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    Default Question Regarding Heel Size Preference and why?

    Ok, so I've been doing a lot of research about products varieties/brands/etc but one thing I am lost on, and I'm sure it is critical. Heel Size... Some of my biggest competitors have a range of 3-10 inches, The guides online that I have read indicate that industry standard range is 4-8 inches and the most common Exotic dancing shoes heel size is 6 inches.

    So my question to all you veteran dancers is this, what heel size do you wear and why? The only logical conclusion I could come to for bigger heel size was maybe to appear taller? I can't see bigger heel size improving versatility and acrobatic skills, thats for sure lol

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    Default Re: Question Regarding Heel Size Preference and why?

    7 inches is my magic number for heels and cocks..Anything less doesn't look good on me, anything more is a waste and a potential health hazard.
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    Rofl! can't stop laughing

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    I've never understood the need for more than 3-4", in heels. A lot of guys are intimidated by women taller than they are. Might be their loss, but money talks.

    Hell I've put women up barefoot & they rocked--the nymphet gymnast types always do.

    Then posted about it, here & elsewhere, & gotten some scathing reactions.

    I needed a girl up there & her shoe was broken. Whatever...
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    Default Re: Question Regarding Heel Size Preference and why?

    For dancing, 5" is it right now, I may go to a 6" later..
    For 'civvie' wear, I don't like super high heels. 3 - 4" tops, preferably w/a platform, lower's better as long as it's stylish.


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    Default Re: Question Regarding Heel Size Preference and why?

    Quote Originally Posted by Djoser View Post
    I've never understood the need for more than 3-4", in heels. A lot of guys are intimidated by women taller than they are. Might be their loss, but money talks.

    Hell I've put women up barefoot & they rocked--the nymphet gymnast types always do.

    Then posted about it, here & elsewhere, & gotten some scathing reactions.

    I needed a girl up there & her shoe was broken. Whatever...
    Yeah, of course, thin/waif-like girls can 'rock' no heels. They can rock anything!

    Heels are slimming. I agree that anything over 4" is unnecessary for height reasons, though it's hard to find 4" shoes with decent-sized platforms (most shoes under 5" have no platforms, thus rendering them nearly impossible to dance in). I myself wore ~6.5" because that was the height of the only shoe I could wear and dance in comfortably.

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    Default Re: Question Regarding Heel Size Preference and why?

    Most laws regarding exotic dancing are archaic and bs, and more often than not, barely anyone knows about them, and even less people follow them, unless the club enforces it.

    That said, heel minimums are a thing. 6" is a safe standard, wherever you go, but where I'm at right now, legally you can be charged with a lewd act if your heels are shorter than 6 or taller than 10. Everywhere will be different (One place, I can't remember where, had 4" as the legal minimum) but across the board, 6" is generally a safe bet. Odds are good those heels will be legal and A-okay to dance in, whatever club you choose. Even if there aren't any specific heel laws in your area, your club might have their own rules that they enforce. Different things are erotic in different ways, and some things are just plain stupid, but they fit the atmosphere of the situation, so they're done anyways. Girls who dance burlesque outside the club may have some burlesque elements they bring in over, but overall they're not going to dance straight 100% burlesque in the strip club. If you want a burlesque show, you find one. If you want strippers, you find a strip club. Part of the stripper image/fantasy/flavor means stripper heels. Whether you like them or not, think they're sexy or not, it's the reality of the industry -- to the point that there are laws regulating their heights. It's more solidly set than g-strings are, and g-strings are pretty common stripper fare.

    Some dancers are also super short. I dance with one girl who's 4' something, and she walks around in 10" heels, just to try and be close to eye level with some guys, like where you might expect a girl outside the club to stand at next to you. Without her heels and breast implants, she looks/ed like a kid. She'd wear 12" heels if she could get away with it... as ridiculous as they may look, they're often more comfortable for guys to look at than a girl who looks younger than their 11 year old daughter at home without them. I'm barely over 5', and I walk around in 6-7" heels, and that puts me at eye level with most, sometimes a little over, and sometimes a little under. Before they broke, I loved my 8" pair. They made my legs look long and stripper-y, gave my feet some weight so I felt more solid doing pole tricks, gave me some height so I could expand what moves I could do in a lap dance, and all around made me feel awesome and powerful and sexy as I strolled through the club.

