I bought these for my small 8 year old as part of a costume for a specific dance routine. She tells me they are comfortable to wear and loves the fact that she can do a double turn quite easily in them. They are smaller than her usual dance shoes (she currently wears a size 12 ballet shoe), so I would order a size or two up depending on the fit you are after.After a 2 classes the heel of one of the shoes felt. My daugther is an 8 year old dancer who takes good care of her dancing shoes. We had to fix it casuse she need it them for her middle year presentation.This shoe runs extremely small. My daughter normally wears a 9 in toddler shoes. I ordered a size up, a 10, and they were half the size of her foot. I thought I must have the "wrong" size, but the label said "10" inside. They were too small to even attempt to try on, but I did notice there was no arch support, so I am simply returning them.Very impressed with shipping time. These shoes are expected to fit like a glove so we had to return the first pair because they were a little too snug. I would suggest ordering one size up if you're between sizes.You will need to buy 1 size up from normal street size. These are well made shoes and are comfortable for my daughter to dance in.It stretches and buy 1size bigger BC the elastic is a bit tightMy daughter loves them... She puts them on every afternoon after school even when she does not have dance! I am very happy with the quality of the shoe!!!