Our story
„We support your dance addiction“
How it started
It was a long time ago. At a time when František was not dancing yet. At one of the first years of the Hot Tatras (dance event in Slovakia), Monika bought dance shoes from Larisa. They were different from all the others, that could be found in our country at that time. They were comfortable, a arch fits in them, no fingers protruding from them, and they didn’t even stretch. She couldn’t resist and bought them. Not only that, she decided that she wanted to allow other dancers to buy them in Slovakia. And so Dance Shoes International Slovakia was born.
Time passed, then František appeared. He brought new ideas and added what was missing. Thanks amazing to Dee’s idea, we rebranded. Latinky was born (In Slovakia, “latinky” means shoes for latino-amercian dance).
We became the exclusive representation of the Larisa London brand for Slovakia, Czech Republic and Hungary. New brands Volver and Taygra came. The new website was created, and we opened showroom in Bratislava. Czech and Hungarian branches followed.
Bachata sensual brought beautiful sexy overalls. The dancers needed them and so senorita.sk was created.
In 2020, the Covid came … Not just the dance, but the world literally froze. But after every winter comes spring. We are looking forward to her, to you, to dancing…
See you soon on the dancefloor!
Team latinky.com
Monika Bolgáčová
I used to dance 7 days a week, but now I’m in “dance retirement”. In the past, it was difficult to find dance shoes in Slovakia that would have a good price-performance ratio and at the same time would be tight. In 2010, however, I came across a brand that met this. I was happy and I wanted to bring it to other dancers in Slovakia, so it all started;)
Today I process customer orders, plan orders for new models and manage the warehouse. And if I ever manage to go “in the field”, I am very happy to help dancers with choosing shoes that are comfortable in the first place.
František Bolgáč
From our team, I’m the one who more visible. 😉
I have been in the dance community since 2011. At first I was enchanted by salsa, bachata was added and then I hopelessly fell in love with of Kizomba.
Now I don’t have much time to dance and you will see me selling dance shoes. In addition to dancing, my hobby is also fashion, and I really enjoy choosing shoes that not only fit them, but also suit them.
We wish you many beautiful moments not only on the dancefloor.
Monika a František
latinky.com