{"id":2702,"date":"2015-03-22T15:59:37","date_gmt":"2015-03-22T14:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/endretango.com\/no-tango-shoes-but-you-want-to-dance-get-a-pair-of-dance-socks\/"},"modified":"2017-05-21T19:36:59","modified_gmt":"2017-05-21T17:36:59","slug":"no-tango-shoes-but-you-want-to-dance-get-a-pair-of-dance-socks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/endretango.com\/en\/no-tango-shoes-but-you-want-to-dance-get-a-pair-of-dance-socks\/","title":{"rendered":"No tango shoes but you want to dance? Get a pair of dance socks!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Street shoes + dance socks = dance\u00a0shoes<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/endretango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/smooth_black_magento.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2653 \" src=\"https:\/\/endretango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/smooth_black_magento-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"smooth_black_magento\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/endretango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/smooth_black_magento-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/endretango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/smooth_black_magento-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/endretango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/smooth_black_magento-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/endretango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/smooth_black_magento-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/endretango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/smooth_black_magento-1080x1080.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/endretango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/smooth_black_magento-440x440.jpg 440w, https:\/\/endretango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/smooth_black_magento-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/endretango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/smooth_black_magento.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p>I recently bought a pair of <strong>street shoes<\/strong> that bear a strong resemblance to <strong>tango shoes<\/strong>. People keep admiring\u00a0my new, stylish <strong>dance shoes<\/strong>. None of them notice\u00a0how unsuitable they are for dancing due to the <strong>soles<\/strong>, which <strong>stick to the ground<\/strong> as any normal pair of shoes would.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>My dear friend, <a href=\"http:\/\/hps.elte.hu\/~gyepi\/xtangodj.html\">Balazs Gyenis<\/a>, who is also a tango DJ advised me to buy these <strong>magic socks: dance socks<\/strong>. All I need to do is put it over my boots, shoes and I&#8217;m ready to dance even tango.<\/p>\n<p>First I had a good laugh over the idea but later found it brilliant. Asked some friends, would they be interested, as I was about to order some. Within a couple hours more than 15 of them signed up.<\/p>\n<p>Say you somehow end up at a <a title=\"Milonga events\" href=\"https:\/\/endretango.com\/en\/tango-milonga-budapest\/\" target=\"_blank\">milonga<\/a> on the way home from the theater, and have no dance shoes. Just put these socks on the boots, shoes and voila, new dance shoes appear! Of course this cannot substitute having a pair of proper <a title=\"Where Can I Buy Argentine Tango Dance Shoes? \u2013 Buyer\u2019s Guide!\" href=\"https:\/\/endretango.com\/en\/argentine-tango-dance-shoes-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">tango shoes<\/a> but is a great temporary solution. We&#8217;ll be equipped with these on the Thursday night <a title=\"milonga in the Kazimir Caf\u00e9\" href=\"https:\/\/endretango.com\/en\/tango-milonga-kazimir-cafe\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kazimir milonga<\/a>, so feel free to pop in on the way home, even without dance shoes. :)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/ThM1YkbONz4?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Dance socks are available in two designs and in a range of colours. One type is suitable for dancing on <strong>carpet<\/strong> and the other is for <strong>smooth surfaces<\/strong>.\u00a0They can be ordered from\u00a0<a title=\"http:\/\/www.thedancesocks.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thedancesocks.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.thedaDanncesocks.com<\/a>\u00a0. The cost is Us$5-10 + P&amp;P. If you know dance socks or have used them before, either for tango or other dances, please let us know your opinion &amp; experiences in a comment! Could come useful for others&#8230; :)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Street shoes + dance socks = dance\u00a0shoes I recently bought a pair of street shoes that bear a strong resemblance to tango shoes. People keep admiring\u00a0my new, stylish dance shoes. None of them notice\u00a0how unsuitable they are for dancing due to the soles, which stick to the ground as any normal pair of shoes would. 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