Arthur Murray Dance Studio Sydney 317 George Street, Sydney, New South Wales 2000

"I have been a student at Arthur murray sydney for 3 years. Originally I came in to learn a few moves to feel more comfortable and confident on the dance floor, but ended up finding a new hobby and passion for dancing! The studio has a warm and friendly atmosphere and the staff have a wealth of experience are always so much fun to be around. It has helped me develop a better posture and I was even able to participate in a dance competition which was so much fun! I have also made a bunch of new friends there and definitely found my “tribe” If you’re thinking about giving ballroom and Latin dancing a try, definitely give Arthur Murray sydney a go. You won’t be disappointed!"

"Absolutely disappointed of the service I received. Reason why I give 1 star: 1, inconsistent quality of teaching. After Danced there for 4 years, witnessed many good teachers left the studio, realised that my last teacher who stayed there was just a recently trained amateur. He had been teaching me wrong things/steps and was unable to identity some significant posture issues than can be easily corrected. I found out it from an occasional class with the manager. 2, No client-centric attitude. Before I left the studio, I had a quarrel with my teacher for unable to perform some of the stretches he instructed me to do cuz I was physically stressed by work at that time. Then instead of adjusting the movements to cater my condition, the teacher had a go one me, started accusing me of being disrespectful and ungrateful for his work. Then, he started boasting how easily he would do those movements and questioning if I was using my work as excuses to not perform those stretches. I was shocked by his “all over himself” egoist attitude and had a mental breakdown. Apparently no one at the studio that time knew or trained to knew how to handle this situation. So, when I finally struggled to get up the couch, I left the studio hearing a “sorry” accompanied with “but Im not feeling respected”. 3, Poor management. After the incident I emailed the studio asking for a break from my classes and a word with the manager, trying to solve this matter, but I received an email of class booking with the manager, along with the manager’s promise to discuss the matter after class. However, i was benched for 10mins after my class because the manager immediately started the next class. Without a notice of waiting time, I realised that the studio didn’t understand the severity of this matter and didn’t really care about my well-being or losing me as a client. They have also ignored my request to contact via email, and kept calling me via my phone, it imposed lots of distress on me knowing that those calls might came from the teacher. And I was right, because they did send the teacher to call me, trying to fix the problem while it was totally inappropriate to do that. In the whole process, I didn’t receive any managerial attention that I requested (and they promised) except for the class I paid for. So I left the studio with 4-5 classes unused for the sake of my health. 4. Cash-cow scenario. Just to echo with a comment below, the reason why I didn’t take classes with the manager even though he was a better dancer/teacher, was because I can feel how his attitude/facial expression changes whenever I refused to sign up a show case(spend more money). Additionally, how he tries to minimise the body contact while the body contact was unavoidable in ballroom dancing. 5, if you wandering why there are still some good reviews here, think about whether you’re rich, capable and fluent in English that enables you to constantly hold your boundary and push back? One last word, I do not wish the studio to contact me in any way cuz I’m not going to delete my review, or change my opinion, because my feelings are legit."

"Fantastic teachers, professional, creative & personable. Very friendly atmosphere. Would highly recommend private lessons & group classes for all levels."

"We chose to go with Arthur Murray to learn our wedding dance routine and it was one of the best decisions we made in the lead up to the day. Liberty choreographed such a fun and unique dance for us, and Matt and Shane both helped up polish our performance too. Coming here every week in the lead up became a regular little date night for us. I would definitely recommend this team for any couples wanting a great wedding dance."