I bought them initially as I wanted a lower, more comfortable shoe. I own three other Very Fine pairs, two practice and one higher heeled.  I have a high instep so fitting is always difficult. I thought this would be a perfect shoe. It was very comfortable when I first tried them, even the second time they were good. But by the third time they'd stretched out so much I felt like my foot was sliding and I had a hard time dancing in them. We punched an extra hole in the strap, but that made it too tight. I've gotten compliments on the style, but there's way too little support for dance. I usually dance about 4-6 hours a week between lessons and events, so this was disappointing.  I'd actually give them 2.5 stars.