We LOVED these so much when we found them. BUT not quite halfway through the dance year the straps broke and we had to cut them off. Now I have to buy new ones for pictures, rehearsal, and recital. Bummed, because we loved the look and feel. But so close to the end of the year, Id rather get a different kind than to risk the same thing happening right before recital and having to bear the rath of the studio boss lady.