The heel is approximately 2 1/8" wide to keep you stable.

The Suede Sole is quite flexible and the heel has a synthetic bottom that won't slow you down when it touches the floor during a spin.

ABOUT SUEDE SOLES:

• These are made with Suede Soles which are wonderful to dance on but require occasional upkeep (it's usually a problem with catching the edge on a piece of hardwood that is sticking up on the dance floor).
• If you need to re-glue the suede many people just use crazy glue gel. We have also found that commercially produced shoe repair glue (available from the shoe repair shop in your local mall) works great.
• You're not supposed to wear suede soles outside - but every swing dancer knows that you can make suede soles faster by wearing them everywhere to get them dirty, then dance in them until they're shiny on the bottom.
• If you prefer them less zippy you can dull the "mirror finish" they can get by roughing them up with a wire brush periodically. Just remember that when they are wet from walking in the rain they won't spin as easily (conversely - if they're too slippery just spill your drink on the floor and step in it!).

These fit pretty true to size for women with Normal or Narrow width feet.

• Women with wide feet reported that these were too tight.
• Women with regular width feet said they started out tight, but loosened up to be just fine
• Women with narrow feet said the width was just right.

Women who've tried these on report that these are fitting either perfectly or a half size smaller than their street shoe size (i.e. if you normally fit 7.5 -to- 8 you'll probably wear an 8 and sometimes an 8.5 in these).

Second pair of this style?
If you bought one of these when they first came out then there's a small chance that they won't fit exactly the same as your original pair.