Bloch Women's Dance Shoes

I had foot surgery for a bunion so I have a large scar across the top of my foot that can be sensitive still. As soon as I was able to start dancing again I was using my Sasha canvas shoes that I've been dancing in for years but found that my foot was now much more sensitive and unstable. Having the full elastic band around the top of this shoe is much more comfortable than the thin string, and its structured better at the bottom of the foot so you don't feel any bunching when on releve- a problem I was having in the old shoes. I am dancing much much better now that I have these shoes, simply because they are so much more comfortable for me.The sizing can be a bit difficult though, I usually wear a 6.5-7 and I ordered a 5D because I did not want them to be too small or too tight. I probably could have gone down a size as they don't fit as tight as my shoes used to but that probably helps with the comfort level as well.

I’m a size 6 on regular shoe and I got a size 3.5 narrow (because my feet are narrow of course) and it fit perfectly! They hug my feet perfectly, the straps will be kind of tight (which can be a downer) at first specially when you’re not on relevé but as you use them they’ll stretch out. ‘To me’ it had a pointe shoe feeling and I quite liked that. I had other flats that literally fit a tad big/loose and not only was it dangerous but it would mess up my turns and it made my feet look ugly so for safety (and also looks lol) just make sure the shoe is nice and snug on your feet. I’ve been using these for around 7 months now and I’ve never had them pop out of my heel so great shoe!

My daughter hasn’t worn these in class yet, I will update my review if there is any issue with quality in the months to come. In regards to sizing, my 11 year old daughter is a size 3 in children’s shoes. After a fair amount of research, I decided to purchase her a womens 3 in this shoe. First, I converted her childrens size to a womens by adding 2 (3+2=5), making her a womens 5. These shoes aren’t measured in US sizing, so it is recommended that you size down 2 whole sizes. Therefore, I purchased her a womens size 3. They fit perfectly. There is just a small bit of room in the toe area, which is normal. On first inspection the shoes seem like a good quality, the canvas feels sturdy yet soft.

I love these ballet slippers. A major selling point for me was the extra room in the toe box. My feet are about average width, but due to some past foot injuries from soccer, I don't like to wear shoes that are tight in the toes (as ballet shoes usually are meant to be). The only drawback is that they stretched more than I expected (probably about one full size), but then again I really didn't know how much stretching to expect because I've never worn canvas ballet slippers before. So, aside from my own ignorance concerning how much the fabric would stretch, they are almost perfect for me.Update: Once they had gotten dirty from frequent wear, I decided to wash them to both clean them and shrink them a little. I put them in a lingerie bag in a front-loading washing machine on warm, delicate cycle, with some regular laundry detergent, and then let them air dry. They shrunk a bit just like I'd hoped, back to roughly their original size. After I wore them a few more times, however, they stretched out again. So, I decided to order another pair in a smaller size. After trying on several different lengths and widths, I finally settled on a 6C. After wearing them about 5 times, they seem PERFECT - not crunching my toes but no extra fabric bunching up around the toes. For reference, I wear an 8.5 (regular width) in most street shoes (flats and boots), and my Nike running shoes are about a 9.5.

This has been my favorite ballet slipper for 5 years, and they are the only slippers my instructor wear. It has moderate arch support and also make feet look beautiful. There's no annoying elastic to tie and hide. And it even separates left and right (no evidence, I just strongly feel so), so my toes and stretch straight. Everything together makes these shoes hugging really well. Never wanted to switch to other ballet slippers since I ever put then on.Sizing wise I usually were street size 5, and 2.5d for these since I have wide feet.

I read the reviews and knew these might be too big for me but was in a ballet show pinch and decided to go with it. I used them for a few classes and then switched over to a narrower shoe. If you have a wide foot these might work well for you, but narrow foot def not.

I had to exchange them twice to get the right size. It says to get two sizes smaller than normal shoe size, and that is right. I’m normally a 5½ regular and finally got the right fit with Size 3½. I love the split sole, and these do fit well. A couple of things though: It doesn’t conform well to my heel. Even at the right size there’s a little extra space in the bottom part of the heel. The toes feel a little cramped in the width, but I needed narrow for the arch support. The arch support though isn’t as strong as I thought it would be, and I thought there would have been a lot better metatarsal arch support. All that said, I do like them. They are pretty too.

These are my first ballet shoes in many years, as I took a long break from dancing, and they fit well by accident. I wear a 6.5 to 7 and have widish feet but don't usually need wide sizes. I was debating between 4D and 4.5C, and as there was no width listed for the 4.5 I figured they were C (medium). Actually, they arrived and were labeled 4.5D. I probably could have taken the 4D, but the 4.5 fits pretty well and the wide width works fine. Nice shoes too, wide enough in toes but not too wide in heels.