Irish dance soft shoes often called Ghillies, Pumps, Pomps or Soft Shoes, are constructed of very soft black leather that are similar to ballet shoes in texture. The laces crisscross across the top of the feet and are tied up either around the ankle or under the arch of the foot. Some dancers have the normal laces in the shoes and others prefer to replace the laces with black elastic - very handy for a quick change over when competing or performing in a show.

These shoes are to be worn extremely tight fitted on the foot, which enhances the dancers arch and also toes whilst performing. A good way to test the fitting of your shoe is to point your toes, when you have the shoe properly laced up. If you see a gap at the tip of your toes while the foot is pointed indicates the shoe is too big. When the shoe is too big the dancer's point does not look as strong and accentuated and this could loose the dancer valuable points during competitions.

Rutherford soft shoes are in Irish sizing.  (No shipping charge when ships with your hard shoe order.)