BIZNOTE: Need some dancing in your life? West Seattle’s next new business is here to find you

Thanks to Desiree for the tip! That sign in the window of the former Row House space at the AJ Apartments (southwest corner of 42nd SW and SW Oregon) uncloaks the new tenant: Arthur Murray Dance Studio. If you’re of a certain age, you might recognize that as a name with decades of dance-teaching history worldwide. Here in West Seattle, the studio owners are Tina Marie and Gretchen Malone. Tina also co-owns the Downtown Seattle location; when we asked her why expand to West Seattle?, she replied, “We have a few students that currently live in West Seattle and have often thought that there must be more people that could use some dancing in their lives! We’ve come to find those people!” First lesson in the new space is Thursday (February 17). They’re teaching 30 styles of dance, with private lessons as well as group classes.

WSCurmudgeon February 14, 2026 (12:52 pm)

Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing in a Hurry

I had no idea these studios still exist. The song was recorded in 1941 for the film The Fleet’s In. The chain of studios was started around 1912.

E February 14, 2026 (2:07 pm)

Wow! Cool!

Anne February 14, 2026 (2:30 pm)

YAY! Trying to convince our family to take some lessons for our Granddaughters wedding this Fall!!!!!!

Bill#1 February 14, 2026 (2:30 pm)

Back in the ’50s and probably most of ’60s — There was an Arthur Murray studio in the second story of the bldg at SE corner of Calif and Oregon — the long time Senior Center!