CapezioWomen’s Junior Footlight Character Dance Shoes, Professional Dance Shoes For Women Suitable For Many Dance Styles, Comfortable & Supportive Dance Heels - Black, Size 8.5

I am new to the whole dance shoe world but when my daughter needed a shoe for Lindy Swing, I went looking. This shoe had great reviews and to be honest the $25 price tag, cheap shipping and free returns/exchanges tipped the scales in favor of this little number. We are not disappointed! They arrived very quickly and seem to be very good quality. The cut out in the back is great. The heel height is perfect. So every review said these run small and order an half/whole size up. I am an 8 in all my dress shoes. My daughter is generally a 8.5 but can sometimes squeeze into my shoes. I ordered these in an 8.5. They fit me perfectly, I would definitely not want smaller! Surprise though, they also fit my daughter just fine. I didn't quite believe her but she has danced several hrs in them all at once and I also made her wear them indoors all day at school just to make sure they truly fit comfortably. She loves them! No sore spots at all. And I must say that they didn't look as cute in the online pictures (more like long black boats!); however, they look amazing when you wear them. I would definitely buy again but keep in mind it's safer to order a half size up.

I read the reviews and most said these run small. I usually wear a 7.5, so I ordered an 8m. They fit perfectly! The shoes are very light weight, comfortable and are actually pretty easy to dance in. They do run pretty narrow in the top, so make sure to order a medium if you have a normal sized foot.

I bought these to begin to take dance lessons in. They are very comfortable, the heal height is perfect for me. Stability and have given me actual confidence in my renewed joy for dance.I wish they were snap closure for ease.

Great purchase! Bought these for three of my daughters and multiple times because this is a very good quality, comforable dress shoe, nice heel size, very versatile. You do need to order a couple sizes bigger than usual. Usually buy 7-1/2 Asics tennis shoe for one of my girls which I am told they are about a size smaller than the average and I got an 8-1/2 in these. I purchased arch supports to slide under the insole for more rise and would like to add a grip on the bottom so they don't slip as we wear this for regular wear at church and not dancing.

Lo mejor es que, después de una noche entera bailando, mis pies no terminaron gritando auxilio, y la gente solo tenía dos opciones: mirarme embelesados o aceptarme como la dueña de la pista.Si quieres unos zapatos que te aguanten el trote, te hagan ver con estilo y, de paso, te den la confianza de que nadie podrá contigo en la pista, no lo pienses más y cómpralos ya. Después no digas que no te lo advertí.

The shoe fit great it was comfortable, but the second time I wore it the elastic attached to the buckle broke. Can’t wear them now. And they return windows closed.

I ordered these as I was just looking for a cheap pair to take dancing classes with. I am always an 8.5 M for heels, no matter the brand. Sneakers (NIKE) I am a 9 as well as some boots. I had to return the 8.5 as it was overall too tight all around.That being said, wonderful quality and I was very happy with condition.

SIZE: I ordered both the Capezio Women's Suede Sole Jr. Footlight and the Capezio Women's Jr. Footlight Character. Both models fit me like the description from Capezio predicted (one like street shoe size, the other half a size up). I normally wear a 7.5. Luckily, I got free returns so that I could order several sizes and I did not have to rely on the review only, but I would recommend to order several sizes when you are unsure like me. For this one, half a size up worked for me, but it was on the big side.WIDTH: The shoe is quite narrow, which I liked because I have slim feet. Maybe that is why some people find it smaller than street shoe size or maybe the deviation from street shoe size is larger when you go up in size. One thing that is strange is that while the shoe is narrow and fit me, the band for the ankle was too wide. If you have thin ankles, you might need to make an extra hole in the fastening.FOOTBED: I preferred the footbed of the caramel colored shoes, which feel like (fake) leather. The black shoes have a soft bed from a fabric that feels almost like fleece and my feet sweat quickly in it.BALANCE: One issue that I have with all four pairs of Capezio shoes that I ordered (will return 3) is that the heel seems to be at a slightly different angle than the front part of the shoe. So when I have my toes/the ball of the foot on the ground, the back part of the heel does not touch the ground. When I have the weight on the heels, the toes/ball of the feet do not touch the ground - which feels very unstable. Maybe this is because these shoes must also work for tap dancing (they have a hole in the heel so that you can put a tap heel on it). I hope that the heel will not break because of the uneven weight distribution. I accept this, because the shoes are only 35 dollars.COMFORTABLE: Yes, the shoes are comfortable. I am not used to wearing heels and I tend to buy comfortable, high quality shoes (like ecco or clarks). But I needed danceable shoes that go with a dress, and these are good for that. These shoes are comfortable enought so that I can walk and dance in them. For ballroom dancing, I would prefer the ones with suede sole (which were not available in my size). The leather sole has a light perforation but I need to practice with it because it is so slick.COLOR: I preferred the black color although beforehand I had thought that the caramel color would go with more outfits. If you have pale skin like me, the caramel shoes do not look flattering.