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Position:Home>Dancing> Jazz dance shoes very slippery?Question: Jazz dance shoes very slippery!? I have just bought a pair of leather soled jazz shoes and although they're tolerable on regular wooden studio floors, they are unbelievably slippery on the stage that we do our concerts on!. Is there anything non-damaging that one can do to stop too much slipperiness, or will this go away once I've worn them in a bit!?
I haven't been dancing very long and up until now have just been wearing rubber soled shoes, but they wanted a particular type for the concert!. Thanks x x xWww@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: i actually did a report on this for school a few years ago!. there are some dancers that put a little bit of soda on the bottoms of their shoes, which does work but i worry about the effect of that on your shoes, if you have no other option then try this!. another option would be to get rosin, which you can buy at any dance store!. if it isnt already crushed then just put it on a paper towel or inside some sort of container and step LIGHTLY in it!. just the toe of your foot, not the heel!. if you put too much on you wont be able to turn!. rosin is the most common option!. another option which i found works suprisingly well is to get a brush with wire bristles and brush the bottoms of your shoes back and forth quickly, this revives the material on the bottom of your shoes to help it stick better, because over time the material gets work down and becomes smooth!. hope this helps and good luck!Www@QuestionHome@Com Competition dancer here!.!.!.!.lol Wear rubber soled Jazz Slippers!. These are the ones I use here: http://www!.shopdanceetc!.com/Portals/0/Ja!.!.!. They work great!. If the stage is really slippery just step in a bit of Rosin before the performance!. Just not too much! Or you wont be able to move at all! Www@QuestionHome@Com put resin on them!.!.!.its a chalky type of dust!.!.its hard to explain but u can normally buy small bags of it in any dance store!.!.it helps so u don't slip!. or if u cant get any right now, i know it sounds weird but spray a little bit of hairspray on the bottom of them!.!.!.but not too much cause u will stick to the floor lol Www@QuestionHome@Com You could replace them with non-slippery soles or take scissors and put slashes on the bottom!. Good Luck!Www@QuestionHome@Com i would get some rubber bottom ones i like revolution lace ups they're about 35Www@QuestionHome@Com they're supposed to be like that so they're good for wooden floorsWww@QuestionHome@Com |