These are the 2nd pair of children's tap shoes I've ever purchased. When they arrived I immediately compared them to my daughter's original pair. These are not nearly as well made. 1st the interior of her old Bloch shoes consist of a cotton fabric lining (essentially a "sock",) with a thick & cushy footbed. These new ones are lined with cheap coated foam, which is quite thin. The interior vertical lining surrounding the heel looks/feels like paper or cardboard. Also with these "Dance Class" shoes the metal pieces on the bottom, aka the "taps," are much smaller in surface area & thinner than her old shoes. With this new shoe the toe tap is bolted directly on to the textured surface of the sole. In contrast, her old shoe is constructed with a bed for the tap, and it makes for much more stable walking/dancing, IMO, bc the sole of the shoe and the tap are in better alignment when it comes to making contact with the floor.  Also the bottom of these new shoes actually have a sort of inexplicable lump in the center, which you can see and feel when you run your fingers across the bottom. In summary, I am disappointed. I did pay a little more for her old shoes, maybe $5 or at most $7 more. I didn't know it at the time, but the Bloch's were well worth the extra money. I will keep this new pair, after all she only wears these 30 minutes a week, then for her recital. But I will not buy this brand again for next year.