StelleCharacter Shoes for Women Dance Shoes 1.5"/2" Ankle Strap Dancing Heels for Ballroom Salsa Tango Flamenco Latin

I measured my foot per the size chart guidelines and the shoes fit perfectly.These are great character shoes. I am a professional performer so I know my way around a dance shoe. :)With that being said, the soles ARE sticky as other reviewers have said. These shoes would be great for jazz, modern, and ballet; but not if you are executing pirouettes (a full turn).After other reviewers expressed this issue, I purchased velour soles separately, also through amazon prime. They arrived at the same time and were affordable. They are an easy fix for the “sticky” bottom problem for full or half-turns. See photos attached.

These do run large (long) and are wider than typical for "M" width.Comparison to Capezio:• Sizing: the 5M in these are longer and narrower than the 5.5W Capezio. (The shorter, wider 5.5W Capezio fit me better). They are definitely still wider than non-wide-specific character shoes, but not as wide as the "W"-specific shoes (as far as I know, only Capezio puts those out though). ***UPDATE: Note: THIS COMPARISON IS TO THE "JUNIOR" 1.5" CAPEZIO - have since realized the 2"+ Capezio's in wide are significantly narrower versus the juniors. Heel height of the Stella's is closest to the Capezio 1.5"; so the above comparison may not apply to the non-1.5" Capezios)***• Heel height: These are close in height to the Capezio 1.5" Junior shoes (significantly shorter than the Capezio 2" Student shoes).• Sole (stickiness/fastness): These have more of an indoor-outdoor type sole versus the hard-leather-like sole of the Capezio's. Whether this is good or bad depends on where you dance. Stella's are stickier. If you are dancing/acting on a pristine wood stage, I would opt for the stickier Stella soles (Capezios would be like ice skating). If you are on a painted stage/outdoor concrete or asphalt, or a bad bar floor, then the Stella's will be too sticky to pivot at all while the Capezio's will pivot perfectly fine. I only wear character shoes for venues on the latter list, so Capezio's win again for me (I opt for prettier & usually cheaper suede or indoor/outdoor soled shoes for fast floors).• Sole (ruggedness): The heel cap on the Stella definitely wins on this one. The Capezio leather heel wears down to the nails which will tap on the ground when walking within ~ a week for me (but, like I said above, I generally only wear character shoes for venues with really bad floors including concrete and asphalt surfaces - they would fare better on a stage). The sole and heel of the Stella should have no issues with wet ground, while the Capezio's leather soles will absorb some water. I wouldn't recommend the Capezio for general/outdoor wear while the Stella looks like it would be fine with that.

The media could not be loaded.  I purchased these (Big KID Size 7M - Black) shoes for my 14 yr old daughter. She needed closed toe dress up shoes for her school choir performances. My daughter has hard to please feet and I honestly mean HARD TO PLEASE... :/ Almost always I return shoes I buy for her when she is NOT with me because most of the time I go shopping when she’s in school. This time though I decided to take a chance and search on Amazon. So I put in the search “Closed toe black block heels and comfortable”. A lot of selections came up but these shoes caught my attention due to the style. Also after reading about 15-20 reviews re: comfort and how the customers used it. I had to just give it a try and worse case if my daughter didn’t like the fit I can return it. Thankfully she tried it on with light pantyhose and walked around a bit. She gave it 2 thumbs up and said she liked the fit and comfort. I must add she doesn’t like to wear heels either and although these have a low heel...she was able to walk and balance around properly. My only tiny teeny complaint would be it does look slightly big on her but I chose the size 7M because they don’t have it in BIG KID size 6.5 they only had it in BIG KID size 6. You can see in the picture it slightly looks bigger but if she tightens the strap she says it’s fine. The strap also has 7 holes so you can adjust it fit loose or to tighten it. All in all my daughter says the shoes feel really comfortable for the first time trying it on. Since she hasn’t really worn it out I will have to give an updated review after a few wears. For now it’s an A+ in her opinion. I should also add the lining is comfy and I’m a size 7 in women and it fits me but I don’t dare try to wear it because I don’t want it stretching on her. :D. I’ve also attached a video to hopefully get a better look at the inside lining. Hope the pictures and videos help!! :)

These are nice! I ordered my street size, 7.5, but those were too small. 8's work great. I ordered the 8.5 too so I could see/feel the difference between the 8 and 8.5. I'm glad with the 8.I bought these for wearing to church. I didn't want high heels that would kill me or no heels-- so these are a nice compromise. I like the strap to help keep the shoes on. If I had to use them for dancing, they would be awesome. Like the description says-- they're perfect and comfortable for many activities. I love the classic design!

Needed a dance shoe with a lower heel for 1920's performance. I went through a bunch of shoes, before I found these! They fit good, were comfortable for an hour performance. Price was good too. It is always hard for me to find a comfortable shoe and this one worked. I also bought a pair of Capezio's which were good (higher price), but as they had a higher heel I chose to wear these. I found out you have to pay $ if you want something decent, otherwise, you end up with a bunch of cheap shoes until you figure it out. Would recommend these!

I was put into a part last minute where I needed black character shoes fast. These arrived via Prime, and I wasn't expecting much because of the price. They are SO comfortable! They fit just right, and got me through 5 performances plus tech week. Highly recommended - would buy again.

These are a good value compared to other character shoes. The inside of the shoe is soft and padded, which I like but am not certain how well it will wear. They are also a bit big. I ordered a half-size smaller than street shoe because I like stage shoes to hug my foot. I wish I'd gotten another half-size smaller still. I have medium to wide feet and in addition to being slightly too long they are also quite wide so around the bridge of the foot they have a gap. It's not a problem, but not really the look I was hoping for. The cut around the heel, however, is very nice with an elegant line and the materials feel solid and durable.

Wonderful shoes! Exceptional comfort! Only reason for not giving 5 stars was there was a problem with what ended up in the cart compared to what I ordered... it’s extremely unfortunate as the product received is worthy of 5 stars. Believe it was simply the size I wanted was out of stock so another size kept ending up in my cart. Great customer service and I highly recommend these shoes! These rectified the error promptly!

These shoes came to me damaged! They were also too small..The seller claims to refund the price of the shoes ..you must pay the return shipping (which cost me almost as much as the shoes did!!) They say they will refund your shipping once they receive the return... but they have not!

These are fantastic shoes. Very comfortable and the light cushion on the inside makes them a dream to dance in. Really enjoy this style and have been great for Lindy hop and Balboa dancing. Fits regular shoe size. Seller was also great, they came earlier then expected. Wish they would come in more colours because the fit is absolutely perfect.

These shoes are great. I am taking ballroom dancing and the shoes are comfortable because they have a cushion in sole. They fit exactly as your shoe size. I am an 8 and ordered an 8 and they fit perfectly. I am very happy with these shoes.