Fuego Dance Shoe Review! One year dancing in Fuego sneakers: the pros, cons and should you buy them?

[@GrupoDeseoHK]

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[@gregfam6250]

Thanks, we really need unbiased reviews from real dancers like this! 😊

[@GrupoDeseoHK]

Aw thank you! ❤

[@willslouis2137]

i been seeing these show up on my feed lately and i love the way they look this review helped me make the choice to buy a pair . thank you so much for sharing with us you personal experience with them

[@GrupoDeseoHK]

Thanks you so much for your kind words! 😃 🙏🏻

[@MomentsWithZhi]

thank you for an honest and lived in review

[@GrupoDeseoHK]

Thank you for your feedback 😃 🙏🏻

[@chloelo6415]

Hi from someone who grew up in Hong Kong. Yes it always rains there! Thanks for the review. I am considering getting one for hip hop.

[@GrupoDeseoHK]

Oh hello! How nice to meet a fellow Hong Konger! 🤩 Tbh I don’t know anything about hip hop dance 😅 so you’ll have to comment again once you receive them and let us all know if they work well for hip hop! 😜

[@cristinaspence2858]

Thank you, I have been interested in these shoes and this review was really helpful!!!

[@GrupoDeseoHK]

Thanks for the feedback! Happy to hear you found this review helpful! 😊 Did you end up buying a pair of Fuegos?

[@cristinaspence2858]

@@GrupoDeseoHK i got the split sole ones but they didn't work for me so I ended up just going with a similar dance sneaker that I was able to find locally.

[@GrupoDeseoHK]

@@cristinaspence2858 Oh shame! 😞 Why didn’t they work? 🤔 Just curious as I have a pair of split soles and I really like them - lots of people have asked me about them and I’ve recommend them to a few people. So, I would like to hear about your negative experience so I can give more accurate advice to anyone who asks! 🙏🏻 Thanks in advance 😃

[@cristinaspence2858]

@@GrupoDeseoHK I have wide feet and went up a 1/2 a size per what the website said. Due to the extra length, they did not fit well and would have irritated my feet while dancing. I had tried on a regular dance sneaker locally and decided that is if was going to get a flat sneaker (versus split sole) then I could just get the one that I had already tried on.

[@GrupoDeseoHK]

@@cristinaspence2858 Oh that’s a shame 😞 Your experience sounds pretty similar to another friend of mine who has very narrow feet. It seems like the Fuegos are only really good for people who have a very average foot shape 🤷🏻‍♀️ It’s a shame they aren’t more widely available in actual stores so people can try them on first… I think with all shoes (but especially dance shoes) trying them on for fit is so so so important 🙈 I was so against buying shoes online for that reason until I came back to HK and had no other option 🤣🥲

[@Anygodwilldo]

Hi I got some today. Waited over 2 months for delivery 😮 Good review thanks 😊

[@michaelfarrand716]

that beaten up version will happen to me in a few months. This is what I'm really looking to see. looking for a tanking pair of shoes

[@bellacasa6846]

In case you care, the only way I can get rid of the smell for my other vegan dance shoes is to spray Lysol or other types of disinfecting spray inside the shoes first, then let it dry. Next spray shoe odor refresher and let it dry. This will keep the smell away for at least a month or two IF the socks you wear does not touch other shoes that has bacteria in it. Shoe odor refresher only gets rid of the smell for a brief period of time, but the disinfecting spray kills the bacteria inside that causes the smell. I have to do this with all my vegan dance shoes, otherwise the bacteria will quickly spread into my other none dance shoes as since i switch shoes before and after dancing. Thanks for your review though, I got my Fuego shoes today. May I also ask how often do you dance to get your shoes to this shape, and how long have you had this pair? Just wondering if I should get another pair as backup. Thanks

[@GrupoDeseoHK]

Oh thanks so much for the tip!!! Very very helpful!!!

[@GrupoDeseoHK]

In this review - the pair that is super beat up were worn every day as non dance shoes too (I even wore them out hiking once 🤪). I wore them literally everywhere and when I got to the bar (usual dance venue here in HK) I wouldn’t change shoes. The newer looking shoes I didn’t wear as regular shoes and just changed into them when I reached the venue.

