Has anyone had any experiences with shoes from Moonlight or Salsa 9pm? I am looking at a couple of pairs on ebay and just wondered about the quality. I own a pair of Very Fines and they are okay, but not really terrific.

Thanks!!!

I used to think that Moonlight, Elegance, Veryfine, Apple, Jig Foo, Yu & I, and so forth were all the same shoe with different names stuck on them.

I can't vouch for the rest of them, but trust me when I say Veryfine is VERY DIFFERENT from Jig Foo.

Jig Foo is TERRIBLE. The leather is fake, the heels are that dreadful, deadly, gridded plastic, and they are not true to size any way you cut it. The buckles actually RUSTED on them... they sat on a freakin' shelf for two weeks!

DSOL is also definitely not to be confused.

Of all the "cheapo" shoes, I like my veryfines the best. They only died today (ok, yesterday), rest their smelly, rancid, horribly reeking-like fritos, vinegar, buttermilk, and bleach soles. They lasted eight months.

I don't compete, but I practice two hours a day, every day of the week, doubling that on Friday, Saturday, and sometimes Sunday. I want cheap shoes that are comfortable, and it won't tear me up if they die suddenly during a grapevine incident (like today *sniffle*WAAAAAAAAAH I want Silver and Lefty baaaaaaack!), or I have to trot out to the car without changing shoes to get my wallet (it's always the wallet).

Jig foo is the company that makes DSOL and Very Fine Dance shoes. They Also make Moonlight and Star Dance shoes. Go to their web site jigfoodanceshoes.com and click on their links. David who owns Very Fine is a nephew and Jacksonwho owns DSOl is
a cousin of the owners.

Yes, I have had experience with both Moonlight and Salsa 9pm. DO NOT GET THEM they will fall apart faster then your Very Fine shoes! Believe it or not most ballroom dance shoes out their come from just 2 major factories. This means you can buy 2 different brands at 2 different prices from 2 different stores and they will most likely be the same quality from the same factory!

I kept having the problem of my shoes wearing out in just a few weeks (I am a serious competitive dancer.) So I did a lot of research and bought a lot of shoes. I have found that Amys After 5 brand do not come from the same 2 factories as most of the other brands out their. They last some much longer then other brands and I have yet to wear out the heel on them. They still have the original heel suede and I have been wearing this brand for almost 2 years know. They are fully padded from the heel to the toe and unlike other brands I've tried the padding does not flatten out right away so it stays cushioned longer. They are a fairly new brand but I find them to be more comfortable and made of better materials then even the top brands. And they are 1/2 the price of the top brands! (About $70) Plus my balance improved when I started wearing them. I defiantly recommend giving them a try.

Their website: amysafter5.com