text: Not too bad for brand new character shoes.  In a heel, I nearly always feel my foot is sliding down to the toe of the shoe (gravity!), thereby squishing my toes.  This is true for these shoes too, though not as bad as some of the other character shoes I tried on. The heel is wide and keeps you feeling steady.  So far I've been wearing them with socks to break them in and haven't gotten any &#34;rub&#34; spots, but I suspect I would have if going barefoot or in hose.  Several other women at our dance rehearsal commented on how cute they are.  I usually wear a size 6 1/2 in street shoes and bought a 7 in these as most people seem to recommend going up a half size, and I had a 7 in my old Capezios (different style), and the size is fine.  We'll see how I feel about them after doing tech week and three shoes a weekend!