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Da nc efloor sa r enott hes a mea ss por t sfloor s Ha r l e qui nFl oor si st hewor l dl e a de ri na dv a nc e d t e c hnol ogyfloor i ngf orda nc ea ndt he pe r f or mi nga r t s .Es t a bl i s he da st hei ndus t r y c hoi c ef ort hewor l d’ smos tpr e s t i gi ousda nc e a ndpe r f or mi nga r t sc ompa ni e sa nds c hool s . Ha r l e qui n’ se xpe r i e nc ea ndr e put a t i ona r e f ounde dont hema nuf a c t ur e , s uppl ya nd i ns t a l l a t i onofar a ngeofhi ghqua l i t ypor t a bl e a ndpe r ma ne nts pr unga ndv i ny lfloor s , ba l l e t ba r r e sa ndmi r r or sf orda nc es t udi os , pe r f or ma nc es pa c e sa nds c hool s . Agoodda nc efloori ns t i l l sc onfide nc ei nda nc e r s t ogi v ef ul le xpr e s s i ont ot he i rc r e a t i v i t y , s a f ei n t hek nowl e dget heda nc efloorwi l lof f e ra c ons i s t e ntr e s pons e .Pr of e s s i ona lda nc e r sc a n s pe nds i xt oe i ghthour sada ywor k i ngi na da nc es t udi o.I ti st he i rpl a c eofwor ka nd s houl dof f e ras a f ee nv i r onme ntfitf orpur pos e . Ha r l e qui n’ sr a ngeofs pr ungfloor sa nd pe r f or ma nc ev i ny l ’ sha v ebe e nde v e l ope d s pe c i fic a l l yf orda nc e , whi c hc omme r c i a lgr a de , i ndus t r i a la nds por t sfloor sc a nnotde l i v e r . The r ea r es omec r i t i c a lf a c t or st ha tdi s t i ngui s h t her e qui r e me nt sofda nc e r sf r om t hos eof s por t spl a y e dons por t sfloor s .Ma nys por t s pl a y e dont he s efloor sr e qui r eafir m floorwhi c h a l l owsba l l st obounc epr e di c t a bl y .Spor t s f oot we a ri sge ne r a l l yc us hi one dt opr ot e c t a ga i ns ti mpa c ti nj ur i e s .Thef oot we a ra l s o pr ov i de sgr i pf ort hes por t spe r s on.Byc ont r a s t da nc e r sne e dmor ea bs or pt i onorc us hi oni ngon l a ndi ngf r om j umps .The i rf oot we a rv a r i e s a c c or di ngt oda nc es t y l ea nddoe s n’ tc us hi on l a ndi ngs .Da nc e r sa l s one e dt her i ghtde gr e eof t r a c t i onf r om t heda nc es ur f a c e .

Ha r l e qui ni swi de l yr e c ogni z e da st hewor l d’ s l e a di nga ut hor i t yonda nc efloor s .Asa n e nl i ght e ne dma nuf a c t ur e rHa r l e qui nha sa l s o wor k e dc l os e l ywi t ht heda nc ec ommuni t yt o de v e l opfloor st ha tda nc e r swa ntt oda nc eon. Fl oor i ngpr oduc t si nt heHa r l e qui npor t f ol i owe r e t y pi c a l l ye v ol v e dt ome e tt hes pe c i ficne e dsof pa r t i c ul a rda nc es t y l e s , a ndha v ebe e nde v e l ope d i nc onj unc t i onwi t hda nc e r st he ms e l v e s . Awa r eoft hehi ghi nj ur yl e v e la mongda nc e r s , Ha r l e qui ni sa na c t i v es uppor t e rofI ADMS ( I nt e r na t i ona lAs s oc i a t i onf orDa nc eMe di c i nea nd Sc i e nc e )a ndofNI DMS( Na t i ona lAs s oc i a t i onf or Da nc eMe di c i nea ndSc i e nc e ) .NI DMSt hr ough s ha r e de xpe r t i s ea ndane t wor kofmul t i di s c i pl i na r y pa r t ne r s , i swor k i ngt opr ov i debe t t e ra ndmor e a f f or da bl ea c c e s sf ora l lda nc e r st ohi ghqua l i t y , e v i de nc e ba s e d, da nc es pe c i fiche a l t hc a r ea nd da nc es c i e nc es uppor ts e r v i c e s . Pr e f e r r e dbyda nc e r sa ndpe r f or me r sa tt hewor l d’ s l e a di ngv e nue s , f r om t heRoy a lOpe r aHous e , t he Bol s hoi The a t r e , Pa r i sOpe r aBa l l e tt ot heSy dne y Da nc eCompa ny .For t yy e a r sa f t e ri t sc r e a t i on, Ha r l e qui nr e ma i nsa sgl oba ll e a de ri ni t sfie l dwi t h of fic e si nEur ope , TheAme r i c a sa ndAs i aPa c i fic . F orf ur t he ri nf or ma t i on, a dv i c ea nds a mpl e s , pl e a s e c ont a c tourt e c hni c a lt e a m on:01892514888or e ma i l :e duc a t i on@ha r l e qui nfloor s . c om

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