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Can I wear my soft soled salsa shoes out dancing if i use electrical tape?
The lady at the store told me that I could do that as long as I wasn't going to a barw ith lots of spilled booze on the floor. If I was just going dancing at a nicer places I could use electrical tape, or if the floor is ok, take a paid with me and change into my salsa shoes when I get there.
Well it isn't really petty to me….they are expensive and I Don't want to ruin them. I couldn't afford the paid I bought, and if I ruin them, it will be monthes and monthes before I would even be able to think about getting another pair.
Come on guys just please answer my question…I can't ruin these…they actually mean a lot to me. My boyfriend actually bought them for me, he saved money behind my back and paid for them. I do not want to ruin them. We wont be able to afford another pair, so no they cannot be replaced. You can't replace sentimental value.
I wouldn't recommend putting electrical tape on your dance shoes. It is not good enough of a protection from all that dirt on the floor in the bars. It will peel off after 10 minutes of dancing. Plus, some of the sticky stuff from the tape will stay on your shoes after you peel the tape away.
I recommend finding a pair that is not so expensive, or find street shoes that you can wear to bars. Some dance brands carry a leather-soled shoes, not suede-soled. Look into that. Save your good shoes for good floors. Invest in a metal shoe brush – that is extra $10 out of your pocket, but this is what will prolong the life of your shoes. If you step in dirt occasionally and accidentally – this is what will save them. If you dance on the beer-stained floor regularly in your nice shoes they will be ruined for sure.
Re-soling the Latin/Ballroom shoe is not recommended – the sole ends up being too thick.
4 Responses to “Can I wear my soft soled salsa shoes out dancing if i use electrical tape?”
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November 6th, 2006 at 12:53 pm
Enjoy yourself dancing.
Shoes can be replaced.
Stop worrying about petty things.
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November 6th, 2006 at 1:00 pm
exactly
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November 6th, 2006 at 1:53 pm
Take your good shoes in a bag. Wear another pair that you can dance in if you have to.
When you get to the bar or dance club, check out the floor and other factors and decide whether to use your good shoes.
Have a friend look after your good shoes or lock them in the car if you decide not to wear them.
Enjoy the dance.
Find a good bootmaker who will be able to repair or replace the soles and heels of your good shoes if necessary.
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November 6th, 2006 at 3:09 pm
I wouldn't recommend putting electrical tape on your dance shoes. It is not good enough of a protection from all that dirt on the floor in the bars. It will peel off after 10 minutes of dancing. Plus, some of the sticky stuff from the tape will stay on your shoes after you peel the tape away.
I recommend finding a pair that is not so expensive, or find street shoes that you can wear to bars. Some dance brands carry a leather-soled shoes, not suede-soled. Look into that. Save your good shoes for good floors. Invest in a metal shoe brush – that is extra $10 out of your pocket, but this is what will prolong the life of your shoes. If you step in dirt occasionally and accidentally – this is what will save them. If you dance on the beer-stained floor regularly in your nice shoes they will be ruined for sure.
Re-soling the Latin/Ballroom shoe is not recommended – the sole ends up being too thick.
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I'm amased at things the sales people might tell you at the ballroom shoe stores. Most of them are dancers or retired dancers! How can they possibly give such poor advise I just don't understand. They probably want to sell more shoes….
I dance Ballroom and Latin.