OUR MANDATE is to make dance available to all who wish to pursue it: this is the guiding principle which breathes through the school. Our programs are tailored to all ages and all levels: from the very young to the pre-professional and mature student. Our highly qualified staff nurtures and encourages creative development and self-discipline, empowering their students with strong dance technique, musicality and social awareness. They are encouraged to be intelligent and honest about their dance art.Dance as a performing art is recognized at the end of year: Let's Dance Festival in June is a week-long celebration of dance and the culmination of a year of learning. Any dancer who is committed and fulfills the requirements, can take advantage of extra performance opportunities by auditioning for our annual production of NUTCRACKER, performed in December.Our students learn that dance is a communication tool and this knowledge gives them a sense of excitement about dance as creative expression. Many of our students have pursued their education in dance and choreography at professional schools and universities. Some of them have become professional artists in their own right. All have acquired a true appreciation and love for dance.
"As a huge advocate of the multi-disciplinary approach to learning, it remains our mission to provide dance training from a variety of informed, pedagogical methods. What is unique to our approach is that CAS offers everyone a chance to combine their interests and strengthen their body knowledge and neural pathways by experiencing the coherence in dance. We offer a range of dance programming recreationally and intensively through our CAS Performance Companies in Ballet (ABT), Contemporary, Hip Hop, Jazz, and Modern. Our studio is a creative arts incubator unlike any other in Toronto!"
Arthur Murray Etobicoke specializes in teaching beginner dancers how to survive on the dance floor. Our interrelated system makes learning to dance to any style of music fun, quick, and easy!
We teach any dance you can dance with a partner: Waltz, Swing, or Cha Cha? You got it. Salsa, Tango, Two-Step? No Problem! With over 30 styles of dance to choose from, we've got you covered.
Why take dance lessons at Arthur Murray Etobicoke?? Because of the wonderful instructors and carefully personalized program. Dancing is and excellent way to keep body and brain healthy! Being part of the studio is lots of fun and very social.Read more
Arthur Murray Etobicoke specializes in teaching beginner dancers how to survive on the dance floor. Our interrelated system makes learning to dance to any style of music fun, quick, and easy!
We teach any dance you can dance with a partner: Waltz, Swing, or Cha Cha? You got it. Salsa, Tango, Two-Step? No Problem! With over 30 styles of dance to choose from, we've got you covered.
Toronto's Premier Social Dance Studio
We've taught latin & social ballroom dance lessons in Toronto to over 100,000 students since 1952, and counting!
After 100 years in the business, we know dancing is a timeless art that will have an undeniable impact on your body, your confidence, and your relationships. Ballroom dancing is more than a hobby; it opens the door to a healthy, happy lifestyle filled with passion and meaningful connections.
If you’ve been thinking about ballroom dance lessons in Toronto, but are nervous or intimidated — don’t be! At Arthur Murray Dance Studio, we offer ballroom, Latin & social dance lessons in Toronto to students of all skill levels.
Miss Doreen Hayes started her dance school in 1956 with 85 students as a single mother with two small children. She began by teaching Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Acro and Baton in the dining room of her Pauline Avenue home in Toronto, turning her living room into the parents' waiting room., Miss Hayes moved to the Jane and Bloor location in 1957 to a small one room studio, and was the only teacher for the first five years. Over the years, Miss Hayes has encouraged the love of dance to thousands. Students and Teachers come and go but The Doreen Hayes School of Dancing has remained a consistent and professional Dance Studio for 55 years., During the 60's and 70's Doreen had a very popular lounge act and trio called Doreen Hayes and her 44's! A frequent headliner on the Airport Strip at the Woodbine Room in the Constellation Hotel, the Hook and Ladder club at the Beverly Hills Hotel and many others including the Black Knight Room at the Royal York Hotel downtown Toronto., Miss Hayes still works diligently, managing the school from her little office with the help of her 4 teachers, while continuing as a ROLE MODEL for women entrepreneurs and aspiring Dance Teachers.