Dance Floor Sizing

How much dance floor will you need? Well, it depends, but here’s a good place to start.

About 1 in 3 guests at an event will dance, and you’ll need 10 dance floor panels for every 15 dancers. The table below uses these ratios.

Please note that how much dance floor you need per person depends on the type of dancing you or your guests will be doing. The ratios and table presented here work best for slower, more compact dances at weddings and the like. If you’re planning on swing, polkas, waltzes, etc., please don’t expect to be able to fit the number of dancers in the table.

Size of Party Number of
Dancers
Number of
Panels
Floor Area
(Sq. Ft.)
Floor
Dimensions (ft.)
Panel Rental Cost - Oak
(tax, delivery not incl.)
Panel Rental Cost - Black/White
(tax, delivery not incl.)
45-85 24 16 144 12 x 12 320 448
85-100 30 20 180 12 x 15 400 560
100-120 37 25 225 15 x 15 500 700
120-150 45 30 270 15 x18 600 840
150-185 54 36 324 18 x 18 720 1008
185-220 63 42 378 18 x 21 840 1176
220-250 74 49 441 21 x 21 980 1372
250-285 84 56 504 21 x 24 1120 1568
285-324 96 64 576 24 x 24 1280 1792
324-366 108 72 648 24 x 27 1440 2016
366-450 122 81 729 27 x 27 1620 2268
450-475 135 90 810 27 x 30 1800 2520
475-500 150 100 900 30 x 30 2000 2800