There are four kinds of tape that are used to seam and secure dance floors; gaffers or cloth, vinyl, double-faced cloth and everything else (duct, all purpose, electrical, etc.). What is Gaffers Tape? Gaffers tape is traditionally 2” wide and is a heavy duty cloth tape first used by lighting technicians in the theater. That
How Often Must I Disinfect My Studio?
We’ve all been drilled on handwashing, mask-wearing, social distancing, and disinfecting surfaces. But one question that keeps coming up is this: How often must I tackle disinfecting floors, ballet barres, bathrooms and door handles in order to keep my students and teachers safe? Cleaning vs Disinfecting Cleaning and disinfecting are two different things. Cleaning your
Why Your Roll Out Marley Doesn’t Lay Flat
The seams don’t match and the floor is wavy. What Happened and how can I fix it? Can I fix it? The frustrations of rolling out your marley floor and looking out on a sea of turbulence that is dangerous upon which to dance is preventable and in some cases fixable. So all is not
Say Goodbye to Sticky Residue
Vinyl and cloth top tape have been used for the temporary installation of marley floor for decades. It is fast, effective, inexpensive and it works….except for the sticky adhesive residue that remains after you pull up the tape to move the floor or re-tape the seams. Do nothing but re-tape the seams and you are
Slippery Dance Floors Are History
The number one problem with dance and theatrical flooring is “it’s too slippery”. There are plenty of reasons why floors become slippery and unfortunately too many solutions to “fix” them resulting in damage and shortening their life expectancy. The first problem you may be having is you are dancing on the wrong type of
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