This is a post about me coming to like the Riviera Classic and also a bit of a journey about my shoe experience.

I was gifted a pair of these a while back and at first I hated them🤮.

They were too slippy (compared to my Lorenzos) and they kept falling off my feet.

I also found my Lorenzos to be more slippery than I wanted (but at least they stayed on my feet!) so I moved to another pair of street shoes that had just the right amount of grip to lead.

Fast forward a few months add I lost those street shoes😞. I decided to give the Rivieras another shot and I was pretty surprised by how they felt.

Because I had developed my overall stability, I was able to dance just fine in the Rivieras! I was pretty shocked. They also stopped falling off as much because I stopped accidentally tripping myself and ripping the heel off my shoe off.

So overall I changed my mind about the shoe in large part because I grew as a dancer.

Definitely not what I'd expect!