Buying new dance shoes?
Believe it or not, there is a lot to think about when buying new dance shoes. It is important to take the time to pick the right shoe as it is an investment after all.
In this video podcast I talk about choosing a shoe for the dance style that you are doing, how to pick the right size and mention a few brand names.
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I didn’t realize that there were different styles dancing shoes. We usually go Ballroom dancing and I only have a pair of Ballroom dancing shoes , the majority of songs are suitable for Ballroom dancing , occasionally they’ll play a Latin song and the shoes seems to be work well.
I am curious to see what it would feel like dancing the merengue with Latin dancing shoes, but I guess it would be difficult having to switch shoes a few times throughout the night.
Thanks for the tips
Yeah, when you go out social dancing, you may not necessarily have a chance to change shoes…But for lessons its advised to wear different shoes.
Okay…. I believe in really ‘good’ fitting shoes. Since I do alot of country dances…a comfortable well made leather boot with good soft leather to allow your feet to be supported without being pinched. Thanks Leon for the tip and I will be looking for some brand name Salsa shoes!
Need all the help I can get for Latin dances. I’m 6’4″ my wife 5’4″ so I hesitate adding to that differnce. Any suggestions?
@ Teabags,
I guess if you don’t want to add much more height, get a 1 inch heel dance shoes for Latin dancing. And also, get your wife to wear 2.5-3 inch heels!
I found the information quite helpful. I’m thinking about purchasing dance shoes and I wanted to find out how to choose the correct ones.
Very crisp and to the points. Very helpfu. I didn’t know about different shoes. Thanks.
I did know you have to wear different shoes for latin and ballroom dance . I learn something today
Hi Leon, I found this very educational as I have a partner and we are relative new to dancing and we are learning CW, ballroom and latin style, also was not aware of different type of shoes to wear…I have difficult feet to find proper size to wear as they are narrow and two different sizes of feet. .one foot is size 11 and other is 11 1/2…any suggestions
Rolando, Your best bet is to try many different shoe sizes to see what fits…Most likely you need like 10.5 in size..
really thank u…..
it’s very helpful………..thanks a lot to your effort.
if u can help me with more chacha lessons…..i will appreciate
Fatma,
All our ChaCha lessons are here: http://www.passion4dancing.com/category/dance-instruction-videos/chacha-dance-lessons/