[@GrupoDeseoHK]

I should also add that I don’t take very good care of my shoes 😅 So basically if they survive with me then they last well 🤣 It really depends on how intensively you use them and how well you look after them.

[@bellacasa6846]

@@GrupoDeseoHK Thanks for the reply. One last question, of the three reviews you gave on Fuego dance shoes, which ones are your favorite? Split, low-top, or high-top shoes to dance? I've been dancing Salsa/bachata for over 20+ years.

[@Olive_CP]

It would be great to have a true leather option so that these last longer and don’t go straight to the trash.

[@GrupoDeseoHK]

Yeah I totally agree with you there!

[@LCarrollMary]

Thank you for this video. I was interested how they hold up in the rain. I may risk it and hope they won’t smell.

[@GrupoDeseoHK]

Thanks for the feedback 😃

[@apt981]

some interesting dance shoes are these sports shoes I use. Salming. They are squash shoes but work wonders for dancing on your toes I think and spins xD

[@GrupoDeseoHK]

Oh interesting I’ll have to try someday 😆

[@apt981]

I think fuego could take a model of salming shoe and combine the styles :D @@GrupoDeseoHK

[@Challengingtheimpossible]

Thinking about it, amateur street dancer, mainly in bars

[@GrupoDeseoHK]

It depends on what dance you’re doing. I would say it’s perfect for SBK social dancers… I don’t know about other dance types though..😅

[@christineroberts8720]

Have you tried the split sole models?

[@GrupoDeseoHK]

Yes and I’ve done a review for the Split Soles too 😉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmqnqHqYjsl_j5Y

[@zilam98]

was planning on wearing those in the airports with the possibility of running between gates. will those shoes be safe with running in the airports? particularly on bare floors?

[@GrupoDeseoHK]

No they are dance shoes and are slippery on hard surfaces - would not recommend for anything other than dance 😅

[@zilam98]

so when walking on bare floors with those, or maybe even wet floors, it's all slip n slide?

[@GrupoDeseoHK]

I love wearing them as normal shoes. However, they are not regular sneakers they are dance sneakers and therefore designed to allow you to slide and spin

[@milene6319]

Hi! Thanks for your video! In terms of size, would you say that these shoes are true to size? Thanks 😊

[@GrupoDeseoHK]

Yes, I would say the low top and high top sneakers are true to size 😊

[@SuccessforLifester]

There was this rubber sandals I bought, within a few months, it emits a vomit smell. Despite washing, the smell is there

[@GrupoDeseoHK]

Oh yikes 🤢

[@robky-LD]

How do these shoes do on carpet?

[@JohannesKanter]

How did you wash them? I find it super difficult to keep them clean :D

[@GrupoDeseoHK]

I put them in the washing machine - but I don’t recommend doing that 😅😅😅

[@GrupoDeseoHK]

With the other pair I just wipe them with a damp cloth or alcohol wipe and that does the trick 😃

[@kimslife_de]

Thanks for the nice review

[@GrupoDeseoHK]

Thanks for the comment! 😃

[@jayterra2060]

Thanks so much 🎉

[@GrupoDeseoHK]

My pleasure I’m glad you liked the review 😊

[@jikusha1036]

Can you wash them

[@GrupoDeseoHK]

I’ve washed them in the washing machine a few times and they were fine! But I do think washing them too frequently would damage them

[@stephanhasdef231]

Summary after 1,5 years of Fuego experience: cheap material that quickly breaks down. Even in a plastic bag you get less quickly sweat and cheese feet. Said plastic bag would also have a better fit. The Fuego sneakers must have been designed for yetis: Who has no bend lowering flat feet slips unfortunately constantly with the toes forward in the tip and should immediately a packet of ibuprofen against the pain dazubestellen. Owned them now just under 1.5 years and still hate to dance in these shoes. Rather buy a pair of adidas bath slippers, in which it dances at least as well and the sole has about the same material.

[@GrupoDeseoHK]

Wow they definitely don’t sound right for you 😅 I’ve had a very different experience - like I said in the review I find them so comfy I wear them as regular shoes (which isn’t recommended seeing as they have no grip 😂).

[@GrupoDeseoHK]

What shoes have you tried instead? I’ve just ordered a pair of GFranco Evolutions and hope to do a comparison video to the Fuegos soon 😎 otherwise - I am yet to find a good alternative!

