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Exper i enceddancer scanj udgeagoodfloori ns t i nct i vel yast o whet herornoti tf eel sr i ght .

Andi fi tf eel sr i ghtt heycan effect i vel yf or getaboutt hefloorandconcent r at eonput t i ngal l t hei rf ocusandconcent r at i oni nt ot hear t i s t i cper f or mance.

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Quant i f yi ngt hi ss ubj ect i ve r at i ngofafloori nt oas er i esofr epeat abl et es t si snos i mpl e t as k.

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Maj ordancecompani esunder s t andt hi s , whi chi s whyi ti snotuncommont oas kt hei rdancer st o“ t es t ”floor s bef or et hefinal choi cei smade.

I ti sacommonas s umpt i ont hatawel l des i gneds por t sfloorwi l l s ui tt heneedsofdancer s , butt hi si snott hecas e.

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Bycont r as tdancer sneedmor eabs or pt i onf r om t he floort opr ot ectt hem onl andi ngf r om j umps .

Agooddancefloor i ns t i l l sconfidencei ndancer st ogi vef ul l expr es s i ont ot hei r cr eat i vi t y , s af ei nt heknowl edget hedancefloorwi l l offera cons i s t entr es pons e.

Unl i kes por t s menwhoweari ncr eas i ngl yhi ght ech ai r cus hi oneds hoest ogi vegr i pandpr ot ectagai ns ti mpact i nj ur i es , t hemodes tbal l ets hoehasbar el ychangedi ndes i gn s i ncet hemi d1 8t hcent ur y .

Madef r om s of tl eat her , canvasor s at i n, t hebal l ets hoei sver yflexi bl e, hasat hi ns ol eandoffer s l i t t l epr ot ect i onf ort hewear er .

Butnotal l dancefloor sar et hes ame, onl yafloordevel oped s peci fical l yf ordancewi l l do.

Ther emaybeat empt at i ont o s peci f yfloor sf oraes t het i corbudgetr eas ons , ort os peci f y s por t sfloor si nt hemi s t akenbel i eft heywi l l bes ui t abl ef or dancebutt her ehavebeens omehi ghpr ofil eex ampl eswher e floor shavehadt ober epl acedbyadancecompanyaf t ert he bui l di ngi scompl et eanddancer shavet hei rfir s texper i enceof danci ngont hefloor s .

Gener al l y , dancer ss houl dr ef us et oper f or m onuns ui t abl e floor sanddemandt her i ghtt ohaveat our i ngfloort hathast he s ameabs or bentchar act er i s t i csast hefloori ns t al l edi nt hei r r ehear s al s t udi o.

Adancefloors houl dbenei t hert oos uppl enor t oos of t .

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As of tfloorcaus est hemus cl es , andt her ef or et he t endons , t owor khar der .

Addi t i onal l y , afloort hati st oos of tcan bedanger ousf ordancer sbecaus eoft heeffectofs ur pr i s e.

Thefloor i ngmanuf act ur erhasar ol et opl ayi nens ur i ngdancer s haveas af eenvi r onmenti nwhi cht or ehear s eandper f or m.

Har l equi ni swi del yr ecogni s edast hewor l d’ sl eadi ngaut hor i t y ondancefloor s .

Asanenl i ght enedmanuf act ur erHar l equi nhas al wayswor kedcl os el ywi t ht hedancecommuni t yt odevel op floor st hatdancer swantt odanceon.

Fl oor i ngpr oduct si nt he Har l equi npor t f ol i ower et ypi cal l yevol vedt omeett hes peci fic needsofapar t i cul ardances t yl eandhavebeendevel opedi n conj unct i onwi t hdancer st hems el ves .

Awar eoft hehi ghi nj ur yl evel amongdancer s , Har l equi ni san act i ves uppor t erofI ADMS( I nt er nat i onal As s oci at i onf orDance Medi ci neandSci ence)andofNI DMS( Nat i onal I ns t i t ut eofDance Medi ci neandSci ence) .

NI DMSt hr oughs har edexper t i s eanda net wor kofmul t i di s ci pl i nar ypar t ner s , i swor ki ngt opr ovi de bet t erandmor eaffor dabl eacces sf oral l dancer st ohi ghqual i t y , evi dencebas ed, dances peci ficheal t hcar eanddances ci ence s uppor ts er vi ces .

Leadi ngdancecompani es f r om ar oundt hewor l dt r us t Har l equi nt okeept hei r dancer ss af ei nt hei rr ehear s al dances t udi os , ons t ageand, mor er ecent l y , whi l s tdanci ng f r om home.

Butt hi sas s ur anceofqual i t y i snotonl yappl i cabl et oel i t e dancer s .

I ti sequal l yi mpor t antt opr ovi deamat eurdancer si n per f or mi ngar t scol l eges , uni ver s i t i esands chool swi t ht hes ame qual i t yfloor i ng.

As pi r i ngdancer sneedpr ot ect i ont ooi ft heyar e t oavoi dcut t i ngs hor tt hei rpot ent i al dancecar eer s .

Ther ei snodoubt , t hechoi ceoffloor i ngi scr i t i cal .

Forover40 year sHar l equi nhasbeent heper f or mancefloorofchoi cef or t hewor l d’ smos tpr es t i gi ousdanceandper f or mi ngar t s compani es , t heat r es , venuesands chool s .

Har l equi n’ sexper i enceandr eput at i onar ef oundedont he des i gn, manuf act ur eands uppl yofar angeofhi ghqual i t y por t abl eandper manents pr ungandvi nyl floor schos enbyt he wor l d’ sl eadi ngvenues-f r om t heRoyal Oper aHous e, t ot he Par i sOper aBal l etandt heQueens l andBal l et .

Har l equi noffer sf r eeadvi cet oens ur edancecompani es , s chool sandvenuesi ns t al l dancefloor sbes ts ui t edt ot hei r par t i cul arus e.

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