<p>D was told by the director thar she needs plain white keds for a production of Hairspray. My D says dancing in rubber bottomed shoes is much different than dancing in jazz shoes or the like. I imagine that's true. Anyway, I did some research and found some chrome leather soled Ked look-alikes. I also read on a site that you can have a shoe repair place put that kind of sole on any shoe. Opinions or real-world experience with either option of cheap knock offs and shoe place or buying them already done.</p>
<p>Btw, they are about $50. Think we would use them again?</p>
<p>My daughter wore silver Keds in Hairspray and had no problems - she and the the other dancing/council girls and guys are advanced dancers who are used to dancing in whatever type of shoe they are told (including in Keds/Converse on pavement for community shows) - the other girls wore white Keds and the guys wore Converse. Yes, it is different from dancing in jazz shoes, but the dance in Hairspray is 60’s MT style, not jazz; so they are period appropriate. The council girls were in Keds for the whole show until the final scene, when they wore lowish character shoes painted to match their dresses.</p>
<p>I would suggest real Keds or a good quality white oxford sneaker and not knock-offs - she may want to be able to add an innersole for added arch support (daughter’s keds were fine for her). For most of the girls, by the time they wore them for weeks of rehearsals and the run of the shows, they were pretty well spent and we’d gotten our money’s worth.</p>
<p>I see your daughter is playing Penny - our Penny wore saddle shoes with the thin white soles, not the thick red rubber soles. imho, Penny isn’t supposed to be a great dancer, so the added awkwardness of rubber soles could help her get into character ;)</p>
<p>Lol, my D is awkward without trying!!! Type casting!!!</p>
<p>Haha! Then get the Keds lol :)</p>