This Sterling Silver Irish Soft Dancing Shoe Add-a-Bead charm is a perfect gift idea for students, dance instructors, or someone who loves to celebrate their Irish-Celtic cultural heritage.  You can use the bead in so many ways- on a necklace or bracelet, on larger hoop earrings, as components in jewelry- such a versatile little item. Fits Troll and Pandora bracelets. Other details of the Sterling Silver Irish Soft Dancing Shoe Add-a-Bead include: Stamped .925 Highly polished Total length approx. 1 1/8" Charm length approx. 13/16" Opening approx. 3/16" Fits Pandora and Troll bracelets Eight measures (or bars) of music are called a step. History began to record the unique art of Irish step dancing in the mid 1500's. In 1924, soft shoes for girls dancing jigs, reels, or slip jigs were introduced.