This year, we’re celebrating 100 years since Arthur Murray gave his first dance lesson. On April 4th, in studios throughout the world, we’ll join together in the biggest “birthday” dance ever to salute the master of the global groove! This bio, drawn from Wikipedia, will help give you a sense…
Gear up to celebrate Arthur Murray’s 100th Anniversary in 2012 with this well-produced radio historical vignette aired on John Lemley’s City Cafe at WABE public radio. Our own Leslie Sharp, teacher veteran and co-owner of our Grand Rapids studios as well as our sister studios in Atlanta, Georgia, treated Lemley…
Private Lessons with the Stars! We’re looking forward to having special guest couple Urs Geisenhainer and Agnes Kazmierczak back with us for coaching on July 20th and 21st. The team, originally registered in Poland, began dancing together in 2005 and have made appearances on Dancing With the Stars. We’re delighted…
Arthur Murray Grand Rapids had a great time at the VAI fundraiser Friday, April 29th at the JW Marriott! With lots of dancing and even more fundraising, “VARI Good Cause” was a very big success. Early estimates suggest that more than $50,000 was earned to advance cancer research at the…
WXMI’s Tim Doty interviewed Edyta Sliwinski on Friday morning before the big performance at the Dance for a VARI Good Cause fundraiser. As a former ballroom bootcamper himself, Doty showed the seasoned Dancing With The Stars pro a few of his signature moves. Check out the video below, which aired…
Today’s the big day for the “Dancing for a VARI Good Cause” benefit for the Van Andel Institute, and our celebrities are busy getting ready to dazzle guests for “fun and non-profit.” If you can’t be there, don’t forget to go vote online! In the mean time, here’s a fun…
Arthur Murray Grand Rapids is ramping up for the VAI fundraiser April 29th, Dancing for a Vari Good Cause, where local celebs will be putting on the ritz for fun and ‘non-profit.’ For those who can’t attend, VAI has created an additional “Fan Favorite” award for the celeb who raises…
Teachers at our Plainfield, Kentwood and Grandville Grand Rapids dance studios would like to give a big thank you to the students who sent them to Chicago April 15 and 16 to hone their footwork finesse. They put your fundraising dollars to good work on the dance floor at the…
Don’t miss your chance for private coaching May 16th with ‘world mambo king’ Emmanuel Pierre-Anthony and the ever-hot Latin champ, Liana Churilova! Emmanuel and Liana will be putting in a ‘Dancing with the Stars’ caliber appearance at the May 15th Showcase slated for the JW Marriott ballroom in Grand Rapids,…
from “My Hotel Life” by George Aquino and the JW Marriott For the fourth consecutive year, the JW Marriott was packed to the gills with a sold out hotel. The highly popular Pachanga latin dance parties the hotel have been hosting every quarter capped off a stellar year with over…
