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Events to include balls, graduation classes, post-show performances and more. Toronto, Ontario (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 Arthur Murray Dance Studio, a world leader in ballroom dance has announced its list of scheduled events for the month of May in its Etobicoke location. The “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” Metal Ball will kick-off Saturday, May 11th at 21 Old Mill Road where graduating students will be coming dressed in black tie and cocktail summer dresses, or as their favourite character....

Proceeds will benefit AdMeTech Foundation's "Manogram(®) Project" for improving early detection BOSTON, Jan. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AdMeTech Foundation announced that Arthur Murray International and celebrities of ABC's Dancing with the Stars set the stage for Dance for a Cure of Prostate Cancer, an awareness and fundraising campaign. The proceeds will benefit AdMeTech's programs aimed at creating "Manograms(®)", imaging technologies for men akin to life-saving...

CORAL GABLES, Fla., April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- 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. Following his lead in technology, Arthur Murray Dance studios will stream their dance parties online on Wednesday, April 4th in a carefully...

"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: WHAT: 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...

Arthur's Kids goal is to teach children, tweens and teens the basics of good social skills via the medium of ballroom dance. Coral Gables, Florida (PRWEB) December 14, 2011 Millions of adults enjoy the benefits of dance, and now children can too. In response to requests from parents, many who enjoy the social and health benefits of a regular schedule of dance lessons, Arthur Murray International launched Arthur’s Kids, an innovative and exciting music and dance program that...

CORAL GABLES, Fla., May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- It was with great sadness that Arthur Murray International learned of the passing of Doris Eaton Travis, an iconic lady of dance, in the morning of Tuesday, May 11th. Throughout her life, Doris made a huge contribution and a lasting impression on the Arthur Murray organization. In April 2009, at age 105, she took part in the Arthur Murray International Franchisee Convention. Phil Masters, Chairman of the Board of Directors, who knew Mrs. Travis...

CINCINNATI, April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Decades before there was a Dancing with the Stars, there was a network television show that ran for 11 years that was all about dancing with the famous. Arthur Murray and his wife Kathryn, starred from 1950 to 1961 on The Arthur Murray Party, which featured guests like movie idol Errol Flynn, Merv Griffin, Eva Gabor, singer Connie Francis, comic genius Groucho Marx and first lady of the theater Helen Hayes. Celebrity winners received prizes like a trip...

CORAL GABLES, Fla., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the best wedding dance is whatever the bride and groom want it to be. That means everything from a procession down the aisle with bride, groom and entire wedding parties dancing down the aisle and into a YouTube video or a video on the couple's Facebook page. Weddings today are more visual than ever before, and the first dance as husband and wife present a great opportunity for couples to be creative and expressive. (Photo:...

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 (www.arthurmurray.com) 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...

CORAL GABLES, Fla., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Americans who fell in love with ballroom dancing from Dancing with the Stars may be feeling mild withdrawal symptoms, now that the 2008 season is over. We have a solution that will not only take care of that DWTS withdrawal, it'll help keep your New Year's resolutions past January 14th -- learn how to ballroom dance. "For everyone who spent that last season planning on learning to dance 'someday,' we have a great idea -- make 'someday'...