The social platform for dancers and dance explorers
Arabesque is a calm, ad-free place where every post is about dance — with Galatea, an AI assistant who helps you write, plan and connect, and never posts without you.
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A home for dance online
Named after the most graceful line in ballet — one leg reaching back, the arms reaching forward. Follow dancers, teachers and companies, share your classes and performances, and find people who love the same dance as you.
Only dance
Every post has a dance category, so your feed stays about what you love — ballet, contemporary, folk or all of it.
Calm by design
No ads, no tracking pixels, no outrage feed. Members pay for the platform, not their attention.
For everyone in dance
Dancers and students, teachers and studios, accompanists, choreographers, folk ensembles — and the curious who love to watch.
Marble spark
Awakening
VeilThe statue that came to life
In Ovid's Metamorphoses, Pygmalion's statue grows warm and breathes. On Arabesque, Galatea brings dance conversations to life.
- Answers dance questions — steps and terms, history, repertoire, music.
- Improves your posts — spelling, grammar and dance terms, in your own voice and language.
- Plans your posts — paste a list of drafts and she suggests a date and time for each.
- Starts conversations — once or twice a week she drafts a question for a dancer who shares your topic.
- Never acts alone — you approve every message, and Galatea-assisted posts are marked ✦.
Generous where others charge
The things many platforms keep for paying users are free on Arabesque.
Edit forever
Edit any post, any time — and everyone can see the edit history. Honest editing.
Long posts
Up to 4,000 characters, folded neatly in the feed with "Show more".
Three pinned posts
Your class schedule, your best performance and your latest news — all at the top of your profile.
PDFs and documents
Share class notes, programmes and music lists as PDF, Word, EPUB and more.
Schedule posts
Write now, publish later — one post or a whole season, planned with Galatea.
Your look
Twelve styles and eleven colour themes, saved to your account on every device.
Honest dislikes
Keep dislikes on your posts private, or make them public for full transparency. Your choice.
The Report
Fresh dance headlines every day for the categories you follow.
Safe by default
Report and block on everything, checks on text and pictures, and your data is yours to download or delete.
Run your dance community in one place
- Share class plans as PDFs your students can open on any phone.
- Plan the whole season — paste your announcements, approve Galatea's schedule, done.
- Grow a mailing list with a sign-up box right on your profile.
- Up to 20 links — your school, shop, videos and timetable.
- Studio plan — all five dance categories and a STUDIO badge.
- New to ballet? Start with our free illustrated guide First Position — positions, steps and 382 pieces of class music.
Free to join. Plans for more Galatea.
Everything social is free. Paid plans add Galatea's help and keep this independent platform running. Cancel any time.
Free
- Post, reply, like, follow
- Pictures, documents, themes
- The daily Report
- Galatea: 10 messages a day
- Automate: 1 topic, once a week
Dancer
- Everything in Free
- Galatea: 50 messages a day
- Automate: 3 dance topics, twice a week
- €24.99 a year — two months free
Studio
- For teachers, schools, companies
- Galatea: 150 messages a day
- All 5 dance categories, Automate on 5
- STUDIO badge · €69.99 a year
Arabesque on your phone
Install Arabesque like an app — its own icon, full screen, no store needed. It always stays up to date.
- Open Arabesque in Chrome on your Android phone: open the app.
- Chrome shows "Install app" at the bottom — tap it. Or open the menu ⋮ and choose Install app (or Add to Home screen).
- Tap Install. The gold dancer appears on your home screen — open Arabesque from there, full screen.
Prefer a download? The Android app file (APK) will be available here soon — you'll allow "Install unknown apps" once, and Android installs it.
- Open Arabesque in Safari on your iPhone or iPad: open the app.
- Tap the Share button (the square with an arrow ↑) at the bottom of the screen.
- Scroll down and tap Add to Home Screen, then Add.
- Open Arabesque from your home screen — it runs full screen, like an app.
On iPhone this works in Safari. In other browsers, use Safari for this one step.
- Open Arabesque in Chrome or Edge: open the app.
- Click the install icon at the right end of the address bar (a small screen with an arrow), or menu ⋮ → Cast, save and share → Install page as app.
- Arabesque opens in its own window and appears in your Dock or Start menu.
On a Mac in Safari: File → Add to Dock.
Questions
Is Arabesque really free?
Yes. Posting, following, pictures, documents, themes and the daily Report are free. Paid plans add more Galatea and keep the platform independent.
Does Galatea post for me?
Never on her own. She drafts, improves and plans — you read, edit and approve every message. Galatea-assisted messages carry ✦ so everyone knows.
I don't dance — can I join?
Of course. Arabesque is for dance explorers too: people who love watching ballet, contemporary or folk dance and want to learn more.
Is there video?
Not yet. Arabesque focuses on posts, pictures and documents for now — calm and fast on any phone.
How do I sign in?
With your Google account. There are no passwords to remember, and every account belongs to a real email.
What happens to my data?
It's yours. No ads, no selling of data, and you can download everything or delete your account at any time from Settings. Read the privacy page.
Can my studio or company use it?
Yes — the Studio plan covers all five dance categories, adds a STUDIO badge, and Galatea can plan your season's announcements.
Come and dance with us
Arabesque grows one dancer at a time. Join today and post one thing you love about dance.
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