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A portable dance floor is typically about 1 ⁄ 2 to 1 inch thick (1.3 to 2.5 cm), and consists of many 3 ft × 3 ft (0.91 m × 0.91 m) panels to create the desired size. There is trim edging around the border, allowing users to enter the floor safely.
The Hollywood Palladium is a theater located at 6215 Sunset Boulevard in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. It was built in a Streamline Moderne, [1] Art Deco style and includes an 11,200-square-foot (1,040 m 2) dance floor including a
Dance floor may refer to: Sprung floor, a floor to enhance performance and reduce injuries; Performance surface or marley floor, flooring suitable for dance or sport; Dance pad, a flat electronic game controller used for input in dance games; Illuminated dance floor, a floor with flashing illuminated panels; Portable dance floor, a mobile floor ...
Balboa is a dance that distinctively relies on closed position. The earliest form of the dance emerged in the High Schools and dance venues of southern California. Spaces were often limited, the floor was waxed and there was traditionally a line of dance around the room. Balboa is danced into the floor and drifts without a prescribed line of dance.
The Rendezvous Ballroom was a large dance hall built in 1928, located on the beach of Balboa Peninsula in Orange County, Southern California, between Los Angeles and San Diego. The 1920s were the beginning of the heyday of public dancing to the music of popular bands and orchestras, and large ballrooms were built in most urban areas, and even ...
Balboa Theatre was built by businessman Robert E. Hicks, architect William H. Wheeler, by the Wurster Construction Company for $800,000 in 1924. [2] A grand vaudeville/movie palace combining Moorish and Spanish Revival styles, the single-balcony theatre originally had a seating capacity of 1,513; [3] waterfalls on either side of the proscenium arch provided air cooling.
The Balboa Amusement Producing Company (also known as Balboa Studios, and Balboa Feature Film Company) [1] was a film production company in Long Beach, California, from 1913 to 1918 [2] that produced more than 1000 films, [2] around 90% of which have been lost.
However, the Avalon had the capacity of up to 500. The ballroom was 80 to 100 ft (24 to 30 m) by 160 to 180 feet (49 to 55 m). This area included the stage, which was 40 to 50 feet (12 to 15 m) wide. The dance floor could accommodate several hundred dancers. An omnipresent light show was created by several local lighting companies. [14] [15]