I've been doing ballet-style workout DVDs at home lately, and wanted a pair of ballet shoes to use for those workouts so that I'd have better grip and support.  I can't speak to how well these work for ballet classes, but I thought that my review might help others like me who are buying these for the same reason.

Based on some reviews, I ended up ordering these at first one size larger than what I usually wear in my street shoes.  The 8.5 that I bought (instead of my usual 7.5) were huge, but (thanks, Amazon, for your great return policy), I returned these and ordered a 7.5, which fit perfectly.

The ribbon at the front of the shoe can be pulled tight to adjust the width of them, and they are very comfortable.  They don't have a split sole on the bottom; instead, the sole is one long piece that stretches down the length of the shoe.

If you're looking for some at-home ballet-style workouts, I also recommend Mary Helen Bowers'&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Ballet-Beautiful-Total-Body-Workout/dp/B008F283J0/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Ballet Beautiful: Total Body Workout</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Ballet-Beautiful-Body-Blast/dp/B009FFHWRU/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Ballet Beautiful: Body Blast</a>&nbsp;and Leah Sarago's four workouts, especially her newest one&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Ballet-Body-Signature-Series-Total-Body/dp/B00AHP15L6/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Ballet Body Signature Series: Total Body</a>.  All of these are a lot of fun to do, and make me feel like a ballerina!