These shoes are very light and give support yet are flexible allowing pointed toes while dancing.  Very comfortable.  I ordered a 6 because they do run small.  Normal size is 5.5.  Love these shoes. It would be nice if they made them a little bigger to allow for a slightly heavier pad like my old Bloch dance sneakers but guess they were striving for the shoe to be lightest possible.  The lace area actually bends with your foot and you don't need to really tie the laces because the shoe holds your foot in by itself.