| Shoes provide the beauty, comfort and style in | | | | made up of leather. The character shoes have more |
| everyone's life. There are different types of | | | | straps to secure the foot during dance. |
| footwear like athletic shoes, work shoes, women's | | | | Foot thongs |
| shoes, men's shoes, casual and dance. Different | | | | These are also called FootUndeez and foot paws. |
| types are used at different occasions and for | | | | They are partial foot covers that protect the ball of |
| different activities or occupations. | | | | the dancer's foot. The flesh colored foot thongs give |
| Footwear used in dance and should be lighter, flexible | | | | the appearance of having bare feet. This is great for |
| and soft. There are different types of dance shoes | | | | performing dance that gives some protection while |
| like jazz, swing, men's, women's, capezio, and tango | | | | giving the look of not having shoes on. |
| dance shoes. | | | | Point |
| Ballet | | | | These are designed for ballet dancing. They have toe |
| These are heel-less slippers made of leather or | | | | box that is stiffed with glue. They have harder sole |
| canvas. The sole is traditionally made of leather. A | | | | so that dancer can stand on the tips of their foot. |
| thicker material is used under the ball and heel of the | | | | They are secured by the elastic straps and ribbons. |
| shoes. They are mostly pink, white or black in color. | | | | Dance sneakers |
| Jazz | | | | They are also known as dansneakers. The dance |
| Jazz shoes consist of two parts and they have | | | | sneakers are a combination of sneaker and a dance |
| rubber sole to provide the traction and flexibility | | | | shoe. The dance sneakers have a rubber toe. |
| needed for this type of dance. They also have an | | | | Swing Dance |
| elastic heel and are secured to the foot. | | | | Swing dance shoes are very popular shoes they are |
| Ballroom | | | | lightweight and fitting close to the foot. They do not |
| Ballroom shoes fall into two different categories | | | | add much length and width outside the foot. Good |
| Ballroom and Latin American. Both use suede soles. | | | | cushioning & arch support can be added later in |
| The ballroom shoe's heel distributes the dancer's | | | | the swing dance shoes. |
| weight across the foot. The Latin American versions | | | | Tango Dance |
| have higher heels designed to throw the dancer's | | | | Tango dance shoes are specifically designed for the |
| weight on the toes. | | | | tango dancers. |
| Character | | | | With some research on the internet you can find a |
| The character shoes have 1 to 3 inch heel, which is | | | | huge variety of stylish dance shoes for you. |