Fred Astaire dance studios - Wikipedia Fred Astaire dance studios This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. ( August 2015 ) Fred Astaire Dance Studios Type Private Industry Dance education Founded 1947 ; 71 years ago ( 1947 ) Founder Charles Casanave, Chester Casanave, and Fred Astaire Headquarters Longmeadow, Massachusetts Website www.fredastaire.com Fred Astaire Dance Studios, Inc. is a ballroom dance franchise chain of studios in the United States and Canada, named after and co-founded by famous dancer Fred Astaire. It is headquartered in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, USA. The company was co-founded by Astaire along with Charles and Chester Casanave in 1947. Astaire divested his interest in the chain in 1966, while agreeing the continued use of his name by the franchise. The studios became franchised in 1950 ; currently there are no corporate owned studios. Each franchise is individually owned & operated. Currently there are 140 Fred Astaire studios in the United States alone. As of December 2010, Fred Astaire Dance Studios will now be franchising around the world and has studios opened in countries like Lebanon and South Africa. Notable associates The following dancers worked for and or started with Fred Astaire Dance Studios and won at least one United States Dance Championship. Tony Dovolani ( Rhythm ) Tony Dovolani & Elena Grinenko ( Rhythm ) Jose DeCamps ( Rhythm ) External links Fred Astaire Ballroom Dance Studio Fred Astaire Beirut Lebanon Ballroom Dance Studio ( 1 ) This article related to ballroom dance is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fred_Astaire_Dance_Studios&oldid=766411843 '' Categories : Dance schools in the United States Franchises Dance schools in Canada Ballroom dance Companies established in 1947 Companies based in Massachusetts 1947 establishments in the United States Ballroom dance stubs Hidden categories : Articles lacking in - text citations from August 2015 All articles lacking in - text citations All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 20 February 2017, at 01 : 55. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: how many fred astaire dance studios are there
Answer: 140