Welcome to The Glass Slipper. Serving the dance community in Oregon since 1989, The Glass Slipper has three locations. Our main store is in NE Portland with a huge variety of dance shoes for every type of dancer. Our satellite store in Corvallis primarily serves the ballet, tap and jazz community, however we do have a good selection of ballroom shoes as well. Our SW Portland store carries a wide variety of Ballroom, Latin, and Swing shoes, ‘limited hours, please call first’. The ‘Shoe Lady’, Shirley Jo Howard, travels the Northwest with the inventory to a variety of dance festivals and competitions (please view our Calendar of Events).

The Glass Slipper imports shoes from Germany being Oregon’s exclusive distributor for Diamant Dance Shoes; and the Northwest’s exclusive distributor of Werner Kern and Bleyer Swing Shoes. We also carry Supadance, International and Freed (from England), Coast and Glide (U.S. made), Very Fine, Grishko, as well as many others.

We believe in carrying the best and only sell shoes from manufacturers who maintain the highest standards in workmanship and materials and who stand 100% behind their products, making happy customers. We have personally visited the U.S. factory and the German factories and can appreciate the craftsmanship and quality of work that goes into the production of each and every shoe.

Proper dance shoes are hand made, have a steel shank, are light weight, made of very fine leather or material, comfortable insoles, and heels ranging from flat to 3-1/2” with many different shapes and sizes and colors to choose from. Please be patient with the 4-6 week delivery time and remember, “this shoe is being made just for you!” If you do not want to wait for an order, you can always stop in/or call one of our stores and purchase what we have in inventory right off the shelf.