What Latin dancing shoes are there?

Latin dancing shoes and ballroom dance shoes come in many varieties, including sandals, slip-ons, open toes and closed-toe shoes. Sandals are ideal for lighter styles of Latin dance such as merengue, while closed-toe shoes can protect your feet against unfortunate dancing accident. Whatever style of shoe you choose, make sure it fits comfortably and provides the support you need.

Type of Shoes:

• Closed Toe: Perfect for ballroom dance styles and for beginners. With a closed-toe shoe, your toes and feet will be even more protected.Those are the number one selling ballroom shoe.
• Open Toe: A lot more elegant and usually lightweight. However, your toes will be exposed and it can be painful if someone step on them!
• Dance Sneakers: More casual look. Very much seek after by men dancers and used often during social dancing.

Type of Sole:

• Suede Sole: Perfect for indoor dancing. Suede sole will help you dance and spin much better! However, they can not be worn outdoor ! This will damage the sole.
• Rubber Sole: You loose in flexibility, but you will be able to dance indoor and outdoor. Those are still much better than regular shoes.
• Smooth rubber sole: Those soles are smoother than a normal rubber sole, so dancers can still spin and dance effortless.

Type of Material:

• Leather: Best quality but marks quickly and doesn’t look as good
• PU Leather: Best compromise. It looks amazing and still last for a year if you take care of your latin dancing shoes properly
• Satin
• Nubuk

Type of Heels:

• Cuban heels: Extremely stable. Thick heels. Less elegant.
• Flared Heels: Flared heel is a good compromise between cuban heels and straight stiletto heels. Extremely elegant and a lot more stable than Straight Stiletto heels
• Straight Stiletto heels: Edge killer heel – the most amazing look heel! But hard to dance on! Those one are extremely thin heels, and usually high heels!

How to choose the right Latin dancing shoes?

When choosing Latin dancing shoes, it is important to consider the style of dance you will be doing

For Salsa, bachata and kizomba dancing’s e would recommend the following:

• Good arch support
• Good ankle support
• Microfibre in the insole
• Suede Sole underneath
• 6cm Flared Heels if you are a beginner
• T-bar or ankle straps for support

What to look for when shopping for Latin dancing shoes in Australia?

When it comes to shopping for Latin dancing shoes, it’s important to take into account a few key factors.

• First, make sure to get the proper size shoes. Measure your foot length in cm or inches, then refer to the Size guide table. You want the dance shoe to feel tight and supportive and your new dance shoes to be a perfect fit!

• Second, be sure to try on the shoes in a variety of positions and temperatures to make sure they fit comfortably. Try some spins and turn, and see how good it feels!

• Third, make sure you take two pairs of dance shoes, so you can alternate them. That’s one way to make sure you dance shoes last longer. Let’s dig into how to care about your Latin Dancing shoes!

How to care for Latin dancing shoes?

To clean and care for your Latin Dancing shoes you need to:

• Use a shoe brush to remove gently any dust on the sole (check our accessories page to purchase)
• Do not wash your shoes. You can use a humid cloth to remove some marks, but water isn’t recommended
• Air your dance shoes
• Alternate your Latin Dancing shoes. Do not always wear the same shoes. It will damage them faster!

Buying tips for Latin dancing shoes online

• Look at some reviews!
• Is there a good customer service?
• When you contact the shop, do they answer straight?
• Once you find a pair of shoes that fit you well, get two of them in different colours! Black and Tan are the most popular one!

Here is our recommendation for dance sneakers that would be great for salsa dancing lessons! 

About Us

At Latin dance Shoes Australia, we sell ballroom shoe and Latin dance shoes. From basic black to stunning diamond dance shoes for competition. We offer free shipping over $260 and our shoes are all excellent quality shoes. We deliver in all australia (melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, etc) and in New Zealand. Good quality shoes are primordial for any dancers and we do understand that! Finding the right dance shoes can also be a daunting experience, and our goal is to make that process easier for you. That’s why we let you customise any of our shoes at NO EXTRA COST. Select your heels hight, heels shape and type of sole for free!

Latin Dance classes on the Gold Coast available here!