Arthur Murray Kentucky. Arthur Murray International, Inc. is the second oldest franchise organization

in the U.S. and is known around the world as a prominent entertainment company

with franchises located throughout Canada, the United States, Puerto Rico,

Europe, the Middle-East, Japan, South Africa and Australia.. With the

beginning of a new millennium, social dancing is again a significant part of

popular culture for all generations. Today the Arthur Murray Franchised Dance

Studios continue a tradition of more than 88 years in teaching the world to

dance. The history of the Arthur Murray Franchised Dance studios began in 1912

with a man named Arthur Murray, an American symbol of entrepreneurial success

and social dancing. Murray was among the first to use advertising techniques

considered cutting edge at the time.