Lou Conte Dance Studio- Open House Aug.18-23
Submitted by CAR_Rachel on Fri, 08/15/2008 - 3:13pm.
Buy Early Bonus week is coming up!
Stop by the studio Monday, August
18-Saturday, August 23 to receive 1 bonus
class for every 10 classes you buy for the
Fall Session!
▪ Mark your Calendars!
The next LCDS Open House is coming up!
Sunday, September 14 from 11 a.m.-3
p.m. brings another day of FREE
introductory
classes for you to try something new,
or to try dance for the first time. We are
even adding a few surprises this time
around! Stay tuned for more details.
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from the newsletter....................
"What is?"
This week’s question is:
What is dance flooring?
Most dance floors are composed of two parts; a subfloor, which is often
“sprung,” and a surface floor, or “marley.” The subfloor provides the
spring that helps protect the dancers’ joints and muscles from injury,
and can be made from wood, rubber or a polyurethane type of foam. The
surface floor is made of vinyl or a vinyl blend, and provides
resistance and traction appropriate to the style of dance being
performed.
Dance floors are often called “marley” floors, but rather than being
descriptive of the floor, marley actually refers to the company who
used to make the floors. Calling a dance floor a “marley” floor is the
same as referring to all tissue as “kleenex” or referring to all sodas
as “coke.” The original vinyl surface floor made by Marley for the
entertainment industry stopped being produced around 1978, so it is
truly doubtful that anyone is dancing on a “true Marley floor” anymore.
Tap and percussive dancers still often use wood flooring because the
foam subfloors can muffle the sounds the dancers are trying to create.
For other types of dance, marley floors require less upkeep than wood,
and so have become much more popular.
Discipline:
Dance