I know this are supposed to be dance shoes but I used them to throw on my track and field team. I throw shot-put and discus. it supported my foot perfectly with throughout all of my different throws. if you're a thrower and don't want to pay for super expensive shoes these are great especially if you use a south African throw for discus. if you looking for a dance shoe I would also recommend these as I do actually use the for my dance class at the gym. the only problem is that they are a little too big and you don't have much time to exchange them. my where delivered a few days late so i was unable to exchange them for the right size so if you are going to buy these buy half a size smaller. I wear am 8 but I should have bought a 7.5.