Another time we performed a folk dance was barefoot. That time I had three shows in a row, all of which required bare feet. I took off my shoes and socks while I was backstage and practiced barefoot until I got on stage for the show. I didn't wear shoes in between the three shows either, I was barefoot. And the teacher let us go straight back into the audience after that performance, so we had to stay barefoot, and our feet ended up black. Most of our performances were either barefoot or with socks or dancing shoes, and bare feet were a common occurrence. Although sometimes the ground was dirty and cold at the same time, we still did it, barefoot.