What does shoe girth actually mean?

There are so many dance shoes in the most diverse shapes and designs. Often it is not easy to choose a model. Besides many fashionable questions about the dance shoe, the question of the girth and especially the right shoe width often takes a back seat. But it is very important for dancers to pay attention to the correct footwear in order to promote a good and healthy posture and to prevent possible damage or pain to the feet.

Many people do not even know that they can buy shoes in different widths. So let's take a look at the exact definition. Shoe width indicates how wide a shoe is - or in other words, how much space it offers the foot. The width is given in letters, in ascending order of the alphabet.