Can you MamboWalk?

Boston, MA (August 19, 2011) – Arthur Murray Dance Studio Manager, Kia Kenney, and New Student Coordinator, Kristen Belcher announced today that their students and instructors have embarked on a dancing challenge to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA).  It takes 6 Million steps to walk across America.  The studio has set a goal of reaching 6 Million steps and raising $10,000 by Labor Day weekend, just in time for the iconic MDA telethon.  Arthur Murray is using MamboWalk, an online walking game developed by Mambo Health Gaming to administer the event.

Arthur Murray students and instructors are tracking their dance steps using pedometers.  Their sponsors will donate for every 5000 steps logged.  To makes things even more interesting, students are separated into two teams racing against each other.  

“We are excited to use dancing as a method to raise funds for such an important cause.  We know that our students love to dance and many of them dance as a part of their fitness goals.  This event gives them motivation to stick to their fitness goals and provide funds to a charity.” said Belcher.  “In my first day, I logged 5000 steps in just the first couple of hours of teaching lessons.  Amazing!” 

For information about Arthur Murray Boston, please visit arthurmurrayboston.com.

About Mambo Health Gaming, Inc.

Mambo Health Gaming, Inc. develops and markets online and mobile health games that entertain, challenge, encourage and motivate people to take incremental positive steps to lead healthy lives. Their portfolio of products combines well-researched health behavior change theories with recent developments in online social networks, social media, and gaming tactics to sustain engagement and build healthy habits. MamboHG’s products utilize goal setting and tracking tools, peer support, competition, education, entertainment, visualization and rewards to produce positive long term behavior change. For more information contact info@mambohg.com

About Arthur Murray Dance Studio

Arthur Murray Dance Studios have been teaching ballroom dance lessons for almost 100 years.  With more than 250 franchised dance studios around the world, Arthur Murray is the largest and most prominent dance organization in the world.  Arthur Murray Dance Studios are independently owned and operated with the Boston studio being a flagship studio in the greater Boston area. 

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Mark Lightner and Kia Kenney are highlighted in Boston Magazine’s Weddings fall edition as experts in wedding dances.  The article reviews the anxiety that can happen when couples are about to do a first dance in front of all of their friends and family at their wedding.  Tips for both the bride and groom on costs for lessons, how long the first dance should be and classic songs to use are included.  The complete article can be found in the Boston Weddings Fall/Winter 2011 edition or on the boston magazine website.

Our third annual Boston Dance-O-Rama is two weeks away.  Held at the Park Plaza Hotel, this event features Arthur Murray students competing in many categories, a professional dance couple competition, and fun team dances.  In addition, this year we are dedicating our event toAdMeTech Foundation and ”Dance For a Cure of Prostate Cancer.”  Saturday night will include presentations from Derek Sanderson, famous Boston Bruins player and prostate cancer survivor, as well as a fashion show of fancy ballroom gowns and a dessert buffet.  For more information about tickets to the Saturday night event, visit the AdMeTech website.