Hi! I'm looking for a website that sells cheap but good quality shoes for latin/salsa dancing(:

I only need the basic styled shoes for practicing, not the fancy good looking ones with sparkles and such :P

Please help if you can, thanks!

Cheap and good quality..oxymoron ?

Its wise to invest in a recognised shoe for dance.. they will last a long time in general usage.. try Supa Dance or comparable brands.. they make plain leather and fabric shoes...

I have a friend who loves her DSOLs. www.danceshoesonline.com They have a sale on now.

Dance shoes are an investment. You just have to suck it up and buy good ones.

They last a long time and they can maximise your potential. I didn't want to pay too much at first glance. Now I have several pairs that average in the $300 range and I think they are worth every penny.

The exchange rate right now is favorable so get Supadance, or Ray Rose or DanceNaturals. You may never get such a good price again.

I'm not denying that you get what you pay for, but inexpensive shoes can represent good value for money, and it is usually more important that they FIT properly, than that they were expensive.

Using an appropriate selection of materials becomes more important as the heel gets higher and more stress is placed on the shoes. Low heels can be and often are preffered soft everywhere, but a higher heel with a bad heel cup is useless. So men and women may disagree.

But remember also there are many dancers in countries where paying first world prices for shoes is not yet necessary.

I completely agree that they don't necessarily have to be expensive and there are a number of expensive shoes out there that aren't worth the money. I just haven't found good shoes that are cheap. Trust me I've tried. There are occasionally sales as a company tries to clear out an old model of shoe.

You can get a good deal, but I haven't seen a pair worth having that ran less than around a $100. Ray Rose are in that range and so are SupaDance. My shoe of choice is the DanceNatural and for a lot of good reasons. A lot of their shoes are in the $100-$150. I like the gold heel so I'm paying a premium and they hold up like nothing else in this world. Their dance boots are in that range and in my opinion entirely worth every penny.

I am a devotee of a good dance shoe. I've felt the difference and I'm willing to pay for the advantage in balance and foot articulation. I would never pay that kind of money for a street shoe and in most other things I'm a skinflint.

If you are a beginning dancer, you have a year or two before you need to buy a good shoe but eventually it is necessary.

I know, to dance with pleasure is to dance with comfortable shoes. But it is not always easy is expensive. Usually, she danced with Supadance. Recently tried the new shoes manufacturer - very pleased. Bought two pairs - one for the show Ladies Ballroom Latin Dance Shoes - "Talisman"
Model 730-11
and one for training Ladies Practice Shoes - "Talisman"
Model 403-2
http://www.wm-e-shop.com
Good luck