So apparently finding a dance studio that teaches classic ballroom is kind of hard to find - in Los Angeles, anyway. Wonder if it's different in other places? On top of that, my main interest is waltz, which is even harder to find. Still, I managed to find a studio a couple of months ago. They also teach tango and foxtrot during the 'American Smooth Ballroom' classes on Saturday afternoons, which are fun to do, even if they're not my favorite.
What with the complications with my knees and feet and all, even though my knees were healed, finding cute dance shoes can be difficult. I don't generally wear heels, and when I do, they're orthotic (which is the best invention we've come up, ever, regarding shoes). But when I went to lessons, the pretty shoes I liked best were heeled. Also, orthotic dance shoes aren't a thing, apparently. So I hunted around, and discovered that the style of heel I preferred is called Cuban (no clue why. Research project waiting to happen, I suppose). Generally speaking, I also have a preference for shoes that aren't very pointy at the toes, but when I saw these on Amazon, I couldn't resist.
Aren't they cute? The purple part is velvety, as is the inside, which makes them more comfortable. The colors of the purple and red are customizable, as is the type of heel and the height of the heel. Of course, I got the shortest height available, which was two inches. You can check them out here: http://amzn.to/2merHoL
Before I got these, I'd been using flat jazz shoes, which, as an aside, work just fine. But since I want to dance socially at some point, knowing how to dance in something fancy comes in handy.
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