Size Guide

Measuring Tips to Assure The Best Fit

Chest

With arms at sides, place tape measure under your arms and run it around the fullest part of the bustline and across the shoulder blades.

All sizing is UK specified unless otherwise stated. Please see sizing chart below for clothing which should be used as a guide only as manufacturers’ sizing can differ considerably.  Please note size guides appear on each product.

Garment Size

Age (yrs)

Dress Size

Chest

(inches)

00

  

2-4yrs

20-22

0

  

4-6yrs

22-24

1

  

6-7yrs

24-25

1B

  

7-8yrs

25-27

2

  

8-10yrs

27-29

2A/3A

Petite/X-Small

11-12yrs / 6-8

30-32

3

Small

8-10

32-34

4

Medium

10-12

34-36

5

Large

12-14

36-38

6

X-Large

14-16

38-40

Shoe Size Guide

Please ensure you order the correct size as shown in the Dancing Shoes section. This is particularly  important  for Bloch and Capezio footwear where you should order several sizes larger than the normal UK size.  This chart is for guidance only and applies only for shoes shown on this website.

Adults

UK European Bloch Capezio Sansha Merlet
1 33 4 – 3 –
1 1/2 33.5 4.5 – – –
2 34 5 4 4 9
– 34.5 – – – 10
2 1/2 35 5.5 4.5 5 11
3 35.5 6 5 – 12
3 1/2 36 6.5 5.5 6 13
– 36.5 – – – 14
4 37 7 6 7 15
4 1/2 37.5 7.5 6.5 – 16
5 38 8 7 8 17
– 38.5 – – – 18
5 1/2 39 8.5 7.5 9 18
6 39.5 9 8 – 19
6 1/2 40 9.5 8.5 10 20
7 – 10 9 – 21
7 1/2 40.5 10.5 9.5 11 22
8 41 11 10 12 23
8 1/2 41.5 11.5 10.5 – 24
9 42 12 11 13 25
9 1/2 43 12.5 11.5 14 26
10 43 13 12 – 27
10 1/2 43.5 13.5 12.5 15 –
11 44 14 13 16 –
11 1/2 44.5 14.5 13.5 – –
12 45 15 14 17 –
12 1/2 45.5 15.5 – – –
13 46 16 – 18 –
Children
UK Bloch Sansha
9 10 A
9 1/2 10.5 –
10 11 B
10 1/2 11.5 –
11 12 C
11 1/2 12.5 D
12 13 –
12 1/2 13.5 E
13 1 F
13 1/2 1.5 –
1 2 G
1 1/2 2.5 –
2 3 H
2 1/2 3.5 I