Orion Gullet

Dance Director

Orion Gullett was born and raised in Santa Barbara California. He started competing in ballroom dancing with the UC Santa Barbara collegiate standard and Latin ballroom team in 2011 and served as the team’s Dance Director and Coach from 2021 – 2022. Shortly after Orion joined the Arthur Murray family where he became a very successful competitive dancer and a top teacher in the industry. A Bronze Certified Instructor, Orion joined the Arthur Murray Dayton team in 2022 where is he both an instructor and the studio Dance Director.

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Dance Accomplishments

2014-2019 Arthur Murray Area 7 Top Teacher Award
2017 Arthur Murray Area 7 District All-Star teacher representative and winner
2020 Arthur Murray Professional Rising Star Smooth Champion
2018-2022 Four-time Arthur Murray Open Smooth Finalist
2022 Arthur Murray Area 4 Hustle Champion and All-Around Champion
2022 Kettering Dancing with the Stars Winner
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Swing

Enjoy the lively rhythm of Swing at your Arthur Murray Dayton Dance Studio. The Lindy picked up where the Charleston left off. It had “swing-outs,” “break-aways” and “shine steps.” With the birth of Swing music in the mid 1930s, the Lindy climbed the social ladder. The dance craze swept the nation, and depending on where you lived, it was known as the Jitterbug, the Lindy or the Swing.

Salsa

Salsa is the Spanish word for “sauce,” denoting a spicy or hot flavor. As a dance, it can be danced to a variety of rhythms. There is the “L.A.” or “On-1 Style” breaking on the 1 beat. And the “New York” or “On-2 Style” which breaks on the 2 and 6 beats of the music. Generally, salsa music encompasses many Afro-Latin rhythms driven by the clave (two wooden sticks struck together). Many of the Salsa patterns are closely related to those of the Mambo.

Tango

The Argentine Tango began in the West Indies and found its way to Argentina where it was stylized by the Gauchos to its present form. Today it is considered the “Dancer’s Dance” and is a favorite of all who learn it.

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