Start a new Thanksgiving tradition on the dance floor

Fred Astaire Dance Studios is showing its gratitude this holiday season by offering people the opportunity to start a unique Thanksgiving tradition. Stop by a local studio and learn a ballroom dance inspired by the popular centerpiece of the holiday meal —the “turkey trot.”   Thanksgiving is a holiday built on traditions. Americans gather with… Read More

Dance Off Extra Calories from Halloween Candy

As the Halloween sugar rush fades and the number on the scale sinks in, ditch the treadmill and sign up for a ballroom dancing class to get in shape this winter and dance off extra calories.   Thirty minutes of salsa dancing can burn up to 200 calories, according to the Calorie Control Council, an… Read More

The Swing of Things: Back-to-School Edition

It’s August, and for a lot of families that means only one thing: BACK TO SCHOOL! Now that can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on your personal perspective, but for us here at Fred Astaire Dance Studios it means a lot of things. It means that we’re starting to see an… Read More

The Swing of Things: Swinging Into Spring

The skies are impossibly blue, the trees are leafing green, and the breezes smell of freshness and flowers. It’s the sights, sounds and smells of spring! We’re just going to ignore the pollen because we love to focus on the positive here at Fred Astaire Dance Studio, and we don’t need that kind of negativity… Read More