Softshoes may look similar to ballet slippers, but are totally different. They don't have a split sole and they're black. They lace all the way up your foot, in a criss-cross way. Every girl in the school has the same dress. You wear them in beginner level and in group dances.
More advanced dancers wear solo costumes.
Those are the more elaborate ones. In my school, depending on age and ability, you can get them as low as Novice level. This page has been accessed 81 times.