Help for Buying Children’s Dance Shoes

The search for children’s dance shoes can take a long time and can be quite frustrating. You may not know the exact shoe size of your child as dance shoe sizes are often different from normal shoes sizes. A challenge in finding the right children’s dance shoes is the many brands offered. You’ll probably ask yourself what are the exact differences between brands? Don’t be convinced that you have to buy a brand that’s more expensive? And does that make the shoe any better? You’ll find that just because the shoe is more expensive, doesn’t mean that it is that much better quality.

Here are 3 good tips to help you find children’s dance shoes:

Read online reviews
Reading reviews of products online is your best bet for finding the perfect brand, fit, or style of children’s dance shoes. You have the ability to hear directly from other mom’s who have bought a certain brand and if they would recommend it. Reviews are especially useful when you have a brand in mind and can type it in the search query of your favorite dance shoe online retailer and know for sure based on reviews listed for that shoe.

Ask you child’s dance teacher which brands are known to be better for each discipline
Turn to your child’s dance teacher for help. Depending on the dance discipline your child is in (ballet, tap, jazz) there usually isn’t one brand that fits all. You child’s teacher, most likely, teaches more than one discipline and they will be able to give you guidance on buying a shoe that will be better for ballet as opposed to jazz. If you use this method of going straught to the professional, you’ll surely find the right children’s dance shoes.

Select the brand based on durability, not price
Most likely, if you buy dance shoes for your child, they’ll get worn in fairly quickly as well as torn up quickly. But that usually varies depending on the brand. Some are sturdier and will last a couple of dance seasons, eventually saving you money. If your child is a ballet dancer, Capezio would probably be the brand to consider as they’re known for durability and comfort for the arch of the foot. If your looking for jazz shoes, Bloch may be a great brand to start looking at. Don’t just buy a shoe based on the price, do your research on quality and comfort first, then value. You’ll most likely in the end have to replace your child’s dance shoes because they’ll grow out of them just as quickly as regular shoes.