Olé!

In case the new season of Dancing with the Stars has you in a dancing mood (go Urkel and Kym!), do I have good news for you—we’re smack dab in the middle of the first Philadelphia Flamenco Festival!  The two-week festival includes performances, movie nights, classes... and you still have a whole week to enjoy it!

If you’re planning on dancing, you’ll need the right footwear—official flamenco dancing shoes!  Something like these:

I love the cutout and the little laces... adorable.  The blue is unexpected for a flamenco shoe, but it comes in a ton of colors (black, red, white, green, fuchsia, yellow...).  Why all the color choices?  They make them for you!  You can pick suede or leather, or three different shapes of heels ranging from four to seven centimeters (1.5 to almost three-inches), and with or without taps (or “nails”) at the heel and toe.  They’re about $205 from Flamencista, but since they’re handmade for you, you’ll have to wait awhile for them—about six or seven weeks.

These would be done quicker:

Only two weeks for these—and what’s not to love about a double-strap Mary Jane?  The Tablao comes in all the same colors with all the same customizable options, but more quickly and for $185.  Find them at Flamencista.

The shoes of Flamencista not your style?  Try these:

These are so authentic, the website is entirely in Spanish.  (Which is bad, since the only Spanish I know is off Mexican food menus!  Thank goodness for Google Translate.)  There must be 30 color and fabric options, 12 heel options... as well as a number of different shoes to choose from.  The Aurora (shown) will run you $211 from Gallardo Dance—you’ll need about 3-4 weeks for these, but hey, they’re coming from Madrid!

If you’re not dancing, just be fabulous in a pair of these:

WANT!  The Kenley Lace by Promiscuous is a ruffled lace peep-toe with an ankle strap, 4.5-inch heel, and three-quarter-inch platform.  I love the red, but it also comes in black, beige, or a really killer blue.  Find them on Zappos for $69.

Interested in attending the Flamenco Festival?  There are classes tonight and tomorrow and performances this weekend.  Check out the full schedule here, and get your dance on!