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Pr oductoft heMont h Thei mpor t anceofspeci f yi ngt he cor r ectper f or mancef l oor
Whyspor t sf l oor sar enotsui t abl e f ordance
Thec or r ec tdanc ef l oormak esani mpor t antc ont r i but i ont ot he s af eper f or manc eofdanc er swi t houtt her i s kofs l i psandf al l s orl onger t er ms t r es si nj ur i es .Agooddanc ef l oori ns t i l s c onf i denc ei ndanc er st ogi v ef ul l ex pr es s i ont ot hei rc r eat i v i t y , s af ei nt hek nowl edget hedanc ef l oorwi l l of f erac ons i s t ent r es pons e.Har l equi nFl oor shav edev el opedf l oor ss pec i f i c al l y f ordanc e,of f er i ngt heex ac tr equi r ement sneededf orv ar y i ng genr esofdanc e,whi c hc ommer c i al gr ade,i ndus t r i al and s por t sf l oor sc annot .
I ti st empt i ngt opr es umet hatast heel i t eat hl et i c i s m oft op danc er si sonaparwi t hs por t speopl e,t hatas por t sf l oori s appr opr i at e.I ti snot .Ther ear es omec r i t i c al f ac t or st hat di s t i ngui s ht her equi r ement sofdanc er sf r om t hos eofs por t s pl ay edonas por t sf l oor .Manys por t spl ay edont hes ef l oor s r equi r eaf i r mf l oorwhi c hal l owsbal l st obounc epr edi c t abl y . Spor t sf oot weari sgener al l yc us hi onedt opr ot ec tagai ns ti mpac t i nj ur i es .Thef oot wearal s opr ov i desgr i pf ort hes por t sper s on. Byc ont r as tdanc er sneedmor eabs or pt i onorc us hi oni ngon l andi ngf r om j umps .Thei rf oot wearv ar i esac c or di ngt odanc e s t y l eanddoes n’ tc us hi onl andi ngs .Danc er sal s oneedt her i ght degr eeoft r ac t i onf r om t hedanc es ur f ac e.
Ex per i enc eddanc er sc anj udge agoodf l oori ns t i nc t i v el yast o whet herornoti tf eel sr i ght . Andi fi tf eel sr i ghtt heyc an ef f ec t i v el yf or getaboutt he f l oorandc onc ent r at eon put t i ngal l t hei rf oc usand c onc ent r at i oni nt ot hear t i s t i c per f or manc e.Ac onf i denc et hat c omesf r om ar eas s ur anc et heyar enotgoi ngt os l i pandf al l , t hatl i f t sc anbeper f or meds af el yandonl andi ngf r om j umps t her es pons eoft hef l oorc ons i s t ent l yr et ur nst her i ghtamount ofener gyabs or pt i on.Quant i f y i ngt hi ss ubj ec t i v er at i ngofa f l oori nt oas er i esofr epeat abl et es t si snos i mpl et as k .Any one s pec i f y i ngf l oor sf ordanc es houl dr emembert hatdanc er smay notbet hec ommi s s i oni ngc l i ent s ,butt heyar et heendus er s . Maj ordanc ec ompani esunder s t andt hi s ,whi c hi swhyi ti snot unc ommont oas kt hei rdanc er st o“ t es t ”f l oor sbef or et hef i nal c hoi c ei smade. Res ear c hi nr ec enty ear shasi dent i f i edac or r el at i onbet ween t hec ons i s t enc yofdanc ef l oor sandi nj ur i esi nc ur r edby danc er s .Whens pec i f y i ngaf l oorf ordanc e,us i nggener al f l oor i ngors por t sf l oors t andar dswi l l notens ur et her i ghtf l oor i si ns t al l ed.Onl yaf l oordev el opeds pec i f i c al l yf ordanc ewi l l do.Ther ehav ebeens omehi ghpr of i l eex ampl eswher ef l oor s hav ehadt ober epl ac edbyadanc ec ompanyaf t ert hebui l di ng i sc ompl et ebec aus et hef l oorwasnotc ons i der edf i tf or pur pos ebyt hedanc er sus i ngi t .
