February 28, 2009
How to Care for your Dance Shoes
As many of you know, I do a lot of dancing. I wear a variety of different types of shoes depending on the type of dancing I am doing. But the care of the shoes is basically the same.
After dancing in your shoes, remove them, but do not store them immediately. If you are at class or a dance, put your shoes in a protective bag to carry them home safely. But don’t stop there! After you get home, take your shoes out of their carrying bag and set them out to air dry. This may take a day or so. Remember, you probably got hot and sweaty at class and so did your beautiful, expensive dance shoes. Let them air dry between wearings and this will prolong their life as well as prevent “uggys” from growing in them. Then you can store them in their box or back in their shoe bag until it is class time next week!
And every once in a while, wipe them down and polish them up. You will enjoy wearing them even more.
