dance shoes that don’t hurt
Dance shoes today are just not made to support your feet through the athletic demands of swing. And that's why we're building marleys.
PAIN ≠ GAIN
Squeezing your toes into shoes?
Pain in the balls of your feet? Or heels?
Knee injury. Back injury.
Plantar Fasciitis. Injured Metatarsals.
Your physio telling you to take a break from dancing.
All because your dance shoes didn’t do their part.
It really doesn’t have to be this way.
OH. AND THE RETURNS NIGHTMARe.
Or just the nightmare of ordering shoes online.
'Add to Cart', 'Checkout', 'Pay for Shipping & Duties'. Wait weeks. Or months. Only to discover that the shoes don’t fit.
You’re back to square one, and now you have a new pair of shoes to sell.
“hey everyone,
I'm Ananya, the founder at marleys.
I started Lindy Hopping 4 years ago, and I knew within the hour that I liked the dance. But I fell in love with the community.
6 months in, the shoes I was using at that time were a pair of block heels that really messed up my knee and ankle.
I chose to invest in a pair of dance shoes and ordered them online, waiting weeks, only to discover they were too big for me.
My friends told me about a Facebook group where I could sell my dance shoes. Which is when I realized I wasn't the only one to face this problem. Tens of thousands of dancers have the same issue.
It's 2025. You wouldn't tell a runner to perform a marathon in canvas shoes with a minimal foam cushion insert. So why are we dancers happy with shoes that do the bare minimum for our bodies?
It's time to give dancers the high-performance shoes that support them through the athletic demands of Swing.
At marleys, we're been Swing dancing for over 30 years collectively. And we're building the only dance shoes you'll ever need.
We want to give back to the community of dancers that have given us so much throughout the years in joy, health, and friendship.
So we're excited to share marleys with you.
Ananya, Founder & CEO
marleys
