Happy Feet has happy dancing sneakers!!
These are very good quality, a lot of sole cushioning with gel in the heel, comfortable and enables good turning on the dance floor. Unlike another pair I had, I didn't find them to be too slippery on a wooden dance floor. I think these are better quality than a previous Danskin sneaker. I wear them for Bhangra ( lots of turning, jumping, impact) and Zumba type dance (lots of sliding). I have worn dance sneakers for all kinds of dance for years and am almost 60, and still going strong. I'd recommend good dance sneakers over regular sneakers if you plan to keep on truckin' with your dancing to protect your knees, hips and other joints if you're doing impact or slides and turns in your dancing. They would work well for most dancing, I also do a lot of other styles, for instance salsa, jazz, any aerobics. I reserve them for dancing to not rough up the soles, though there was a time I had patella knee issues and strangely, the only shoes I could tolerate walking were dance sneakers. I'm not into pink much, but it is a light pink and I wanted to try something besides black. I wish they had more color choices. I wear a size 6 in street shoes, and ordered these in 7.5, my big toe touches the front and I have wide feet and sides of my feet snug, but that part of the shoe is leather and stretches with use so are comfortable. They do run small. I think an 8 would have been too big for the rest of my foot. The sizing is whack!
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Amazon Customer
November 07, 2012
Perfect for Zumba
I bought these shoes because I started doing Zumba over 6 months ago and have just been wearing my New Balance. I wore the Blochs for the first time to class tonight and I'm in love. They are so lightweight they made it feel like my old shoes were bricks. I don't worry about twisting my knees or ankles I can just dance. The sizing is a little tricky. I first ordered the 7.5 and I loved the way they hugged my feet, but my left toe was touching the plastic toe of the shoe so I sent them back and got the 8. There is plenty of room now for my left toe, but they almost feel too big everywhere else. I guess I'm a 7.75, still not sure if I have the right size. For dancing I like my shoes tight on my feet so I can feel the floor and my foot isn't moving around in the shoe. But with all the jumping around in Zumba I didn't want my toe constantly getting smashed. Also I love the Blochs, much better quality shoe than the Capezio. I've bought other types of Capezio shoes before because they were cheaper, but they messed up my feet and totally weren't worth the problems. It's worth spending a little extra to get the Blochs and have a great shoe and no problems with your feet.
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Tundra Gal
September 15, 2015
Runs very small!
I do ballroom dancing and need a comfortable, supportive low-heeled shoe for practice. I usually wear a 2-2.5" heel when I dance and developed problems, which I hope will go away with better shoes, rest, stretching etc. I need a different shoe for practice to save my feet a bit. I've talked to a lot of dancers and Bloch is a very good shoe. However, in a dance shoe I wear an 8, a regular shoe an 8.5 so I bought the 9 (reviews said they run small). That was too small, so I got the 9.5, even that's a little small. I'm trying to decide if I try yet again and buy the 10, which seems ridiculous. But maybe those will fit. BTW, that's without a sock. The shoe is well made, the "spin spot" for doing turns works fine on my kitchen floor and my dance instructor's used hers for about 6 years and loves them. So maybe I'll keep trying.UPDATE: I did purchase the size 10 and they're perfect! I can now dance for several hours in these without a problem. They take a little getting used to, as they're different from a 2.5" open-toe Rumba shoe, but they're supportive, comfortable and I can do all the figures I need to in them. Until my foot's totally healed, I can at least now wear my "pretty shoes" for a short time dancing and use these Blochs for practice and lessons to prevent further damage.
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One size up is enough
If this review can help anyone, it is worthy the few minutes writing. I enjoy dancing but not a professional dancer. Use this pair for zumba gym classes. Normal street shoes size 6. Ordered 6.5 but left foot big toe hit the front which was too painful but the width felt snug and fit well. Exchange to 7 and the left foot big toe pressure released (still hit a little bit) but didn't feel snug anymore. Right foot felt even looser. The shoes will definitely break in with a couple of use. Liked this pair because of the strong construction and leather part. Disliked it because of the bulky bottom which I couldn't feel the floor. Had the same pair about 15 years ago or more. Size 7.5 and my feet were like swimming inside the shoes after the break-in. No dancers like that. Didn't use for the last 8 years or so and the bottom all crumbled (what could I expect it was the petroleum product) but the top was still intact.One review from a dancer said order half size up only and other non dancers but zumba class goers said 1 1/2 or 2 sizes up. The former might be too tight for the toes even though the width felt perfect and even after the shoes break-in. The latter was just way too large especially after the break-in.
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