http://www.skyterrainstudios.com/arthur-murray-dance-studios/are-arthur-murray-dance-studios-racist Wed, 17 Nov 2010 19:26:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://www.skyterrainstudios.com/arthur-murray-dance-studios/are-arthur-murray-dance-studios-racist/comment-page-1#comment-2654 John de Witt Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:19:59 +0000 http://www.skyterrainstudios.com/arthur-murray-dance-studios/are-arthur-murray-dance-studios-racist#comment-2654 You won't see many African-Americans on ballroom websites for the simple reason that few African-Americans get into ballroom. It's self-selective, so you'll see an over-representation of Russians and Ukrainians, and an under-representation of other groups. That's just the way it is. Also, you should understand that both AM and Fred Astaire are generally franchises, so hiring isn't done by a national organization, but by local studio owners. Perhaps you were slighted for that or another reason, but it would be a gross misrepresentation to expand that to the entire AM system.<br><b>References : </b><br> You won’t see many African-Americans on ballroom websites for the simple reason that few African-Americans get into ballroom. It’s self-selective, so you’ll see an over-representation of Russians and Ukrainians, and an under-representation of other groups. That’s just the way it is. Also, you should understand that both AM and Fred Astaire are generally franchises, so hiring isn’t done by a national organization, but by local studio owners. Perhaps you were slighted for that or another reason, but it would be a gross misrepresentation to expand that to the entire AM system.
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