Well now, let me tell ya somethin’ about this here floorin’ stuff. They call it “LVL dancing hard assembled wooden flooring,” sounds fancy, don’t it? But it’s just floorin’, like what ya walk on every day. Only this kind, they say it’s good for dancin’.

I ain’t no dancer, mind you. My dancin’ days are long gone, back when I was a young’un. But I know a thing or two about what’s good and what ain’t. Now, they got all sorts of floorin’ these days. Some’s wood, some’s like plastic, some’s somethin’ else altogether. They say wood’s nice, warm under your feet, but it gets all scratched up somethin’ fierce. Them high heels the city gals wear, they’ll tear it up in no time. And the dogs, Lord have mercy, they ain’t no help neither, scratchin’ and clawin’ like they diggin’ for buried bones.

Then there’s this other stuff, looks like wood but ain’t. They call it vinyl somethin’ or other. Says it’s cheaper, easier to put down. Easier? Ha! Nothin’s easy when you gettin’ old, I tell ya. But they say this vinyl stuff is tough, can take a beatin’. Maybe that’s good for dancin’, all that stompin’ and twirlin’.

• Wood floors – warm but scratches easy.
• Vinyl floors – cheaper and tougher, they say.

Now, this LVL floorin’, they say it’s put together special, like layers of somethin’. Makes it strong, I guess. Strong enough for all that jumpin’ and jiggling them dancers do. I seen ’em on the TV once, them fancy dancers. My, they do move fast! Makes me dizzy just watchin’ ’em. I reckon they need a good, strong floor under their feet, somethin’ that ain’t gonna give way.

They say you gotta think about what you can afford too. Money don’t grow on trees, ya know. Wood floors, they cost a pretty penny. That vinyl stuff, it’s cheaper, like I said. And this LVL stuff, I ain’t sure, but I bet it ain’t cheap neither. But if you’re gonna be dancin’ all the time, maybe it’s worth it. Nothin’ worse than fallin’ through the floor in the middle of a good jig.

This vinyl plank, they say it looks just like the real wood, but it ain’t. It’s made of some kind of plastic, acrylic or somethin’. You can get it in all different sizes too. Long ones, short ones, wide ones, skinny ones. Just like wood, I guess, but without all the fuss. And it’s durable, they say. Lord knows I need durable, can’t be replacin’ no floor every few years, not at my age.

Then there’s this engineered vinyl plank, they call it. Sounds fancy, like them engineers done figured out somethin’ new. They say it’s like that expensive engineered hardwood floorin’ but cheaper. I reckon that’s a good thing, cheaper the better, that’s what I always say. Wood floors, whether they’re the real deal or the engineered kind, they say they’re strong, can take a lot of wear and tear. And they’re warm too, not like them cold stone floors. My old bones don’t like the cold, no sir. But wood scratches, that’s the problem. And them dancers, they’ll be scuffin’ and scrapin’ all over the place.

So, what’s best for dancin’ then? Well, they say this vinyl stuff, or somethin’ called Marley floorin’, that’s what they use in them dance studios. Makes sense, I guess. Somethin’ that’s tough and safe. But if you like the look of wood, well, wood’s good too, they say. Just gotta be careful with them scratches.

At the end of the day, it’s all about what you like and what you can afford. Me, I just want somethin’ that’ll last, somethin’ that ain’t gonna break the bank. And if it’s good for dancin’, well, that’s just a bonus. Maybe I’ll even try a little jig myself, if my old knees will let me.

So there ya have it. My two cents on this here floorin’ business. Take it or leave it, it’s all the same to me. I’m just an old woman, what do I know? But I reckon I know a thing or two about what’s sturdy and what ain’t. And that’s all that matters when you’re talkin’ about floors, dancin’ or no dancin’.