Learn to Dance Basics: Think You Know the Quickstep?

Feeling energetic? Ready for fun? Then you’ve come to the right place! Yep, the Quickstep is just what it sounds like. A fast-paced dance with a healthy amount of gusto, the Quickstep is not for the faint of the heart! Light hearted and upbeat, this dance has its roots in Ragtime and borrows its style… Read More

Dancing to Win: The Fred Astaire Trophy System

Dancing to Win: The Fred Astaire Trophy System Want an easy way to track your progress while you enjoy learning to dance? At Fred Astaire Dance Studio, we use a trophy system that gives students the chance to see how they are doing and give them new incentives to work towards. Sounds like fun, right?… Read More

Why Dancing is the Perfect First Date

Going on a first date can sometimes feel like a job interview. You go to dinner, sit across from one another, and struggle to come up with interesting answers for the standard get-to-know-you small talk. The romance may be there, or it could fizzle out somewhere between discussions of your career day-to-day and talking about… Read More

Learning Dance Basics: The Waltz Backstory

When you hear “ballroom dance,” chances are you think of graceful couples gliding around the dance floor, right? But how much do you actually know about where these dances came from?   Well, we’ve got some dance backstories for you, and we bet you’ll be surprised!   Scandalous, risqué, improper and even wicked… You might… Read More

Who was Fred Astaire?

We named our dance studio after him, so he must be important, right? In case you were wondering, Fred Astairewas an American film star and Broadway dancer who had a career that spanned 76 years! Not only that, he was a choreographer, singer, actor and musician who made 31 films, numerous recordings and several award… Read More