The Ballet Dancer

Buying Tips For A Wall Mounted Ballet Bar

One of the most important part before dancers perform ballet is the warm up and stretching, which is done at the ballet bar or the “barre.” It is mounted at the wall and runs horizontally along the wall. Some determined dancers have these bars in their homes to practice ballet at their convenience.

Read this article to fully understand the essentials and the dos and don’ts of purchasing a wall mounted ballet bar for your home or for your dance studio. Here are some tips for a wall mounted ballet bar.

The First step before buying ballet bars is to measure the wall or walls where you plan to mount your it for regular use. Then check the wall and make sure that it has durable brackets installed to hold your bar and provide maximum stability. Many dance studios have several bars in their dance rooms and you also need to consider this.

Second, decide whether you plan to have a single bar or double bar mounted on your wall. Single ballet bar is a single long bar that runs the length of the wall or space you wish. The double ballet bar on the other hand is composed two bars that are mounted on the wall one under the other, and one foot apart. This is type of bar is perfect for older (taller) ballet students and child (smaller) ballet dancers.

Third, inquire to authentic ballet equipment shops like ballet supply companies, dance supply companies or theatre supply companies for directories or catalogs of information on ordering the bar you want to have. It is better to purchase ballet equipments to stores that specialize on selling ballet equipments, as they can help you more in purchasing and narrow to you what you really need and what is convenient for you.

The length of a single bar usually goes 4 to 6 feet, with 2 support brackets might cost around 75$. A longer ballet bar goes 9 to 12 feet, or a double ballet bar that has 3 or more support brackets cost around 300$ and up. Make sure to consider the shipping cost of the product and its installation charge before you purchase anything.

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