Customer Reviews

Capezio Women's Academy Character Shoe,Black,8 M US

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I ordered my regular shoe size, the rather uncommon 10.5W, and these shoes were a perfect, comfortable fit right out of the box. My only complaint is that the second time I put these shoes on, one of the straps pulled right out from where it was sewn on. But this isn't really a problem; I knew when I bought them that I would replace those pink straps with black ones.

I am an organist, not a dancer, and I bought these shoes for playing the organ pedals. I have never been really satisfied with the fit of the "Organmaster" brand shoes. It takes awhile to break them in, and the leather tends to stretch out too much, making for a sloppy fit which affects my pedal technique. I won't have this problem with these shoes since they have a fabric upper. And as someone who is interested in minimizing the use of animal products, I like the fact that these shoes are mostly man-made.

This was the first dance shoe I ever bought. I bought it half a size larger than my 'street shoe' size, and it fit very well.

The suede sole is simply suede glued to the botton of a regular hard sole. I didn't realize that. I was afraid there wouldn't be any support, but this is just like a regular canvas pump with a strip of suede (in the shape of the shoe bottom) glued to the bottom of the shoe.

It is not perfectly balanced, in that when I stand in it, My feet rock forward a bit, causing the heel to come off the floor ever so slightly. When i rock back to make the heel flat, the toe comes up. The heel is very slippery, having a smooth bottom and no tread.

I ordered the wide width since I have a very wide foot. To me it looks like a "regular" sized shoe or medium width, but it fit ok.

The black canvas upper seems to pick up every fleck of dust and other stuff, and it is hard to brush off. I guess this is because the canvas is a bit rougher. Maybe spraying it with some sort of protectant will help?

The pink elastic band is sort of an eye sore. It would be nice if there were options there. I thought about cutting off the elastic band, but I really need it to help keep the shoe on when doing dance moves. A nude color strap would be preferable.

There are clear stretchy bands for keeping hats on heads for dance routines that look practically invisible. Why can't they do that for dance shoes too, I wonder?

I just bought a second pair of these for my daughter. She had worn out the first pair after over a year of regular (several hours weekly) use. She wears them for practice, social dancing and performance.

The shoes are very comfortable, with a sensible, mid-height heel.

The pink strap, while a bit disconcerting at first is, I think, intended to be nearly invisible when the dancer is on stage and viewed from a distance.

I love this shoe. I actually ordered size 11 but normally wear street size 10, BUT the 11 is a little too big. I added an insole and heel inserts and they fit wonderfully and comfortably. If I purchased a second pair, I would order size 10+1/2. I practiced rumba & swing dance for 3 hours straight in this shoe and my feet felt fine, even though I was a little bit tired! The heel is solid and the shoe is cute. Hurrah for Capezio!

This is my second pair of these shoes, having worn out the first pair after a few years of dancing. My husband teaches ballroom dancing and uses me to demonstrate steps with and I have found these to be extremely comfortable to wear and a great practice shoe. I also take them when we go dancing and wear them all night long with no problem. Since I can't wear really high heels anymore and ankle straps are hard for me to buckle, this inexpensive slip-on shoe with a 1.5" heel is just perfect for me. I have small, wide feet so it was a plus that they come in wide sizes. The only thing to improve these would be if the strap were removable.

Bought this for my daughter 6 1/2 (same as her street shoe) She wore it right out of the box for her dance show and it was perfect. Fit was right and comfortable without time to "break it in". She was very happy with this shoe.

I bought this pair of dance shoes for a performance at a parade last month. I needed something affordable so that I could spray paint them for the gig. They were comfortable on dance floors but not on concrete. Also, they took up a lot of the spray paint since they were made out of fabric. Overall, it was an ok investment.

Was exactly as described and was a really nice shoe, came on time and everything.