Solutions For Your Two Left Feet](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/solutions-for-your-two-left-feet/): Congratulations.  The first step in your Two Left Feet therapy is admitting that it’s a problem. 
- [37 Tips for Your First Dance Competition](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/tips-for-your-first-dance-competition/): 37 Tips for Your First Dance Competition
- [Every Dancer Needs This One Kitchen Appliance](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/every-dancer-needs-this-one-kitchen-appliance/): Every Dancer Needs This One Kitchen Appliance No, it won’t be a prop in your next routine. 
- [Off the Floor Episode 007: Caitlyn Woods, Hooper of Joy](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/off-the-floor-episode-007-caitlyn-woods/): Off the Floor 007: Caitlyn Woods, Hooper of Joy There probably aren’t many degrees of separation between the world of ballroom dancing and learning to hula-hoop. 
- [Dirty Dancing with the NY Giants](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/dirty-dancing-with-the-ny-giants/): Dirty Dancing with the NY Giants Just when you thought you’d seen the best of the Super Bowl commercials.  This happened:
- [Off the Floor Episode 006: Dan McGinn is Psyched Up](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/off-the-floor-episode-006-dan-mcginn/): Off the Floor 006: Dan McGinn is Psyched Up At some point, you’ve needed this book.  We can all suffer from pre-performance jitters of some sort.  Whether that’s an over-abundance of perspiration, heart palpatations, or worse – second thoughts.  Dan McGinn has crafted a masterful book on how to handle those performance alarm bells that inhibit you from being your best.  Psyched Up should accompany anyone in a high pressure situation, dance or otherwise.     Off The Floor Episode 006:  Transcript
- [10 Things to Remember Before Your First Dance Lesson](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/things-to-remember-before-your-first-dance-lesson/): 10 Things to Remember Before Your First Dance Lesson
- [Off the Floor Episode 005: Mike Lee](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/off-the-floor-episode-005-mike-lee/): Off the Floor Episode 005:  The Mindfulness of Mike Lee We have all encountered challenging situations.  Your response to that may be anger, frustration, blame, or the occasional comeback.   Whatever it is, as haphazard as it may be, is your routine.   Mike Lee is an entrepreneur, basketball expert, and keynote speaker.  He’s also a living and breathing example of the power of having a mindfulness routine.  To handle adversity in a better, and more consistent, fashion.   Here’s his interview on Off The Floor.   What is the “Off the Floor” Podcast?  There are so many life lessons that come to light […]
- [Off the Floor Episode 003: Markus Homm](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/off-the-floor-episode-003-markus-homm/): Off the Floor Episode 3:  Markus Homm If you haven’t heard it yet, Off the Floor is a podcast designed to examine the stories, challenges, triumphs, and key takeaways away from the dance floor, but meant for the dance floor.  My guest on episode three is a rare exception.  He has a professional identity on both sides of the dance floor.  Markus Homm is a World Latin Finalist as well as a world renowned DJ.  His story, and lessons learned, can apply to anyone with or without dance, or DJ, skills.  What is the “Off the Floor” Podcast?  There are so […]
- [16 Reasons Arthur Murray Dance Lessons Work](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/reasons-arthur-murray-dance-lessons-work/): 16 Reasons Why Arthur Murray Dance Lessons Work 
- [Rumba is the Romantic Dance You Are Looking For](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/rumba-is-the-romantic-dance-you-are-looking-for/): Rumba is the Romantic Dance You Are Looking For
- [Salsa Lessons, Tango Lessons, Samba Lessons, Oh My!](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/salsa-lessons-tango-lessons-samba-lessons-oh-my/): Salsa Lessons, Tango Lessons, Samba Lessons, Oh My!  If you haven’t heard already, learning to dance has a lot of wonderful side effects. 
- [Off the Floor Episode 004: Stevie Dub](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/off-the-floor-episode-004-stevie-dub/): Off the Floor Episode 004:  Stevie Dub What is “Off the Floor”? This show is designed to be a bridge from the dance world to the outside world. There are stories, motives, challenges, and triumphs all around us, on or off the dance floor, and this podcast is here to share those stories.   Off The Floor Episode 004:  Transcript
- [Off the Floor Episode 002: Cooking with Chef Lizette](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/off-the-floor-episode-002-chef-lizette/): Off the Floor Episode 2:  Cooking with Chef Lizette What is a process anyway?  Sure, it’s a sequence of events that lead to a greater result, but what is it that turns a process into a recipe?  While a process includes the trials and errors, a recipe is predicated on one thing: Success. Lizette Lopez, also known as Chef Lizette, has cooked dishes for some of the most distinguished people on Earth, but her recipe for the learning process is rooted in wisdom, paired with perspective, and served with an extra helping of heart. Click the link below to listen […]
- [Arthur Murray Training Weekend 2018](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/arthur-murray-training-weekend-2018/): Arthur Murray Training Weekend 2018
- [7 Ways DWTS has Changed Couples Dance Lessons](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/dwts-has-changed-couples-dance-lessons/): 7 Ways DWTS has Changed Couples Dance Lessons Every couple is capable of becoming dance partners.  Part of that is just getting past the myths about two left feet, not being born with rhythm, but another part is more important, and potentially damaging, to this entire idea.   Interest.  You see, over the last century partner dancing had been a huge part of social activity, and somewhere along the way it began to fade.   That is, until a certain show featuring celebrities and, at the time, unknown teachers aired on ABC in 2005.  Here is what has changed, and […]
- [Off the Floor Episode 1: Alice Shoots People](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/off-the-floor-episode-1-alice-shoots-people/): OFF THE FLOOR: Episode 001 “Alice Shoots People” In our first podcast episode of “Off the Floor” I had a chance to interview photographer, Alice Cannon, also known by her Instagram handle @AliceShootsPeople.  
