Tag: flooring

Is Your Studio Flooring Ready for Percussive Dance Classes?

For studio owners and teachers looking to expand their class offerings, percussive dance can be an exciting way to introduce students to new rhythms, sounds, and cultural movement traditions. But styles like tap, flamenco, and kathak come with a practical consideration that other dance forms may not: Is your studio floor equipped to handle them? […]

Making a Safe Space for Dance

K–12 teachers go to the mat for proper floors. West Briar Middle School students now dance on aresilient surface, thanks to their teacher Lynn Reynolds. Teaching dance in a K–12 setting often means holding classes in hallways or cafeterias, sharing space with other student groups or dealing with ceilings that are too low for jumps. […]