LizzyLiz810 started this discussion ·
I really need to start practicing at home with my shoes, but it just doesnt work with carpet. Is there anything i can put down in that area over the carpet so that its a smooth surface? Thanks ladies
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Pick up a piece of bathroom panelling at a home store. A 4x8 piece will only run you about $20. I had one that was silver tile looking. They have some nice looking ones that are specifically made for bathrooms so that they look like time. Basically this but in silver: http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/productImages/300/9a/9ab8dbc4-9b3e-4972-a668-ae7a1cdde01b_300.jpg
thanks! i hate dancing barefoot on carpet, ugh!
byrdgrrl ·
Some pole genius mentioned a long time ago that putting packing tape (the thin clear kind) on the soles of your shoes makes dancing on carpet much easier.
Viva ·
Yep, the tape really works!! It does come off after a while so u need to do it with each practise (or I did -- I do drag my feet a lot though) It's so worth it :)
For a barefoot like experience has anyone every tried leather or canvas ballet or gymnastic shoes. If you're looking to cover just the balls of your feet an nothing else there's a great product called line you can find by googling "dance cats paws".
Yep, I use leather soled ballet slippers and love them! I can spin on the balls of my feet, pirouette well, and the tops of my feet are exposed for climbing. Pirouetting is still better in socks, but I can't climb with them so the slippers are a perfect compromise.
cringirl ·
Once I needed a surface for a stagee that had a broken edge. First I put down a layer of soft and thick fabric, after that I put down some lovely gold fabric, that draped over the sides and looked very elegant. the part that held it all together that you can use over carpet is a large piece of the plastic that is used under desks so that chairs can roll easily. I bought mine online in a big one piece of 6 x 6 for a bout $50. I have seen better deals since that on pieces almost that big at office supplie stores. Good luck!
just did some goggle searching on that and the biggest one I could find was 36 x 48 iches. and close to a 100 bucks :( I think what I'm going to do is use plywood cover it with peel and stick tiles and hook them together somehow. I figure I will need 6 pieces of plywood and tile to cover.
cringirl ·
Sorry, the piece I ordered was only 4' X 4' http://8007610235.ecrater.com/search.php?keywords=RECTANGLE+4%27+4+FOOT+CLEAR+PLASTIC+VINYL+FLOOR+SQUARE+MAT+OFFICE+DESK+COMPUTER+CHAIR+CARPET+PROTECTOR&x=48&y=14 Through BlingLights.com Well, good luck
When i had carpet in my pole room the chair mats worked the best. They have little nubs on the back to dig into the carpet and hold it in place. They are doing to run close to $100 for a decent sized one which you can cut a hold in the center and slide it down over your pole. It's worth it though and you can probably get one on sale or as mentioned on Ebay for less. Heck we easily spend $50 on a pair of shoes...a few more for better flooring is worth it!
moxie ·
I hate carpet sometimes too, until I think about how much more comfortable it is on my knees during floorwork. The packing tape DOES work on shoes though! Amcut was the one who first taught me that and it was a lifesaver! :)
@chemgoddess, did you get two pieces of the bathroom paneling and put side by side? If so, did you cut center to go around pole? Do they not slide around? @ Empryean, I have a chair mat for my desk, but I got it without the nubs. We got new berber and I was concerned the nubs would snag. Do the nubs really keep it from sliding? It moves very little at my desk, but wondering about poling on it. @eaglespirit, do you use those on carpet? I don't pole with shoes and just need something for pivoting on the carpet better.
I'm looking at changing a space about 8ft by 12ft.
what about those puzzle mats that gyms use? kmart and sportsuathority sell them at a fair price. i know amazon sells them in a wood finish too.
I have some of those but they are not really good for dancing in heels. We decided last night to cut the carpet up in the area around the two poles, then put in a cheap pergo type stuff. I would love to do the whole floor since it is my great room however there is water damage over by the bar that would have to be fixed first and neither my husband or I have the skill to do so.
I have some of those but they are not really good for dancing in heels. We decided last night to cut the carpet up in the area around the two poles, then put in a cheap pergo type stuff. I would love to do the whole floor since it is my great room however there is water damage over by the bar that would have to be fixed first and neither my husband or I have the skill to do so.
Good for you deciding to do that nymphdancer. When we were looking into replacing carpet in two rooms (one being the pole room) I wanted to put pergo or something like that around the pole. For different reasons we didn't and I regret it. The new carpet was put in not too long ago so I'm too scared to have it cut out and put something in now. I also looked into doing the whole room in non-carpet but it was getting too difficult the more we looked into it and more expensive than we thought because the room has cement floor to begin with. I now have a 1" memory foam around the floor to protect the carpet from my "dirty" feet :) and protect the new carpeting. Since I don't pole in heels, maybe I'll look into those puzzle mats.
if you don't pole in heels the puzzle mats are good, although for the same price or cheaper you can get the same thing in solid colors in the sporting goods department of most places like Walmart, cosco, sams. I practice in bare feet but when I really want to dance need my heels :) my carpet is old so I don't care that I'm taking a chunk out of it for a dance floor lol.
to add to nymph's last post. my local kmart was sellin the solid gray ones for the 1/2 the price of sports authority. so u know i bought twice as many. lol.
I just found these bamboo mats on eBay - http://cgi.ebay.com/New-2-Bamboo-Floor-Mats-Home-Office-Decor-/310304158464?pt=US_Contemporary_Rugs_Carpets&hash=item483f91b300 they are cheap and seems like they might work well and are attractive looking.
those are interesting and might work for some of the others in the thread. I would need way too many of them to do the area I'm looking at doing because I have two poles in my living room and I want to have the same surface between poles.
- did you order the bamboo mats? If you do, let me know how they work out. Thanks!
@hookedonpole: Oh yes, I should have mentioned that I use my leather-soled ballet slippers on carpet. I love them! I imagine I'll still use them when we finally replace the carpets with laminate because my feet stick to laminate and I won't be able to pivot or pirouette.
Those of you who use the puzzle mats...I have an xpole, did you cut anything so it will fit around the pole, or just push mats up around it? Thanks.
MochaKat ·
I have the mats and i cut a slit and small circle the diameter of the pole in one that goes around the pole so the pole is coming out the middle of the mat.
