Congratulations to 2008 Under 11 World Champion Fiona Dargan from the Rince Na Tiarna School of Irish Dance in Buffalo, NY. Fiona is on quite a roll having won the 2007 Nationals, 2008 All-Irelands and now the 2008 Worlds...all in Rutherford Shoes! Way to go Fiona!!!

Which was the best Irish dance production? Riverdance Lord of the Dance Feet of Flames

Rutherford Products is the leading producer of Irish Dancing Shoes and Accessories worldwide. We are the makers of the famous HyTech heels and tips...the loudest heels and tips anywhere. They come standard on all Rutherford jig shoes, and are the overwhelming "choice of champions". We are the inventor and leading maker of the popular Black Suede Super Flexi jig shoe...the most flexible jig shoe anywhere...and a phenomenal shoe for toe-walking. We sell only the finest quality products. If you find something you like, you may make a secure purchase online, or feel free to give us a call and have a chat with Tina, Sherry, Gail or one of the other girls in the office. Most of our staff enjoyed long careers in Irish Dancing (some more productive than others), and many of them are now proud parents of stepdancers...so they will be able to relate to any questions you have. Or, if you prefer, ask for John Rutherford. He started Rutherford Products 25+ years ago to help give his own kids the best quality dancing shoes. A native of Co. Cavan Ireland, the problem will not be getting him on the phone, but rather, getting him off it.

We have supplied shoes to Michael Flatley, Jean Butler (original Riverdance), Liam Harney (Folgers commercial), most of the Irish dancing schools worldwide, and we are the #1 supplier for RiverDance and Lord of the Dance. Look for the Irish dancers in the wake scene of the Hollywood feature film "The Road To Perdition". It stars Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, and it features some of our best customers including teachers and/or former dancers from the following schools in Chicago: Trinity, Mayer, Mullane, Dillon-Gavin, Hanna Sullivan, Dennehy and Eilish Sullivan. Tom Hanks actually bought a pair of Super-Flexi Jig shoes with very good intentions, but apparently he makes a better actor than dancer.

We produce only the highest quality products at very competitive pricing. At Rutherford Products we are constantly striving to improve based on your suggestions. An example of this is the recently released "sound-blaster" Sand Glass Tips. This is the "loudest tip available anywhere in the new millenium". It has been specially designed and constructed for pure sound using our newly patented micro sand-glass procedure which, along with being the loudest sound possible, also helps reduce slipping up to 50% based on our factory quality tests. As a testament to just how good this tip is...it is now the preferred choice of all the Rutherford children who stepdance. Sand Glass Tips can be ordered on new jig shoes (except the beginner Innisfree), or as replacements to you current tips (even on non-Rutherford shoes).

Due to high demand, we now offer, at no additional cost, the option of ordering your tips squared-off. The very toe of the tip is shaved flat which makes toe-walking all that much easier. This option is available on both new shoes, and any replacements.

We will also strive to make this a place where you can learn everything you ever wanted to know about Irish Dancing. From the latest Feis Schedules to finding out how to determine the right size dancing shoes for you...we hope you can find it all here. Do not forget, clicking on most of the smaller pictures on this website will bring up a larger picture to give you a better look at the actual product.