- [Behind the Curtains at Arthur Murray Dance Schools](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/behind-the-curtains-at-arthur-murray-dance-schools/): TJ Lacey has had a long career working in the Arthur Murray Dance Studios in the greater Seattle/Tacoma area in Washington. In 2017, Lacey began traveling as an Arthur Murray business trainer, utilizing her decades of experience in communication and customer service. 
- [10 Steps to Start Social Dancing in 2018](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/start-social-dancing-in-2018/): 10 Steps to Start Social Dancing in 2018 Maybe you’ve seen too many opportunities pass you up, or you have decided to do something fun and spontaneous, well learning to dance in 2018 is a great idea.  
- [Arthur Murray Experience Guide](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/arthur-murray-experience-guide/): Arthur Murray Experience Shopping Guide
- [Bitcoin, Ballroom Dancing, and Other Investments](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/bitcoin-ballroom-dancing-and-other-investments/): Bitcoin, Ballroom Dancing, and Other Long Term Investments There’s a study that shows that if you had invested $100 in Bitcoin, you’d have a billion dollars today.   Okay, maybe not a billion, but as of November 2017, Investopedia had calculated the returns at over 3 million dollars.  Not bad.   So that got us thinking about other long term investments, that may not make much sense right away, but has a huge return on the back end. [Clears throat and coughs the word “Ballroom dancing!”]
- [3 Social Dance Holiday Wishes Your Family Has for You](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/social-dance-holiday-wishes-your-family-has-for-you/): 3 Social Dance Holiday Wishes Your Family Has for You Tis the season for family gatherings, great food, and the yearly audit on your life. 
- [Holiday Music for Social Dancing](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/holiday-music-for-social-dancing/): Holiday Music for Social Dancing There may have been a time when a Holiday dance party had you feeling like your dance shoes were roasting on an open fire. 
- [5 Tips for Dance Students Who Hate the Foxtrot](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/dance-students-who-hate-the-foxtrot/): 5 Tips For Dance Students Who Hate the Foxtrot This isn’t as bad as brussel sprouts when you were six. 
- [Ballroom Dancing Advent Calendar](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/ballroom-dancing-advent-calendar/): Your Ballroom Dancing Advent Calendar
- [Tango Dancing at a Milonga: 10 Things Before You Go](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/tango-dancing-at-a-milonga/): Tango Dancing at a Milonga:  10 Things Before You Go You’ve been taking a whole bunch of Argentine Tango lessons, and you’re feeling great. You’re confident about the moves, feeling the music, able to lead/follow all the teachers in your studio, and the students who are into this passion with you. So here you are, in your natural state of Argentine Tango dancing, ready to go out to a social Tango event, “Milonga.” What can go wrong? Well… absolutely everything can go wrong.
- [A Hularama in January Can Prevent These 5 Things](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/hularama-in-january/): A HULARAMA IN JANUARY CAN PREVENT THESE 5 THINGS As one year comes to an end and a new year begins, keeping your dance program running smoothly is of utmost importance. One of the most incredible things about learning at Arthur Murray is the opportunity to enhance and enrich your life through dancing; along with that comes the opportunity to travel all over the world. But Hularama delivers benefits before you even step foot on the Hawaiian island. Here’s how putting Hula-Rama into your INCREDI-dance-plan will prevent these five things.
- [How To Prepare for your First Dance Lesson](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/prepare-for-your-first-dance-lesson/): INTRODUCTION: Your “how to” blog post should teach the reader how to do something by breaking it down into a series of steps. Begin your blog post by explaining what problem you are going to solve through your explanation and be sure to include any relevant keywords. Add in a personal story to establish your credibility on this topic. And make sure to end your blog post with a summary of what your reader will gain by following your lead. Need some inspiration? Check out these “How-To” examples from the HubSpot blog: How to Write a Blog Post: A Simple Formula […]
- [Don't Scrap Your Dancing Leftovers](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/dont-scrap-your-dancing-leftovers/): Don’t Scrap Your Dancing Leftovers
- [Your Ballroom Dancing Bar Menu](https://arthur.viewyourprojecthere.com/ballroom-dancing-bar-menu/): Your Ballroom Dancing Beverage Menu

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