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Date Posted: Thursday, September 21, 06:37:04am
Author: Mom of a "fallen" dancer
Subject: So they don't slip and fall, the stages can be quite slippery!
In reply to: novmom 's message, "Why tape hardshoes?" on Wednesday, September 20, 10:03:21am

>At the Syracuse Feis this past Saturday I watched the
>novice girls under 15 dancing their hornpipes & treble
>jigs. I noticed several of them had what looked like
>clear duct tape on the sides of the soles and heels of
>their hardshoes. Why do they do that? It seems to me
>it dulls the sound. The shoes didn't look worn out,
>so I don't think the tape was holding them together.
>It wasn't girls from just one school, either. My DD
>is an under 13 novice and not a single girl in any of
>her competitions tapes their shoes. Anyone know why
>some dancers do? TIA

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