Capezio Hanami Pirouette

I bought these shoes for my 9 yr old daughter for her lyrical dance class and her solo recital performance. She needed something that matched her skin tone and the Mocha color matches her medium brown skin perfectly. I originally purchased an X-Small because she wears a child size 3 in shoes regularly, but those purchased at first were much too small for her feet and did not fit at all. Customer service was prompt with helping us return them and friendly as well. We sent those x-small dance shoes back and bought a Medium pair and they fit very well. My daughter says that the medium Hanami Pirouette shoes are comfortable for her and she loves them! FYI, I measured her foot from toe to heel and it measured 8 and a half inches. She is tall, thin (wears a child medium 8/9 to large 9/10 in clothing) and has a narrow foot. The size chart on the website suggested X-Small for her but she definitely needed 2 sizes bigger than that recommendation. I think that a size chart that gives recommendations based on how many inches exactly the foot is may be better to implement on the website for customers because sometimes depending on the shoe brand, the right size number may be lower or higher and in this case it was higher.

I ordered these for my daughter, and they are perfect for her leaps & turns class, as well as contemporary. She likes the way they fit her feet perfectly, like a second skin, and give her the flexibility she needs for turns. The quality of the shoe is top-notch, and my daughter prefers the canvas to the leather version, because they seem to be more durable.