I bought a Rumba DVD that I plan on using at home, but I have carpet through out the house. Is there a hard surface someone could recommend for me to use?

Some of the dance studios that I've visited use Pergo (Pergo). It's not too expensive and holds up fairly well under wear.

Specially installed hardwood is the best dance floor but it's not cheap and probably wouldn't be practical in a small area.

jj

Thanks for the suggestion!

Anytime.

Let us know how it turns out.

jj

"I bought a Rumba DVD that I plan on using at home, but I have carpet through out the house."

Even in the kitchen?

I have a textured tile floor in the kitchen with lots of grooves that would make turning or sliding my feet a bit difficult. I have found a snap lock floor that is the right size to fit in the front room.

You wouldn't want to try dance moves in a room as busy as the kitchen anyway.

jj

If your carpeting is thin, it is not impossible to learn dance steps on a carpet. I have taught a few people in their homes on a carpeting that was not shag or something that would be impossible to turn on. Having said that, dancing on carpeting, especially on top of cement as in a basement, is hard on the knees. Finding areas with a hardwood floor is the best. I know of this pergo in studios, as I think it is less expensive and also easier on knees for those training in ballet. At least that's what they told the ballroom dancers at my studio who were OK with that change, but still liked the wood floors better. Some studios have pergo that looks like a wooden dance floor. Many dancers are surprised to discover after a while that they have not been dancing on a wood floor all along.

Thanks!

cheapest way to dance on carpet is get bowling shoes or buy a pair of those tuxedo rental shoes with the terrible plastic bottoms. they work really and are surprisingly flexible (granted nowhere near as flexible as latin shoes) but i have used them at several bars in the area, with great success