Ever since I watched Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck dance elegantly to some beautiful tunes on the movie “Roman Holiday” I have always wanted to be able to dance the ballroom. There is something so romantic about being swept around a ballroom floor by a handsome man in the lead. But what would be the fate of those of us dancing with the wrong ballroom dance shoes?
Ballroom dance shoes need to fit many criteria. For one, and obviously, they need to be comfortable. No one is capable of waltzing gracefully wearing 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 do not have the added worry of whether the shoes are going to slip off your feet. 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. The same goes for men too. Men need ballroom dance shoes that have a heel as well, but anything too short or too high will only make the pair of shoes too uncomfortable for the man 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. Store bought shoes come in standard designs, and so you are bound to end up with a pair of ballroom dance shoes that someone else you know owns as well. 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.
When learning ballroom dancing, the dancing instructor always should make it a point to advice students on the proper kind of ballroom dance shoes they need to invest in, as after all ballroom dance shoes are an investment you make. The right ballroom dance shoes will be an added highlight to a perfect night.