Har l equi nwor kex t ens i v el ywi t hdanc es c i ent i s t sand bi omec hani c sex per t st oi nv es t i gat et heef f ec t soft hec hoi c eof danc ef l oorondanc erper f or manc eandi nj ur y ,andt or es ear c h anddev el opf l oor st hatmi ni mi s et hes er i s k s . Bi omec hani c sex per tLuk eHopperex pl ai ns“ I nj ur yoc c ur r enc e i sal l t ooc ommoni ndanc e.Danc er swi l l al way spus ht hei r bodi est ot hel i mi tt ogett hemos toutoft hei rt r ai ni ng,i ti s t her ef or ev er yi mpor t antt hats af edanc eenv i r onment sar e c r eat edbyr educ i nganyunnec es s ar yi nj ur yr i s k s ” . DrBoni Ri et v el di sanor t hopaedi cs ur geonatt heCent r ef or Medi c i ne,Danc eandMus i ci nTheHague,Net her l ands ,andi s al s oPas tPr es i dentoft heI nt er nat i onal As s oc i at i onf orDanc e Medi c i neandSc i enc e.Boni Ri et v el dobs er v ed,“ Ther ei sa di s t i nc t i ont omak ebet weeni nj ur i esc aus edbyt hef l oorand t hos ec aus edac c i dent al l y .Asf arast hef or merar ec onc er ned,i t i sev i dentt hatt her ei sac aus eandef f ec tr el at i ons hi pbet ween danc er s ’ i nj ur i esandt hef l ooronwhi c ht heyper f or m. ”
Har l equi n’ sCPD Pr ogr amme Aspar tofHar l equi n’ sc ommi t mentt opr ot ec t i ngt heheal t hand wel l bei ngofdanc er sandper f or mer s ,ourRI BAappr ov edCPD ex pl ai nswhys pec i f y i ngt hec or r ec tf l oorf ordanc eand per f or mi ngar t si sc r i t i c al t ot hel ongev i t yofaper f or mer sc ar eer . Us i ngc ompr ehens i v edat aandc as es t udi es ,weout l i net hek ey c ons i der at i onswhens pec i f y i ngaper f or manc ef l oorandl ookat t hei mpor t antc ont r i but i ont hef l oormak est oper f or merheal t h ands af et y .Weex pl or et hehi s t or yofdanc ef l oor s ,t her eas ons whyf l oorc hoi c ei ss oi mpor t ant ,c ur r ents t andar dsandt es t s andhowt oens ur ey ous pec i f yt her i ghtper f or manc es ur f ac e. Har l equi ni st hewor l dl eaderi nadv anc edt ec hnol ogyf l oor sand s t ages y s t emsf ort heper f or mi ngar t sandi st hei ndus t r yc hoi c e f ort hewor l d’ smos tpr es t i gi ousdanc eandper f or mi ngar t s c ompani es ,t heat r es ,v enuesands c hool s .Har l equi n manuf ac t ur es ,s uppl i esandi ns t al l sar angeofhi ghqual i t y s pr ungandv i ny l f l oor sands pec i al i s esi nt hebui l di ngand r ef ur bi s hmentofbes pok es t ages y s t ems . Foranyper f or mancef l oorenqui r i espl easecont actour t echni calt eam on:+44( 0) 1892514888oremai l : ar chi t ect s@har l equi nf l oor s. com I fyouar ei nt er est edi nbooki ng aCPDpl easecont act : cpd@har l equi nf l oor s. com
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Bl easdal eSchool ,aspeci al i stdayschoolwhi chal so of f er sopt i onalr esi dent i alpr ovi si on,cat er sf orpupi l s agedf r om 2t o19year swi t hPr of oundandMul t i pl e Lear ni ngDi f f i cul t i es( PMLD) .Theschoolwant edt o cr eat eanewout doorpl ayar eat ocompl ementi ndoor pl aypr ovi si onandaddaddi t i onalpl aybenef i t s. Sut cl i f f ePl aywor kedwi t ht heschoolt odesi gna br i ght ,i nvi t i ngandi nspi r i ngpl ayar eawhi chcoul d f ul f i lt hecompl exneedsoft hepupi l s,manyofwhom ar ewheel chai ruser s.Ensur i ngever ychi l dhasequal oppor t uni t i est opl aysi debysi de.Thedesi gnevol ved dur i ngt heconsul t at i onpr ocess,wi t ht heover al l l ayoutchangi ngt ocr eat et hebestpossi bl epl ayar ea f ort heschoolandi t spupi l s,i ncl udi ngopenspacest o enabl et hef r eemovementofmul t i pl ewheel chai r s andcar er sacr osst hespace.
