Just Kate Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 My 9 year loves to dance. She has taken classes a few times, but thus far we haven't found a studio that we love (we live in a more rural area and most of the studios are more dance team focused). Dd is determined to learn how to do a turn and she watches lots of instructional videos. She is convinced she needs a turn board (like this) for Christmas. We don't have anywhere in the house to use a turn board, so she is begging for some type of portable dance floor that she saw. She says she could use the turn board on this? I know very little about dance and whether looking into these things would be a good idea or not. Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 (edited) A turn board can used on any hard floor (actually even on a very low pile carpet). You could even put a little scrap of vinyl on the garage floor and she could use the turn board on that. That being said, they turn very fast. I would be concerned that without some dance training and core work it could be a little dangerous. FWIW - my favorite dance youtubers are Ballerinas by Night. They are adult ladies and all their instructional videos and safe and sensible. Edited December 12, 2016 by kitten18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storygirl Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 DD14 is a serious dancer. There is no way I would have let her have one if she had asked. Too great a chance of injury, especially for someone who has not had dance training. And for someone who has had dance training, it's not necessary. What kind of dance does she like to do? I'm not sure about a portable dance floor. It depends on where in the house you would put it. It is definitely not a great idea to dance on a concrete floor, as in a basement, even if it has carpet over it. But I'd pick the dance floor over the turning board if you feel you need to do one or the other. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momling Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 My daughter had one, but I wouldn't recommend it without training. Actually, I wouldn't recommend it at all... it doesn't really encourage good form and it's not natural to turn with your whole foot flat on the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Kate Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 Thanks everyone! I was thinking it probably isn't the best idea. But I wanted to check with someone with experience to make sure. I think I have found another studio to look at that may be a good fit for dd. It will probably be best for her to get the proper training rather than try to learn on her own. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamakelly Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 One of the girls in the dressing room brought one. The girls goofed around with it for a few minutes, but it spun them so unnaturally fast, that they abandoned playing with it. Then they just started practicing turns on their own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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