Oxford Lace-up Tap Shoes Full leather lace up taps shoes with zinc-aluminum alloy, providing a distinct, powerful sound. Shoes feature a supple leather upper. A non-skid rubber patch for safety and a balanced fit. A cushioned insole provides shock absorption for hours of comfortable wear. Size Guide NOTE: SHOE MEASUREMENT is the inside length of the shoe. Please measure a pair of shoes that fits you well and match to the measurements. You must CHECK YOUR CHILD’S FOOT LENGTH prior to selecting the shoe size. Please check our size charts below and also remember to measure your child’s feet from back of heel to end of the longest toe then add 1cm for wriggle room, depending how snug you would like the fit of the shoe. The shoes are a medium width, so if your child has a wider than average foot then choose a larger size. Always choose a larger rather than smaller shoe. Size Shoe Length (cm) Dttrol AU8 15.0 Dttrol AU9 16.0 Dttrol AU10 17.0 Dttrol AU11 18.0 Dttrol AU12 19.0 Dttrol AU13 20.0 Dttrol AU1 20.5 Dttrol AU2 21.0 Dttrol AU3 21.5 Dttrol AU4 22.0 Dttrol AU5 23.0 Dttrol AU6 23.5 Dttrol AU7 24.5 Dttrol AU8 25.5 Dttrol AU9 26.5 Dttrol AU10 27.0 Please allow 3-5 working days to ship, as we may not always have all sizes in stock. Guides: Tap shoe care Whether you’re performing or just having a lesson in your dance studio, it’s important that you look and feel your best. Your dance shoes are an integral component of your costume and affect how you look, feel and dance. Whether it’s ballet, pointe, jazz or tap, and whether the shoes are made from canvas, leather, polyurethane or satin can all make a big difference to how you care for your shoes and keep them looking clean and tidy. It’s not what you can see on the top either, as keeping the soles clean and preserved will keep the shoes working effectively for your dance routines. Find out more about How to Care for your Tap Shoes. Choosing the correct shoe size Shopping online can be hard, especially when it comes to getting the correct fit for your ballet or jazz shoes. We’ve been selling shoes online since 2008, and have operated a dancewear shop, so we’ve had loads of practice in helping families pick the right size of shoe. We can’t stress enough, that sizes vary a lot between different brands and your size in X brand, will not always match the same size in another brand. Don’t base your sizing off a brand you’ve tried before and don’t assume your ballet or jazz shoe will be the same size as your street or school shoes. Note also that our sizes are based on AU sizes. Ballet and jazz shoes are sometimes called slippers and this is because they are a soft shoe and should ideally be worn as a snug fit. When we were working in our shop, one of the popular questions asked of us was whether tap dance is worth it. It’s a dance genre that many of us don’t know a lot about apart from that it’s noisy. We’ve seen the Tap Dogs, but when it comes to whether our children should give it a go, many of us are just not sure what’s involved. So what exactly is tap dance? Click here to find out all about Tap dance!
