Bloch Dance Children's Annie Tyette Tap Shoes

I've normally been a Capezio fan, but these tap shoes are changing my tune. They are far superior to Capezio Tyettes in several aspects. The tap itself is a heavier, sturdier metal, making a louder sound. And they are flush with the sole, with a thin layer of rubber to help with traction. Finally, they have a snap closure in addition to the ties, so my 5-yr-old daughter can put them on herself. (She takes the ribbon out for class but will use them for the recital.) Her first pair were Capezio, which is what I had always used. And they were really good. But she outgrew them before the end of the year and needed new shoes for her recital, so I decided to go with Bloch (which I'd always bought for my ballet and pointe shoes, as well as for my dance sneakers now) since they were less expensive and there's a chance she'll literally only be wearing them for a couple of weeks and then not fit in them for next year. But now I'll buy a new pair of Bloch when she needs the next size up. I'm a convert. As for sizing, according to the manufacturer's size chart, she should be a 10.5 according to her foot length, but I decided to go with the 11 to give room to grow. It's always been my experience that Bloch runs about a full size up from street shoes. She wears a 10 for street shoes, and the 11 are a little big, but not so big she can't dance. I will probably put no-show socks under her tights to fill the space for the recital. The 10.5 would have worked, too, but this gives a bit more room to grow so hopefully we won't need to buy a new pair before next year's recital.

I followed the size info from other reviewers and it worked! My almost-4-year-old daughter starts our family's first ever dance class in a week and I ordered without ever trying anything on her. She just went up a street shoe size to 9 (Carter's/OshKosh) but still fits in her size 8.5 New Balance sneakers so I got the Bloch Tyette size 10 tap shoes. I got them in WIDE since her sneakers are wide width, although she fits in standard width shoes for the most part (except all stars). The WIDE tap shoes were a must for her so glad I got them wide to be on the safe side. The overall size fits just a tad big, just enough to be perfect to grow into through the rest of the dance season, but fit fine now, too. They work well with and without socks. I'll go ahead and put her in the "no-show" socks as recommended by another reviewer to keep from rubbing her ballet tights that she'll be wearing for her ballet/tap class. Thanks Amazon reviewers!

Best Tap shoes hands down! The Leather is very durable and great wear. True to size

Good quality but size up a whole size because they run extremely small. Ordered 5.5 and ended up exchanging for a 6.5 and they fit perfectly. My daughter is a 5 in regular shoes

I bought these for my toddler daughter as it was one of the only brands that I could find tap shoes in her size. She’s small for her age and typically wears size 5T shoes. They seem to be good quality, and the coloring/shine of the shoe is as expected. I like the flexible band that goes over the foot to help adjust sizing if needed.

I purchased these shoes for my daughter who is 4 and in her second year of tap. They seemed a little nicer than the shoes at Payless and are about the same price. For reference, the last time measured my daughter's feet, one was a size 9 and the other was a 10. I ordered a size 11, so they would last at least a year. They are a little big, as you would expect, but she is able to dance in them and hasn't had any blisters or had them fall off, etc. What I love about these shoes is that there is an elastic strap underneath the bow that snaps closed, so my daughter can take them on and off by herself. The bow is just decorative. I actually took it off because it was slowing down the change from ballet to tap shoes during class and will just put it back for the recital, etc. This is a nice shoe at a good price. I would definitely but these again.

My daughter currently wears a size 10 in normal shoes. I bought her a size 11 in these so that she would have plenty of room to grow into them. They are perfect. They are fairly narrow shoes and my daughter has very narrow feet. Because of that, they stay on her feet well even though there is plenty of room at the toe. There is a band of elastic where the shoes do up that cannot be adjusted. But because there is also a bow, we can tie them tight to make sure they stay on well until my daughter's feet grow a little more. All in all, these are excellent tap shoes. They can be bought a size larger than normal to give plenty of growing room without any risk of them slipping off your child's foot. They are excellent quality, well made, and they look really cute. I would highly recommend them, UNLESS your child has wide feet. Then they might be a little narrow.

Quality feels and looks great but they are extremely small for size and narrow. My child doesn’t have wide feet by any means but these were too narrow for her and the size was off by at least 1 whole size

Die Schuhe sind der Hammer. Ich habe viele probiert, aber diese tanzen fast von selber bequem und sehr leicht, die Verarbeitung ist zu meiner vollsten Zufriedenheit. Die Größe passte ausgezeichnet, allerdings habe ich einen sehr schmalen Fuß. Die Lieferung deutlich unter der angegebenen Zeit.

Wonderful! Definitely worth getting. I was worried they would be cheap but they are perfect. The bow is just tied on so it’s easy to come off if needed.

Fabulous. The delivery was expected from the 13th to the 16th and the shoes were delivered on the 9th! so impressed with the postage! The shoes fit perfectly and are so comfortable-also appreciated the note left by the packer-a lovely personal touch. Over the moon with everything!!

These tapshoes! I have intense tap rehearsals twice a week and needed new tap shoes to support my feet and ankles...I was unsure about purchasing shoes on amazon but these are incredible! Very much worth the money and I will be buying them again!

Son de excelente calidad, son suaves compren su talla habitual.