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The Nike Air Troupe Mid is a new shoe. This shoe was inspired by hip hop dancing. The Nike Air Troupe Mid took 2 years of research and development to make. The inspiration to make this shoe came from the observations that hip hop dancers loved to wear Nike shoes, particularly, the Nike Dunk. The Nike designers invented a shoe with a style similar to the Dunk but made it more flexible. The forefoot had flex grooves for multidirectional forefoot flexibility. There is a flex notch in the forefoot upper. There is a Phylon outsole with rubber on the perimeter to help dancers do the slip and slide steps. This helps to do the stop after the dancer does the slide motion.

The toe area is lined to protect the dancer’s feet from friction. The toe box is reinforced and padded to cushion the foot for motion in all directions. One common problem for the dancer is the foot slipping in the shoe. Nike has included the internal gore strapping to help hold the foot securely in place. Nike has tried hard to include the functions into the design and make this a great shoe for hip hop dancers. The first pack of the Nike Air Troupe Mid comes in these two colorways.

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