About this Event
There are nights you go to because you had nothing else to do.
And there are nights you remember for the rest of your life.
Saturday, May 16th is the second kind.
Arthur Murray Dance Studio Tampa North, one of the most iconic dance brands in the world with over 100 years of history, chose to celebrate their Re-Grand Opening with a Live Salsa Event. They did not hire a venue. They did not rent a ballroom. They opened their own doors, on their own pristine professional wood floor, and they called Maloof Entertainment to produce it.
That decision tells you everything about what this night is going to feel like.
This is not a nightclub. There is no sticky floor. There are no bar lines. There is no bouncer deciding your worth at the door. This is a Dancer's Purist experience. Built deliberately. Capped ruthlessly. Protected completely.
150 people. That is the room. That is the number. It does not move.
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General Admission — $25 Elite Masterclass Premium Pass — $65 VIP Basecamp Table — $75 add-on ──────────────────────────────
THE NIGHT, EXACTLY AS IT UNFOLDS:
6:45 PM — Premium Pass holders only. A private door opens. The room belongs to you before anyone else arrives. This is the moment that separates the people who came to dance from the people who came to watch.
7:00 PM sharp — The Elite Masterclass begins. Led by the world-renowned instructors of Arthur Murray Dance Studio Tampa North. Salsa. Bachata. Two hours on a floor that was designed for exactly this purpose, with instructors who have dedicated their entire lives to this art form. This is not a beginner shuffle in a hotel conference room. This is elite instruction in the hands of a company that has been teaching the world to dance since 1912.
9:00 PM — Doors open. DJ Sammy Rodriguez takes the decks. Sammy Rodriguez is not a local DJ filling time between band sets. He is a New York City legend. A man who has controlled rooms that most DJs only dream about playing. When Sammy is behind the music, the floor does not empty. It fills. He reads a crowd the way a conductor reads an orchestra, and by the time his set is done, you will already be exactly where you need to be for what comes next.
~10:15 PM — The Koko Band goes live. Tampa Bay's undisputed go-to Salsa band for real dancers. An explosive percussion section. A magnetic frontman. Sets built specifically for the floor, not for background ambiance. Salsa, Bachata, Merengue. En vivo. En fuego. The kind of live music that makes you forget you have work on Monday.
The night runs until 1:00 AM. Five hours. One floor. One room. 150 people.
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A fully state-licensed premium mobile bar is set up inside the venue for the entire evening. This is not a cash bar in the corner with one bartender and a line that snakes across the dance floor. This is a proper mobile bar operation, licensed by the State of Florida, brought directly into Arthur Murray so that you never have to leave the room to get a drink.
No dragging coolers. No searching for parking after midnight. No chaos.
You walk up. You order. You get back on the floor.
This is a strictly No Outside Alcohol event. Bags are checked at the door. This is not negotiable and it protects the experience of every single person in the room.
A premium appetizer spread is included with your admission. You are not coming to this event hungry and you are not leaving it early.
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General Admission — $25 Entry at 9:00 PM. Full access to DJ Sammy Rodriguez, The Koko Band live, the premium mobile bar, and the premium appetizer spread. At $25 for a night of this caliber, this is the most underpriced ticket in Tampa Bay right now. It will not stay available.
Elite Masterclass Premium Pass — $65 This is the full experience. Early entry at 6:45 PM. Two hours of elite instruction in Salsa and Bachata with Arthur Murray's world-renowned instructors. Then seamlessly into the full live event with every GA perk included. If you dance, there is no other choice. The $40 difference between this and GA buys you an experience that people who buy GA will spend the rest of the night wishing they had done.
VIP Basecamp Table — $75 add-on Reserved premium seating for up to 4 guests. Your home base on the floor. Your drinks land here. Your group stays together. Your night has a center. This must be purchased in addition to a GA or Premium Pass ticket for each guest at the table. There are a limited number of tables in a room of 150 people. When they are gone they are gone and they will go first.
Arthur Murray Students — $10 off Contact Arthur Murray Dance Studio Tampa North directly for your exclusive promo code.
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150 seats.
Not 160 because a few people might not show. Not 175 because the fire marshal probably won't check. 150 because this is a Dancer's Purist experience and every single person in that room deserves the floor space, the energy, and the intimacy that only a room of 150 can provide.
When 150 tickets are sold, the link closes. There is no waitlist. There is no "reach out and we'll see what we can do." There is no door list. The door is closed.
This event will sell out. The question is not whether you want to go. The question is whether you decide before someone else takes your seat.
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Arthur Murray Dance Studio Tampa North 14436 N Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa, FL 33618 Free parking on site.
A professional wood dance floor. A room built by people who have spent 100 years thinking about what a great dance experience feels like. There is nowhere better in Tampa North for a night like this. There may be nowhere better in Tampa Bay.
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Produced by Maloof Entertainment | Tampa Bay's Latin Entertainment & Event Production | maloofentertainment.com | 813-738-2444
Don't read about this one on Sunday morning. Be in the room when it happens.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Arthur Murray Dance Studio Tampa North, 14436 North Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, United States
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