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Harlequin Studio is produced from a particularly hard-wearing vinyl and its formulation focuses on the demands of dancers. The result is a slip-resistant floor that offers dancers added confidence for demanding choreography and movement. Harlequin Studio is designed for dance, studio and stage use and is specified for loose-lay or permanent installation within dance institutions, dance studios, schools and theatres.

Interpon AM is a product range which can be adapted for use in a wide range of applications. In addition to the antimicrobial properties it will meet the protective and decorative characteristics expected of a high performance powder coating. It is designed to be used in areas where there is an obvious need to maintain a low level of microbes eg medical, food & catering. However, it is also effective in areas where there is high human traffic eg locker/changing rooms, public transport, airports, schools.

The purpose of this guide is to introduce architects to developments in dance floor technology and practice, specification issues including aesthetic versus performance considerations and why the choice of floor is also critical in minimising injuries to dancers. With a growing interest in the provision of spaces suitable for dance – for professional performance and rehearsal, private dance schools and throughout the education sector, there is increasing focus towards specifying dance floors that meet both performance aspirations as well as conforming to health and safety requirements.

English National Ballet and the English National Ballet School have moved to a brand new world-class home at London City Island. Designed by award-winning architects Glenn Howells Architects working together with fit-out and refurbishment experts BW, the new building provides 93,000 sq ft of unprecedented facilities. The enormous project for Harlequin Floors involved the completion of eight rehearsal studios. Harlequin Activity sprung flooring was installed with Harlequin Cascade vinyl performance surface.

Harlequin Allegro is the thickest roll-out dance floor available worldwide and provides great protection for dancers due to its point-elasticity and slip-resistant dance surface. Harlequin Allegro is ideal for contemporary, modern, hip hop, jazz and street dance, as well as aerobics and zumba, as it can help to reduce performer fatigue and impact injuries. Harlequin Allegro is a substantial heavy-duty floor. It’s specified for permanent installation within dance institutions, dance studios, schools and gymnasiums, although it can also be utilised as a loose-lay option.

Harlequin Cascade is the ultimate heavy-duty dance floor. The silky smooth embossed surface provides deceptively good grip, as well as a high-quality base for lighting designers. Harlequin Cascade is ideal for ballet, contemporary, modern and theatrical use, as well as aerobics, zumba, hip-hop, jazz, street, salsa, percussive including flamenco, Irish and tap, multi-purpose use, concerts and for operatic performances. Harlequin Cascade is specified for loose-lay or permanent installation within dance institutions, dance studios, schools and theatres and is an excellent choice as the vinyl dance surface in conjunction with a Harlequin sprung floor.

Harlequin is the world leader in advanced technology flooring for dance and the performing arts. Established in the UK over 40 years ago, Harlequin remains the industry choice for the world’s most prestigious dance and performing arts companies, theatres, venues and schools. Harlequin’s experience and reputation are founded on the manufacture and supply of a range of high quality portable and permanent sprung and vinyl floors, ballet barres and mirrors for dance studios and performance spaces. Preferred by dancers and performers at the world’s leading venues, from the Royal Opera House, the Bolshoi Theatre, Paris Opera Ballet to the Sydney Dance Company. Harlequin is the global leader in its field with offices in Europe, The Americas and Asia Pacific.

Winner of Australian House of the Year at the 2019 Houses Awards, its no surprise that Daylesford Longhouse is an endearing building. A boutique farm, garden kitchen, cooking school, reception venue and a home consolidated within a single 110 l/m metre shed, clad almost entirely in Wonderglas GC. Set minutes from the idyllic town of Daylesford in central Victoria, the elevated property looks out over vast plains and bush land across Daylesford, Hepburn Springs and Mt Franklin. Revitalising the pastoral shed of yesteryear, the industrial structure sits on minimal footings with a gravel floor. The Longhouse is built to passive house standards with very few heating and cooling inputs and provision for solar paneling and battery storage.