Where to go for
WCS dance shoes & boots
For beginner learning or practice, any smooth soled shoe that slides across the floor (without sticking) will do. You don't want to hurt your knees with sticky shoes.
Leather or suede soles are good for that "just right" level of friction. Most dance shoes have suede soles. As a your dancing progresses, you may want real dance shoes.
For a more complete discussion on shoes for WCS,
see Tessa's excellent blog post:
Shoe Review: WCS Footwear Trends Dissected
Then see our list below of shoe resources to get you started...
Robert & Lonnie's Dance Galaxy (Houston)
DANCE GALAXY
3300 Chimney Rock Rd, Suite 305
Houston, Texas 77056
Monday-Friday 12-8 Saturday & Sunday 12-5
Most people in Houston shop here for dance shoes.
Stocking Supadance, Bloch, Capezio, Elegance, Werner-Kern, So-Danca, International
Their basic Mens oxford shoes are good:
Dance Connection (at events, and online)
Major shoe vendor at big dance events (WCS and Country).
Also available mail order.
Their Men's Ultimate Hybrid shoes are like dance sneakers and feel incredibly good:
http://www.danceconnection.com/products-page/ultimate-mens-hybrid-sneakers/ultimate-black-hybrid/
Find their traveling shoe store at an event near you on their FB page:
https://www.facebook.com/danceconnectionstore/
Dance Socks - use your street shoes on the dance floor
THE DANCESOCKS - the socks that go over sneakers for dancing on smooth floors like wood.
Color Combo Packs available.
One size fits all. Made in USA.
The easiest and least expensive way to dance WCS in your street shoes, and look good and feel good doing it. Makes turns and spins easier, and saves your ankles and knees.
available on Amazon, or ask Scott Dawson at our lessons
Karizmah Dance Shoes & Boots (Dallas, at major events, and online)
Karizmah Dance Shoes & Boots
10875 Plano Rd, Suite 140
Dallas, Tx 75238
phone: 214-221-4201
Tues-Thur. 12-6pm, Fri. 11am-7pm, Sat. 11am-5pm
Closed Sun. & Mon.
Good selection of men's and women's footwear
including the Sway'D boots loved by so many WCS follows
Their weekend event travel schedule is here:
http://www.karizmahdanceshoes.com/upcoming-booths.html