[@jennifers6463]

I’d stay away from GFranco shoes. I’ve bought 5 pairs of shoes - 3 pairs for me and 2 pairs for my boyfriend. 3 of those 5 shoes, the soles are coming off. One of them were dance sneakers where the rhinestones were coming off and the bend of foot was making these shoes ugly.

[@alexanderv4609]

So many people are wearing these shoes so I deicides not to buy them, even if they are good. I just don't want to look like all other people on the dance floor. There are many other good alternatives.

[@GrupoDeseoHK]

Haha yes I originally felt that about white sneakers generally - now I wear them all the time 😂 🙈 Out of interest what are the other brands/alternatives that you’re referring to? 🤔 Not trying to be difficult or anything - I would genuinely like to know! As I’ve found most other dance sneakers on the market aren’t really street sneakers too ~ Or I don’t like the design 😅 So, please do share then I can try other dance sneakers / shoes and review them here too! 😃

[@sasithornamy]

I have only seen fuego as real looking sneakers and then I see block sneakers, jazz sneakers etc. but you really can’t dance outside. I would love to find out other alternatives that you mention, especially if it can be used outside.

[@GrupoDeseoHK]

@@sasithornamy Yeah same! Would be great if there was an alternative but I haven’t seen anything yet 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@alexanderv4609]

I think it's individual. Many people I know including dancing teachers found a suitable alternative not among dancing shoes. And it should not necessarily be sneakers. I also found shoes I really like, but these are men shoes. I wear "Ecco Turn" shoes for dancing, which also are casual shoes. I discovered accidentally that these shoes are really good for spins. I am pretty sure there are also a lot of good shoes for ladies.

[@alexanderv4609]

@@GrupoDeseoHK After a lot of experiments I finally bought these shoes too. They are not perfect, but I think they are still the best alternative at least for social dancing, especially for open air.

[@NothingBetterToWatch]

Yeah.. I’ve never seen a shoe snap in that fashion. I’ll pass. Shoes are premium priced from a relatively unknown company and the quality doesn’t seem to match up in terms of longevity. The selling point of these shoes (at least for me with street styles like jookin, flexin, generally gliding) loses its value in the face of having solid foundational skill in your dancing technique.

[@GrupoDeseoHK]

I think it goes without saying that no shoe can replace good practice and technique 💪 Sure, it can aid a dancer and help prevent injury but it’s definitely not a shortcut to becoming a better dancer ~ to be fair I don’t think Fuego tries to claim that either 🤪

[@fernandoluis53]

These are absolute horrible shoes. a year in I noticed how bad my foot pain has gotten. I'd rather wear sports shoes than these.

[@GrupoDeseoHK]

Oh yikes 😳 I actually find them super super comfortable but I do have a friend with narrow feet who finds them very uncomfortable and (same as you) says normal sports shoes are better! I guess it depends on your foot type 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@DJecwc]

Dancing in the rain is fine..if you're Gene Kelly or Donald O'Connor! Waste of money destroying a shoe made for an indoor dance floor wood or concrete. I wouldn't wear them again once they got wet no matter how many times you sanitized them...there's a fungus among us in growth for sure based on the smell..yecch. Tnx for the vid.

[@mygrinningcat]

Take out the insole and put in a more thin one. The immense padding destroys your grounding and function of your natural arches.

[@GrupoDeseoHK]

@@DJecwc oh no I think you misunderstood - I wasn’t dancing in the rain I got caught in a rainstorm on the way to dancing 😅 But dancing in the rain does sound kind of fun actually… 😂😂

[@GrupoDeseoHK]

@@mygrinningcat perhaps that would help! As I said in the video I mostly use the Fuegos for fun social dancing in bars etc - not really for serious practice sessions or performances. I actually find the padding really comfortable and now I’ve worn them for a while it’s not super thick. As I said - I often wear them as regular shoes because I find them so comfy 😂

[@Manny_fresh369_nypd]

They need to invent a cleaner for the soles

[@GrupoDeseoHK]

Sole cleaners exist you can buy them online (I.e on Amazon 🤪).

[@MrTidymark]

Whilst your review is good. I wish you would review from the point of view of there target audience.

[@GrupoDeseoHK]

What do you mean? 🤔