Best Girls' Dance Shoes
The leather shoe features a lightly padded footbed, suede sole for ultimate flexibility, and a pre-attached elastic strap keeps her foot snug and in place. Leather. Please note that Childrens shoes are cut wider and a size 1 child is equivalent to a size 3 adult.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I ordered both the Capezio Daisy 205 Ballet Shoe (Ballet Pink,10 N US Toddler) and the Bloch Dance Bunnyhop Slipper Ballet Flat (Pink,10 D US Toddler). The other reason that I like the Bunnyhops is that the elastic string can be pulled tight in the front, and it cinches up the rest of the shoe all the way around the ankle, for a tighter fit. The Capezios have an elastic string but it wasn't efficient in cinching up the shoe to make it smaller or tighter."
"When I pulled it out of the box the shoes seemed SOO TINY! I wouldnt say that she has a lot of room to grow into that much, but for less than $20 i dont mind."
"According to the Capezio manufacturer, their toddler/little kid ballet shoes are to be ordered one full size up from their current street shoe size."
"In comparison with size from two brands mentioned my daughter wears the same 6.5 size with both brands... shes 6.5 W with capezio and 6.5 C with bloch 5.5 with regular shoes."
"My 3.5 year old is just outgrowing her size 8 shoes, 9 fits really well and can wear a 10 but they are a bit large."
""The product fit" chart is relative to what size the customer is purchasing and the size their child actually wears at the time. Some people purchase a size bigger or purchase the actual size and choose from the fit chart "Somewhat large, small, fits as expected, etc" for others to reference."
"I ordered a 6 which is what my daughter is in now with a little room to grow and they were so tight I couldn’t barely get them on and once I did she was crying her toes hurt."
Firm heel counter and light toe box offer support and a snug fit. The Jr. Tyette tap shoe from Capezio features a thick, low heel, soft microfiber linings, and a padded collar for extra comfort and support. A grosgrain ribbon ties on the center front, and a rubber sole patch helps to steady her every move. Synthetic.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"My daughters toes are more straight across from big toe down to pinky, meaning they don't taper much downward diagonally. This Capezio tap shoe is more rounded in the toe box and gives more wiggle room for toes that are more boxy or do not taper down drastically. The shoe is not gaping or too big, it just isn't cramped in the toes."
"She wears a 9 street shoe (recently measured at shoe store), and ordered the 10 based on Capezio's recommendation to order 1 size larger than street shoe (for this particular shoe)."
"These shoes are sized very small."
"These are darling, tiny little tap shoes, totally authentic, affordable and high quality."
"Size up 1/2 size."
"Bought this for my daughter when her dance shoe was no longer fitting her."
"Tap shoes almost always run same as street size even if you have to order wide width."
"Several issues. 1- received two left shoes. 2- one is 10 M and the second one is 1 1/2 M... 3- size is an issue. Willl definitely return and go with a different brand."
Bloch bunny hop ballet features a full leather upper, cotton lining with bunny print, cotton drawstring, suede full sole and attached elastic strap over the instep. Leather.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I know she won't wear them as long as a larger size, but it's more important to me that they fit. Sweaty little dancer feet can make the ink transfer to the foot of the tights.). Other sites had these for about the same price, but I chose to buy with Prime because of the awesome ease of return in case the shoe was too small."
"I remember getting my first pair of Bloch slippers when I was just a little girl, things haven't changed, they are awesome."
"2) Another thing to pay attention to is to double-check the size shoe that is added to your cart — from the size dropdown menu, I initially selected a 9M US Toddler size, which gave me a 9D size in the cart (Wide width, but I was looking for Medium width)."
"Very nice quality, but, I'm very unschooled in ballet clothing and shoes, so more info would of been nice on the crazy sizes here."
"It is a true baby pink and matches most pink leotards and light pink tights that are in the stores."
"The color is the perfect ballet pink and they are great quality."
"Her dance teacher said not to go out and buy expensive shoes, so we went to 2 cheap shoe stores and tried on "cheap" ballet shoes."
Best Boys' Dance Shoes
Synthetic.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"My daughters toes are more straight across from big toe down to pinky, meaning they don't taper much downward diagonally. This Capezio tap shoe is more rounded in the toe box and gives more wiggle room for toes that are more boxy or do not taper down drastically. The shoe is not gaping or too big, it just isn't cramped in the toes."
"These shoes are sized very small."
"She wears a 9 street shoe (recently measured at shoe store), and ordered the 10 based on Capezio's recommendation to order 1 size larger than street shoe (for this particular shoe)."
"These are darling, tiny little tap shoes, totally authentic, affordable and high quality."
"Bought this for my daughter when her dance shoe was no longer fitting her."
"These are beautiful, and seem like they will last a long time."
"The size 6 tap shoe was so narrow we couldn't even get her toes in."
"Not a good idea to buy a size up, tap shoes need to fit enough not to flop up and down."
Best Men's Dance Shoes
The jazz sneaker features a mesh upper for comfort and breathability, laces for a custom fit, and a suede sole to help you glide easier. Mesh, Suede.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I like my boots to be a little bigger so I figured with everyone saying that they're too small I decided to order a 7 U.S. woman's. People that are giving bad reviews about they don't fit are not paying attention at all to this size guide. I hope this helps with the confusion and bad reviews people are giving over size."
"The sizing is tricky so I looked at the size chart and read reviews."
"I dance tango 3-4 times a week for 2-3 hours and they seem to be good for tango-leaders,but softer that I need and wider that I expected."
"The shoe is very comfortable, like a slipper except the front part of the heal."
"I wear a 9 1/2 street shoe, and buy the Salsette in a size 12."
"Perfect for my daughter's hip hop dance class."
"I love the shoes."
"The quality is mediocre, and if you have any thickness to your feet beyond a sheet of paper or two, you will find them too small height-wise."
Best Women's Ballet & Dance Shoes
THE DANCESOCKS were created out of the need to safely twist and turn in sneakers while dancing. HELPFUL TIP: The DanceSocks are designed to be paired with regular tread sneakers so use as much of your sneaker sole as desired for traction. The DanceSocks will increase the range of motion of your sneakers so always test placement before dancing. For carpeted floors please search Amazon for “The DanceSocks for Carpeted Floors”. For carpeted floors search - “The DanceSocks for Carpeted Floors”.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"1. I got mine on Amazon because they ship fast (http://www.amazon.com/THE-DANCESOCKS.../dp/B00FHB4LIE), but next time I'll try the maker's website (http://www.thedancesocks.com/) directly. The Zumba Carpet Gliders I tried worked pretty well on my big feet but are hard to get on and off. A classmate tried these and told me for her small feet that the "one size fits all" were too big and slipped off."
"I use the dance socks all the time for myself, and keep them handy for my students in my Zumba class."
"These made the side-to-side movement of Zumba much less taxing on my knees."
"I slip them over my shoes and I have NO trouble twisting and turning during Zumba."
"Have only tried the ones for smooth floors, but had much less stress on my knees and hips."
"I can't recommend these enough, and if you get a few pairs, you can have a backup in multiple places or make a friend very happy."
"I was "forced" to dance in a hip hop performance with my daughters group and struggled with turns and spins (for more reasons than my lack of coordination and age)!"
"They are the only shoes that doesn't cause me horrible arch pain."