My daughter loves these shoes. Now I did order wrong size because normally it is the shoe size then the x but it was reversed. So make sure you are ordering the correct size. But no worries if you order wrong then Danzia is great about exchanging hassle free. Pros to this shoe: Strong support for week ankles, Shoe is beuatiful and looks nice on stage and in pictures, very comfortable fitting, do not take long to break in, pretty easy to get over the box, last longer than previous shoes, still able to dance when broken for a little bit. Cons: With the hard shank it is hard to get a good arch, slightly difficult to dance in until broken in