Latin
/ Ballroom / Ceroc / Bridal Sample Catalogue
We
at Dancing Shoes Australia allow you, our customer, to have your shoes
tailor made to your own personal specifications (at no extra cost for
most style variations).
By
mixing and matching the available styles, instep strap designs, colours,
patent and metallic finishes, heel and sole types, width fittings, T
- Bars (or no), diamante and sparkle trims - you will be able to enhance
your own personal dancing experience, using footwear that has been created
just for you. You choose.
You
may or may not be aware that many people have one foot that is different
is some way to the other, either in girth or length. We can cater for
this, by making the left shoe a different size to the right.
LADIES
WIDTH FITTINGS
Ladies
sizes are currently available between sizes US 5 and 11 and in widths
A, B, C, D, E.
There is a surcharge of $25AUD for E width fittings due to the extra
labour during manufacturing.
LADIES SOLE MATERIALS
We
have 4 sole materials for ladies footwear :
High quality chrome-split suede leather, smooth leather, street resin
and Topy non-slip.
Smooth leather and Topy are an extra charge.
Suede
leather
is the traditional Ballroom sole material and can only be used indoors.
Smooth leather can be too slippery, so
we rarely sell this sole material to dancers.
Street resin is now our biggest selling
sole material because it can be worn outdoors, it's flexible,
hard wearing, allows spinning and it means you don't have to take two
pairs of shoes when you go
out dancing. the feedback I have hade from studio owners and instructors
is that it is a bit slippery when new but this changes the more you
wear it. After you've worn it a while it appears to get closer to the
suede sole.
Topy non-slip, is just that -- non-slip.
This means it's only suitable for those dancing on very slippery floors,
eg. some wooden dance floors.
Please note dancing on the tacky drink spilled floors at some
clubs can ruin suede soles. Better to get the resin sole if this is
a problem. Also never dance on any abrasive surface such as concrete,
asphalt or stone pavers as they WILL ruin all types of shoe soles extremely
quickly regardless of sole type or shoe brand.
LADIES
STRAP TYPES
We have 6 strap variations for ladies shoes.
Plain
Instep Strap
-- imagine the style LATIN opposite without the T-Bar.
Plain
Instep Strap with Plain T-Bar
-- the same as the style LATIN opposite.
Plain Instep Strap with Diamantes on T-Bar
Plain Arch Strap -- as on styles SAN REMO
and NEW YORK opposite.
Wing Arch Strap -- Similar to SAN REMO
and NEW YORK opposite, but there is no loop at the back with the straps
being attached to the back part of the shoe as per the Instep strap,
then going underneath the shoe.
This Wing Arch Strap
has largely taken over from the Plain Arch Strap as it fits better and
is more comfortable.
Wing Crossover Strap -- Same as Natoli
opposite
HEELS
Most
popular Heels
63mm
Louis Heel
58mm Cuban Heel
75mm
Louis Heel
Popular
Heels
50mm Jazz Heel
40mm Sports Heel
40mm Swing heel.
Least Popular Heels
55mm Louis Heel
75mm Stilleto Heel
63mmm Stilleto Heel
45mm Stilleto Heel
65mm Champagne Heel [thicker style Louis Heel]
COLOURS

The most popular
colour of course is Black leather by a large margin.
Most black Prodance shoe uppers are made from the superior Kangaroo
leather which has much better wear charactaristics than any other
black leathers. Also the colour goes right through the leather.
Prodance dance shoes may be made up in a wide assortment of popular
colours.
Secondary colours tend to be mostly Pewter, Pearl Beige [pale
taupe], Silver, and Platinum [pale gold], Burgundy Patent, Brown baby
croc print patent [looks fantasic on both ladies and men's shoes],
Red leather, Caramel [in no particular order].
Most dancers wanting a neutral skin type colour tend to buy either
Caramel or Pewter.
Our number two colour, Pewter, makes a great dressy neutral colour
for those that that want a colour to go out in, other than Black.
Pewter is usually sold in either San Remo or Natoli.
Please note, we do not do any shoes in satin as satin is an upper
material that marks easily and wears very badly.
The
style New York can only be ordered in three combination colours for
the front:
Black/Black Glitter, Silver/Silver Glitter, Platinum/Gold Glitter.
Bridal
shoes are mostly White, White Pearl, Ivory Pearl, Porcelain[beige]
and Silver, but of course can be made up in any available colour.
Other colours are available. Sample swatches may be viewed in our
showroom.
SPECIAL
EDITION SHOES
Silver, Black and Gold Glitter covering the heels and backs of shoes
are options that can be used for
the styles San Remo, New York and Natoli. This treatment may be done
with or without T-Bars.
There is also a $25AUD surcharge per pair for all Special Edition
Shoes.
SUPADANCE
--- PRODANCE DANCE SHOES SIZE EQUIVALENTS.
Please note, we do NOT sell SUPADANCE dance shoes. Our brand name
is PRODANCE.
No one else sells Prodance labelled dance shoes except us.
But, for your convenience though, approximate size equivalents are
as follows:
LADIES
Supadance
Ladies' footwear are sized in length in UK sizes while Prodance is
in US sizes.
This means for example a Supadance UK 4.0 = Prodance US 6.0 [approximately
up 2 sizes]
Supadance ladies' Regular width = Prodance B width
Supadance ladies' Wide width = Prodance C width
MENS
Both Supadance and Prodance are sized in length in UK sizes.
Supadance men's Regular width = Prodance F width
Supadance men's Wide width = Prodance G width
SOLE
and HEEL REPAIRS
Most shoe repairs do not stock the correct resin and suede sole materials
we use for our Prodance Dance Shoes. Should you require your shoes
to be resoled, you should ask for the following - and accept no substitutes,
as you probably will not be happy with the result. Always obtain a
quote first and do dot bother with a re-sole unless the shoes are
in very good condition.
RESIN SOLE - Ask for 2.5mm Black or Beige
Resin. Do
NOT go thicker as the sole will be too heavy and rigid.
Do NOT get TOPY NON-SLIP or similar materials for obvious reasons.
SUEDE
SOLE
- Ask for 1.2mm Chrome Split Suede in pale grey or black.
SMOOTH LEATHER SOLE - make sure the leather
is no thicker than your worn sole.
LADIES HEEL TOP PIECES - Ask for Topy
or Vulco Smooth top pieces for repairing the heel tips. This is a
special hard type of rubber used for this purpose. Never ever buy
smooth hard plastic top pieces which can be very slippery, not to
be confused with a new type of heel tip that looks similar but is
made from Polyurethane.
If you are in Sydney City you can try:
Brice's Shoe Repairs - Shop 41, Imperial Arcade, Sydney. Phone 02
9233 2836
A
lot of effort has been put into creating this website, so I hope it
meets with your satisfaction, and answers many of your questions.
Feel
free to e-mail me or you can phone me Monday to Saturday between 9.00
AM and 6.00 PM (Australia E.S.T) should you wish to find out more information.
I
repeat, the associated web pages contain a SAMPLE dance shoe
catalogue only, collated from photographs of PRODANCE footwear
purchases from us. Many other variations and colours are possible depending
upon what you need.
Looking
forward to meeting you for a fitting,
Regards,
Garry
Abeshouse
E-mail:
garrya@bigpond.net.au
Garry's Mobile: 0425 279 101