jazz shoes

Jazz shoes are comfortable and elastic shoes used by women and men for jazz dance. To improve the mobility of the feet in jazz and jazz dancers, they usually have a split leather sole.

Classification of the jazz shoes category

Jazz shoes need to be as comfortable as possible and fit the foot perfectly. It is important to choose the shoe carefully. There are different models depending on whether the shoes are intended for competitions or for training.

colors and materials

Jazz shoes tend to come in relatively plain colors, such as black

• black
• Gray
• white or
• Skin color,

because the dance is the artist’s representation in the foreground and the colors are easy to combine. Unusual variants with glitter are eye-catchers in competition, but not necessarily suitable for training.

Jazz shoes should be light and flexible, so they are made of fine leather and have very reduced inner padding. They are almost like a second skin on the foot.

forms and closure

they exist

the most common variant

• as half boots and
• as reduced variants of a shoe,

like a half sole that supports the foot. They can be used quickly on the floor for lace-up or with a stretch insert for easy insertion into the shoe. The soles are especially important because you play jazz dance on mostly slippery surfaces.

sole

Split or full leather soles offer flexibility, while rubber soles in the same shape variants guarantee a bit more grip. However, there are also combinations of both, for example a suede sole with a rubber tip.