Leslie Sharp gives John Lem­ley a les­son in dance history.

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 to a talk, and tips on how to get into the groove.

The piece also delves into the his­tory of dance mag­nate and founder Arthur Mur­ray, who first began teach­ing dance classes at Atlanta’s Geor­gian Ter­race. His work launched a dance empire that has spanned a century!

Check out the pod­cast by fol­low­ing this link: The Dance Steps from Atlanta: Arthur Murray’s Geor­gia Beginnings.

Spe­cial thanks to the WABE crew, and folks, remem­ber to sup­port pub­lic radio!