Ladies toes

[Martin]

Having read the broken toe thread, it got me thinking about toes...

It seems to be rather common for ladies to suffer toe injuries at dancing... but is it thier own fault due to inappropiate footwear?

One girl on friday, had a bloddied big toe, when I asked her how she did it, she said: " I stood on my own toe once, clipped my other shoe with my toe once, and bashed it into a mans foot once" - (well at least she did not go blaming the men)

Thing is , this bloodied toe could have been avoided if she has worn closed toe shoes.

A few weeks ago I felt real bad, as the instructor came forward rather quickly and lodged her toe under my shoe (I was standing still at the time, honest) - although not my fault, I still felt bad about it.
Again this would not have been a problem with a closed toe.

With my Mr Sensible head on, I would have to ask, "why on earth would you not wear closed toes"?

Is an occational bloddied toe the price to pay for fashion?

2 fairly new girls were looking to buy thier first pair of dance shoes - I advised them to get closed toe shoes, due to safety - Yup, they turned up the next week with open toed shoes [Although they were very pretty shoes]

Time for a poll for the Ladies...

[fletch]

i'v clicked depends on the venue, but thats not true,you can tell the poll was done by a man


It depends on the 'outfit' silly

[Tiggerbabe]

I've clicked "I wear closed" which I do most of the time, but, as Fletch said, depending on the outfit, one of the 2 or 3 pairs of open-toe shoes I have will get an outing. This is usually when I manage to hurt myself by stepping on my own foot though

[Filthy Monkey]

I'm all for fashion over form here, as I think open toed shoes look much nicer on a woman (obviously depending on the outfit). As far as serious toe injuries go, though, I don't really think they're too common. Certainly no more common than elbow in the face incidents, and we'd all look pretty stupid dancing in full-face crash helmets. Actually, I can think of a few people who would look better!

I wear suede soled, Latin / Ballroom style dance shoes, which offer no protection from a badly placed high heel, but they're are much nicer to dance in than normal shoes, so I wear them and, to be honest, the possibility of being stomped on never really crosses my mind...

A few weeks ago I felt real bad, as the instructor came forward rather quickly and lodged her toe under my shoe (I was standing still at the time, honest) - although not my fault, I still felt bad about it.

That argument might work when somebody runs into the back of your car, but maybe, just maybe, you shouldn't have been standing still at the time

[Trouble]

I tend to catch my ankle with my heels but i have had a nasty incident when a beginner caught my toenail with the front lip on his shoes and it was literally pulled up out of its bed... to say it bled is an understatement. I then proceeded to buy closed shoes but i do wear open toes for freestyles now and then depending on whats being worn obviously.

So i would click open and closed but there is not that option.... HELLO.!!

[Martin]

So i would click open and closed but there is not that option.... HELLO.!!

I know, I know, I am but a man as Fletch pointed out.

Polls are tricky things...

I was looking to one or the other, or both.

Please see option 3 as, not only venue/event - but also, I wear both/depends upon outfit.

Or should it just be - "I wear what I like when I like, you silly man"

My interest was, % of people who predominatly wear open toes/closed toes.

Maybe I should get DavidBailey to help with poll options that are clear to all

Joking aside, I am interested in the mix. Locally only one girl wears closed toe shoes (but we do have reasonable dance space locally) - Most weeks I can however spot at least one girl holding her toe...

[fletch]

Maybe I should get DavidBailey to help with poll options that are clear to all

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Maybe we shouldn't he is just a man after all, Lory would be a better option.

[Maxine]

Having read the broken toe thread, it got me thinking about toes...

It seems to be rather common for ladies to suffer toe injuries at dancing... but is it thier own fault due to inappropiate footwear?

I wear open toe shoes but would not describe them as inappropriate as they are dance shoes, therefore designed for dancing in. I accept that my toes may be more vulnerable than in closed in shoes, but they are more comfortable and I don’t have to wear socks.

[Trouble]

II don’t have to wear socks.

you gotta love the socks look.

[Caro]

you gotta love the socks look.

the only person I've seen pulling out the socks in sandals look is Tat, and she had some vuitton socks whose monogram matched the colour of the sandal's leather.

I'm not so sure it'd work on me even if I had Vuitton socks, though...

[Sparkles]

I always try and keep my toes protected with closed-toe shoes, mainly because I find that many of the women who were high heels don't know how to handle them properly . I've been trodden on *a lot* over the years (and no, it wasn't all my fault).

People wear what they like for fashion, fair enough, but stiletto heels are dangerous on the dancefloor and I would encourage women who wear them to buy some heel protectors, they are clear plastic and do not detract from the look of your shoes but they do make your them an awful lot safer for the people you might accidentally stand on (aswell as preventing scuffs on wooden floors ).

I would like to get some of the WCS sandals that I have seen around, maybe I will brave it one day...

[Trouble]

I would like to get some of the WCS sandals that I have seen around, maybe I will brave it one day...

ahh excellent example. I purchased my new WCS sandals closed in due to my unfortunate experience of poor tootsies being slam dunked. So pretty they are too. xx

[~*~Saligal~*~]

After having my toenail ripped off by some heavy-footed heffer on Saturday night, I think my closed-toe shoes will be making a come-back for a while.
Not many shoe styles look pleasant with a closed-toe. In order for closed-toe shoes to look pleasant, the shoe manufacturers taper the toe inwards. After wearing ballet shoes for many years and having dreadful feet as a result, I usually err towards open toed shoes that allow my toes to be able to be balanced, rather than squashed in to a point. Having said that, even open-toed shoes have a tapered base as well, so I've looked around to find the ones with square bases for the toes.
My favourite shoes at the moment are my WCS shoes Bloch - Annabella that have the lower heal and open-toe with a good base for the toes to balance on. My favourite closed-toe shoes that have a good base for the toes are a bloch shoe Bloch - Splitflex (SFX) and it has a flexible arch so that it allows your feet to point and get a nice line.
Overall, if the floor is too fast, I use my WCS shoes - and if the floor is fine I use my Splitflex shoes. When it comes to performing, I work with whatever is required by the choreographer - so if pretty silver shoes are required then I resort to practising and performing in the latin styled shoes.

[Maxine]

you gotta love the socks look.

My socks are really attractive and occasionally they match