I did not pay attention to the size chart and should have! My son wears a size 2 shoe, but a size 4 in jazz shoe. My daughter's size 12 ballet shoes were the same size as the size 2 of jazz shoe. It's very confusing. I recommend buying your first pair in a dance store if possible. That all being said, these seemed quite nicely made and if I didn't wait until the very last minute to order these, I would've swapped them out for a larger size. I sort of want some just to do laundry in.We gave it 2 tries but in the end returned both. For the record 12.5 is what I ended up getting at a local dance shop for 3x the price but after 2 returns and still not sure what size she needed had to go in to a physical location. The shoe itself seems well made enough but the sizing is a mystery. Even at a physical shop without my daughter present it was daunting. My child wears size 11 in her street shoe and 12.5 in the jazz shoe. She has just 1/4- 1/2” in the toe for movement and growth.Overall, these shoes seem sturdy and a good shoe for dance. The size is a complete joke. It took three orders and returns to get it right. Final size is kids 13 for my daughter who wears a kids 10 in regular sneakers.The Children's Sizing is ridiculous. My son barely wears a 1 in shoes I ordered a 2.5 and it was barely 6 inches long it may have fit a size 10 or 11. I had to order a 5.5 in adult to get a shoe to fit. Just measure the foot if you want to order these shoes do not go buy shoe size at all.Daughter wears a street shoe size 13/1 depending on brand and style. She has a narrow foot. After reading reviews I decided to order 2 sizes bigger than street shoes and got her a size 3. They fit pretty good, with some growing room. They are very comparable to a Bloch Phantom. Daughter says they are soft and comfortable. The tan canvas is a good color, and has a good, spandex-like stretch. Really like the lower profile on them too. Great shoes and price!Shame on this seller. These jazz shoes are clearly defective. The shoes are shrunken and warped. It is fraud to continue selling this product. My picture shows a black tap shoe size 11 (not purchased from this seller) next to the 11 size tan jazz shoe. You can see how drastic of a difference. The jazz shoes have no stretch and it doesn’t look like they would fit any child correctly, Thank you for completely wasting my time having to return this product that should be thrown in the trash!Way too small.Runs small order up a size or two depending on if you need growing room.