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Sprung Dance Floors
Harlequin has led the way in developing and evolving modern sprung dance floors and has been involved with extensive research into reducing dancer injury.
Harlequin’s range of sprung dance floors
Harlequin has led the way in developing and evolving modern sprung dance floors and has been involved with extensive research into reducing dancer injury.
Often referred to as a ‘wood dance floor’ or as a ‘floating floor system’, a sprung floor is a floor that provides some degree of bounce and flexes under impact. Performers need a sprung floor to absorb the shock of repeated impact to their joints and to reduce injury from falls. Harlequin has a range of wooden sprung floors available. The more traditional options provide spring through bending woven wooden battens, whilst the more modern options use panel systems with foam or elastomer pads.
Professional dancers can spend six to eight hours a day working in a dance studio and are continually jumping, leaping and lifting. The quality of the dance floor makes an important contribution to the safe performance of a dancer, reducing the risk of long-term stress injuries to joints and muscles. Floors developed for commercial or sports applications do not offer the benefits that dancers appreciate when they talk about the ‘feel’ of the floor. Only purpose-built dance floors do that.
Sprung floors are most commonly used in permanent installations, although Harlequin has developed a range of portable panel system panel products that are also suitable as a permanent sprung floor or for touring companies as a portable sprung floor solution.
Harlequin sprung floors are installed for the practice and performance of many types of dance, including ballet, classical dance and much more.
The Harlequin range of sprung floors has been developed for use in combination with a vinyl or wood performance top surface. Harlequin’s expert team travel the world installing our range of Harlequin sprung floor systems in a wide range of venues.
For further information, advice and support, please contact our technical sales team. Alternatively, call us on +44 (0)1892 514 888 where a member of our team will be happy to answer any questions you have about events flooring.
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Can you use a Harlequin sprung floor outside?
Harlequin Liberty HD is water resistant and can be used outside. Harlequin vinyl performance surfaces must only be used in dry conditions or under cover. Please contact us if you need more details on which Harlequin floors are suitable for outside use.
How do you install a Harlequin sprung floor?
This depends upon the Harlequin sprung floor you choose. Harlequin WoodSpring and Harlequin Activity and are always installed by our highly-skilled technical team. Harlequin Liberty and Harlequin Liberty HD is usually installed by us, but you can install this floor yourself as it is a modular panel system. Harlequin Flexity is designed to be a self-installed sprung floor, but we can install it for you if required. Please contact us for more details.
How is a Harlequin sprung floor supplied?
This depends upon the Harlequin sprung floor you choose. Harlequin WoodSpring and Harlequin Activity and are always installed by our highly-skilled technical team. Harlequin Liberty and Harlequin Liberty HD is usually installed by us, but you can install this floor yourself as it is a modular panel system. Harlequin Flexity is designed to be a self-installed sprung floor, but we can install it for you if required. Please contact us for more details.
What sprung floors do you have in your range?
We supply five Harlequin sprung floors; Harlequin WoodSpring, Harlequin Activity, Harlequin Liberty, Harlequin Liberty HD and Harlequin Flexity.
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