Dance Trivia

Swing Dance is featured in "Blast from the Past" starring Brendan Fraser and Alicia Silverstone.
Enrico Caruso gave Arthur Murray the idea for his famous footprints. Caruso was a student of Mr. Murray's. Knowing that Mr. Murray was having difficulty succeeding with his dancing-by-mail-classes, he jokingly suggested that Mr. Murray begin selling lessons for one foot only, and then when paid, send lessons for the other foot. The thought of lessons "by the foot" gave Mr. Murray the idea for the famous footprints that became an Arthur Murray trademark to define the dance steps.
Johnny Carson, Bob Hope, Eleanor Roosevelt, John D. Rockerfeller, the Duke of Windsor, Groucho Marx, and Ed Sullivan were ALL Arthur Murray Students.
In the movie "My Blue Heaven", Steve Martin and Rick Moranix perform the Merengue
In Merengue, the first beat is interpreted by the dancers as a slight limp and was inspired by attempts to spare an injured war hero's feelings.
Jennifer Lopez was a member of the Fly Girls dance group from the TV show, "In Living Color"
The Cha Cha, Mambo, Rumba, and Salsa all have origins in Cuba
Michael Jackson used Fred Astaire as inspiration for his music video "The way you make me feel"
The Tango was performed by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis in the movie "True Lies"
Christopher Walken is the famous actor seen dancing in the Fat Boy Slim music video "This and That"

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1. Dance Austin - Our Services
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... no small blessing for couples who happened to be poor dancers. With the advent of home video, a newlywed couple's first dance is almost always recorded on tape, available down through the years for all ...
2. Work For Arthur Murray!
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... and enthusiastic individuals who would like to earn great pay and excellent benefits in the world of dance instruction. Whether you are an experienced dancer or not, you too can be a part of the Arthur ...
3. Health & Fitness Benefits
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... without gliding across ice, it's possible that a competitive ballroom dancer might even be in better shape than a figure skater. Dancing stimulates the brain and is useful in many applications, including ...
No. We have accomodations for singles, couples, and dancers of all levels. ...
5. Line Dancing
(Dance Lessons Austin/Country Western)
A choreographed series of steps performed by a group of dancers assembled inline, which involves a variety of walking, kicking, swiveling or turning movements done in unison to a many different recordings, ...
6. Peabody
(Dance Lessons Austin/Ballroom Dance)
A fast Fox Trot during which the dancers may use many quick steps set against the figure called “open box.” It was popular in the larger ballrooms where dance space was not a problem. ...
7. Tango
(Dance Lessons Austin/Ballroom Dance)
... and was soon to be seen the world over in a more subdued version.   American Tango: Unlike the Argentine Tango, in which the dancer interprets the music spontaneously without any predetermined, ...
8. Tango
(Dance Lessons Austin/Latin)
... and was soon to be seen the world over in a more subdued version.   American Tango: Unlike the Argentine Tango, in which the dancer interprets the music spontaneously without any predetermined, ...
9. West Coast Swing
(Dance Lessons Austin/Swing Dance)
... push and pull action of the dancers. ...
10. Merengue Dominican
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This is 2/4 time with syncopation of the first beat interpreted by the dancers as slight limp. It became popular in 1957 ...
11. Mambo
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... ending. It may be described as a riff or a Rumba with emphasis on the fourth beat in 4/4 time. Originally played with some musicians in 2/4 time with a break or emphasis on 2 and 4. Native Cubans or dancers ...
12. Lindy Hop
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... same as the quietly rhythmic Lindy enjoyed by good dancers on the ballroom floor. The rhythmic patterns takes place over two measures of music. The more acrobatic version were limited to ballrooms of which ...
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So you want to dance on a grander level, vying against other dancers who strive for excellence like yourself and wish to make it known to those in the industry? If competing is what makes your heart race ...
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... to be poor dancers. With the advent of home video, a newlywed couple's first dance is almost always recorded on tape, available down through the years for all of posterity to see. That’s ...
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