Finest Quality Irish Dance Shoes

Two types of shoes are worn in step dancing: hard shoes and soft shoes. The hard shoe is similar to tap shoes, except that the tips and heels are made of fiberglass. The soft shoes, which are called ghillies, resembles a ballet shoe minus the hard toe.  Ghillies are only worn by girls, while boys wear a black leather shoe called a reel shoe, which resembles a black jazz shoe.