Make Your Dance Shoes Less SlipperyElmer's Spray AdhesiveI preformed yesterday on the slickest stage I've ever had the pleasure of dancing on. Yikes. I needed a quick fix for making my dance shoes less slippery.Luckily one of my fellow dancers was prepared with the best quick fix I've seen. So simple, I definately had a "why didn't I think of that??" moment. "Can I stretch my leather jazz shoes?" How to Do It
This stuff works well, so don't go overboard! A couple of short quick sprays to the ball of my dance shoes and I was good to go for about 3 dances.For the second show, someone helped me apply with 2 long sweeping sprays. Good intension, bad idea. I stuck to the floor, literally I made a ripping noise with every step, for about 15 minutes. In this case, less is more! You also want to use as little as possible so that you don't leave a residue on the floor. Warning! I haven't tried this on marley yet, so proceed with caution. I definately consider this a good option for serfaces you weren't expecting. Elmer's Spray Adhesive Rough the SoleAnother quick fix I've used in the past is taking a couple of twists in my shoes outside on the cement.This roughs up the bottem of the shoe so there is more friction between your shoe and the dance floor. How to Do ItFind some rough, but clean-ish, cement. Stand on the ball of your foot and twist the foot back and forth a couple of times.Brush any rocks and dust off and go try the shoe on the dance floor. It should feel much less slippery. If not, try again. Warning! Be careful with canvas shoes. You don't want to tear up the canvas. You just want to rough up the leather sole to make dance shoes less slippery. |
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