Arthur Murray International, Inc. Franchise News

Arthur Murray started teaching dance in 1912. This year, the nation's second-oldest franchise organization celebrates 100 years of teaching the world to dance.
Coral Gables, Florida (PRWEB) February 02, 2012 - 2012 marks 100 years since a shy young man named Arthur Murray stepped onto the dance floor and into the history of American pop culture. Known best for the iconic Arthur Murray Dance Studios, Arthur Murray was a brilliant marketer and innovator, starting his dance teaching career in 1912.
“Most people remember Arthur as an older gentleman smiling in grainy dance photo poses from the 1950s, many times accompanied by his wife Kathryn, a television celebrity in her own right. But Arthur was a visionary,” said John Kimmins, President of Arthur Murray International...

"Teach-a-Thon" to Benefit AdMeTech Foundation's Dance for a Cure of Prostate Cancer
BOSTON, Jan. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The following is being released by AdMeTech Foundation:
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On January 27, 2012, between noon and midnight Arthur Murray Dance Studio of Boston is taking dance steps with its 4th Annual Teach-A-Thon to benefit AdMeTech Foundation's Dance for a Cure of Prostate Cancer. "One in six men is diagnosed with prostate cancer, and every 16 minutes a man dies. There is no community in the United States left untouched," said AdMeTech Foundation's President, Dr. Faina Shtern "Arthur Murray's teachers are inviting everyone to dance for our fathers, brothers, husbands, partners, friends and neighbors who have faced or lost their battle against prostate cancer," stated Kia Kenney, Manager of Arthur Murray Dance Studio of Boston...

CORAL GABLES, Fla., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Want to make this Valentine's Day more romantic? Start your evening with the sexiest pastime of all -- dancing with your partner! At Arthur Murray Dance Studios around the world, dance experts know that a real night of romance begins on the dance floor, whether the music is a sexy Latin tango, a dashing Viennese waltz, or the classic Foxtrot.

For a romantic surprise this Valentine's Day, take your date to the local Arthur Murray Dance Studio. We guarantee you'll have a fun evening together, learning new dance moves in the company of other dance lovers. It's impossible not to feel romantic when the one you love is holding you, staring at you, while you move to romantic love songs...