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2. Ghillies (dance shoes) - Wikipedia

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   Irish ghillies are used by women in Irish dancing, whereas men wear reel shoes. [clarification needed] Unlike Scottish ghillies, the Irish version rarely feature coloured stitching, and they use loops in the leather, as opposed to eyelets, for the laces. Irish ghillies are available in a solid tan leather sole and a split sole. [citation needed]

3. List of shoe styles - Wikipedia

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   Shoe designers have described a very large number of shoe styles, including the following: Leather ballet shoes, with feet shown in fifth position. A cantabrian albarca is a rustic wooden shoe in one piece, which has been used particularly by the peasants of Cantabria, northern Spain.

4. Opanak - Wikipedia

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   These have a sole (Serbian: đon), top, pleated straps, and leather straps for tying footwear on. Vlaški (Vlach opanci): piece of leather gathered round foot using a cord. Kosmajski opanak (Kosmaj opanci): has curly front, woven upper and leather straps at back; Šopski (Shopi opanci) Crvenjaši (Red ones) Šabački (from Šabac) Valjevski ...

5. Pointe shoe - Wikipedia

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   The sole is thin and covers only part of the bottom of the pointe shoe so as to remain inconspicuous. For most pointe shoes, the sole is constructed from a piece of leather that is attached to the shoe with adhesive and reinforced by stitching along its edges. [15] The sole overlaps and secures the unfinished edges of the shoe's exterior fabric.

6. Ballet shoe - Wikipedia

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   Leather ballet shoes, with feet shown in fifth position. A ballet shoe, or ballet slipper, is a lightweight shoe designed specifically for ballet dancing. It may be made from soft leather, canvas, or satin, and has flexible, thin full or split soles. Traditionally, women wear pink shoes and men wear white or black shoes.

7. Shoe - Wikipedia

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   The earliest known shoes are sagebrush bark sandals dating from approximately 7000 or 8000 BC, found in the Fort Rock Cave in the US state of Oregon in 1938. [5] The world's oldest leather shoe, made from a single piece of cowhide laced with a leather cord along seams at the front and back, was found in the Areni-1 cave complex in Armenia in 2008 and is believed to date to 3500 BC.

8. High-heeled shoe - Wikipedia

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   Lastly, American Smooth shoes are closed-toed, flexible-soled shoes that range in heel height from 2 to 2.5 inches. A non-traditional ballroom dance that uses heels is the Argentine tango. While dancing the Argentine tango, women often wear pointed heels ranging in height from 2 to 4 inches. [30] More advanced dancers typically choose higher heels.

9. Dress shoe - Wikipedia

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   Dress shoes on a woman (left) and a man. (right) A dress shoe (U.S. English) is a shoe to be worn at smart casual or more formal events. A dress shoe is typically contrasted to an athletic shoe. Dress shoes are worn by many as their standard daily shoes, and are widely used in dance, for parties, and for special occasions.