text: I ordered these for a salsa performance. I have wide feet and bunions that make finding ballroom shoes tough, and heard that these run wide.<br /><br />I have difficult feet. They are wide, like hobbits with bunions. I got these with the intention of putting them on a shoe stretcher.  I could actually squeeze my feet into these shoes without stretching them, which means they probably do run wide. I ordered my street shoe size, 6.5.<br /><br />Unfortunately I have to return these shoes. I don't think there's anything wrong with them, but the sole is very stiff and impossible to point my toes in. These could be great for social dancing and beginners, but offer no forefoot flexibility. Granted, I'm not sure these were intended for anything besides social dance, so it's not necessarily a defect of the shoe.<br /><br />It does look like a well made shoe, and has an awesome locking mechanism. I'm curious how that wears over time.