5844  Men's dance shoes (but not sneakers)

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:50:14 -0500
From: Carol Shepherd <arborlaw@comcast.net>
Subject: [Tango-L] Men's dance shoes (but not sneakers)
To: Tango List <tango-l@mit.edu>

A friend from the swing scene wants to move into dancing the Latin dances
(salsa, west coast) and also begin to learn Argentine tango.

So far he has been dancing in 'lindy sneakers' (i.e., Chucks or Vans with
chromed leather on the bottom). He wants to graduate to 'grownup dance shoes'
that will go with dressier outfits. In other words, he doesn't want dance sneakers.

What shoes do you dancing men recommend? Should he or should he not get some
kind of Cuban heel? Are there any styles that you would recommend that don't
look like jazz practice shoes (he doesn't want that look).

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Carol Ruth Shepherd, Attorney
Arborlaw PLC
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Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:01:08 -0500
From: "Michael" <tangomaniac@cavtel.net>
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Men's dance shoes (but not sneakers)
To: <shepherd@arborlaw.biz>, "Tango List" <tango-l@mit.edu>

Carol:
I use Bloch Jazz Shoes. I don't know what he doesn't like about the look.
They are the lightest shoes I've danced in. I had to give up regular dance
shoes because I was kicking women with the hard heel when I wrapped my foot
around their foot. Now I don't have that problem but still kept the Jazz
shoes.

Since most milongas are just about pitch black, nobody is going to look at
his shoes anyway.

Michael
I danced Argentine Tango --with the Argentines

----- Original Message -----

From: "Carol Shepherd" <arborlaw@comcast.net>
Subject: [Tango-L] Men's dance shoes (but not sneakers)

> What shoes do you dancing men recommend? Should he or should he not get
> some
> kind of Cuban heel? Are there any styles that you would recommend that
> don't
> look like jazz practice shoes (he doesn't want that look).> --
>
> Carol Ruth Shepherd, Attorney
> Arborlaw PLC