23/12/2008
SLP College Leeds choose Harlequin Activity floors

British Harlequin’s Contracts Division has recently completed the installation of three Harlequin Activity sprung floors at S L P College in Leeds.

SLP College Leeds, located in Garforth approximately 5 miles from the city centre, is a College for Performing Arts specialising in Musical Theatre. In the ground floor Studio Theatre, an Activity Floor of 198m² with a black Harlequin Cascade surface was installed, together with two areas on the first floor: a Ballet Theatre of 150m² with a grey Harlequin Cascade surface and a Music and Dance Studio of 57m² with a black Harlequin Cascade surface. Activity is a permanently installed sprung floor system based on a revolutionary triple 'sandwich' composite construction. This method completely eliminates the need for metal springs and rubber pads. Because it is a fully floating system with no fixings to the floor it can be laid on almost any surface without preparation. Activity is ideal for ballet, reducing injury risk and enhancing dancers' performances. Cascade is a reinforced sheet vinyl, painstakingly manufactured to high standards and is specified worldwide for loose-lay and permanent installation in dance studios.

Sandra Reid, Principal of the College, commenting on the new dance floors, said, “from the start of the enquiry to the completion of a difficult job, Harlequin gave 150% professionalism and courtesy. The floors are wonderful and the Harlequin crew were most helpful.”

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SLP College Leeds is a College for Performing Arts, specialising in Musical Theatre established in 1991 by the Principal, Sandra Reid. SLP College is located in a large, sympathetically converted chapel which has been further developed and extended in recent years to provide excellent facilities, including a large gymnasium/pilates studio with full female/male shower facilities and locker rooms. A physiotherapy room with access to most areas that is user friendly for the disabled. The College welcomes students from diverse backgrounds regardless of race, previous training or disability provided that they show potential for the Course offered. Miss Reid’s vision was to offer talented students from all walks of life the opportunity to train in the North of England, regardless of their financial circumstances. Since its establishment the College has flourished and currently has 20 regular teachers with guest teachers for Jazz, Singing and Drama visiting regularly. All Staff are former professional performers or examiners of the ISTD/RAD. Following a very successful Ofsted inspection in February 2005 the College has secured continued government funding of Dance and Drama Awards, whilst still offering a limited number of SLP funded scholarships. The College aims to produce students who realise their full potential as versatile performers whilst retaining their individuality and nourishing their creative spirit.