When it comes to percussive dance styles like Tap, choosing the right floor is crucial to highlight the rhythmic beats created by the dancers’ shoes. Rosco's Adagio and Adagio Tour floors are specifically designed to help create those distinct tap sounds – making them the perfect choice for any studio space or performance venue looking for a dance surface for Tap. Let's explore the synergy of Rosco Adagio Floors and Tap – and how they work together to elevate the sounds of these percussive dance routines.
Tap dancing is a high-energy, rhythm-based dance style that showcases dancers striking the floor with their feet to create intricate patterns of sound. Tap dancers wear special shoes with metal plates on the heels and toes that enable them to produce a variety of percussive tones as they move across the floor.
Rosco Adagio and Adagio Tour are the best floors for tap dancing because of their rugged construction and the crisp tap noises they produce. The above video demonstrates the noticeable sound difference between Adagio and a regular marley floor. Notice how much crisper the front flaps sound on the Adagio compared to how muffled they sound on the marley.
Rosco Adagio and Adagio Tour Floors – available in Black or Grey.
Rosco Adagio Floors are engineered to be a high-quality, multi-purpose flooring solution designed to meet the demands of several different dance styles. Available in two configurations – Adagio and the thinner/lighter-weight Adagio Tour – both dance surfaces are known for their versatility and performance-enhancing features, and are popular choices for both dance companies and performance venues alike.
The ultra-durable and rigid construction of Rosco Adagio Floors makes them particularly suitable for tap and other styles that involve a lot of footwork and the percussive elements created by hard-soled shoes.
Dancers perform a tap dance routine on a Rosco Adagio Tour Floor during the
LEAP! National Dance Competition.
Adagio is designed to amplify the sounds of tap shoes, ensuring that every step is heard clearly. This sound enhancement is crucial for tap performances where rhythm and auditory elements play a significant role.
Tap dance can be hard on floors due to the constant striking of the metal plates onto the dance surface. Adagio is built to withstand this kind of wear and tear, providing a durable surface that maintains its integrity over time.
Tap dancers need a surface that offers the right balance of grip and slide. Adagio provides this balance – not too grippy to slow the pace of the movement, but not too slick to be unsafe – allowing dancers to execute their complex footwork with confidence and precision.
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Adagio Dance Floors & Tap –
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Made using 6-ft. (1.8m) cuts of Adagio Tour, Rosco Marley Mats are designed to provide a lightweight dance surface that rolls out and installs quickly and easily. This enables tap dancers to safely rehearse at home or perform their tap choreography on virtually any flat surface.
Brittney Pecor August 29, 2024 Questions?
Prior to joining Rosco in 2018, Brittney worked as a lighting technician and light board operator in a variety of theatrical and concert venues. In her prior role as a Project Manager for our Rosco Architectural division, Brittney gained extensive knowledge of our architectural products as she built relationships with our customers. Her background in Live Entertainment and her experience with Rosco’s architectural products make Brittney a valuable resource for technicians and designers around the world.
