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Foundations
Choosing your heels
Boot or pump, height, sole — and your ankles
9 minBeginnerEquipment: Nothing — and no shopping before you've watched
What you'll work on
The class to watch before you buy anything. Why dancers wear lace-up boots rather than evening pumps, what height and heel shape to start with, which sole for your floor, and the three ankle exercises to do every day for two weeks.
How it unfolds
- 0:0001 — The lace-up boot: why it's the shoe for heels
- 2:1002 — Block, flared or stiletto heel — and what height
- 5:0003 — Suede or rubber sole, depending on your floor
- 7:0004 — Three ankle exercises
In the player
- Mirror — her right becomes your right
- Slow motion 0.5× to 1.25×, with the sound intact
- A-B loop on the passage that won't stick
- Pick up right where you left off
Warm up before you start, and stop at the first sign of joint pain. If you have a recent injury, back problems or a pregnancy, ask a doctor first.
