Research Shows Why Ballroom Dance Lessons Make the Perfect Gift

It’s the holiday season and stress levels are at an all-time high. Tension starts with the never-ending hunt for a parking spot at your local mall. Next comes the desperate store-to-store search for that “perfect” gift. As you push through the crowds to wait in line just so you can hand over a small fortune,… Read More

Why Do People Dance? Here’s Why

Most people don’t decide to take their first ballroom dancing class thinking they will become a ballroom dance champion. So why do people dance?  There are as many reasons for taking dance lessons as there are people who made that critical first move and signed up. Here are some of the most common we’ve found here at… Read More

Ballroom Dance for Singles? You Bet!

Meeting new people can be challenging for someone living the single life. You have to put yourself out there to meet new people, but it can be hard to build up confidence to try new activities alone. What’s a single person to do? Well, Fred Astaire Dance Studios instructors work hard to alleviate that tension,… Read More

How Ballroom Dancing Helps People with Obesity and Diabetes

Dance has incredible healing and therapeutic effects. There have been countless decades worth of research on the myriad ways dance improves our lives. Like many other physical activities, dance can improve your balance and coordination, enhance your memory, and help you relieve stress. Recently, researchers also discovered that dance can be useful when trying to… Read More