In 1947, Fred Astaire, along with his partner Charles Casanave, Sr., a retired motion picture executive, opened the very first Fred Astaire Dance Studio on New York City's famous Park Avenue. It was an instant success and soon the company was on its way to opening franchises throughout the world, making it a pioneer in the franchised business. The foundation of the business then and today is the dance programs that were personally designed by Fred Astaire. Throughout the years and decades that followed, the company grew quickly as franchises opened throughout the world.

We who have the privilege of carrying the trade name Fred Astaire Franchised Dance Studios are immensely proud to do so. We have an obligation to uphold the fine reputation of the master dancer in everything we do, from the moment you walk through our door for the first time, until you leave as a better dancer. One of our slogans is "Fred Astaire Dance Studios - The happiest, friendliest place in town" and this would not be possible without our wonderful students at each and every studio while engaging in a pleasing, beneficial activity..Dancing!

"Dancing" wrote Havelock Ellis, "is the loftiest, the most moving of the arts, because it is no mere abstraction from life, it is life itself."