Att hecent r eoft henewpl ayar ea,ThePl ayTr ai li st he epi t omeofi ncl usi vepl ay ,of f er i ngaccessi bl epl ay f eat ur esal lal ongt het r ai landatdi f f er entl evel s. Desi gnedf orwheel chai raccessal lwayr ound,t hi suni t hasampl er oom f orcar er st oo,i ncl udi ngext r ahei ghtat t het opoft hesl i deal l owi ngf oreasysi det r ansf erf r om wheel chai r s.Addi t i onali ncl usi veequi pmenti ncl udesa sensor yf l ower ,anestswi ng,al ar gedi shr oundabout andasensor ypat hwhi chwi ndsi nbet weent hepl ay equi pmentcompl et est henewpl ayar ea.Cr eat i vewet pouracr osst heschemecr eat esi magi nat i veand engagi ngpl ayawayf r om t heequi pment . “ Wor ki ngwi t hSut cl i f f ePl aywasar eal l ypl easant exper i ence,t heyunder st oodexact l ywhatt heschool wasl ooki ngf or .Thecont r act or swer egr eat ,andweal l wor kedt oget hersot her ewasmi ni maldi sr upt i onf or pupi l sandst af f .Ever yonei sdel i ght edwi t ht he out comeandr eal l yenj oyedseei ngt hepl aygr ound devel opasi twasbei ngbui l t .Theycoul dnotwai tunt i l i twascompl et edandt heycoul dst ar tusi ngi t . ” ValToml i nson–SchoolBusi ness Manager–Bl easdal eSchool
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5r easonswhyaMUGA i scost ef f ect i vei nvest mentf oryourschool Thi nki ngofi nvest i ngi namul t i usegamesar eabut concer nedaboutt hecostandmai nt enance?Letus t al kyout hr oughhow aMUGAi sacost ef f ect i ve sol ut i onf oryourschool … Thever sat i l enat ur eofamul t i usegamesar ea,orMUGAf orshor t , makesi tt hei dealar eaf ormul t i pl espor t sandact i vi t i es.Thesef aci l i t i es ar eavi t alsour ceoff un,exer ci seandeducat i onf oryoungpeopl e acr osst hecount r y .Thef i r stquest i onmostpeopl easki showmucha MUGAi sl i kel yt ocost .–I nr eal i t y ,t hesef aci l i t i esof f eracost ef f ect i ve sol ut i onaswel lasi mpr ovi ngyourspor t sandpl ayf aci l i t i es.Her ear e5 r easonswhy . 1. Ext endedpl ay Get t i ngmaxi mum usef r om aspor t sf aci l i t yi sacommonobj ect i vef or t hosel ooki ngt oi nvesti nar t i f i ci algr ass,orupgr adet hei rmacadam pl aygr ound.Synt het i ct ur fi snonsl i pandmudf r eemeani ngt hatpl ay doesn’ thavet oendj ustbecauseoft hepoorweat her .Thi sal l owsf or t hespor t i ngf aci l i t yt oaccommodat epl ayf oral ongerper i odoft heacademi cyear . 2. Gr eat erver sat i l i t y Ast henamesuggest s,amul t i usegamesar eai ssui t abl ef ormany spor t ssuchast enni s,net bal l ,f oot bal l ,cr i cket ,andhockey ,whi l ef l exi bl enet t i ngcanbeusedsot hatsever aldi f f er entspor t scanbepl ayed ont hesynt het i csur f aceatonce.Thi sf l exi bi l i t yensur est hatschool s maxi mi set hei rspor t sof f er i ngsi naneconomi calf ashi onwi t houtcompr omi si ngonmuchneededspace.
3. Har dwear i ngandl ongl ast i ng Wheni nvest i ngi nanewspor t sf aci l i t y ,youwantt oknowt hatyou’ r e buyi ngi nt oqual i t yandl ongevi t y .Mul t i spor tsur f acessuchasAdvent ur e,madeoutofhar dwear i ngyar ns,ar edesi gnedwi t hsust ai ni nghi gh l evel sofuseovert i mei nmi nd.Thi smeanst hatst udent swi l lcont i nue t obenef i tf r om asynt het i csur f acef oryear st ocome. 4. Addi t i onali ncome AMUGA’ sut i l i t ydoesn’ tendwi t hpr ovi di ngasaf eenvi r onmentf ora school ’ spupi l s,t heycanbeusedasanaddi t i onalr evenuest r eam i f r ent edoutt ol ocalcl ubst oo.Thever sat i l eandpr of essi onalnat ur eof t hesynt het i csur f acecanser vet oat t r actnumer ousspor t scl ubsand l ocalgr oupst or entoutt hepi t ch.Asamul t i usegamesar eacanbe usedf ormul t i pl espor t s,t her ear ef ewl i mi t sont hel ocalgr oupst hat canmakeuseoft hespace–t hi saddi t i onali ncomewi l lhel pt oof f set anyongoi ngmai nt enancecost sandkeept hef aci l i t yi nper f ectshape. 5. Easymai nt enance Unl i kenat ur algr asswhi chr equi r esi nt ensi ve,ongoi ngmai nt enancet o keepi tatahi ghst andar d,ar t i f i ci algr assr equi r esmuchl esswor kt o keepi tl ooki ngandper f or mi ngati t sbest .Thecol our edl i nesona MUGAwi l lnotf ade,comer ai norshi ne,evenwhenexposedt or i gor ous pl ay .Whi l et hesynt het i csur f acei sal somor er esi l i entmaki ngi tf arl ess l i kel yt ogetdamagedcompar edt onat ur algr ass. Asl ongast hosei nvest i ngi naMUGAmai nt ai nt hei rpi t ches cor r ect l y ,t heywi l lcont i nuet ohaveaccesst oanal l weat her pi t chf ort henext1015year s.Ti ger Tur fof f eranumberof mul t i spor tpr oduct ssui t abl ef orar angeofneeds,so,why notmake2020t heyeart hatyougi veyourschoolsome f aci l i t i est obet r ul ypr oudof ?
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Speci alEducat i on
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