Ballroom Dancing

- What dance shoes offer the best support and cushioning for ballroom and/or social dances?
I am looking for a good practice shoe for ballroom and social dances. I would prefer something with a lower heel and profile (I own some bloch dance sneakers which I find to be too bulky), but am overwhelmed by the available options. I really need something with a cushioned insole because I get a lot of pain beneath the ball of the foot. I have been looking online at Elegance's Shazdeh practice shoe, because it claims to have cushioning and a flexible sole while retaining some support. Supadance offers something that looks sort of similar - the 8200 - and I notice they offer special insoles. Does anyone know anything about these companies? Sansha's salsettes also look good, as do some of the tango-specific dance sneakers, but I've never seen either of these types of shoes in person either. Any opinions or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

A Everyone's feet is different, so it's hard to give universal advise. Best support, in my opinion: Supadance, Dance Naturals, International. Out of the above 3 brands, International is probably most cushioned. Supadance is a good brand, one of the best actually, but if you're specifically looking for cushioning then probably you'll find Supa shoes too firm. I mean they all are properly cushioned, but it is not soft. I just went on Supadance website. 8200 is a Men's Latin shoe. Are you a guy? Your avatar looks female, so I still assume you're a girl. You need pracice shoe, not men's latin shoe. Men's latin shoe is designed with different purpose in mind than social dance, they have short shank, but you say you need support, therefore you need longer shank, you need Ladies practice shoe, like Supa 1026 (they come in 4 colors). I have that shoe, I put regular drugstore-brand insoles in them. They came with insoles, but they are pretty thin. You might consider getting half-size larger and putting gel insoles in them. Everyone in my studio is buying Sansha's now. The kind that's without the heel at all, I can't find it on the web. They look great, and people say you can feel the floor in it, unlike with regular dance sneaker. Elegance isn't a great brand. I've never had them myslef, but I've seen a couple of people frown at the mentioning. If you're looking for a big fat cushion try Stephanie. Their Standard shoes definitely have a lot of it. I tried them on. But their sole doesn't fit the profile of my foot, I can't wear them. Capezio social shoes BR09 caused me a foot injurie. It was my first pair, I didn't know what proper support means. Capezio social shoes don't have a metal shank like all ballroom shoes are supposed to have. But on the other hand, my friend has Capezio BR19 and she likes them. I wear Supadance and International, mostly court shoes and Latin sandals, but I have a pair of practice shoes by Supa. When trying on your new pair, make sure there is no gap between your foot and the shoe in the middle. That usually leads to sore balls. Every barand is slightly different, and everybody has diffeent feet. I hope it helps a little bit. Sorry I know nothing about Tango shoes.

- I was just wondering do they make ballroom dance shoes u can wear to a....?
Club??? Im gona strat takin salsa classes, and if I want to go practice at a club.. well u know people drink drinks to the dance floor and spill it everywhere. Do they make some kind of special salsa or ballroom shoes for this, that u can easily clean??? Especially if its not suede on the bottom?? I just wondered. If not then what could I wear??? And where do I buy leathers online?? help? I see suedes everywhere thanks!

A Spilled drinks ruin the soles of dance shoes. Most ballroom dance shoes have suede soles, and that is a problem. If suede gets wet, it takes a long time to rehabilitate. I would suggest shoes with the hard leather sole. They won't get damaged like suede soled shoes. I won't go so far as to suggest character shoes (which are relatively inexpensive but have leather soles), however, if you are going to a club to dance, you want to wear something stylish. If you find that leather soled shoes are too expensive for your budget, have a shoe repair shop glue leather soles onto your existing shoes.