• Danny Leicester, a professional acrobat and experience supervisor at Bounce, was demonstrating gravity-defying moves in the performance area, clearly underscoring the level required on the Olympic-grade trampolines and for walking the wall.
    Danny Leicester, a professional acrobat and experience supervisor at Bounce, was demonstrating gravity-defying moves in the performance area, clearly underscoring the level required on the Olympic-grade trampolines and for walking the wall.
  • The 20,000-square-feet, horseshoe-shaped warehouse space-turned-trampoline park has about 82 wall-to-wall trampolines, which took about two months to set up.
    The 20,000-square-feet, horseshoe-shaped warehouse space-turned-trampoline park has about 82 wall-to-wall trampolines, which took about two months to set up.
  • The park is divided into a free jump area with 52 trampolines for freestyle, a dodgeball court, an airbag-fitted section and a performance area with five Olympic-grade trampolines and a wall.
    The park is divided into a free jump area with 52 trampolines for freestyle, a dodgeball court, an airbag-fitted section and a performance area with five Olympic-grade trampolines and a wall.
  • There are also 45-degree trampolines against walls to jump off.
    There are also 45-degree trampolines against walls to jump off.
  • “There aren’t too many credible hangout sports venues for teenagers in Dubai,” says Doran Davies, the chief operations officer for Bounce. “So we thought of bringing a venue that promotes fun while pushing for a culture of sports, which is on the rise here.”
    “There aren’t too many credible hangout sports venues for teenagers in Dubai,” says Doran Davies, the chief operations officer for Bounce. “So we thought of bringing a venue that promotes fun while pushing for a culture of sports, which is on the rise here.”
  • Doran Davies says 10 minutes on the trampoline is as good as jogging for 33 minutes. If done correctly and consistently, the low-impact activity can help tone muscles and improve coordination and general fitness.
    Doran Davies says 10 minutes on the trampoline is as good as jogging for 33 minutes. If done correctly and consistently, the low-impact activity can help tone muscles and improve coordination and general fitness.
  • First aid-trained staff members and professional acrobats and gymnasts are always on the ground to remind jumpers that only one person is allowed per trampoline, to avoid colliding when moving across them and, most importantly, only to attempt tricks within your limits.
    First aid-trained staff members and professional acrobats and gymnasts are always on the ground to remind jumpers that only one person is allowed per trampoline, to avoid colliding when moving across them and, most importantly, only to attempt tricks within your limits.
  • Bounce Dubai follows a similar design as the four parks that have been set up in Australia since 2012.
    Bounce Dubai follows a similar design as the four parks that have been set up in Australia since 2012.
  • The area, which has five special trampolines for added height, can also be used by professional surfers, gymnasts and skateboarders to master their form.
    The area, which has five special trampolines for added height, can also be used by professional surfers, gymnasts and skateboarders to master their form.

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In pictures: Indoor trampoline park Bounce in Dubai

Olive Obina

June 04, 2014

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Bounce, a new indoor trampoline park, has opened in Al Quoz. All photos by Antonie Robertson / The National.

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