Arthur Murray Dance Studio

et footage from our wedding videographer to see them in action. I highly recommend working with this studio, and with Angelina in particular, whether you’re looking for some quick polishing sessions for your first dance or if you want something super snazzy and choreographed.

dance. Sam made us feel so comfortable and at ease, we had a blast working with her!

to make sure we looked confident and had good choreography. Kaylee was our instructor and she was great to work with - she was always high energy and fun and she developed a great choreography for us that we felt proud of. Two areas that would have made our experience better were: 1. Price - I was shocked when they first showed us pricing. In the end, it ended up being way more expensive than we had planned for, but we enjoyed ourselves during the lessons. 2. Atmosphere - the studio isn't very big and there were often other couples dancing in the room to their own music at the same time as us. Given the amount we were paying, it would have been nice to have a room to ourselves so that we could consistently use our own music. Overall, we loved Kaylee and were happy with our dance. If you don't mind the price, I would recommend it!

pressed with our dancing skills LOL. I remember right before we went on to the dance floor, my mind felt like it went blank and I didn't think Id remember any of it, but she had trained us so well, that once the music came on we did it without messing up once! Going to these dance classes the 3 months leading up to our wedding has become probably the fondest memories I have of the pre-wedding time, because it was something we got to do together to prepare for the wedding and brought us so much joy. We've signed on for the next level/series to learn a more broad range of dances to use in Chile for our honeymoon in Dec! Hopefully will be lifelong dancers because of this experience. Thanks so much!!

e, team environment-- not judgmental or competitive at all. I only wish there was a larger mirror, and more floor space. More rooms would be great so people could play their songs all the way through. But even though the space is imperfect, the atmosphere in the studio is the best around!

as well as map out our venue's dance floor so we knew our steps exactly! Overall, the service and friendliness of the staff at AM Chicago is the best!

nd over and over. Finally, on the second to last day they show us what we could learn if we take more classes and what we'll be stuck with if we don't. I left crying. We had said time and again that we wanted something coreographed and if we had started that from the beginning, we wouldn't have had to do extra classes. My brother went to a different studio and had a far more impressive dance after just 3 lessons. I voiced my concerns to our teacher and she did write us a dance then but seemed bitter about my feelings. I knew it wasn't her fault necessarily. The manager of the store, Lola, is fightening and she oversees every client relationship there, constantly trying to bully you into taking more classes and throwing away money. I imagine she bullies her employees the same way, making them fall short of what the customer wants so you're forced to sign up for more classes. I liked my instructor a lot and ultimately got something I was happy with, but not until I was forced to write a scathing email.

ed much more than I thought possible in those three lessons and I miss them already.

out $300...which I did not think was a good deal. Each partner and group lesson was only 45 minutes. I feel like the first lesson was a waste of time. The people are very nice there though. (We went to the one near Liberyville, Illinois.) Sometimes, though, the people are too nice there...too happy! It was kind of annoying. My fiance didn't feel comfortable dancing...and did not enjoy the group lessons at all. I thought they were ok. You line up and rotate dancing partners. Sometimes you get stuck with some people you do NOT want to dance with, but you can't say no, unless you want to look totally rude!---one guy was a creeper and held me way to close to him...eew!!) I was excited about doing this, but now I know it's not my thing...and and I think I'll stick to my random dance moves I know. I think the only thing we benefitted from coming here...is that my fiance said he did end up feeling a little bit more confident with his dancing. We only used the "introduction" of what they taught us, which was the entrance walk in with a twirl and dip. lol. $300 for that. ha

ng with our Merengue routine. All of the instructors are incredibly energetic, fun, friendly, and talented. The group classes were a blast. You can go as often or as little as you want. Once a week was perfect for us. It is pricey, but it was worth every penny to us. We hope to continue our lessons in the future.

have learned what we needed from the 2 classes we attended if the instructor wanted to. But, no, they string you along for a long lesson plan.

t we were too busy counting steps to enjoy. We went to the Arthur Murray studio and met with Greg. He is probably one of the nicest people and he definitely makes the process fun. My husband and I voiced our concerns and our ideas. He not only listened but he made a dance for us that was simple but elegant. We definitely wouldn't be boring, but we wouldn't be uncomfortable either. We got private lessons for an average price in a beautiful facility. They made the experience easy, fun, and they cater to your abilities...or in my case lack there of :) The owners are a lovely couple who also met with us to make sure we were happy with our lessons. Which we were! We received so many compliments on how sweet and beautiful our dance turned out. Thank you Greg and everyone at Arthur Murray!

xpensive but they were worth every penny. In fact we signed up for another whole year of lessons.

amily cheering, clapping, oohing and ahhing as we danced. We will be going back to finish the rest of our lessons even though our wedding is over.

y, but we had a blast and thought it was worth it. You only get to do your first dance once...why not go all out?!

t listening to the staff try to sell us expensive lesson packages. If you really need to have some lessons before your wedding this might not be a good use of your time.

urprise our friends and family at the wedding. We were also able to sneak in some other basics steps which came in handy during our reception.