I did not think to even ask on the site for others to help! I have a tendency think that I am the only one with this problem. I have had multiple spine surgeries, so I have difficulies with shoes. I have found the Leo's character shoes,they are soft & almost perfect. I do have to take them and have them sueded & the heel shortened a little bit! I have bought many other brands, just to give them away! SO, does anyone know of a character shoe that is better quality? Thanks,ScottyBoysDoll

You knew you'd hear it, sooner or later, and this is ONLY just my opinion: For ballroom, in regular wood floors, Character shoes' heels and soles *suck*, and here's why: The sole is hard, unfeeling and slick, the heel is roundy and weird after a time. Otherwise, yes, I DO use them for dancing outside on the street or other "questionable surfaces".

If you don't "seeeeriously compete" or do anything where you'd be "knocked off" for, have you considered an Elegance Godiva RT Flexi? Shoe's cute as hell, uber-flexible, and the heel is way stable, if not as slim and elegant as even a character shoe. Of course, you can also change it. Elegance shoes last forever, too. Or, you could at least get one good *practice* pair, since you live in those, and then get a cheapie "for show" pair since they will hold up longer with less use?

Thanks, I am going to look right now! I don't care if there expensive just got to get something my spine will allow me to dance in. ScottyBoysDoll