April! Thanks so much. My biggest problem has been I've got a 5.5 double wide foot!!!
I also dance irish Set and I agree that type of heel works well. I oddly, prefer a shot that gives me ankle support because my ankle turn in. So my dance shoes are higher top. i wanted to get more of a boot for set dance but I did wind up ordering a leather show like a wingtip with a heel, made for orthodics, but it was a half size too big so they had to do all these 'adjustments' to the shoe. cost a lot, but it works. Mostly I'll keep this email and refer back to it and go shoe searching!!!! Thanks again! laurie --- On Wed, 6/25/08, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Callers] Shoes > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, June 25, 2008, 11:05 PM > If your ankles are the least bit liable to "turn" > if you wear what costumers > call "character shoes" -- a classic woman's > dance shoe which has 2" or 2.5" > heels that taper considerably toward the bottom -- then you > might want to > look for a character shoe with what is called a > "Cuban" heel. They resemble tap > shoe heels in that they are "squared off" and do > not taper. I wear a Capezio > style (now discontinued, alas) with a 1" Cuban heel, > which I actually find > less fatiguing than flats, and which gives terrific > support. They have a strap > which fastens to a buckle which is on a fold of elastic, > which allows for a > certain amount of "give." They are lightweight, > but sturdy. > > If there's a dance supply store in your area, you > should consider getting > properly fitted for your first pair -- many dance shoes > run a size or half a > size smaller than "street" shoes. A store which > also sells pointe shoes > usually has expert fitters, carries more than one brand, > and also has a range of > useful accoutrements -- moleskin, etc. But once > you've found a style and size > that work for you, look online to get replacement pairs. > Discountdance.com, > for instance, usually runs about 25% less, although > there's the shipping > charge. > > If, like me, you wear orthotics, then it's crucial to > make sure that the > shoes accommodate the orthotics comfortably, and that the > heel is not so high > that it compromises the insert. If (like an acquaintance > of mine at Glen Echo) > you absotively posolutely insist on dancing contra and > waltz in 2" heels and > you wear orthotics, ask your podiatrist to fit a custom > pair of orthotics > which will accommodate the "lift" at the heel. > Your insurance probably won't > cover it, but they can be ordered that way. (Your > podiatrist will have a thing > or three to say about that, mind you.) > > The leather soles on my Capezios give me just enough spin > for the floor at > Glen Echo. I wear them only for dance, and I check the > soles carefully and > remove any build-up of floor product residue. I have two > pair (one black, one > taupe), which I try to use alternately. I have tried a wide > range of other > dance shoes (split-sole dance/jazz sneakers, leather jazz > shoes, etc.) but I > always come back to the Cuban-heel character shoes. > > April Blum > > > > **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos > for > fuel-efficient used cars. > (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
