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  2. Cork City Ballet - Wikipedia

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    Cork City Ballet is an Irish ballet company founded in 1992 by Alan Foley, a student of Joan Denise Moriarty. [2] It is one of two professional ballet companies in Ireland. Cork City Ballet performs annually at Cork Opera House, staging (for example) a production of Giselle in 2011. [ 3 ]

  3. Quercus suber - Wikipedia

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    Quercus suber, commonly called the cork oak, is a medium-sized, evergreen oak tree in the section Quercus sect. Cerris. It is the primary source of cork for wine bottle stoppers and other uses, such as cork flooring and as the cores of cricket balls. It is native to southwest Europe and northwest Africa.

  4. Dance studio - Wikipedia

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    Dance studio with barre rails, mirrors, and mounted speakers. A dance studio normally includes a smooth floor covering or, if used for tap dancing, by a hardwood floor. The smooth vinyl floor covering, also known as a performance surface and commonly called "marley", is generally not affixed permanently to the underlying floor and can be rolled up and transported to performance venues if needed.

  5. Performance surface - Wikipedia

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    The flooring they dance upon must exhibit all of the key factors stated above: shock absorption, vertical deformation, area deflection, and slip resistance. [3] These are regularly achieved through the use of suspended flooring [3] or the sprung floor. For professional dance, vinyl sheeting is commonly placed on top and may be removable or ...

  6. Firkin Crane - Wikipedia

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    The Firkin Crane building is located near the Church of St Anne, Shandon close to the Cork Butter Museum and the site of the original Cork City Butter Exchange. [6] The building was opened in August 1855, designed to a rotunda plan by Sir John Benson [7] for the Butter Exchange.

  7. Sprung floor - Wikipedia

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    The Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park features a sprung floor. A sprung floor is a floor that absorbs shocks, giving it a softer feel. Such floors are considered the best kind for dance and indoor sports and physical education, [1] and can enhance performance and greatly reduce injuries.