Myth: When many people choose dancing shoes, they will choose a pair of dancing shoes that are elastic and comfortable to wear on their feet. Generally, they will buy a size to wear when shopping. This is very wrong.
Reason 1: Professional Latin dance shoes belong to soft-soled shoes. In the process of dancing, we need to keep our instep still. When the instep is off, our feet will retract, so we feel that our shoes will become bigger. On the contrary, if you choose a smaller shoe, you will feel very comfortable when your instep collapses.
Reason 2: Everyone's feet are different, and dancing shoes need to be very close to their feet (this is jargon, meaning that when dancing, heels and feet need to be fused together). So we need to buy shoes in a smaller size (some girls will even be 2-4 sizes smaller). We will feel a little uncomfortable when we wear it for the first time, but when we wear it for the third time, the shoes will be stretched and just fit.
The correct way to choose shoes: don't buy hard-soled shoes, but buy soft-soled shoes that can collapse the instep; When buying shoes, you should choose dancing shoes that are one size smaller than those you usually wear when shopping. When you wear it on your feet, your toes must be beyond your toes (it is convenient to hold the floor with your thumb).
2. Height and thickness of heel
Wrong view: When many beginners choose dancing shoes, they will choose a pair of shoes with low heels and thick heels, because that kind of shoes can stand steady and not hurt their feet easily, so that is the choice of many people, which is also wrong!
The first reason is that Latin dance needs to focus on the movement of the soles of the feet, the soles of the feet and the back, especially when moving forward, it needs to focus entirely on the heels and then push people forward as quickly as possible. Girls' calf strength is not as good as boys', so girls should choose a pair of 2.5-3 inch shoes, which will make it easier and more labor-saving when moving forward.
Reason 2: Two-and-a-half-three-inch shoes can make girls stand on the broken palm completely, which is very helpful for the vertical axis of Latin dance.
Reason 3: Latin dance requires dancers to pay more attention to their inner self. If you choose a pair of shoes with thick soles and short heels, you can stand firm even if you stand at the wrong center of gravity. Over time, your center must be wrong.
3. Lateral inclination
* * The most easily overlooked place: I think the angle of the heel is a problem that many people will not care about. This is a very important selection link! !
When the heel is not worn, it inclines inward rather than vertically. Please look at the picture below.
When people step on it, their heels will move vertically backwards. If they stand upright when they are not wearing them, the heels will be put back after stepping on them, and the heels will be unstable.
Step 4 color
How to choose the color of shoes: Many people don't understand why the popular color of Latin dance shoes is red. The trend of color change is due to the change of black oil color. In the Latin dance competition, contestants should apply black oil (also called palm oil) to make their skin look healthy and dark, so if you are a contestant, you should pay attention to the color of palm oil you apply when choosing the color. Only with good colors will the leg lines look more slender.
Black shoes can only be matched with black clothes or dark clothes, and they should be matched with black fishnet stockings.