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 of the history of the dance legacy that we’re delighted to share with you!
Arthur Murray (April 4, 1895 – March 3, 1991) was a dance instructor and businessman, whose name is most often associated with the dance studio chain that bears his name. His pupils included Eleanor Roosevelt, the Duke of Windsor, and John D. Rockefeller Jr.
Arthur Murray was born in Galicia, Austria-Hungary in 1895 as Moses Teichmann. In August 1897, he was brought to America by his mother Sarah on the S.S. Friesland, and landed at Ellis Island. The Teichmanns settled in Ludlow Street, in Manhattan with his father, Abraham Teichmann. He started his business of teaching the world to dance in 1912 at the age of 17; he taught at night while working as a draftsman by day.
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Mark your calendars, folks. Atlanta’s Dancing Stars is on Saturday, June 2, 2012 at Loews Hotel Atlanta!
Dancing Stars is an exciting new benefit for the Alzheimer’s Association, Georgia Chapter. Reinventing the popular show, “Dancing with the Stars”, this fundraising event comprises of 10 celebrity dancers paired with 10 professional dancers, all raising funds by gaining votes! Then the dancers come together to compete in a one night gala dance competition, it’s an event you do not want to miss!
Buy Tickets Here, and Vote for Dancers Here!
Celebrity Guests Include:
- Valerie Jackson
- Rodney Cook
- Melanie Boltax
- Michele Swann
- Sandra Fryhofer
- Amanda Brown Olmstead
- Duvall Fuqua
- Chuck Wolf
- Jason Esteves
- Mitchell Barnes
Dancing Stars’ aim is to support the programs and services provided for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, as well as their families and caregivers. Presently, someone develops Alzheimer’s every 69 seconds, and this disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the country and the only one that is increasing. Without your support, the Alzheimer’s Association will cease to aid those who are affected by this devastating disease.
When: Saturday, June 2, 2012
Where: Loews Hotel
Contact: Andrea Mickelson
andrea.mickelson@alz.org
404.728.6046
Event Co-Chairs: Jenny Pruitt & Joanne Truffelman
Arthur Murray Atlanta has exciting news for folks who love to dance, enjoy champagne, h’ors d’ouevres, professional shows and historic hotels.
Attendees at the Alpharetta Studio’s Open House Dance next Thursday, Feb. 9 will have a chance to win an overnight stay at Georgia’s premier historic hotel!
A Midtown icon, the Georgian Terrace Hotel is located in the heart of Atlanta’s business and cultural district, across from the Fox Theatre. The hotel delivers a brand of service rarely found, even in the South.
Check it out at http://www.thegeorgianterrace.com/
Don’t miss the chance to dance and win! See you in Alpharetta, and bring your friends to join the fun!
Arthur Murray Studios Atlanta is pleased to present the Dance Event of the Summer on Saturday, August 21st.
Tickets are just $5.00 for students, $10.00 for non students.
A Bonus Group class will be held from 7:30 to 8:00 p.m. Tell all your friends and put your dance shoes on!
Call the studio to reserve tickets! 770.951.8851
Originally a Spanish dance in 3/4 time, it was changed in Cuba initially into 2/4 time then eventually into 4/4. It is now present as a very slow type of Rumba rhythm. The music is frequently arranged with Spanish vocals and a subtle percussion effect, usually implemented with Conga or Bongos.
From the less inhibited night clubs and dance halls the Mambo underwent subtle changes. It was triple mambo, and then peculiar scraping and shuffling sounds during the “tripling” produced the imitative sound of Cha Cha Cha. This then became a dance in itself. Mambo or triple Mambo or Cha Cha as it is now called, is but an advanced stage in interpretive social dancing born of the fusion of progressive American and Latin music.
Said by some to have been originated by Harry Fox (1913). It is now a standard ballroom dance the world over and serves as a good foundation for social dances in 2/4 or 4/4 time. NOTE: See also Two Step.
