I bought these shoes for Zumba and of all of the "fitness"
dance shoes I found, these were my favorite. The look is nice, the shoe turns fairly well (but does have a rubber sole, so it does "stick" a bit). Also, it doesn’t have the "pillars" on the back of the heel, which is a huge PLUS. With these shoes it is easy to go up on your
heels for moves. Cushioning is just "so so" and the shoe is completely flat - no arch! I’m going to send them back in favor of some
dance sneakers. From what I’ve read, you should buy fitness shoes for a
dance aerobics class, but I don’t find the cushioning on this pair to be much better than the
dance shoe, and at least the
dance shoe is built for dancers’ feet (high arch).