I visited Arthur Murray yesterday as an assignment for Patch and was really impressed with this…read moredance studio. You can really tell the owner has a passion for dance and loves helping people become confident with themselves and teaching them how to move. They were learning a "So You Think You Can Dance" routine when I visited and everybody looked like they were having a blast. If I wasn't taking down quotes and snapping photos, I definitely would have wanted to get up and learn some dance routines as well. The owner is really involved in the community and regularly works with the blind and visually impaired to offer them dance lessons, in addition to teaching children through the Palm Harbor Public Library. One of the kids was there and showed off her dance moves in front of everyone, it was really cool. One family drove down all the way from the east coast for the week just to have their daughter learn some ballroom dancing. Last year this studio was featured on "So You Think You Can Dance" so I think that is a pretty awesome thing to happen for Tampa Bay and for the owner. If I lived in Palm Harbor, I would definitely check out some classes when I have some down time.

Arthur Murray in Palm Harbor is a great place to go for learning or for improving your present…read moredance skills! Great staff with excellent knowledge of various dances. Also, one of only a few studios qualified to instruct new dance...Zouk!

Cathy and Troy run a top notch dance school! They approach their teaching methods with…read morethoroughness, patience, and methodical lesson planning that's fun. Looking forward to mastering various dance skills with their help!!! Lisa G.

Dance Forever offered a fun Saturday afternoon lesson called "Couples dance". It was a fun hour on…read morethe floor with 2 other couples, with each pair getting some intensive coaching. Troy (like Kathy) is a great diagnostician - he can watch a couple and offer the pointers that help each to move forward. Me, it's some footwork basics. My partner is working on styling (and patience!). It's been great at Dance Forever. See you there!

I absolutely love this dance company! My daughter has been dancing for two years at Premier Dance…read moreAcademy. The recitals are incredible and the dance instructors are like family to us. We are beyond thankful for Miss Tonya and her amazing staff!

From the owner: The curriculum offered at Premier Dance Academy is intended to build a strong foundation for all…read moredancers. A foundation that will be beneficial to those that wish to someday pursue a career as a professional dancer as well as the students interested in exploring the art of dance in a fun and exciting atmosphere. No matter the intent of any parent or student attending Premier Dance Academy, one thing will be constant; the training obtained here will provide each student with proficient coordination skills, commitment, responsibility, well developed motivational skills, a sound sense of rhythm, timing, and musical phrasing, and the ability to work as a team, all while nurturing a sense of accomplishment and self confidence.

I walked thru Fly Fitness door a little bit over 4 years ago and I never left. I had finally found…read morea place that felt like home. If you want a hell of a workout Fly is the place to be.

I visited Fly Fitness for my very first Zumba class and now I am hooked. They generally have…read moreclasses 4 days a week in the evening on weekdays and a Saturday morning class. The instructors are Tiffany and Saida. They keep class so fun and welcoming for all skill levels. I was feeling like I had a hard time following they both told me it takes time and I did great by just continuing to stay moving. It is a workout but it's fun. The classes are filled with people of different ages. There have been a couple older ladies in there putting me to shame! I have now completed 3 classes and will continue going weekly because I get a get sweat session in during that hour. The class is held in like an annex building of a church. If you blink you will miss it so give it a shot. They do have a Facebook page with videos.

Love everything! Instructors are amazing. Love everything! Instructors are amazing.read more

I was very "dance phobic" when I started. The staff at Dance Excellence broke down those walls…read morewith their kind and patient instruction. Now I really look forward to every lesson and what was scary is now an obsession. My instructors are Jordan and Maximo, but there are no bad choices, all the instructors are great. I have had Aubrey in group lessons, and had the opportunity to dance with Tanya and Lynn as well. The whole staff is just outstanding, I couldn't recommend them enough.

I am a retired professional Ballroom dancer who took a 38 year break from dancing on a regular…read morebasis. After moving to Florida 6 years ago, I was looking forward to starting to dance again. After a false start at another studio where I didn't feel appreciated, I found Jane and Fritzi (RIP) who immediately let me know I was in a place where the love of dance was paramount and that "NO PRESSURE" was their modus operandi. Jane makes sure that fees are affordable and that every class is filled with substance and laughter. I'm looking forward to many more spins around their new expanded dance floor!

I did some classes with a specific niche dance teacher who isn't a "regular" teacher at this studio…read morebut instead paid to use the space. This review isn't about the teacher but about everything else. So if you're thinking about using them for your own rental (or booking for photo shoots like their site mentions), this review is for you. Every time I was there one of the two owners would sit and watch the majority of the class with their pet dog that would lounge on the furniture at the front or in their retail area. It's really inappropriate and distracting. One time someone stepped in dog crap inside and tracked it around the front seating area. Just... ew. Gross. Do these ladies bring their pets when they teach or is it only when someone else pays to use the space? One of the owners micromanaged the sound level the whole time she was there. Mind you, the speaker never popped or crackled or hit a level to worry about damaging it, nor were the neighboring businesses open to complain... I'm still laughing about it because their site boasts that they have quality sound but then don't want to let you use it. And then the chiming in when she had no business because it wasn't her class. If I wanted a boomer's opinion about something I would call my mom. From a student's perspective, this is objectively a nice studio space... If the floors didn't have a hump in one section, a ton of windows with no curtain thus blinding half the room perfectly with reflections from the sun, and a lingering buzzkill while you're trying to enjoy a class. I understand they're probably paranoid about their merchandise growing legs and walking off, but is there nothing they could do in a back corner to not feel like they're being a spectator? The decoration is cute, they have rotating artists set up their work, and this place has a lot of potential to be great. But either they need to have a system to trust the person teaching and give them a spare key (there's interior cameras...) or they need to figure out better customer service skills. It's like the boomeriest boomer that ever boomed opened up a business so they had something to do with their time. I wish these two the best of luck with their other classes and hope my experiences are unique to the times I was there.