Comments on: Best Zumba Shoes for Men

By: dereck

dereck — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:16:28 +0000

I’m also a male looking for a zumba shoe and I’ve seen several women shoes no mens, also there is a lot of people saying different things about the shoes, Example: to tight or the shoes doesnt have the pivot and they dont slide accross the floor..I’m confused which is the best shoe to obtain, your early post stated that the capezio shoe did nothing but stick to the floor..needing help here dont know which zumba sneaker to purchase
thanks

By: Danielle

Danielle — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 22:01:50 +0000

I’m a female with wide feet. I’m wondering if cheerleading shoes would work and maybe even bowling? They both come in athletic looks (male & female) these days so, no you wouldn’t be walking around in saddle shoes and singing “Summer Nights” from Grease. LOL They also come wide width.

By: Duby

Duby — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 03:14:14 +0000

I am a male Zumba instructor and I use wrestling shoes for class and they work pretty well. It allows you to move laterally and pivot pretty well.

By: mike

mike — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 03:37:30 +0000

why can’t I find zumba shoes for wide feet everything is med. big guys want to get in shape too.

By: Guillermo Camoriano

Guillermo Camoriano — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:14:21 +0000

I have been doing Zumba for well over a year now. I tried one of the Zumba shoes and they did work fairly well on a nice smooth gym wooden floor. However, they offered basically no arch support. They also did not work well at all on a different floor in another gym, this floor was not a wooden floor and it was much “stickier” which could end up hurting your knees.
I made my own solution, bought a pair of cross trainers (such as Asics cross trainers), and then had a set of leather half soles put on the shoes (had a shoemaker do this, for about $ 25). Perfect shoes on any floor, slide nicely, plenty of support. The half soles have stayed on for over a year of practically daily Zumba dancing (yes, 7 days a week!).

By: rencsi

rencsi — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:22:42 +0000

Thanks for the male Zumba participant point of view, Owen! Please let us know what you think of your dance shoes when you get a chance to try them out.

By: Owen

Owen — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:21:39 +0000

Mm. Although I can understand the lack of men in zumba classes. At first blush the movements definitely aren’t aimed at a male build. Some of the hip movements in particular still boggle my mind. Thoroughly enjoyable though. The shoes should be here by the next session so I’ll let you know how in get on with them.

By: rencsi

rencsi — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:32:53 +0000

My pleasure! Slipping and sticking can be issues in Zumba and I think you’ll enjoy getting the “full experience” sliding across the studio floor in athletic dance shoes. I wish more men would do Zumba and I’m happy to offer any info I can.

By: Owen

Owen — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:34:02 +0000

Just wanted to say thank you for the excelent advice. Being male and doing zumba makes for finding advice on such things as shoes a bit of a challenge, and while I’m imensley fond of the running shoes I have been wearing. The grip has been a bit too much to actualy do much more than jump on the spot in alot of moves.

So once again. Thanks for the excelent advice.