Line Dancing Shoes: How to Choose the Right Pair

Your boots are part of line dancing, and they're staying. Sometimes you need a little more comfort, though: a two-hour class, a weekend workshop, or a festival where the dance floor is concrete and grass. A pair of dance sneakers is made for those days.

Boots and sneakers in the same bag

Plenty of line dancers keep both. Boots for the socials, sneakers for long classes and outdoor events. You can change between them during the day, and your feet get a break without you missing a dance.

What to look for in a dance sneaker

A sole made for turning

Everyday sneakers grip in a straight line, so the sole can catch when you turn. A dance sole has a smooth pivot area under the ball of the foot with texture around it. It lets go when you turn and grips when you stop.

Cushioning for a long class

Classes and workshops often run for two hours or more. A cushioned insole over a firmer layer absorbs the impact of each step, so your feet and knees still feel fresh at the end.

Light weight

A lighter shoe responds faster, which helps with quick footwork and changes of direction. A shoe with more structure gives you more stability over a long session. Decide which matters more to you.

One sole for every surface

Choose a sole that works on wood, vinyl and laminate indoors, and on concrete, pavement and grass outside. Then one pair covers the studio and the street.

Room for your feet

If you have wide feet or bunions, choose a shoe made in a true wide fit rather than going up a size. A removable insole lets you use your own orthotics.

Which Pulse Dance Shoes style suits you

Every style is built around our proprietary dance-engineered SPYNFLEX® sole. It's multi-textured for grip and glide, with flex grooves that bend where your foot bends. The uppers are AIRDANCE+® materials, and each style has a removable GROOVECLOUD® or ORTHOFLOW® insole. The upper and insole set how each style dances.

Flow 2

Built for stability and support. Flow 2 supports your foot through turns and quick changes of direction. Its removable GROOVECLOUD® insole is memory foam over shock-absorbing foam, which takes the impact off your knees and joints over a long class. It comes in six colourways, from all white to Axe on a brown sole.

Flow 2 Wide

Built for wide feet and bunions. Flow 2 Wide is Flow 2 in a true 2E wide fit, with room across the ball of the foot and the toes, and a removable GROOVECLOUD® Wide insole.

Nova

A classic court sneaker with a suede microfibre heel panel. Nova sits between Volt and Flow 2 for weight and flexibility. Its removable ORTHOFLOW® insole is lightweight open-cell foam, so you feel more of the floor for control.

Volt

The lightest style we make. Volt has a cotton canvas upper that promotes freedom of movement and feels as light as a feather. Choose it if quick, responsive footwork matters most to you.

See them side by side on our compare page.

Getting the size right

Measure your foot from heel to toe while standing, then use our size guide. It shows the foot length for every size. Add your foot width and it tells you whether Flow 2 or Flow 2 Wide will fit you better.

Common questions

Can I wear dance sneakers outside?

Yes. The SPYNFLEX® sole works indoors and out, on wood, vinyl, laminate, concrete, pavement and grass.

Can I use my own orthotics?

Yes. The GROOVECLOUD® and ORTHOFLOW® insoles are both removable, so you can take them out and put your own in.

What if they don't fit?

Free exchanges.

Find your pair in our line dancing shoes collection, and dance through to the last song.