(Hello folks - I'm a beginning caller, happily lurking here of late...) Though I haven't tried other styles, I'll second the recommendation for Capezio Dansneakers. I finally just bought my first pair of dance shoes right before going to a weeklong camp - brilliant plan for breaking them in, no? But they felt totally comfortable as soon as I tried them on (granted, my feet are probably pretty "normal"), and I came out of 8 nights in a row of exuberant dancing in them with no problem. Also, I found that they offered enough but not too much traction (I don't like or at least am not used to much slipperiness), and I could also put my weight back on the heel if I chose in order to spin fast. Plus, not that expensive! And while I'm certainly a comfort-over-fashion sort, I didn't think they were that ugly. ;) Besides, aren't we all gazing into each other's eyes anyway? Wishing joyful dancing and calling to all, Susan Pleck Oakland, CA ----- Original Message ---- From: Tina Fields <tfields8(a)yahoo.com> To: "callers@ sharedweight.net" <callers(a)sharedweight.net> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 2:50:54 PM Subject: Re: [Callers] tic tac shoes Hi folks - Like a couple of you who've posted, I too have little "tortilla feet" - short and wide, women's 6-1/2 D. I do wear kids' shoes sometimes; that's excellent advice. But the best shoes I've found for contradancing are Capezio's Dansneakers. They are ugly to look at, but so comfortable that I can dance one of those 12-hour events and still go hiking the next day. I figure my late-night bounciness more than makes up for the lack of glamour in the shoe department. Tina Tina R. Fields, Ph.D. (707) 824-9318 "Hindsight Now!" _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers