Please DO NOT buy ballet shoes from discount stores. The ballet shoes available at Wal-Mart, Target, Payless, etc. are substandard. Ballet shoes should be made from soft leather. Ballet shoes from discount stores have leather that is hard, the color is not correct, the pleats and soles on the bottom are too thick and not placed correctly. Ballet shoes should fit snugly. Children should have no more than a finger widths growing room in their shoes.
