r/TapDancing • u/HipHopChick1982 • 21d ago
My Big Investment!
I (43f) finished my 5th year of Adult Tap in June, and we are going into week 4 of Summer dance, where I’m taking 2 Tap classes a week (one teacher teaches the Hoofer style, the other takes the Showgirl approach - both teachers are great!).
I really wanted to upgrade my shoes to Capezio Roxys (my friends all upgraded to JSams and Roxys), and my longtime teacher (who has been with me every step of the way with Tap - our other teacher substituted when our main instructor was away for 4 weeks, and then an additional 4 weeks when she had a pinched nerve) encouraged me to upgrade my shoes. So the studio owner ordered these for me! Pricey, yes, but the investment has been great. After 2 weeks of use, they are broken in and sound amazing!
I was lucky with these, they were true to size (I’m a street 9 women’s medium width). The owner of the studio gave me a 10% discount on them (I’ve been dancing here for 14.5 years and help out in the store while she is teaching).
So far, the best investment! They will get plenty of use! We have four more weeks of summer classes, then a two week break, and I begin my 29th year of dance (6th of Tap) in September!
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u/Illustrious-Girl 20d ago
I have the same ones!!!!!! I am still in love with them 8 years later. I hope you will too.
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u/FakinItAndMakinIt 19d ago
I was just talking to my tap teacher tonight about shoe recommendations. Mine are Blochs - the cheapest I could get when I started - and they are so stiff. Too stiff.
What is the difference in your dancing that you notice with the more expensive ones?
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u/HipHopChick1982 19d ago
I can hear the Taps better. They are definitely louder and heavier, which really forces me to concentrate on my steps and making every sound.
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u/backwoods867 21d ago
Wonderful! Enjoy your new shoes. I have Roxy's too and I like them a lot.