Sorry that I'm late chiming in on dance floor question... life has been a
bit crazy the past month!
There's actually a bunch of great posts about flooring ideas in the archive
for this list.
https://lists.sharedweight.net/hyperkitty/search?mlist=organizers%40lists.sharedweight.net=floor=2
Simply
Coming in late ... was helping out at the Meet Me in St. Louis Memorial
Day weekend dance ...
I was a modern dancer once upon a time and encountered a lot of marley.
All of the marley I ran into targeted ballet and toe shoes which
requires a high level of horizontal friction.
Not the end of the
For what it's worth, the Concord, MA Scout House has a hardwood floor which
is only now getting to the point of needing replacement after just shy of a
century of use. It would likely have lasted longer but there was a period
of difficulty with the finish which resulted in excessive sanding/
Rob’s mention of basketball courts and arenas reminded me that my alma mater
installed a new floor in the field house a few years ago. The requirements on
the surface are different, but the need for shock absorption for the track and
the basketball courts is very similar. The company that did
Hi,
>From my experience working for New York ballet and modern dance companies
and from doing the folk dancing we talk about here, I'd offer that the key
word is "sprung" and I'd suggest researching portable and temporary sprung
dance floors.
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