Folks if you are considering taking ballroom dancing please do not entertain the thought of joining Arthur Murray.They are a franchise you want numbers numbets numbers.AM means Always Money.Hokd onto your wallet.They make you sign a contract and thus they own you short of a medical emergency. They pressue you to comp which is another expense and they takeNO for an answer.The teachers know how to push your buttons. Look at an indepedent studio.It costs less and no contracts.