Nothing ruins a hot pair of Louboutins faster than an awkward waddle and a painful face.
Linda Kuo, professional dancer and director for dance studio Dancers Unlimited, knows this fact all too well — and she’s doing her part to fix it with a high heels workshop for beginners.
Kuo first learned the importance of proper heel etiquette early in her career when she auditioned to be one of Beyoncé’s backup dancers. The judges, Kuo recalls, asked all 500 dancers to strap on heels and walk for them. She was in awe of the confidence and power everyone showed. She was totally unprepared and unfortunately cut in the first round.
“That’s when I learned how important heels are for my industry,” she said in an interview with The Huffington Post. “Backup dancers have to be able to stand, pose and dance in stilettos for hours, nonstop.”
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Have fun and relax (your face)!
Even if you’re wearing the sexiest, tallest heels you can find, most people will be looking at your face. During class, Kuo reminds her students to be aware of their expressions.
“You can walk as fiercely as possible,” she says, “but they might look at your face and think you have to go to the bathroom.”
As long as you keep your core strong and your legs straight throughout the night, your feet will be a lot more comfortable and you face will look a lot less pained.
