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jo.pickering

Controversial View - footwear

Aug. 5, 2011, 4:46 a.m. (Message 61638)

Has anybody considered dancing not wearing so-called gillie (?ghillie,
?gille) pumps or similar soft flat shoe.

My understanding is that traditionally these were only worn for solo
competition or display dancing and that country dancers wore ordinary
shoes.

Nobody wants people spiked with stillettos but on the other hand shoes
without heels play havoc with your arches and virtually force you to
dance on the toes all the time, which is a bit hard going for the not
so young.

I can actually dance quite happily on my toes and enjoy doing it, but
I feel a bit sorry for some folks hobbling about in shoes which I'm
sure they feel obliged to wear, but are doing them no favours.

Jo
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