These works well for sliding my feet around in salsa/samba and funk moves during dance workouts in my carpeted area living room, but there is no shock absorbing cushion for higher impacts dance workouts that include high leaps, jumping jacks etc, so after while your legs start hurting. For the price, this was however a great purchase. I just need to invest a little more in a dance shoe to have it meet all my needs. I do recommend these for low impact dance.