How do your feet feel? Dance sneakers feel totally different to wear than street shoes or sports shoes so you may feel the effects of your feet experiencing euphoria as they are set free to flex and articulate as never before in shoes. For a given length of foot men typically are 5% wider across the ball than women so I have chosen my recommenations with this fact in mind. Some men may find that their heels are too big for the shoe’s heel cup, so in my recommendations below I identify potential problems with heel cups for each style of shoe. If you can try out a few dance moves then that would be best.įor men the points to focus on when trying on Dance Sneakers for the first time are the heel cup and width across the ball of the foot. So the point is wear shoes that feel most comfortable on YOUR feet.Īs with all shoes, when trying out a new pair of dance sneakers it is important not only that the shoes feel comfortable when you stand, with no crushing or cutting, but that they feel comfortable when you move around in them, with no rubbing or chafing. Statistically some men will have female feet and conversely some women will have male feet, yet they will continue to wear shoes that were not designed for their type of feet. A rule of thumb is that unless a style of dance sneaker is specifically identified as ‘for men’ or ‘unisex’ then it has been made for women. Studies* have shown that there are differences between the feet of men and women, which are not due to men typically having bigger feet than women, and designers of dance sneakers take these differences in to account when making their shoes. Important: Never wear sports trainers for Zumba as their soles provide too much grip in the tight turns and many people have ripped their knees, ankles and even hips by dancing in them. By Dancemania DecemDance Sneakers, Fashion, Men's shoes for Zumba, Zumba 6 Commentsĭance Sneakers were made for Zumba …well actually, since dance sneakers have been around a lot longer than Zumba it would be more accurate to state that it is ‘as if’ Zumba was made for dance sneakers, because dance sneakers are by far the best shoes for Zumba.