[Tango-L] high heels verboten [a high heels rules proposal]

[Carol Shepherd]

High heels are a fact of life in tango.

Women get speared with high heels at least as much as men, if not more. 
  They are usually being danced into someone else's feet and that's how 
it happens.  Women frequently have open top shoes so it can actually 
puncture the foot.  When that happens we are not only done for the 
night, we can need to go to the doctor or the hospital.

Please feel sorry for us and fix your floorcraft as leads so you do not 
do this to us.  You are driving the bus, not us.

We know you like the way they look.  You would not want us all wearing 
dance sneakers at milongas, now would you.

Christian Lüthen wrote:
> high heels verboten [a high heels rules proposal]
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> After getting knocked out my feet last night by a high styletto heel punching my achil tendon I'd like to propose some 'rules' concerning wearing shoes with high heels.
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> 1st - height:
> Maximum height of heels should be not more than one centimeter [2/5 of an inch] per year of (regular) tango dancing experience.  For the first three years a maximum height of 3 cm [1 1/5 inches] is granted. (that is after four years 4 cm total is allowable)
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> 2nd - diameter:
> The minimum diameter to start with would be 1 centimeter [2/5 of an inch]. Per year of tango dancing experience 1/10 of a centimeter [1/25 of an inch] may be deducted from the starting one centimeter. 
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> This posting also is a PLEDGE to tango teachers to include in the very first classes (and continously repeated!) instructions and exercises on how to carefully set your feet backward (this also accounts for the leaders!) ... 
> ... especially to teach and exercise 'to feel with your feet': once there is / there might be a resistance while putting down the feet the dancer should immediately lift it up and release any force towards the ground. [and not shall 'push throuh'].
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> Christian 
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> P.S.: the pain when being hit was one thing last night, the frustration not being able to dance afterwards while Dan Boccia was playing such wonderful music last night at Portland Tango Oktoberfest was ever more painful [thanks Dan for the best music selction by now for this years festival!]
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