Made the leap: New shoes!

[mellody43]

My Dance Art - Diamant shoes are ready to be retired and put away for emergencies only! Now I have shoes that are less "ballroom" looking -- more "street" style.

I'll put up a link of my new shoes, but I'm not sure if it's "allowed" -- You can't purchase on the site so maybe it's okay?

w w w.salsapromotions.com/salsadanceshoes/womenssandals.html

The top shoe -- Experience Michelle, 2.5" heel.

*They are black leather with suede insoles *YEAH, now that I'm going sans stockings!* and have leather soles. I was worried about slipping but the owner of the shop danced with me in his studio and even with minimal "scuffing" they were not slippery at all.

*The larger heel base (twice the size of my Dance Art shoe heels) will really help with balance.

*I won't have to bring my shoes separately in a bag unless it's truly rough terrain, or it's wet outside.

*I won't have to resole the shoes! YEAH! The suede soles were fine but honestly, I could have bought a new pair of shoes with the $120 I spent resoling those suckers 4 times over the last year and a half.

I wore them out for the first time last night and other than some minor rubbing at the back of the ankle, they worked just fine! No slipping or anything! In fact, I've slipped out more with my old shoes/suede soles -- so leather soles might be just the thing for me.

Now any tips on how to keep them from staining my poor feet black when I wear them?

;-)

Melissa

 

[tj]

I wore them out for the first time last night and other than some minor rubbing at the back of the ankle, they worked just fine! No slipping or anything! In fact, I've slipped out more with my old shoes/suede soles -- so leather soles might be just the thing for me.

Melissa

And may I add... I enjoyed helping you break them in! :wink:

 

[mellody43]

And may I add... I enjoyed helping you break them in! :wink:

Likewise, I'm sure! *with Steel Magnolias accent and a curtsy*

 

[jamaicanspice]

My Dance Art - Diamant shoes are ready to be retired and put away for emergencies only! Now I have shoes that are less "ballroom" looking -- more "street" style.

I LOVE THEM!!! I WANT MY OWN SHOES TOO!!!!!! :cry: :cry: :cry:

 

[pygmalion]

These are nice. They look a lot like my tango shoes. My tango shoes are red leather, though. :wink:

 

[mellody43]

These are nice. They look a lot like my tango shoes. My tango shoes are red leather, though. :wink:

They are sort of tango-ish, aren't they? Maybe I will take tango next year ...

Jamaicanspice: You are so enthusiastic! hehe! Can you order dance shoes online somewhere or is shipping too difficult to where you are?

Melissa

 

[pygmalion]

How're the shoes treating you, mellody43? Breaking in nicely? 8) E.M's want to know. :wink: :lol:

 

[jamaicanspice]

These are nice. They look a lot like my tango shoes. My tango shoes are red leather, though. :wink:

They are sort of tango-ish, aren't they? Maybe I will take tango next year ...

Jamaicanspice: You are so enthusiastic! hehe! Can you order dance shoes online somewhere or is shipping too difficult to where you are?

Melissa

no it wouldn't be too difficult just expensive! lol

 

[pygmalion]

If you want to get shoes, you could just wait until you visit South Florida the next time. From what I hear, there are lots of nice places to get salsa and/or tango shoes. 8)

 

[mellody43]

How're the shoes treating you, mellody43? Breaking in nicely? 8) E.M's want to know. :wink: :lol:

WAY-ell --- I still have raw spots on the back of my heels. But last night I put some moleskin on the inside of the "heel loop" (for lack of a better word) and also put a bandaid on the boo-boos; worked pretty darned well! Yay! I'm thinking after a few more times dancing "with protection", the shoes will be broken in.

*yayyy*

Melissa

 

[jamaicanspice]

good suggestion pygmalion....I MAY just do that 8)

 

[jamaicanspice]

a few more spins and those shoes will be in tip top shape Mel :lol: they don't know who they are messing with :twisted:

 

[mellody43]

a few more spins and those shoes will be in tip top shape Mel :lol: they don't know who they are messing with :twisted:

LOL!

Funniest thing -- there was a funny dread-locked guy at the club last night -- he definitely had an accent and it's very possible he's Jamaican -- I thought of you (LOL) -- he said he was "digging my flava" and I said -- "I have flava?!"

hehehe.

Melissa

 

[jamaicanspice]

LOL! Funniest thing -- there was a funny dread-locked guy at the club last night -- he definitely had an accent and it's very possible he's Jamaican -- I thought of you (LOL) -- he said he was "digging my flava" and I said -- "I have flava?!" hehehe. Melissa

:lol: :lol: :lol: really now!! you should have gotten a name girl!! maybe I might have known him!!! (yeh right! like the chances of me knowing him is possible 8) ) :lol: :lol:

 

[Tasek]

I'm stealing your thread!!!

Bought new shoes today

Finally, lost count of how many shoe stores I visited, but over the last few weeks i've seen the inside of at least 20 stores (never knew there were so many shoe stores around), and today, thankfully, visiting yet another shoe store in my lunch break, I found a decent pair; black leather, not too extravagant a model, a price tag that doesn't make me faint with shock,
flexible, thin, hard leather sole (<------ that's the real trouble spot, 95% of men's shoes I saw had soles that were way too stiff/thick).

I just introduced them to my old dancing shoes, hopefully they'll get along, because they'll have to spend their downtime next to each other in the closet

Already did some steps and spinning in the shoe store, but tonight they'll be taken out for their first serious dancing, let's hope they won't let me down.