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Their dances are short and significantly easier. We do care about the children and injury prevention. And it IS very difficult to find places to perform with a decent floor. But the children are happy to be dancing in front of their parents.

The heel is one and a half inches high, made from a combination of compressed wood and leather, and it comes in a medium and wide option. The front of the sole is triple layered for extra durability. The Triple Threat is exceptionally balanced, and it features a super-rigid sole. The upper is soft and enabling easy toe work and there is the well-known Miller & Ben counter-free toe box which prevents your toes from over-stretching. The standard Bloch tap is their “Techno Tap” which is your standard pair of taps. In my experience they are SLIGHTLY more convex than Capezio’s or Leo’s taps, less so than So Danca, and this gives them a high-pitched, bright sound.

But then I thought I came to the wrong place for help. But not all your readers are professional, hard stomping dancers. My students dance for the love of it, make their parents happy, and don’t always have a perfect stage. There really is nothing that can be done and I am concerned about them tapping on cement AT ALL!

Keep The Beat With Tap Shoes

Wrapped in high gloss leather with a wooden heel and a rigid sole, this design is all about performance. The Master comes with a low and wide ‘Jazz-Tap’ heel, with taps installed. Leather uppers and a double leather sole support and mold to the foot. A counter-free toe allows the design to naturally mold to the foot over time.

Whether you choose matte or patent tap shoes is totally up to you, or your school’s requirement. Children usually start out on white tap shoes and advance onto black when they reach a certain age or ability. The higher the heel height on your tap shoes, the more amount of pressure you’ll feel on the balls of your feet.

Toe Box – A toe box is a reinforcement of the area that houses the toes and can be useful for tap dancers that dance forcefully and/or do a lot of work with the tip of their toe. However, a reinforced toe also means less flexion in that part of the shoe and compacted toes can be painful, in which case a soft leather toe may be more desirable. I believe that they make that tap in several sizes to fit the different sizes of shoes that they produce. I have a pair of Miller and Ben shoes that I hate. The Ultratone taps on the toes make them sound terrible.

My Shopping Cart

There are so many tap-to-shoe variations that it is absolutely possible to be physically and harmonically satisfied with your tap shoes. Oxfords are also fashioned from durable material that will hold up to regular use. Low-heeled Mary Janes with ribbons or a Velcro or buckle strap are a good style for children who are just learning to dance. Women’s Mary Jane styles can vary in terms of heel height.

I wrote this article because I was dismayed at how little information on taps there is, and unfortunately this ignorance extends to tap shoe providers as well. The only thing I can think to do is to find a local cobbler and ask him/her to sort it out. They will be most familiar with the glue used and different methods of removal, such as specialized dissolving compounds. However, if the manufacturer used cheap, non-shoe grade glue, this may mean that all the cobbler can do is to slowly chip and pry at it until it comes loose. The cobbler should be able to re-mount the taps to work with screws after the tap is loose. Also, the surface of the floor makes a big difference.

I personally struggle with the placement of my taps. I prefer that the tap covers as much of the edge of the toe as possible, maybe even stick out a little. But not all taps are large enough for my wide feet.

That’s where I get my shoes done and order my taps from. My point is, the sound of taps falls under the category of subjectivity. One person’s “dull” is another person’s “deeper tone”.

The way I see it, the store you bought them from owes you a new pair of unglued shoes . If all the store sells is glued-down shoes, then the manufacturer owes you a new pair, or should at least fix them at no cost to you other than shipping them out. Whenever I get new taps shoes I like to where them for a week or two and let them loosen up themselves, and then tweak them to a preferred sound with a screwdriver.

Do you prefer lighter, tinier sounding taps, or a deeper, warmer tone? Do you dance more flat-footed, or do you get up on your toes? Matching your particular needs with the perfect tap and shoe combination is a great pastime for amateurs and an essential aide for professionals.

Quality made, the construction is designed for advanced footwork and flair, and will hold to even the hardest of taps. Soft grain leather allows comfort and flexibility, while metal bonding reinforces tap and screw placement without the loosening of the screw due to aggressive hard taps. Bloch is a well-known brand of dance footwear, designed for those who are starting out and for those who have a mad passion for dance.

Miller and Ben is a high-end maker of hand-made, high-gloss leather men’s and women’s tap shoes. Miller and Ben’s adult oxfords are known for their durability and fantastic sound quality. Like Bloch, Capezio, and other dance shoemakers, Miller and Ben have several shoe designs.

I would strongly advise against something like this as it will not only ruin the shoes, but may potentially harm the students. Tap dance involves a lot of striking the floor and the human body is not designed for that type of abuse, especially not growing children. Possible ailments may include bursitis, fascitis, shin splints and other very serious problems involving the foot, knees and back. It is very common knowledge that some people like to loosen their taps and the fact that yours came pre-glued from the store is like them selling a violin to someone with permanently attached strings.

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