The shoes themselves are probably fine but sizing is totally off. My daughter currently has a size 8.5 tap shoe from another manufacturer so I ordered a 9.5 from Capezio and were the exact same size as what she already has. Their sizing chart was no help either. One other thing - there is an elastic band in the middle/top of the shoe under where the ribbon ties. I don't know how useful this is  - it really just makes it harder to get the shoe on and if you tie it, there's not much point to the elastic...