BlochDance Men's Xavier Ballroom Shoe

I normally wear a size 10 medium in a street shoe. I normally wear thick Dickie boot socks. I purchased a size 9. These are too tight with the socks I normally wear. They fit on the snug side with thinner dress socks. As my feet sweat alot anyway this seems to be ideal for me as my feet are cooler with the thinner sock. They loosened up nicely after wearing them at one dance class and seem to fit as expected now.

Bought these for Cha Cha and swing dancing, very happy with them. Bought a half size smaller than I normally wear.

very soft leather. I am a ladies size 9 medium. I originally ordered a 8.0 and a 7.5 in this shoe because I followed the Block size chart and I've already had experience with men's street size 8.0 being equivalent to a 9.5 womens and the mens street size 7.5 being equivalent to womens 9. not so with this shoe. for me the 6.5 is the mens size I had to order which I believe is equivalent to ladies size 9. very nice ballroom dance shoe...stable under the arch with some flex in the ball of the foot as you would expect. feels comfortable straight out of the box.

The product description indicated that you should order one size larger than normal. That is not the case. Why would a shoe manufacturer not use standardized sizing?! Am returning these. Would have exchanged for smaller size but price has gone up by 30% (they were on special). Not going to pay over $100.

These are great shoes, very comfortable. But I did read the reviews before I ordered these shoes and decided to order them a half size smaller than my regular shoes and it was a good decision. Could probably even have ordered a full size smaller that regular shoe size. The width is good, its the length that is a bit large. Also for the price they should include a shoe bag.....kind of a cheap move having to buy a shoe bag when many other shoes come with the shoe bag included.

These feel great and look great! However, I did pay attention to all the reviews that said to order about 1 size smaller since they do run large. I wear a 10.5 so I ordered a 9.5 and they fit perfectly and felt very nice. I also ordered the very popular Capezio. These are a matte black color compared to them which are just a little shinier. I couldn't decide which to keep so I kept them both. :) Be careful on the Capezios though, they are opposite these and run small.

After reading reviews I had high hopes for these shoes but they unfortunately fall short of those expectations. First the fit - nearly everyone indicated that these run big and I should order 1/2 to a full size smaller than my normal size. I should have gone with my regular size as they are a bit snug. They might stretch over time but I think they'll still be too small.The bigger issue for me is the design of the shoe. For whatever reason the angle of the heel does not line up with the rest of the shoe. If I were to step down with the heel flat on the floor the rest of my foot would be raised at least 1/2 in off the floor. If I put weight on the ball of my foot the heel only touches at the front 2 corners. That has several implications: (1) the feel on the dance floor is very awkward, (2) the front corners of the heel have already worn through the felt, and (3) the shoe lets out a loud creak as it rocks back onto the flat heel. I guess I'll be going back to my old shoes and re-felt whenever necessary.

Firstly hats off for getting this to us is 20 hours!The shoe fits well but it is quite wide. My dance instructor recommended putting a gel sole in it for comfort. The leather on the shoes is very soft making it super comfortable to wear. The soles are perfect grip once you brush them with a special brush (they were slippery when they arrived) so I would recommend you do that before your first dance especially if it is a quick dance.Good shoe if you do not want to spend hundreds of dollars on Aida's.

These are high quality dance shoes, nicely lined and with real leather uppers (not synthetic like cheaper versions). Fit is very similar to Capezio (about 1 size down from your sneaker size). No shoe bag included... for the price that would have been appreciated.

Purchased for my dance partner who wears a dress shoe size 11, so I ordered a size 10 and it’s perfect. A good basic all leather shoe that is light and comfortable for ballroom dance. He likes them.

Very happy with theses shoes, nothing better when dancing than a comfortable well made shoe.

Very flexible and soft, very nice.

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