Come and see the Harlequin dance studio at schools exhibition

British Harlequin plc, world leaders in the development and supply of floors for dance and the performing arts, will be exhibiting at BSEC 2010. 

The Building Schools Exhibition & Conference 2010 will take place at ExCel, London on the 24th and 25th February 2010 where the British Harlequin stand (634) will showcase an example of a dance studio, complete with sprung floor and ballet barrres. The event will provide an opportunity to talk to experts and to view Harlequin’s floors which are widely used in schools, colleges, universities, performing arts centres and dance facilities. 

Harlequin floors, whether portable or permanently installed are durable, hardwearing and easy to maintain. Choosing the correct floor for dance is important for health, safety and artistic performance. Harlequin offer a choice of sprung sub-floors plus a range of dance surfaces, developed to meet the needs and rigours of different forms of dance. Harlequin floors are fully tested in accordance with DIN Standard 18032 Part II. They have become the preferred choice of many professional dancers and are also being endorsed for BSF projects. British Harlequin also offer a RIBA approved core curriculum CPD – ‘Specifying Floors for Dance, Drama and Performance – a Guide for Architects”. 

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Photo credit: Harlequin dance floor at SLP College, Leeds, photographer David Jenkins.

Kent Dance Challenge takes place on Harlequin dance floors

The Kent Dance Challenge once again was staged on a Harlequin Studio dance floor. British Harlequin plc were pleased to provide the floor for the finals of Kent Dance Challenge 2009 which took place on Saturday, 24th October in Maidstone, Kent. 

Harlequin Studio is a special hardwearing floor covering designed for dance, studio and stage use. It was quick and easy to install at the venue having been transported there rolled up in sections and contained in Harlequin Roll Storage Bags. The slip-resistant surface provided performers with confidence against the risk of falling, allowing them to concentrate on performing demanding choreography and movement. Thanks to a firm but lightweight foam backing it also offers a degree of protection against hard sub-floors. Studio can be laid on any hard, smooth surface such as the stage, where once put down it stays firmly in place. It is also an excellent surface for a sprung sub-floor and for touring. 

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Harlequin Studio dance floor at British Troupe Championship finals

The British Troupe Championship Finals held in Wolverhampton opted for Harlequin Studio dance floor. 

Harlequin Studio has established great popularity with dancers thanks to both the dance surface it provides and the ease with which an ordinary stage can be converted into a dance floor. The flooring used at the British Troupe Championships was transported to Wolverhampton in four Harlequin Roll Storage Bags and was laid and ready for use in just twenty minutes. The wooden stage floor on which it was put down was not suited to dance, being both too hard and with a surface that did not offer the right degree of traction. The special surface of Harlequin Studio provided a slip-resistant floor that gave the dancers confidence to concentrate on their performance without the fear of slipping or falling. Harlequin Studio also has a firm lightweight foam backing that provided some cushioning against the hard stage floor beneath. In fact Studio can be laid on any hard, smooth surface and stays firmly in place. It is also an excellent surface for a sprung sub-floor and useful for touring. 

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New studios open at DanceEast

Members of the British Harlequin marketing and sales teams were recently invited to one of a series of events associated with the new DanceEast facility in Ipswich which has dance flooring provided by Harlequin. 

Harlequin extends range of ballet barres

British Harlequin has continued to develop and expand the range of ballet barres, both freestanding and for permanent installation, and can now offer a comprehensive selection to suit a wide variety of requirements. Whichever type is selected the value of a sturdy, robust ballet barre is regarded as essential for warm up and stretching exercises to properly increase blood flow to muscles and reduce the risk of injury before taking to the dance floor. Harlequin’s wall mounted ballet barres include both single and double barre versions and can be installed using a choice of various shaped mounting plates to suit the particular needs of a studio. The new pillar-mounted brackets are used in conjunction with floor-mounted brackets to reduce intrusion into studios that have pillars. 

As well as wall-mounting, several other mounting bracket options have been developed. Harlequin also offers a range of freestanding ballet barres, lightweight for transportation thanks to their aluminium construction and with a choice of aluminium or beech barre.

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New single and double barre pillar mount brackets for the Harlequin ballet barres are available in black or grey colourways.

New Jerwood DanceHouse at DanceEast has Harlequin floors

Dance floors have been provided by British Harlequin to the new Jerwood DanceHouse for DanceEast. 

DanceEast is one of a growing number of centres for dance globally that have been created to reach out to communities and act as magnets for national and international dance artists. This £8.9 million development on the Ipswich waterfront is the cultural hub of the regenerated dockside and will be the hothouse for the development and presentation of new and emerging dance talent. The DanceHouse houses three dance studios, a 200-seat flexible space studio theatre, fitness and Pilates suites, the Danceeats! café and Dance Vibe dancewear shop.

Photo: DanceEast.

Harlequin sprung floors for Shanghai international school

Harlequin’s Hong Kong office recently supplied more than 270m² of Harlequin Liberty Sprung panels covered with a Harlequin Fiesta dance surface to the Concordia International School in Shanghai.