I bought these shoes for my daughter's tap class.  After about 5 classes, she complained of the shoe hurting.  It looks fine as far as sizing, but she says they hurt her feet.  So, we are now borrowing shoes from the teacher in the same size but by a different brand.  She claims that the borrowed shoes fit her fine and they do not hurt.  I don't know.  I liked this shoe and so did she, so I don't know if it is the make up of the shoe or not.  Not sure what could be the problem.  She is only five so she can't describe much about the problem besides that it hurts when she dances and you can't have that.  So, I just spent money on shoes that only lasted 5 classes.  I am assuming it was due to growing pains and giving the shoe a score of 3 because they did not make it through the year.  Keep in mind, it may have been due to growing pains.  LOL