Theatricals"Footnote Neoprene Half Sole

My daughter is 11 and wears a size 4 shoe. We ordered the size "small" and they were a bit too tight so we sent them back for a size "medium". Hope this helps someone decide which size to go with. Product and quality are great.

I bought these for my 7 year old, for contemporary. Not being a dancer it was really hard to order because the reviews on the sizing were LESS than helpful. I ordered a size XS for her and she wears a size 2 in kids shoes. When I pulled them out of the box, I almost panicked. They looked so small! We were able to get them on and so far are working. We could have gotten away with ordering a small, as they are bit snug. But... besides having a hard time ordering a size they are really good quality!

I bought these for bellydancing. I have always had a problem with turns on bare feet. My feet stick to the ground too much and it's hard to force the turns and pivots. My teacher thinks calluses are enough but she's a famous performer and I'm just a hobbyist ;) Plus I use my feet for more than just dancing and didn't want to make them too gnarly.These half-soles are the perfect amount of grip so you don't slide around, but slippery enough for turns and pivots to happen with no extra effort. I feel am in much better control than with bare feet.I also do aerial silks and trapeze, and have hurt the ball of my foot too many times from bad landings out of the air. If it is sensitive, the padding on these soles is enough to make a big difference to relieve the pain and avoid further injury when i am dancing on releve.I have not tried to use these on the aerial apparatuses yet, since foot grip is extra important to keep you from falling with certain moves.The only problem is sometimes the pinky end of the shoe slips off a little, not all the way off, but slips up my pinky toe and gets loose up there instead of staying tight down on the joint. But it doesn't inhibit use. Everyone's feet are shaped a little different so it might just be me.

Had ordered the medium for a 7-1/2 shoe. Wore them to rehearsal and could only wear for a few minutes..They don't stretch out. ha .but not returnable after being worn even that length of time....got dirty on stage. Reordered and bought the large. They are fine. If your foot is medium with with a wider toe area....get the larger size, they were too narrow for me. There are absolutely no measurements of the shoe on Amazon or the manufacturer web site. So took away one star for poor sizing and having to buy two pair. The large is great.

I bought these for a talent performance for my daughter. It is my first experience with these type of dance shoes. They work great for turns, they offer padding and the fit seemed good, very form fitting to the foot and not loose. We do have a tumbling pass in our routine and they do not offer much support for tumbling. For a dance where someone needs the grip of their toes, these dance shoes are perfect. I was very happy with this purchase.

I got these to help with turns for a modern dance class I had decided to try out. Turns were too difficult with bare feet sticking to the (marley, I think?) dance floor. I'm not an experienced modern dancer so I didn't realize how much dropping down to the floor would be involved in the class. I had been having trouble with my knee, and all the movements dropping down and rolling around on the floor seemed to be irritating my knee, so I ended up having to drop the class.But, for the couple of weeks that I stuck around, these really helped with the turns and spins! I will try it again someday, once any potential injuries resolve themselves.They may come in handy as a practice shoe for other styles.

I bought these in a small (am size 6 in women's). Were MUCH smaller than anticipated. They keep your four smaller toes squished together when they're on. Also, these have a tiny bit of stretch in them, but not much. Pulling them a little further down on my foot didn't help; they ride back up towards the toes. They feel quite sturdy though (strong fabric, good stitching), and the suede pad on the bottom is in the right place. Am going to put them in the freezer with a ziploc bag filled with water inside them to see if that stretches them out enough.EDIT: Sticking them in the freezer overnight with a ziploc bag full of water inside them (and sticking out through the toe holes) did stretch them out to a size 6. They fit now! They're also a bit broken in; they're not as stiff as they were before. The dye is not waterfast though, so heads up!

Now I was torn on giving 3 or 4 stars. I do like these a lot and they are awesome to have but I needed time to use them to give an accurate review. I use them twice a week for over a month now. They fit good at first but I noticed the left I would have to adjust a lot. Now they seem to be losing their elasticity, both of them. I will continue to use because they do make ballet and jazz classes easier with them then without. The padding under the ball of foot is great. But when they finally give out I don't think I'd buy another set. Probably go for traditional ballet slippers.I wear a size 11 wide. I got size large.