From £13.20 per m²
Features: Multi-purpose, excellent value, easy install
Dance Styles: All (not recommend for regular Tap/Irish/Flamenco)
Wear Rating: ★★★★☆
From £24.51 per m²
Features: Confident grip and control for all dance styles and great sound for tap
Dance Styles: All dance styles
Wear Rating: ★★★★★
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From £30.45 per m²
Features: Graceful movement control with added shock absorption
Dance Styles: Ballet and other soft shoe work
Wear Rating: ★★★★☆
From £27.81 per m²
Features: Graceful movement control from a lightly textured surface
Dance Styles: Ballet and other soft shoe work
Wear Rating: ★★★★☆
From £9.35 per m²
Features: Light weight, ideal for touring
Dance Styles: All (not recommend for regular Tap/Irish/Flamenco)
Wear Rating: ★★★☆☆
From £33.86 per m²
Features: Wood-effect finish, good grip,
Dance Styles: All (not recommend for regular Tap/Irish/Flamenco)
Wear Rating: ★★★★☆
A vinyl dance floor is a flexible floor covering that’s laid over a suitable subfloor. It’s durable, slip-resistant and provides a confident grip for dancers. Vinyl is one of the most popular types of dance floor due to it’s low-cost and ease of installation. Moreover, a vinyl dance floor can quickly transform a standard room into a professional performance space with minimal downtime.
Vinyl dance floors are cheaper to buy and install than traditional wood floors. As a result, they’ve become one of the most popular types of dance floor. Although lower cost, they offer an exceptional dance surface and can be laid directly over a suitable subfloor. In addition to being used independently, vinyl dance floors are often applied over traditional sprung floors to help protect the wood from hard shoe damage.
Vinyl floors can be installed in a fraction of the time of traditional sprung floors. Often only requiring basic tools for trimming edges and splicing lengths together. As a result, many studios choose to install their vinyl floor themselves, saving on professional installation costs.
In addition, when loosely laid (not heat-welded or glued), vinyl floors can be easily removed. Studios with short-term leases often install their floor semi-permanently by splicing the joins with dance floor tape and securing the edges with an approved double-sided tape. As a result, your vinyl floor can be removed and taken to a new venue if required.
In contrast, heat-welding the joins or glueing your dance floor does require specialist equipment and skills. However, this method is an excellent option for long-term installations, requiring less maintenance and a more visually pleasing finish.
If you’d like your floor professionally installed, please get in touch with us
Vinyl flooring (Like our Sonata Foam-Sprung Vinyl Dance Floor) can bring much-needed shock absorption to almost any hard floor, even concrete.
On the surface, Sonata Foam boasts a beautifully textured controlled-glide surface. While underneath lies a 5mm thick, closed-sell, impact-absorbing base. Combining the two offers performers outstanding control and subtle cushioning for high-energy movements. In addition, foam-sprung vinyls are much more affordable than traditional wooden sprung floors.
Of course, foam-sprung vinyl floors may not compete with traditional sprung wood floors regarding impact absorption and spring. However, they’re an excellent and popular cost-saving alternative.
Vinyl dance floors can accommodate all popular dance styles. However, some vinyls are better suited to different types of dance. A key factor when deciding on your new vinyl dance floor is whether or not you intend to perform Tap or Irish dance.
Tap & Irish dance requires a more durable surface; the repetitive impacts can be too much for some softer types of vinyl. As a result, floors like Nocturne can be an ideal solution.
Because vinyl dance floors are made of synthetic materials, they can be created in various colours and even custom printed.
Grey and black vinyl flooring is most prevalent in dance studios. These colours are neutral. As a result, they keep the attention on the performer. Furthermore, medium greys and darker floors are often easier to maintain as light scuffs are less visible on these than on light-coloured dance floors.
However, outside a fixed studio, a more vivid dance floor can accentuate a performance and contribute to the style and theme of the show or event. Moreover, a custom-printed floor can offer a completely bespoke look and complement the scenery of live events and theatrical performances. Dance floors can also be printed with studio logos to add a wow factor and increase brand awareness of your dance space.
The above information and comparisons relate to Le Marks own range of dance floors.
