Dancing The Night Away – A Comprehensive Guide To Marquee Dance Floors

If there’s one thing that pulls an event together, it has to be the dance floor. A place where people gather to shake their bodies to well-loved songs and generally feel the love. Dance floors are one of our most popular items here at Carron Marquees. They have a certain allure to them – drawing in people, even if they didn’t seem so keen, to begin with. When we’re working with a client to design their dream marquee event, the dance floor is normally one of the early on requirements speculated. Which is why we’ve created this comprehensive guide to help you understand everything there is to know about dance floors.

Does My Event Need a Dance Floor?

Whether or not flooring for your dance space becomes a requirement for your event depends largely on your own requirements. We have helped many clients fit these staples in – whether they’re designing a wedding or a corporate event. Let’s look at some common marquee-related events and how these floors come into play.

Weddings

The first dance. The Father-And-Daughter dance. The family dance. All of these take place on a dance floor. With marquees suitable for construction on any surface, the uncovered ground normally isn’t suitable for moving at speed. In fact, with most installations, we recommend some form of groundwork to create a smooth and stable surface. This minimises the risk of tripping and related injury. At weddings, dance floors help to split up the space – separating the dancing area from the bar or dining section.

Corporate Events

While large-scale conferences and meetings may not call for a dance floor, a Christmas or Summer party definitely does. Allowing your employees to let their hair down and relax with colleagues fosters better relationships. The perfect way to do this is to give them a space where they can truly be themselves. Dance floors can encourage even the most stoic of employees to shake their tail feathers and truly let loose.

Birthday Parties

Well – it goes without saying really, doesn’t it? Is a birthday party even a birthday party if you don’t have a dance floor? We think not.

Benefits of a Dance Floor

Now, let’s take a look at some of the benefits of including a dance floor in your next marquee event.

• 1. Divides Up Space

Marquees, especially when first installed, can feel overwhelmingly expansive. This is especially true if you’re catering to a large group of people. While furniture and decorations can work to distinguish different areas around the space, one practical and visual way of doing this is with dance floors. With a host of styles, from rustic wooden finishes to retro check patterns, you can use these to establish where the dancing area is in contrast to the dining section, bar area, or relaxation zones. They work to structure your event – it’s easier to say ‘Get Yourself On The Dance Floor’ than it is to get people to just stand and dance.

• 2. Safety

We mentioned above the importance of creating a stable ground for your guests to move on. Our dance floors have a durable, interlocking design. With this, they can be fitted quickly and create a flat, non-raised surface. No matter how energetically your guests throw their shapes, they’ll stay locked into place and won’t shift. Dance floors also provide stability that some grounds, such as grass, cannot. Imagine working with a sodden field – heels would sink in and natural lumps would become hazardous. This is what dance floor steps help to solve.

• 3. Accentuates Your Theme

With marquees being such blank canvases, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed with the prospect of creating a solid and consistent theme. Dance floors help to do just this. Wooden dance floors bring a rustic and romantic charm into whimsical spaces, making them a popular choice for weddings. Our retro black and white dance floor is striking, with a vintage style that befits many birthdays and corporate themes. After they have been fitted, it’s easy to see how the rest of the event will fall into place around them.