Bloch Girl's Synchrony Split Sole Stretch Canvas Ballet Slipper / Shoe

my little ballerina loves them

My 5 year old is a beginner in ballet. So we went with a softer more flexible shoe/brand. We tried these and they were extremely small and narrow. For reference, she wears a size 12 in crocs clogs, a size 1 in these was way too small. She couldn’t even get her foot in, the heel is also very shallow and toe box very narrow.Ballet shoes are always 2 sizes too small. But these were 3 sizes too small. She wears a 1 in other brands comfortably.

good support promotes proper alignment noted less inversion of my daughters feet esp on plies And its so easy to clean.

The only thing that doesn't quite suit my daughter is that it doesn't stay up on her heel. They are the correct size, but the heel slides off very easily.

Amended/updated reviewWrote this in 2016, when I loved the shoe:These were the perfect ballet shoe for my daughter's first serious ballet class. Some of the other parents were eyeballing these, asking me who made them and where I got them. My daughter said "they feel a little strange at first but then you get used to them." They are split heel ballet shoes, after all. But it seems she loves them very much now. Highly recommend. And the BEST thing about it is that they fit absolutely true to size, in my experience. That means do not buy for your daughter to grow into them, buy them in the size she wears right now as measured!This is the UPDATE, a year later and after purchasing these shoes again in a half and full size up, and it's just not working! See below:We ordered these shoes again for this newest ballet season for my daughter, and are noticing that the heel does not come up the back of the heel far enough and the bottom sueded heel sole is not sewn in the right spot (it's in the arch area of her foot instead of landing at the heel). I'm bummed out, since this shoe was great in the 12.5 size! Now in the 13 and 13.5 size, it does not fit because of seeming manufacturing/quality issues. So disappointed.Last year my review was 5 stars, this year it's 2, so maybe that lands us at 3-1/2 stars?

Bloch is my go to brand of ballet shoe. Weve bought several similar styles of bloch and never had an issue with sizing. These run extremely small. When I pulled shoe out of box it looked like a toddlers size. Id say size up 2 to 3 sizes.

These shoes keep popping off the back and are too small for both my daughters. When going up a size the width becomes too big... the top fits really nice and snug but the heel does not come up far enough in the back and the bottom heel sole is not placed correctly. It's too bad because these have potential to be great

They are very nice looking, well made shoes. Unfortunately, they run VERY small. Not your "normal" 1 size discrepancy... This was 2 full sizes. So ladies, that's my recommendation to you.. order up 2 full sizes!