Dance Naturals Shoes with "Plastic heels"

[tuxedosam]

I came across the the very beautiful Dance Naturals Art. 902 Sinderella Latin Shoes with 3" plastic heels. How stable are those shoes? They look magnificent but then in terms of practicality, how good are they? I know Dance Naturals also have a pair of Standard Shoes with same type of heels. Wouldn't heel turns become a nightmare? Anyone has any experience with those?

[Anna]

I've seen Blackpool pictures of Alessia Betti wearing those...but then again, she'd probably have no problems doing heel turns in motorcycle boots, snowshoes, stiletto flip flops,... Anyways I think they look pretty cool, but I've never tried them since they're soooooooo expensive.

[DancerForLife]

I had a pair of the standard shoes, the heels were very well positioned and the shoe was extra comfortable. The placement of the heel is somewhere between that of a Supandace flair and slim heel. I'm used to slim heels, so the position was a bit off, but I got used to it. Other than that the heels are very durable - I never had any trouble with it breaking etc.

[chocolatchica]

I heard that they are pretty reliable from some girl that got them at my studio. I can only dream of owning dance naturals. I can only afford the knowoffs so I wouldnt be able to tell you from personal experiance. Hace you seen the new Perla shoes from Dance Naturals?? They are beautiful!
http://www.dance-america.com/catalog/images/409%20raso%20tan.bmp

[tuxedosam]

Yes, the La Perla shoes are beautiful. I have exactly the pair you posted here. I am usually not a fan of heels over 2.5" but these ones with the heel protectors on feel like 3" and relatively stable. The little pearls on the heel are nice but they do come off still... I am mostly saving these shoes for competition.

[chocolatchica]

Oh really? Does it look bad when they come off?? You would think because of the price that the pearls would stay on pretty long. Is it worth the buy?

[tuxedosam]

No, I just lost a a few, really not a big deal, not noticeable at all. The little pearls are well stuck to the heel. The colors are very pretty. Balancing is pretty good but these shoes may not work well for people who have wider feet. I have narrow feet so it is not a problem for me but you may find your toes very squeezed if you tend to have larger feet. By the way, their heels are not really 2.5" but more like 2.75" and these shoes use the squared heel protectors from Dance Naturals. I personally like them very much, easy to break in but I will mostly keep them for competitions.
What size do you wear? I know 2 sites who have one pair of these for sale.

[Twilight_Elena]

The price is :shock::shock::shock:. Almost 200$! They are indeed beautiful but I'd only get them if they were around 100-120$. That's my ceiling for beautiful dance shoes. And I'd only get them if I competed or did shows, they're too beautiful for other uses.

T_E

[fluffy]

I've heard Dance naturals are very comfortable, but also expensive. I'm not overly gone on the glittery heel as from a distance it looks like it's been dyed weirdly and doesn't match the rest of the shoe. However, I've seen quite a few people wearing them

[chachacharming]

I wear dance naturals and I love them :)

[Pam]

I've heard Dance naturals are very comfortable, but also expensive. I'm not overly gone on the glittery heel as from a distance it looks like it's been dyed weirdly and doesn't match the rest of the shoe. However, I've seen quite a few people wearing them

I love my dance naturals (non sparkly version), but, I agree with Fluffy that the glitter heel looks odd from a distance - I thought the heels were all suede until I had a close up look.

What I especially like, and have been seeing a lot of, are dancers stoning the outsides of their heels from the center seam of the heel cup outward and down the heel. Very attractive if you have nice feet.

[chocolatchica]

I wear a US 6 1/2 but could go for a 6 because you know how sometime people buy their latin shoes smaller. Does it really look funny from s distance though? Or maybe the lighting of the comps makes them look nice? I dont know I've only seen them upclose in the pics but dont know anyone who actually has them