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.

There are several qualities good ballroom dance shoes need to have. Most importantly, they have to be comfortable. No one is capable of dancing the waltz with shoes that pinch their feet. Ballroom dance shoes need to be able to grip 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. Ballroom dance shoes need to fit well and shouldn’t slip off mid-dance. Then they need to have the correct height of heels. Ballroom dance shoes for women cannot afford to be too high, as then the lady will be more worried about if she may trip and fall or may even be worried about her grip on the floor. 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. 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. 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. Whether you buy your ballroom dance shoes at a store, or get them made especially for you depends on your budget and preferences. 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.

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