Lyford Cay International School (LCIS), one of the leading international schools in The Bahamas, has strengthened its commitment to performing arts education with the opening of a new performing arts centre featuring a dance studio equipped with Harlequin Flexity sprung performance floor topped with a Harlequin Cascade performance surface and Harlequin ballet barres. The installation provides students with a professional environment designed to support safe training, creativity and performance.

Founded in 1962, LCIS is the only school in The Bahamas to offer the International Baccalaureate programme from the earliest years through to Grade 12. Known for its strong academic standards and high-quality facilities, the school continues to invest in spaces that support student development across both academic and creative disciplines.

Courtney Celeste Fox, Dance Department Chair and Director at LCIS, helped grow dance into a popular and valued part of the curriculum after launching an after-school programme that quickly expanded. As student interest increased, so did the need for a purpose-built space that matched the ambition of the school’s young performers.

Speaking about the new studio, Countney said: For as long as I’ve known about dance floors, I’ve known that Harlequin was the gold standard. The quality, the craftsmanship, and the longevity of their floors are unmatched. When it was time to design our new studio, I knew I wanted to invest in something that would last, a space that would set the tone for excellence and truly support the dancers who fill it.

Specifying the correct floors for dance education is vital, helping students train with confidence without risk of slips and falls or longer-term stress injuries. It instills confidence in dancers to give full expression to their creativity, safe in the knowledge the dance floor will offer a consistent response. 

For schools, colleges and universities looking to enhance their performing arts provision, investing in the right studio environment can make a lasting difference to both student wellbeing and programme quality.

To find out more about specifying dance floors for education spaces, contact the Harlequin team today. +44 1892 514 888 or enquiries(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)harlequinfloors.com.