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The salsa world is enormous. Millions of people dance it worldwide, from New York to Lagos to Amsterdam to Buenos Aires. And yet when it comes to shoes, there's still so much confusion about what actually works on the salsa dance floor. Let us clear it up.Sole First, AlwaysThe most important feature..

For the past 20 years I have been photographing the most beautiful shoes in the world. Not professionally - I'm entirely self-taught. But with enormous joy, and with, I think, a genuine eye for what makes these shoes so extraordinary. The goal has always been the same: to take a photograph so vivid ..

One of the most common questions we get, from beginners and experienced dancers alike, is about heel height. How high is too high? Is lower always safer? Does it depend on the dance? The honest answer: it depends on several things. Let's walk through it.Lower Heels (5.5–6.5 cm): The Lisadore Comfort..

The word "handmade" gets thrown around a lot in the shoe world. But what does it actually mean? And does it really make a difference to a dancer?A Factory vs A WorkshopMass-produced shoes are made by machines and assembled by workers performing a single repetitive step in a long industrial process. ..

There is a street in Buenos Aires called Rue des Artisans. And it was there, roughly 25 years ago, that two extraordinary women set out to solve a problem that every dancer knew intimately but nobody had properly fixed: dancing shoes were ugly. And beautiful shoes, you simply could not dance in.A Si..

This is one of the questions we get most often. And it's a great one, because the answer is more nuanced than most people expect - and actually works in your favour.The Basics: What Each Dance DemandsArgentine tango is a dance of walking, pivoting and close embrace. It demands precise footwork, a fl..

Your Perfect Fit -  Are Your Dance Shoes Holding You Back? (And What To Do About It) That feeling, while Dancing, where everything just... clicks? Your feet move exactly where you want them, with the correct speed and accuracy, you feel confident, light, and connected to the music, in one embrace. ..

Hi, I am Martin, the owner of Lisadore. I hardly know how this machine works, I am just an total amateur photographer, but for the past 12 years I have been photographing these Beautiful Comme il Faut shoes myself. And with great joy, I hope that reflects in the pictures. For me it is just pleasure..

New Lisadore Shoes – Puntos Plateado We enjoy the of making new models! Visiting the Leather Manfucturers, matching colors and heels, it is such a unique special event, everytime again. It is simply fantastic to have a peak into the kitchen of leather making, the handcarft, the art of making refine..

The Brand That Changed The Entire Buenos Aires Night Life For Ever! Comme il Faut Shoes have been the Gold-standard for shoemaking in the dance market, for the last 18 years. The idea was as difficult as simple: Dancing shoes were not attractive – And designer shoes you can not dance on. Two beau..

Hi, my name is Martin. I am the owner of Lisadore, a person with a giant love for the Argentina Tango. I resonate with a lot of beautiful stuff in this world, but pure magic happens when you dance in embrace with another beautiful human being, where the dancefloor, the contact & and the music decide..