Moving portable dance floor for classroom

Abstract

The present device is a portable dance floor designed to accommodate a dancer doing spins on an endless movable dance surface. The device is wide enough to prevent the dancer falling off the device doing dance moves.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A portable, unitary direction moving dance floor comprising:
 a) a rectangular dance floor frame having a front, back, left and right sides, which is used at a desired location and can be moved from place to place for storage;   b) an endless unitary direction movable dance surface mounted on the stationary frame wherein a top surface of the dance floor surface has a movement consisting of moving in a unitary direction between the front of the frame position to the back of the frame position using a treadmill type continuous belt material mounted on rollers that is positioned to move only from the front to the back of the frame and has a minimum usable surface of 7 ft. long and 3 ft. wide such that a user positioned on the top surface of the movable dance surface can move around on the top surface and do spin moves;   c) a motor assembly for moving the endless dance surface; and   d) a plurality of handles on a front fence that can be removed, retracted, or swung out of the way of a dancer using the dance floor when necessary.   
     
     
         2 . The portable dance floor according to  claim 1  which further comprises a safety device positioned to a side of the rectangular dance floor frame on the floor in a manner to cushion the user who falls off the device during use while doing spins. 
     
     
         3 . The portable dance floor according to  claim 1  wherein the front fencing folds down to meet the frame. 
     
     
         4 . The portable dance floor according to  claim 3  wherein the portable dance floor is stackable upright against other rectangular dance floors when the fence is folded to meet the frame. 
     
     
         5 . The portable dance floor according to  claim 1  wherein the front frame is height adjustable. 
     
     
         6 . The portable device according to  claim 1  which further comprises a front bar for support of the frame. 
     
     
         7 . The portable dance floor according to  claim 1  wherein the dance floor surface has about the same width and length. 
     
     
         8 . The portable dance floor according to  claim 1  which has wheels for transporting the dance floor. 
     
     
         9 . The portable dance floor according to  claim 1  wherein the dance surface covers the entire surface of the dance frame. 
     
     
         10 . A method of doing dance comprising:
 a) selecting a portable, unitary direction moving dance floor, the dance floor comprising;
 i. a rectangular dance floor frame having a front, back, left and right sides, which is used at a desired location and can be moved from place to place for storage; 
 ii. an endless unitary direction movable dance surface mounted on the stationary frame, wherein a top surface of the dance floor has a movement consisting of moving in a unitary direction between the front of the frame position to the back of the frame position using a treadmill type continuous belt material mounted on rollers that is positioned to move only from the front to the back of the frame and has a minimum usable surface of 7 ft. long and 3 ft. wide such that a user positioned on the top surface of the movable dance surface can move around on top of the surface and do spin moves; 
 iii. a motor assembly for moving the endless dance surface; and 
 iv. a plurality of handles on a front fence that can be removed, retracted, or swing out of the way of a dancer using the dance floor when necessary; and 
   b) the dancer doing 180 degree and 360 degree spins while the dance floor is moving from the front to the back of the frame; and   c) the portable dance folded up and stored upright.   
     
     
         12 . The portable dance floor according to  claim 1  wherein the width is at least 5 ft. 
     
     
         13 . The portable dance floor according to  claim 1  wherein the handles are parallel to the dance surface. 
     
     
         14 . The portable dance floor according to  claim 2  wherein the safety device is a cushion which sits on the floor next to the dance surface. 
     
     
         15 . The portable dance floor according to  claim 1  wherein the handles are removable, retractable, or can swing out of the way of the dancer.