Celebrate International Friendship Day with Fred Astaire Dance Studio

Yes! Friendship has a special celebration day. Back in 2011, the General Assembly of the United Nations declared July 30 as the official International Friendship Day. But here at Fred Astaire Dance St… Read More

Happy Birthday, Ginger Rogers!

She was a Missouri-born girl who used the Charleston to make it big on Broadway and ultimately, in Hollywood. Ginger Rogers was born Virginia Katherine McMath on July 16, 1911. She won a Charleston co… Read More

Fred Astaire Dance Studio Hosts First U.S. wheelchair dancing course sanctioned by sport

Fred Astaire Dance Studios in Bloomfield Hills, in coordination with World Para Dance Sport, hosted America’s first introductory wheelchair dancing course to Para Dance Sport June 23rd and 24th in B… Read More

Fancy Footwork and Freedom: Can’t Have One Without the Other

Want to enjoy the freedom of dancing?   Family and friends gathering for food and fireworks: that’s what a lot of us will be doing for the Fourth of July holiday. It’s a tradition as American… Read More

The Swing of Things: Yankee Doodle Dandy Edition

Everything’s coming up red, white and blue here at Fred Astaire Dance Studio. The Fourth of July is a day marked with barbeques, parades, concerts and fireworks, but if you still need some help gett… Read More

"Grease" is still the word...40 years later!

It hit the big screen June 18, 1978. Since then, “Grease,” the Broadway blockbuster musical turned Hollywood classic, has been “the one that we want” for 40 years. It’s been revival-ized and… Read More

Strike Up The Band! The Band's Visit Wins Best Musical at 2018 Tony Awards

If you love musicals, nothing compares to the glitz and the glamour of Broadway! While Hollywood seems to be realizing there’s still a love for musicals, it’s the stages of Broadway where true son… Read More

Dancing with the Stars Wraps Season 26

It was definitely a “blink and you’ll miss it” kind of season for our favorite ABC hit show “Dancing With the Stars.” This season featured athletes pairing up with the tried and true profess… Read More