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In-home dance studio

12 years ago
Re doing basement after flooding for our teen daughter to have a dance studio. Please help with where to find mirrors that are not so pricey and what to do about installing them on a wall the is not straight.

Comments (14)

  • 12 years ago
    Try Craigslist or free cycle, or if there is a construction material recycler?
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    Dance studios don't always have mirrors on every wall. Perhaps you can mirror the end wall, and the wall with the closet doors, and use a mural on the curved wall.
  • 12 years ago
    Just checked www.alvas.com. They have great mirrors that are safe and well priced, the barres and the floor that I was telling you about. You'll end up with the right stuff. I particularly like the rolling mirror for your dilemma and she can place the mirror in the correct place depending on what she's working on.

    Floors are really important. If she'll be dancing on pointe, you'll want a sprung floor or she'll hurt herself over time.

    I know this because doctors wanted to operate on my knees at only 15. The injuries come on slowly and chronically like tendinitis. I now work with injured folks and teach them correct alignment and what not so you don't end up hurt.
  • 12 years ago
    She is a modern, lyrical, contemporary, little bit of ballet dancer.she will not be using any pointe shoes or hip hop sneakers down there.... If she just needs to stretch make up some dances and practice turns will hardwood be ok? I don't think she will be doing hard core dancing down there. Eventually in the future I would like to transform he room back in to a normal space/ family area. So is was looking into that "fake" but nice looking dark wood for down there.

    As for the mirrors I just felt the long wall with the indentation would've been perfect but I guess it just wouldn't look right since the wall isn't straight. To make things cheaper and sensible I'll probably chos the short wall at the end this way she can stand at the barre and also use for other things.
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    For Dance studios all you need is a single mirror on one wall. You can decorate the other walls with painting, quotes, or mosaics
    I hope your daughter will have her dream studio
  • 12 years ago
    One mirror will be fine. Fake wood is impossible to turn on and she'll sprain her ankles and twist her knees. I know this because my health club did that in our pilates studio. Just buy a big roll of marley flooring and roll it out and cut it to size and she can turn and stretch and mark choreography. Be careful with jumping down there because she won't suddenly get hurt. It will come on slowly. Again, check out alvas website. The mirrors will be easy. You can just have a custom mirror place put a mirror on the one flat wall or get the rolling mirror from alvas. It will be a great place for her. What a lucky girl!!!! I would have loved this as a teen.
  • 12 years ago
    If you google marley floors, so many options come up. When I was touring with my dance company, we had a big roll of it that we would tape down so we could perform any place.
  • 12 years ago
    Ikea have long wavy mirrors several on the end wall would be perfect
  • 12 years ago
    I know that wavy mirror. I love it. It would be so cool. I second that. I am living vicariously through your project. Please post pictures as you do it.
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    @lmoore7156 - thanks for your input. I've learned some things here.
  • 12 years ago
    Thanks everyone! Going to discuss all this information with my husband. I will surely post the final look or progress. Stay tuned:)...
  • 11 years ago
    I would add a mirror or two, and find a floor because she can hurt her self on the wood.
  • 11 years ago
    Old post.
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