Arthur Murray Dance Studios

Grand Opening on Brickell

Arthur Murray Dance Studio has arrived on Brickell Avenue, so break out those dancing shoes and learn how move. Their opening party benefited Dress for Success Miami and was a fabulous dance event.

The decision to open a studio on Brickell Avenue was an easy one, said Adrian Persad, director and franchisee.

“Brickell is the new heart of Miami. Anyone and anything that is happening right now is on Brickell,” he said.

The studio will be running opening specials that include personalized packages for all your dancing needs. Each Arthur Murray dance studio offers instruction in the world’s most recognizable dances such as salsa, samba, cha-cha, rumba, swing, tango, waltz, and foxtrot. The Arthur Murray-Miami studio will provide these classics plus classes that celebrate Miami’s unique and vibrant culture.

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Amy Rosenberg’s June Arts Recap

Fuerza Bruta (“Brute Force” in Spanish), rocketed into the Adrienne Arsht Center as a pulsating often trippy spectacle to behold. It isn’t often that a production has nearly all of the audience jumping up and down, greedily fingering the props and dripping wet. The show, part theater experience, part rave is from the creators of “De La Guarda.” It scored highest amongst the ranks of those who enjoy Club Space but also seemed to go over well amongst those well-under forty who attend traditional theater…

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History and Low Country Charm

By Charles Greenfield

After a seven hour run north from South Florida on I-95, the city of Savannah on Georgia’s southeast coast exudes fragrant whiffs of Southern charm. It seduces with 22 city squares, over 1800 historic homes, churches and sites, a high bluff on lively River Street, and delicious Low Country dishes like shrimp and grits, crab cakes or pan-fried flounder. The state’s oldest city it dates back to General James Edward Oglethorpe in 1733 who plotted the original settlement in a grid format (“wards”) that remains nearly faithful today with its myriad of architectural styles, from Georgian and Gothic to Greek Revival and Early Skyscraper.

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