When it comes to dance, you want to be in your ballet or jazz shoes performing in the studio or on the stage. But did you also know there are plenty of apps out there that can help you improve your dance skills and choreography abilities, and that are just plain fun? Here's a look at a few of our favorites:

SongMark

If you love to dance and you're a choreographer, then SongMark is an absolute must. The app helps dancers to better teach, choreograph, and rehearse. With it, you don't have to worry about manually scrubbing or always running to your speaker. Instead, you can set marks to instantly recall any spot in a song. You can also slow down songs, or speed them up, to help in the teaching process, as well as set loops, so you don't have to keep running back to the sound system every time a song ends.

iDance

If you're looking for an easy way to workout, one that incorporates your love of dance, iDance is the app for you. It's a fun way to use popular dance steps so that you can work out your body and tone your muscles. There are plenty of different types of dance styles to choose from, with instructors who will guide you through the various steps. This is also a good way to try out forms of dance that you're not as comfortable or familiar with, such as Bollywood, Hip Hop, Swing and Merengue, to see if those are something you'd like to pursue in the studio.

Learn Hip Hop Dance

Do you have some sneakers for dance that you're ready to put to good use? Then try out the Learn Hip Hop Dance app. This is a great app for those who are into more classical styles of dance, but want to try something new. It offers you the ability to learn and master over 50 different hip hop moves so you can put your own routine together in no time. If you'd rather leave the choreography to experts, it also includes more than 20 different hip hop routines. Each of them comes complete with a video demonstration and description so it's easier to master.

How to Tap Dance

If hip hop isn't really for you, but you want to don some jazz shoes and try out tap dancing, then this app is for you. This particular app has over 340 instructional video lessons, all of which cover many different topics. There are lessons that can meet the needs of beginner dancers, as well as intermediate and more advanced ones. Some of the lessons include:

• How to do a flap
• How to do change steps
• Basic heel dig movement
• Dancing single wing
• Dancing jump wing combo
• Step heel turn in advanced dancing
• Paddle roll combinations in advanced dancing

Pocket Salsa

If you've always wanted to learn how to salsa dance, then this is the app for you. With Pocket Salsa, you can gain access to more than 150 different lessons, right at your fingertips. Beyond actual dance combinations, you can also take lessons in listening to the rhythm, instruments and percussions so you can better feel the music. You can even stream it straight to your TV for enhanced viewing.

Just Dance Now

Now you can play this popular video game without a console. You just need your phone to have fun with the Just Dance App, with your phone tracking your every move. The app offers more than 300 tracks to choose from, whether you're into today's pop music or some of yesterday's favorites. And you don't have to dance by yourself either. In fact, Just Dance Now offers you the opportunity to dance with an unlimited number of players. So bust out those sneakers for dance or jazz shoes and have fun dancing with your friends.

Freeze Dance

Freeze Dance is another app that lets you put your dance skills to use in a fun way. It's even a great app for teachers with young students. You can use it to infuse some extra fun during or at the end of class. This app works with the music that you already have in your phone or on your iPod. Once it chooses a song, it will continue to play at random intervals, freezing in between. The Freeze Dance app also offers plenty of flexibility too. For instance, you can adjust it to lengthen the time between intervals and also change the amount of time dancers have to freeze for. It's fun for toddlers and tweens alike.

Dance with Santa 3D

Dance with Santa 3D is a great app to download to your phone just in time for the Christmas season. Just upload your photo -- or photos of your friends or loved ones -- and Dance with Santa 3D automatically transforms them into dancing Santas. You can then share the results in a video that you send out via email or one that you post to Facebook, Twitter or YouTube. There's plenty of laughter involved with this particular app!

Shop for Footwear, from Sneakers for Dance to Jazz Shoes, to Use with Your New Dance Apps

Now that you're ready to dance a lot more in your down time with these apps, you need the right footwear. At Just for Kix, we have countless options to choose from. Whether you're looking for sneakers for dance or jazz shoes or something else entirely, we carry a wide variety of selections all at an affordable price. They're comfortable, high-quality and look super stylish, too.