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    I'm fairly new to this and I can't work those platform shoes! I operate in heels pretty good, but the 6 inch shoes with 2 inch platforms just don't do it for me!!!! So, are 4 inck heels ok? What is the shortest you can go and still look good? I found a pair of 4 inch heels that were really cute and I came to you girls for an opinion on them!




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    These too!!!!


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    Default Re: 4 inch maybe?

    they don't look like they'd be too comfortable, in my opinion the trick to comfort in stripper shoes is the padding on the shoe esp where the balls of your feet are, because thats where theres the most weight distribution

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    You know, I really don't understand how someone can wear four inch heels with no platform and be unable to function in six inch heels with two inch platforms.

    It's the exact same thing except you're 2 inches higher off the ground.

    I just don't get it.

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    my six and eight inchers with platforms are waaaay more comfortable than any shorter platformless shoes. You need to get shoes that are MADE to be danced in for 8 hours, not just cute heels. Seriously, get a pair of 6" Pleasers and your feet will love you.

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    Just practice wearing them at home. Practice strutting, bending down spinning around etc. You just need to practice balancing and build muscles in your calves and thighs to give you stamina to last all night... you will get the hang of it soooo fast.

    And if you trip and fall, or roll your ankle just grin, giggle and say something like "first day on the new feet..hehe". It happens to everyone at some point.

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    If you don't want to wear the platform(lords know I can't wear them) then go for something in a style like this



    or this



    I do floor time in them and I they are way more comfy for me then platform shoes. They have a tiny platform to take some pressure off your ankles yet its not a big enough platform that makes you feel unsteady.

    I hope this makes sense... im not really sober lol.

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    I wear 4 inch heels because I have back and knee problems. Or I wear 5 inch heels with a platform.

    The shoes you picked look like they would hurt ... badly.

    Take a look at these lists:



    The less of an angle from ball of foot to heel, the more comfortable the shoe. The sole must have as much padding as possible. For example:


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    Quote Originally Posted by Callyish View Post
    If you don't want to wear the platform(lords know I can't wear them) then go for something in a style like this

    http://www.pleasershoes.ca/PLEASER_S...CHIC14_jpg.htm
    Cally have you ever ordered from this site?? It would be nice to order form inside Canada so I don't have to pay duty on everything.

    Sorry for the threadjack!

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    No im so fussy about shoes I need to try all mine on first and run around the store in them. I think my gf did though i'll ask her.

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    yeah the straystripper clear ones look very comfortable, and the 2nd callyish ones are like the ones i have and i could play basketball and tapdance in them, just think padding..

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    I think that as long as they are stripper-ish shoes, even if they don't have a platform, they're fine. IMO a stripper that is wearing regular high heeled sandals screams newbie and I think it looks bad.

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    Honestly, if you asked me in the club what I thought of those shoes, I would say "Cute, but not for in here. Get yourself a pair of 6 inch platforms asap!!" Like a few others in here have already said, practice in them at home...wear them while you clean the house or cook, so you are used to standing in them. I promise, it doesn't take long at all to adjust to the height...after that you'll wonder how you ever could have considered dancing without them!
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    I don't think it looks that great when someone wears small heels. I've seen a few girls who get away with it, but the higher the heel, the better your legs/butt look!!

    Oh, and about the "the exact same thing except you're 2 inches higher off the ground" .. I think that's almost true. But I borrowed a friends shoes the other night, and her platforms are ridiculous, and the ankle straps had been cut off her shoes, I couldn't walk for two feet without falling. But I think it's mainly because of the ankle straps. But height does affect it, even if the foot/heel ratio is the same.

    So really, you just need practice. Good luck!

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    Quote Originally Posted by pecanpimpstress1 View Post
    I operate in heels pretty good, but the 6 inch shoes with 2 inch platforms just don't do it for me!!!!
    I gotta agree so far lol. I have always worn heels in my day-to-day life, and so I'm completely comfortable in them. I can balance on one foot in them, hop on one foot, play hop-scotch, scissor-leg, run, skip...whatever, because I've always worn 3 1/2-5'' heels. I started off with these shoes for the club and they were super comfy and I still had my bearings:
    but I wasn't too crazy about the way the ankle-strap made my calves look lol so I got these: I love the way they look, but being higher off the ground has really messed up my balance. I am not anywhere near as aerodynamic as I used to be. I guess it'll just take time.

