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Oct 18 2018

Daily workout – love your feet – enjoy your stilettos

You are terribly hooked to wear this super chic stilettos but wonder if you could handle to walk on it without embarrassing yourself? Join me for a 5 minutes daily workout. Your feet will gain strength and flexibility. In some weeks you will start to love your feet because soon you are in control of your high heels. That is the moment you will enjoy your stilettos.

It is quite common that followers have balance problems. Untrained feet are usually weak in the ankle, metatarse, and toes. Wearing high heels will be always an extra challenge for ladies.

Be in control of your high heels and not your stilettos control you.

A short but regular workout for your feet will make a big difference.

 

1. Ankle warm up.

Rotate your feet, one after the other,  clockwise and counterclockwise, 10 x each. These smooth circles will be beneficial for your embellishments.

ankle warm up

2. Flexibility for your toes.

Spread your toes as much as you can. Try to “grab” the floor. Work out with a towel. Each foot to repeat 10 x.

 flexible toes flexible toes tower exercise

Point and flex your toes. This exercise helps you to create a nice and well-defined detail in your walk or in your embellishments.

10 x point and flex on each foot.

point and flex

3. Strengthen the metatarse.

Go on the balls of your foot, one after the other and then both feet together. You may even strengthen the impact by lifting 1 foot, that all bodyweight is in the foot that does the exercise. 10 x each, please.

all weight in metatarse

4. Give your toes an extra workout

extra push for your toes

Press into your toes even more. Shall you feel pain, do not force it, please. Repeat several times.

This exercise will give extra power to your toes to stabilize your foot when it gets wobbly.For example, you are wearing old shoes which are a little worn out.

Trained and untrained metatarse shown in the 2 pictures below.

strong metayarse for safety on high heels untrained metatarse

 

5. Awareness of movement.

The development of movement in the walk is in this order:

toe – metatarse – heel and heel – metatarse – toe

 next is to use the metatarse settle the heel to finish the step

Focus on this order of event and practice.

When you step, start with a soft touch from the toes, then using the metatarse and finally settle the heel on the floor.

When you lift your foot you start from the heel over the metatarse and last are the toes to lift from the floor.

The toe is the first contact to touch and the last to leave the floor.

Practice this exercise mindfully to muscle memorize the whole process. Repeat 5 x each foot, departing and arriving.

This exercise will not only give you stability in the tango walk but is also the basic pattern in many of embellishments.

Soon you will love your feet and start to enjoy not only your stilettos but also your ladies technique workout.

 

 

Written by Stefani Kang · Categorized: Think tank of a tango dancer, Traditional Tango, Uncategorized, Video lessons · Tagged: argentine tango, argentine tango lesson, awareness of yourself, first tango lesson, flexible feet, ladies tango technics, ladies tango techniques, lady's tango technics, lady's tango techniques, powerful elements in tango, role of the follower, strength and flexibility, strong feet, strong metatarse, tips for dance lesson, useful tips for dancing, women tango technics, women tango techniques

About Stefani Kang

Hello, I am Stefani... I am an artist, dancer, argentine tango teacher, architect and entrepreneur in the recreation business. A specialist who provides vital training to release hidden talents and built up skills for a happy life. I welcome you to a new and vibrant journey.

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About Stefani

Hello, I am Stefani... I am an artist, dancer, argentine tango teacher, architect and entrepreneur in the recreation business. A specialist who provides vital training to release hidden talents and built up skills for a happy life. I welcome you to a new and vibrant journey.

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