Lemongirl Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Does anyone know if you can get jazz shoes without laces? I need 2 pairs, both my younger dds can't do laces and it's a pain doing them myself! One is size 12/13, the other size 1/2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahw Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Hi Lemongirl, Bloch do some with an elastic panel either in the front or both sides of the shoe. I think the ones with the front elastic are better if the feet are slim. But I think these may be in process of discontinuation. The code on the packet for these is pure jazz s0461L. My daughter is also a size1/2 and she has this style now and had smaller. The bloch sizing is a bit odd. I can't see the size in her current pair. I have a size 2 ish to grow into and they are sized M4.5. Hope that helps- the side elastic ones are easy to find. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemongirl Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 Thank you. Do you buy from Bloch online or another company? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahw Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Hi I use www.danceandleisurewear.co.uk for modern shoes. They are helpful on size queries. I find the Bloch staff, while very nice, don't always know the practical stuff about sizing. But if you have a local dance shop it would be a fairly basic stock?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemongirl Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 Thank you. I found some made my Starlight on dance and leisurewear's site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moomin Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Might be worth checking porselli website as I'm sure I saw some on there in the sale (not sure of sizes). Could they practice on a pair of men's shoes? We had the same with tap shoes and she did get the hang of it with some practice. You could replace the round laces with flat ones or ribbon so they are easier to tie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billyelliott Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 For a while we replaces the laces with round black elastic string permanently tied in a bow so they can be slipped on , the we used the porcelli ones as they looked cool , but not sure if they were small enough for u . We did the same with character shoes ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 You can replace laces with elastic to make them pull on/off. I had to do this when my dd was in panto - wasn't convinced it would work, but it did and dd liked it and kept it in when panto was over. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahw Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 That is a fab top tip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legseleven Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I second Billyelliott and Karen's suggestion - elastic instead of the laces. It can be made to look like ordinary laces if necessary. So much easier to pull shoes on quickly :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Irish dancers use elastic in their shoes too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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