Vegan Dance Shoes: Inside Our AIRDANCE+® Materials

Every current Pulse Dance Shoes style is vegan. The uppers are made from AIRDANCE+® materials, our premium microfibre and cotton canvas, with no animal hide in the upper. Here's what those materials are and why we chose them for dancing.

What makes a dance shoe vegan

A vegan dance shoe uses no animal hide in its upper. The material still has to do everything a dance shoe needs: bend with your foot, let air through, hold its shape and stay comfortable for a long class.

AIRDANCE+® premium microfibre

AIRDANCE+® is the name for the premium materials our uppers are built from. The main one is AIRDANCE+® premium microfibre, made from very fine synthetic fibres. On Flow 2, Flow 2 Wide and Nova, we combine tumbled and smooth-grained microfibre for a balance of suppleness, support, durability and lightness.

Lightweight

The upper adds little weight, so your feet stay quick through footwork and changes of direction.

Breathable

Air moves through the upper, so your feet stay fresher over a long session.

Flexible

Microfibre bends with your foot from the first wear, with no breaking in.

Durable and supportive

It holds its shape through regular classes and socials, and it supports your foot through turns.

Suede microfibre details

Where a design calls for a suede finish, we use AIRDANCE+® premium suede microfibre. You'll find it on the heel panel of every Nova, with an embroidered logo, and on the toe cage and heel of Flow 2 Axe, with an embroidered gold logo. It has the look and feel of suede, made without animal hide.

Volt: premium cotton canvas

Volt has a body of AIRDANCE+® premium canvas cotton, with microfibre at the heel and toe cage for support. The canvas gives Volt its lightness, flexibility and breathability, and makes it the lightest style we make.

Inside the shoe

Every style is built around our proprietary dance-engineered SPYNFLEX® sole, multi-textured for grip and glide. Inside, a removable insole sets the feel underfoot: GROOVECLOUD®, memory foam over shock-absorbing foam, in Flow 2 and Flow 2 Wide, or ORTHOFLOW®, lightweight open-cell foam, in Nova and Volt.

Looking after microfibre

Spot clean with a microfibre cloth and warm water. For tougher marks, use a little mild soap.

For more on the material itself, read our guide to microfibre in dance shoes.

Find your pair in our dance trainers collection.