Shoes, glorious shoes.
This little ballroom dance shoe FAQ is awesome, as is this one (although you have to go to their homepage in order to access the FAQ). I may just head to Ross and look for some nice, comfy leather-soled heels--online prices for sole attachment: $5 for the shoe-glue, $10 for two seude soles. This seems both cheaper and less risky than buying $60 "practice" ballroom shoes that may or may not hurt my feet. Given my 1) terrible arches, 2) propensity for blistering and 3) height, meaning that I *must* get heels in order to dance with wyowanderer, I'd rather find heels that are comfy and fit, and then make them sole-ful.
Wyo, any chance we could visit Last Chance Friday morning while waiting for the rest of our party to converge? They have awesome deals on designer shoes (real, pliable leather; sturdy heels; a billion colors and flavors; lots of men's dress shoes that may be convertible into ballroom shoes). If we find anything workable in the $20 to $30 range (which is the upper end of what they charge anyway), then I can invest in the soles/barge's cement and we'll have $35 dollar ballroom shoes.
And definitely check out the bowling shoe suggestion--they're hot. Or maybe get a second pair of cowboy boots and resole them. Jake can be prissy about footwear, but I have no such compunction.
Wyo, any chance we could visit Last Chance Friday morning while waiting for the rest of our party to converge? They have awesome deals on designer shoes (real, pliable leather; sturdy heels; a billion colors and flavors; lots of men's dress shoes that may be convertible into ballroom shoes). If we find anything workable in the $20 to $30 range (which is the upper end of what they charge anyway), then I can invest in the soles/barge's cement and we'll have $35 dollar ballroom shoes.
And definitely check out the bowling shoe suggestion--they're hot. Or maybe get a second pair of cowboy boots and resole them. Jake can be prissy about footwear, but I have no such compunction.