How to choose a dancing longboard: the top 3 dancing longboards out there

www.ridingboards.com/dancing
Longboard dancing is a flowy, elegant and skillful discipline that involves fluid cross-stepping and balancing tricks while carving on your longboard at speed. You can pretty much dance on any kind of longboard but a dedicated dancer longboard will give you the room, freedom, and carving ability you need to perform your stepping tricks while moving in a fluid way. In this video, I discuss how to choose a dancing longboard.
My top 3 dancer boards:
- The Loaded Bhangra (i.loadedboards.com/117-4.htm)
- The Loaded Tarab (i.loadedboards.com/117-1.htm)
- The Landyachtz Stratus (www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y26QM4Y)
When choosing the best longboard for dancing, you need to take many factors into account such as effective foot platform, wheelbase, turning radius, responsiveness, concave, trucks and wheel setup. In my review of the above dancing and freestyle boards, I go over many of these aspects to see how these popular dancer longboards fare. Find out exactly why I think these are three of the best dancing longboards on the market.
For my top 5 (not just 3) dancer longboards, check out my full post here: ridingboards.com/dancing

[@tylerv6341]

really good vid. ive been wanting to get into dancing for a while but never knew what kind of board to get

[@RidingBoards]

Thanks Tyler glad you found it helpful!

[@ThriveWorkingFromHome]

Great video, thanks for the tips!

[@dewindoethdwl2798]

Just the sort of information needed. Learning on anything other than a dancer deck is tough going. After plugging away on a simple cruiser I got a Lush Legend x-flex and suddenly I was making moves. Since picked up a Bhangra and that's a really nice board. It's flex-1 deck as I'm a big lad. The deck feel is less immediately springy, it just sort of pushes back. This encourages a rhythm with a smooth moves flow. The Legend is more immediate, not slap-back straight at you, just quicker in its return. This leads to a more dynamic style and being lighter, flips & tricks. Try different boards, there are plenty of nice ones out there from smaller UK & European makers like Lush, Crown Boards & Simple Boards. However, all credit to Loaded for having hit some ultra sweet-spot designs in the Bhangra & Tarab.

[@aidanmccorry8476]

Thanks very much for the video you have answered all my questions I was asking myself 👍👍👍

[@RidingBoards]

Hey Aidan thanks for the comment, really glad I could help!

[@PaperMilk455]

boards are soo expensive

[@RidingBoards]

I've added the Magneto Bamboo to my list - very affordable: www.ridingboards.com/best-dancing-longboards/#magneto

[@Class-di7ix]

Fr I’m not about to spend $400

[@PhilFoal]

You can still dance on a cheaper board

[@eveoff]

Hello America! Europe and Asia have been using Simple and Majutsu for dancing. Interestingly European boards are by American standards pretty expensive. Loaded has the most expensive boards on US market but my Simple Edina complete costed me around around 20 bucks more then a Tarab complete on the Loaded site. But really if money isnt a problem you should checkout the french Majutsu board and austrian Simple. Both make Bambo mix boards, include carbon layers in kicks for stiffer pop etc. Im already considering to buy a Majutsu as my second board. (2018 SYCLD champion also rides Majutsu.)

[@abel2088]

While this video was informative.. I hate when they don’t have the boards in the video but stock photos from the web

[@Class-di7ix]

abel2088 check descriptions

[@abel2088]

@@Class-di7ix I went back to read the descriptions.. I'm not talking about the lack of info. I'm talking about not seeing the actual boards. Example - Lady makes a video about Pembroke Welsh Corgis.. Yet she doesn't have a Corgi but shows photos of her dog instead which is some other random breed. Get it..

[@brooklynbound0]

Not everyone can afford all of that lol...

[@Kazesai]

Cope

[@PaulsLineDancing]

... you're reading the descriptions on the website... It literally says the same thing

[@olorenz2]

You look like Rick Springfield in the eighties👍👍

[@RidingBoards]

lol just checked out some pics, never thought of it!

[@zoeyzhao1100]

get confuse on the different between landyachtz holofoil stratus faction and stratus blue super flex. don't know which one is good for beginners?

[@RidingBoards]

If you don't do hardcore freestyle tricks then either one will work, it's just that the Hollowtech is not really designed for hard jumping and kicking. See this post www.ridingboards.com/landyachtz-stratus-review/

[@melikkaa]

is any of the three good for freeriding/downhill? I'm trying to find a good board for both dancing and freeriding, and maybe downhill

[@RidingBoards]

dancers are generally a bit too large for through downhill though you can definitely freeride on them. Check out the new Mata Hari www.ridingboards.com/loaded-mata-hari-dancing-longboard-review/

[@gracecaldwell6044]

Is a 40 inch board too small to dance on??

[@RidingBoards]

Not necessarily, depends on your height and skills. Some riders prefer shorter decks like the 39" Tan Tien for dancing, different carving feel. Also depends on your dance vs freestyle tricks mix. A 47" deck obviously gives you more foot space for cross stepping, nose rides, pirouettes etc but is not as versatile and tougher to toss around. It's also more cumbersome for commuting. Check out my Loaded selector www.ridingboards.com/loaded-boards-selector-tool and longboard selector www.ridingboards.com/what-longboard-quiz

[@jennxstar]

could you dance with a wheel cutout long board?

[@bloggerplot]

You certainly can but with large cutouts you have less foot platform to move around on. Also there's a higher risk of touching a wheel while stepping and pirouetting. But riders do dance on the Dervish Sama for example (www.ridingboards.com/best-loaded-board/#Loaded_Boards_Dervish_Sama_review).

[@corxps3300]

Are there any dancer boards/completes from the range of 70-100$? (I’m on a budget)

[@dotnettrain]

There are but you shouldn't buy them, they won't ride well and will break easily, which can even be dangerous. You're much better off trying to find a used quality dancer longboard.

[@corxps3300]

dotnettrain Where can I find used good quality dancer boards?

[@dotnettrain]

@@corxps3300 Depends where you are, you could check out craiglist.org. You can also post a comment in ridingboards.com/community

[@brooklynbound0]

Any good board is at least $150+. Don’t bother getting a board below that, it’s probably really cheap quality. All boards are an investment, it’s like a kid lol.

[@Oceaniac]

Is it better to have a maple board or bamboo. I’m confused on this.

[@RidingBoards]

It depends, maple generally is stiffer while bamboo has more flex. A bit of flex is good as it gives you more spring and helps carving. Too much flex though can affect stability and responsiveness while cross-stepping and pirouetting. Another factor is, if you do a lot of freestyle tricks such as kickflips and jumps, you'll generally want a stiffer deck for a more direct feel. If on the other hand your goal is primarily stylish dancing and stepping, you should probably opt for a bamboo deck. With some bamboo decks you have a choice between 2 (or 3) flex options. If you're not sure, go for flexier if you're lightweight or stiffer if you're heavier. The Magneto Bamboo dancer is a pretty good and affordable beginner dancer (Amazon: amzn.to/37fxe65). See www.ridingboards.com/dancing for my top recommended boards.

[@Oceaniac]

Riding Boards just saw your response. Thanks, i appreciate it! It helped clarify what is best for me. I’ll look into those links. 👍🏻