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    OMG You do NOT need 6 inch platforms to be a stripper. Honestly I think they look tacky, its like having a black of plastic strapped to your foot. Most guys i've talked to agree.

    Im not dissing on anyone who wears them im just saying you do not need them to be a stripper which is what you are all trying to say. Also for a lot of people they are not comfortable at all. My ankles are KILLING me if I do my floor time in 6 inchers.

    The shoes I linked you to are perfectly fine. They're sexy, classy, and comfortable. and your not wobbling around on a platform and worrying if you will break your ankle.

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    Check with your club first too. I've worked in a cpl that wouldnt let you work in shoes with no platform...not "stripper-ish" enough I suppose.

    But I agree...the flat toed heels will hurt like hell after a few hours. You'll get used to a platform.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Callyish View Post
    Im not dissing on anyone who wears them im just saying you do not need them to be a stripper which is what you are all trying to say.
    I don't think anyone is saying she has to wear the six inchers in order to be a stripper. The OP asked for specific opinions from strippers on the shoes she had posted pictures of, and got a variety of them...of course most of those opinions would lean towards "stripper" shoes being the way to go. Frankly, the only way to figure out what is going to work for you is to try a number of things until you find what works best.
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    No she flat out said she can't do the 6 inchers and you are all telling her she has to

    She said she wants something that isn't a 6 inch platform and still looks stripper. You all pretty much flat out said 'you need 6 inch to be a stripper'

    I've been dancing like 3 years now and I never got used to the 6 inchers. At least not used to them enough to dance properly in them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Callyish View Post
    No she flat out said she can't do the 6 inchers and you are all telling her she has to

    She said she wants something that isn't a 6 inch platform and still looks stripper. You all pretty much flat out said 'you need 6 inch to be a stripper'

    I've been dancing like 3 years now and I never got used to the 6 inchers. At least not used to them enough to dance properly in them.

    She did say too, that she is fairly new to dancing...I couldn't wear the big girl's shoes at first either. In fact, I would hazard a guess and say one of the top questions asked by newbies relates to how to move in the shoes. I think most everyone was telling her she needed to practice at home first before attempting to go into the club in them.

    If she tries and finds they don't work for her after she's been at this a bit longer, well, then they just don't work for her...and for the record, I definitely don't think that means she isn't a stripper.
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    I really do like the shoes Callyish recommended.......That is really the look I was going for because they are really similar to my everyday shoes and I club in them all of the time........I can run in the six inch shoes so I do have practice.........I just don't feel comfortable in them yet, especially on stage..........I feel so ackward on them.........That has alot to do with me not being comfortable in my skin yet..........I don't feel like I move as sexy as I do on a regular heel.........It takes too much concentration right now and it really takes away from my show.........I am a really good dancer, but in the 6 inchers I can't really show that because I'm too worried about falling!

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    Quote Originally Posted by zxcire View Post
    You know, I really don't understand how someone can wear four inch heels with no platform and be unable to function in six inch heels with two inch platforms.

    It's the exact same thing except you're 2 inches higher off the ground.

    I just don't get it.
    Ow. Ow, ow, ow, ow.

    I've been dancing for years, wearing non-platform shoes. The past 2 nights, I donned 6" platform heels (because my usual pairs are worn out and I'm waiting for the new ones to arrive). I fell over ... over and over again. I had to keep explaining, "No, I'm not new. I'm a total pro. Really."

    I don't like being labeled as "new" to the biz. Men like to take advantage of that.

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    Unless you're really tall, short heels don't look good I don't think. Try something like these, they have straps around the ankles for support and when I first started dancing I wore these and they were so easy to dance in, there are some platforms I can't wear, but these kind were great with me and every other new dancer that had shoes like these too.


    Also, they don't have the clear plastic that you have to break them in, that really sucks cause the clear plastic kind like this rubbed blisters on my toes and made them bleed and it HURT.

    Just go shopping around and try on the shoes and see which ones are the easiest t walk around in and are the most comfortable.

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    Im 5'2" and im constantly told that the 4 inch clear heels with no platform look sexy as hell on me and show my legs off nicely.

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