The most fantastic hardwood dance floor ever! Real solid hardwood flooring just like "Dancing With the Stars" floor. Resilient for all dance, aerobic, gymnasium and sports. The unique, 100% free-floating (sprung) construction of the hardwood dance floor is made for high performance. Our dance floor exceeds all world recognized DIN standards, providing excellent resilience, and high shock absorbency. The floor system has been successfully tested in accordance with the minimum requirements of DIN 18032, Part 2. Testing performed by the Otto Graf Institut. See DIN standard chart below as measured my Otto Graf Institut, Germany.
The DIN standards were developed in Germany and are recognized worldwide as the best method for evaluating sports floors. The standards were developed to ensure that dance and aerobic athletes received the greatest degree of safety and performance from a flooring surface when participating in dance and aerobic exercise.
Floor Test |
DIN Standard |
Springflex Floor |
Meets/Exceeds |
Explanation |
Shock Absorption |
Minimum 53% |
54.2% |
X |
Insufficient shock absorption causes activity related injuries to ankle and knee joints. Correct shock absorption reduces fatigue and significantly lowers the risk of injury. |
Resilience |
Minimum 2.3mm |
2.52mm |
X |
Inadequate energy return in a floor causes sore ankles and a surface too "hard" for safe, strenuous activity. |
Surface Friction |
Minimum 0.5 |
0.5 |
X |
Rotating and pivoting motions create strain on joints without proper friction coefficients to minimize stress. On a friction scale of .1(ice) to .9(fly paper) .5-.7 is the DIN Standard. At .5 springflex is perfect, even providing for the demands of platform and other high impact routines. |
Impact Isolation |
W500 |
W500 |
X |
Without proper impact isolation, participants' movements can interfere with each other, creating the possibility of injury. The standard allows for 15% deflection, 20" from the point of impact. Springflex exceeds that by providing over 86% isolation at 20". |
Surface Stability |
Minimum 1500N |
1500N |
X |
Proper foot stability is essential to reducing foot roll-over and other injuries to participants. This is a fundamental advantage of the Springflex floor system compared to vinyl surfaces. |