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Considering Taking Up Dancing? Find The Perfect Dancing Shoes For You!
Considering Taking Up Dancing? Find The Perfect Dancing Shoes For You!
Dancewear up to 50% less than retail prices
MELKSHAM,
MELKSHAM,
United Kingdom
(prbd.net)
25/08/2010
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More often than enough, certain types of shoes are required for different types of dancing. Specialised dancing shoes will enable dancers to perform at their best and also lessen the chance of injury as wearing the wrong type of shoe for a certain type of dance can cause serious damage to your feet. Imagine wearing ballet shoes to dance tap - it just wouldn't work. Like wearing Wellington boots to go swimming!
One important point is that dancing shoes should not be worn every day. They are not a casual shoe which you can wear for a trip to the shops. They are specialised shoes which should only be used to dance in. Let's take a look and some types of dancing shoes:
Ballet Shoes
These are by the far the most well recognised type of dancing shoes, and if you ask someone to name a dancing shoe, this is what they'd most likely name. They can be made from soft leather, canvas or satin and have thin soles. Every ballet dancer will wear ballet slippers for the vast majority of their performances; however, some advanced dancers often wear pointe shoes for performing pointework. These are usually worn by female dancers for centre work and performance. Ballet shoes have to have a close fit in order to be safe and increase the flexibility of the foot.
Jazz Shoes
Jazz dancing is somewhat different to ballet although you will find that the shoes are really very similar. What makes them different is that the jazz shoe has a small heel which is built to support the dancer. Jazz shoes can be either full or split soled depending on the style and they are built to be very flexible.
Tap Shoes
Tap shoes are vital to whether this form of dance is performed well. The taps of the shoes are fastened with screws to the heel, with dancers hitting the heel against a hard surface in order to make tapping sounds.
Ballroom Shoes
Ballroom dancing normally requires its female dancers to wear sandals that have at least 2 inch heels that should be both flexible and lightweight. Good grip and slide is needed for this type of dancing and suede shoes are best for this.
Hip Hop Shoes
This is one of the more modern types of dancing and is one of the few that gives a lot of lee-way in regards to both dancing methods and the type of shoes worn. Most of its dancers wear either dance trainers or tennis shoes which are flexible and lightweight. For this dance it is useful to wear a shoe that is not too slippery but still gives room for the dancer to slide slightly.
These are the main types of dancing shoes for the most popular types of dancing. Whichever you choose make sure you have the right type of shoe for the right type of dance, and ensure that you buy the right size and shape for your feet so as to avoid injury.
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