Why Do Salseras Have So Many Dance Shoes?

I've always been rough.

When my mom was pregnant with me, I kicked so much that she was convinced I would be a boy (and a soccer player) because I was rough. When I played with the neighbourhood kids, I was usually hanging with the boys because I was rough.

So, it's really no surprise that I'm rough on my dance shoes. It doesn't matter if I wear a high-end dance shoe or a cheap brand, I go through a pair in a couple of months, easy. I never get lured in by the oh-so-pretty expensive kinds because I pitch them so fast.

In addition to the wear and tear, there is another reason us ladies need so many pairs of shoes...'cause after a while, they start to stink! Hey, I'm not saying I'm a smelly girl, but ask any salsera and dance shoe stank is an annoying thing to deal with.

I've tried every trick in the book to get rid of the smell: baking soda; Febreze, shoe deodorizer; stuffing fabric softener sheets in each shoe; putting them in the freezer (because I heard the cold will kill the bacteria...no, didn't work); and even just thinking that if I throw them in a corner and don't wear them for a few weeks, the stank smell will disappear forever (nope, it doesn't).

And that's why salseras have so many dance shoes.