Find the Best Jazz Dance Shoes

Jazz shoes are made of leather and are designed to support the foot for dancing Jazz styles of dance, which is energetic and fast paced.

These dance shoes needs to be able to cope with fast movement, lots of footwork and keep the dancer balanced. Jazz dancers need to trust their shoe will not slip when doing kicks, leaps and cartwheels, yet not stick to enable the dancer to slide down into perfect splits.

The sole is usually a split sole. It has a small heel and a small sole at the front of the shoe under the ball of the foot.
Jazz dancing is high impact and so the heel is designed to take some of the impact off the knees and the sole is designed to be non slip. By having a split sole it enables the dancer to execute a sharper point of the foot and to be more flexible.

The sole is made of leather, a much thicker piece of material than on the sole of ballet shoes.

There are different designs to the top of the shoe. Some can be slip on with strong elastic at either side of the foot. Another style is lace up, with either small dance laces used or elastic laced through to provide more flexibility.

Color of Jazz Shoes

Traditionally jazz shoes come in camel or black colour. You must check with your dance school before buying to know which colour to pick, most schools will have all students in only one colour. This is sometimes determined by the examination board they are connected with, which requires exam students to wear a certain colour dance shoe.

Camel colour shoes are probably the most popular and if you watch a performance and the dancers wear camel shoes, the foot just looks like an extension of the leg. Black shoes can sometimes detract from an elegant costume.

Best Dance Shoe Brands

There are many good quality brand names selling dance shoes, (adults and childrens), such as Bloch and Energetics. Another good reputable name to look for are Capezio dance shoes.

You can find many cheap dance shoes online, made by good quality suppliers as mentioned above. By not paying for a middle man, there are many bargains to be found! Most of the online shoe suppliers offer free shipping as well as other offers, so be sure to check out these shoes at the top of the page.

For discount prices on quality, brand name dance shoes, check out Endless.com they offer Fast, free U.S. and international shipping (on international orders over $100) and Free U.S. returns.

If you do need to paint your jazz dance shoes, either to spruce up for an exam or concert or to change colour to match a costume, follow these step by step instructions for painting your dance shoes.

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