Julian Erskine, Executive Producer - Riverdance

“The only floor that works for Riverdance is Harlequin Cascade” Ten years on and Riverdance is still the biggest dance show in the world.

“Thursday, 9th February, 1995: opening night of Riverdance the Show in Dublin. Little did any of us who were there on that night dream that 10 years later we would have taken Riverdance around the world, travelling an incredible 500,000 miles (to the moon and back) and playing over 8,000 shows to 18 million people! There have been changes along the way, but a few things have remained constant and consistent and one of those has been our use of Harlequin Cascade as our dance floor of choice. Playing in very different halls, theatres and arenas around the world, week after week, presents technical difficulties for our crew, but with the help of our Cascade flooring we have been able to successfully present Riverdance from Belfast to Beijing and from Auckland to Anchorage. They say each journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step; for Riverdance it’s been a journey that began with several taps and that journey still continues.”

Randall G. Chiarelli, Resident Lighting Designer and Technical Director - Pacific Northwest Ballet, Seattle, WA

"After experiencing slippery floor problems and poor service from other flooring vendors, we turned to Harlequin for our stage floor. Since then we've also purchased Harlequin Studio for production and touring as well as specifying it for our new studios.

We found that some suppliers don't specialize in professional dance flooring. But Harlequin is really sensitive to dancers' needs, not only in developing new dance floors, but also helping us to choose the 'right' ones. Harlequin Studio, for example, is tailored to our dancers' rigorous demands. We expect high quality products and great support from our suppliers. Harlequin gives us both!"

Kathryn Wade, Director,  English National Ballet School - London, England

“English National Ballet School was established in 1988 at Markova House, the headquarters of English National Ballet and, in the Autumn of 1995, moved to its own premises in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.  It was a wonderful opportunity to create the best possible facilities for the students training as classical ballet dancers for the 21st century. Choosing the best sprung dance flooring for the studios, one of the most important decisions for a ballet school, was easy. We specified Activity Sprung Floor with Cascade dance surface because we knew that Harlequin is simply the best.”

Cindy Clough, Executive Director, Just for Kix Dance School - Brainerd, MN