Is dance flooring that plastic floor stuff, linoleum??Is it the same thing, or something else?Because I want to buy some cheap floor that is suitable for dancing on, maybe even the same as the ones they have in dance studios.Do you know:a) What dance floor is?b) Can you buy it cheap?c) Is there any flooring similar?d) Where can you buy them from?Thank you xx
Linoleum would work for a while but won't last long on a dance floor. Most dance floors are hardwood, seamless tile or vinyl sheathing and none of it is cheap. Building supply stores would have whatever you decide on or could order it for you.
My girlfriend and I do ballroom dancing. The best floorings we have danced on are clean and recently waxed wood flooring and marble. Most dance studios I visited before signing up for lessons for us had parquet wood floors for their dance floors. Likewise for most halls that were rented for weddings we've attended. The marble floor of one hall was really nice to dance on as well, but the cost may be prohibitive since marble isn't cheap. The thing about clean and waxed wood floors is that it allows the women's feet to pivot for turns-- it is neither too slippery nor too sticky. Parquet floors, in my humble opinion, are not pretty. However they are only slightly more expensive than a good linoleum floor where I am at and you can make the dance floor any size you like easily since they are a floating floor. I have never had the opportunity to dance on linoleum, but if I think back I remember them being more sticky than I would prefer. If the floor is too sticky then it can put too much torsion on the girls ankle which is the case when you have a dirty unwaxed wood floor as well. I think the linoleum in all the kitchens I've ever been in were to 'soft' and gave too much traction. We did dance on the cheap, hard vinyl composition you see in schools, hospitals, and department stores once. It was okay-- good even. I can see that commercial stuff being usable-- and it is ultracheap.
