These shoes look stunning and they have a surprising amount of cushion in the heel. They are super flexible (as a dance shoe should be). The heel is just high enough to put you on the ball of your foot (where you get great spins) and not high enough to make you unsteady.

The gripe I have for these shoes is that the heel cup is super ridged. It is also high and cupped. If the heel cup were softer and less cupped, this would be the dance shoe of your dreams.  Heartbreakingly, I might have to return mine because of the heel cup.