    Customers' thoughts on what's sexy are important too, but they definitely come second. If I don't feel sexy, I'm not going to act sexy. My 4" heels may look better to the guys on the floor, but that does diddly squat if I'm just sitting in the back trying to pump myself up into seductress mode just so I can try to say "hi" to someone. Another thing: there's a certain ritual aspect to consider when it comes to getting ready for "club mode." I only do my makeup in a certain way when I'm getting ready to go steal some hearts and win some souls. Same with my hair, and same for my stripper shoes. Those things never exist on me outside the club. I only put them on when I'm going in, and because of that, it helps me get ready, mentally, a lot easier. Smaller heels are more practical, and *can* be more sexy, but they're also things I wear in my day to day life. They're not exclusive in the club, and for my head space, it's important that I keep those two worlds as separate as possible. I love my job, but things get messy in more ways than one when they mix and bleed over.

    To answer the OP's question, I was in love with my 8" pair, but they eventually broke. I'd still be in them, but when I went in to replace them, I saw a really cool 6" pair that was on sale, and ended up getting them instead. When that pair broke, though, I was used to walking around in 6" inches again, and 8" felt way too wobbly and uncertain, even with ankle straps. I opted for a 7" pair, and got a 6" pair as a back up. Odds are safe wherever I go that the 6" pair will be safe and legal and acceptable (odds are good for the 7" pair, too, but you never know -- 6 is by far the standard, so it's as close to guaranteed safe as you can get in this industry) and on days where I'm feeling more "meh," they're an inch closer to the ground. The seven inch pair gives me a slight lift in height over them, though, and while they're not quiet as high as my old 8" pair, it's still a sexy feeling. Slightly less so, but still there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Candycups View Post
    ...where I'm at right now, legally you can be charged with a lewd act if your heels are shorter than 6 or taller than 10.
    Whoa never knew that. Thanks for the informative post.
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    ^^ Also where I'm at right now, your license (which you need to renew every year with the city for every single club you work at) can be revoked if you go barefoot at any point that's not in specifically designated areas of the club (read: dressing room). So, if your shoe falls off on stage and you don't immediately remedy it, or if you voluntarily remove your shoes at any point on the main floor, and someone from the city/LE is in the club, guess who can't dance in the city anymore? Or at least can't dance for a set amount of time?

    From my understanding, most places have health laws against exotic entertainers performing barefoot, but as I mentioned before, most people don't know diddly about what the laws are, and even fewer people actually make any effort to follow or enforce them. Most of them are definitely more for if you get busted for something else, things like your heels being too short, or your thong not technically being wide enough, etc. can get tacked on as additional charges. Here, though, they take the barefoot thing very seriously. Like, if someone sees you without a shoe on, you get pulled aside and talked to or sent home. In this area, at least, dancing barefoot *is* something blatant you can initially be busted for, and then they measure your shoes and what not from there. It's really stupid to think it's such a big deal, but no one involved (except the customers, because customers are clueless and probably wouldn't care besides) wants that kind of "trouble" or "attention" drawn to the club.

    "Give all the unsubtle handjobs you want in VIP, but for the love of god, keep your shoes on and legal when you're on the main floor." <--- Apparent golden rule and entire bible of the area.

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    Wow Candy, I had no idea that you could get in trouble for wearing a certain heel size in some parts of the country. They certainly messed with me cuz of my chargers window tint, but I can only imagine my reaction if they harrased a dancer in my car because of her heel size, all bad! I really appreciate everyones insight. It confirms I lucked out on what I have itemized in my store thus far.

    The most popular has been 4 inch bordellos, but it is definitely to early to deturmine any accurate statistics One thing I've been way off on was Wardrobe. My girlfriend explained to me the necessity of having costumes, and with her giving me the realization that some girls do private bachelor parties and what not I started adding them to my inventory. I thought the cop one would be the first to sell. Nope! It was a Zombie Bride outfit rofl! If a dancer bought it, i'd of loved to have seen that show!

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    8" here. It just looks right on me, as I'm a little more on the petite side.

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    I would say 7 inches were always my standard but I do have some 6 inch heels as well. Now that I am looking to go back I am not sure if I can start in heels that high right away?
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    I will go with very tall heels onstage (7 inchers) because they are very slimming and elongate the legs , but on the floor I prefer much shorter heels because unless you're five feet tall you end up look giant and it hurts my money. I'm 5'5 and I love my natural height but don't care to be any taller. A lot of guys who come are easily intimidated by women taller than them, yeah they're pathetic but I need their money

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