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 don’t have to cling on to the shoes with you toes so they don’t 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. Despite the fact that ballroom dance shoes do need heels, wearing heels that are too high dramatically shortens the amount of time that they can be worn comfortably and could cause injury. The same goes for men too. Men need ballroom dance shoes that have a heel as well, but anything too short or too high will only make the pair of shoes too uncomfortable for the man to dance in. As, we’ve mentioned earlier, comfort is a key factor.

Ballroom dance shoes can be store bought or custom made, depending on the preference of the individual and also the price range that you are looking for. Store bought shoes come in standard designs, and so you are bound to end up with a pair of ballroom dance shoes that someone else you know owns as well. On the other hand, choosing to get your shoes made will give you the option of designing them to suit your fancy, and they have the added advantage of being made for your feet, literally; although this does raise their  price.

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. It is not every day that you put on your dancing shoes and go out to have a great time.

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