January 2012

Students, get ready to show your stuff! Medal Ball testing will be in the Plainfield studio from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on February 25, followed by dinner and dancing in the Imperial Ballroom at the Amway Grand Plaza. Bob Long will be our judge for the day,  and will…

Arthur Murray Grand Rapids is pleased to announce that guest dance coach Agnes Kazmierczak will be visiting our studios in late January and February. The International Smooth competitor and former Dancing with the Stars contender is scheduled for the Kentwood Studio, Jan. 30; Plainfield Studio, Jan. 31 and Grandville Studio,…

Over the last 100 years, dance icon Arthur Murray revolutionized ballroom and Latin dance lessons. Here’s some fun pop trivia citing references to our founding father of smooth moves! (P.S. The picture on the right is from an ad celebrating 50 years of Arthur Murray — 50 years ago! We…

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…