Narrow Ballroom Dance Shoes

Shop for Narrow Ballroom Dance Shoes

For any foot, especially one of a slightly different size, it’s best to try a shoe on before purchasing. A good shoe salesperson, especially one who specializes in dance shoes, will be able to fit a narrow foot and advise on the most comfortable styles. But since more variety and better prices can often be found online, the option then is to find a site that will allow for easy exchanges and/or returns. Whatever you do, don’t compromise on quality. You’re going to be very active in these shoes and you want something well-made and supportive that will make you feel as though you’re dancing on air.

Narrow Ballroom Dance Shoes Online

Start your online search for your perfect shoe at Best Ballroom Shoes, which has a shopping section just for narrow shoes. They currently have 21 styles from which to choose. A few of these include:

• Lizard Bronze Suede Latin shoe with 2-inch Latin heel
• Synthetic Black Nubuk Open-Toe T-strap with rhinestones and a 2 3/4-inch Latin heel
• Synthetic Black Nubuk 4-Strap Sandal with mesh with and a 2-inch flare heel
• Synthetic Nubuk and Silver Hologram Open Toe with a 2 3/4-inch Latin heel
• Tan Satin Open Toe with an elegant wrapping of strap around ankle 2-inch heel
• Asta Textured Shark Antik with a 2 3/4-inch flare heel
• Paulette Fantasia beige T-strap Latin shoes with a 2 1/4-inch thick heel

An even wider selection of narrow ballroom dance shoes can be found at Carmen’s Dance Shoes, which has a section called Strictly For Narrows and features loads of attractive narrow shoes for both men and women, because of course men can have narrow feet too and need to be well fitted for dancing the night away.

Carmen’s also has monthly specials and what they call a Grand Special. The current monthly special includes a men’s narrow black leather spectator marked down 25%. The Grand Specials, which are all out-of-stock shoes, includes the narrow size Kristen, which is a gorgeous black shoe with crossover straps and flowers embroidered on a mesh toe. The shoe is marked down 50%, so it’s definitely worth your while to keep an eye on these specials, particularly if you’re someone who’s dancing regularly, because it’s better for your feet to change shoes each time. Besides which, even the best shoes will wear out quickly with hard use.

Ballroom Gifts offers a lot of personal assistance and shoes they describe as “true narrows,” which is great for anyone who’s bought a narrow shoe and discovered it still doesn’t really fit. These shoes are being made on a machine specifically designed to cut narrow soles, with lasts based from narrow molds, as opposed to regular molds that have been trimmed. Thus far, the shoes are only for Latin dancing and only in the 2 1/2- and 3-inch heels.

Other Sources for Ballroom Dancers

If you need more tips on buying your ideal shoe, whether in a shop or online, go straight to the source with Gotta Dance, a site dedicated to all things ballroom and swing. The more serious a dancer you become, the more information you need.

It’s also good to communicate with other dance aficionados, especially about important topics like shoes and hard-to-fit feet. For example, someone may have information on where to find a good selection of narrow low heel ballroom dance shoes. Go to Ballroom Dancers, where you’ll find an active message board and no end of great links for more shoe shops and everything else you want and need.