Ballroom Dance Shoes
Scenes of Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck dancing elegantly across the floor in “Roman Holiday” always make me want to take up ballroom dancing. Being swept away by a gorgeous guy, led across the room in his arms feature in many romantic dreams. But like Cinderella, the right ballroom dance shoes are an extremely important part of the picture.
Ballroom dance shoes need to fit many criteria. Most importantly, they have to be comfortable. No one is capable of waltzing gracefully wearing shoes that pinch their feet. Ballroom dance shoes need to be able to hold your feet firmly so that when you are dancing with them, you do not have the added worry of whether the shoes are going to slip out of your feet. Then they need to have the correct height of heels. Women’s ballroom dance shoes shouldn’t be too high, as this makes it difficult to dance confidently, and enjoy dancing. Although ballroom dance shoes need to have heels of a certain height, anything above that height will only cause discomfort, and may not allow the lady dance for too long. Surprisingly, this applies to men too. While men’s ballroom dance shoes have a heel too, the wrong height is quite uncomfortable to dance in. And comfort plays a huge role when ballroom dancing. Ballroom dance shoes can be store bought or custom made, which you choose depends on how much you’re willing to spend, and your taste in shoes. While store bought shoes do have variety, buying them makes it more likely that you’ll purchase a common design. Custom made shoes are a tad bit more expensive as they are made to fit your feet perfectly, but they can be varied in design, and so will definitely stand out in the crowd as well.
Ask your dancing instructor what type of ballroom dance shoes you need and where you can get them from, as he/she will probably know best. The right ballroom dance shoes will be an added highlight to a perfect night.