a need for a change
Apr. 13th, 2004 12:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
spiderdustThe past few Wednesday mornings have been very painful for me, and it has taken me longer and longer to recover from each one. My hips felt as if they had been filled with ground glass, my toes were raw, and the outside of my feet felt as if someone had hammered on them. Since I go dancing on Tuesday nights, I was pretty sure I knew what was the culprit. I have no intention of giving up the dancing, so I consulted with a former ballet dancer friend of mine to see what advice he could give me.
It boils down to this: I can't be a swirly girl in stompy boots.
Either I have to dance differently or I need new footwear. Dancing barefoot was suggested, but I'm not entirely sure if the Savoy would allow that, nor am I certain I'd want to dance barefoot there. (It's a clean bar, don't misunderstand me, but it's still a bar.)
The nice part about the stompy boots is they give a lot of support and cushioning, and I have secure footing. Unfortunately, the secure footing isn't allowing my feet to slip about when I need them to do so.
I can probably wear a soft ballet-like shoe. It will allow my feet to grip the floor & to slide when needed. However, they don't offer much padding.
So which is the lesser of two evils? Beating my feet against the floor for hours each week, or slowing pulling my joints from their sockets?
It boils down to this: I can't be a swirly girl in stompy boots.
Either I have to dance differently or I need new footwear. Dancing barefoot was suggested, but I'm not entirely sure if the Savoy would allow that, nor am I certain I'd want to dance barefoot there. (It's a clean bar, don't misunderstand me, but it's still a bar.)
The nice part about the stompy boots is they give a lot of support and cushioning, and I have secure footing. Unfortunately, the secure footing isn't allowing my feet to slip about when I need them to do so.
I can probably wear a soft ballet-like shoe. It will allow my feet to grip the floor & to slide when needed. However, they don't offer much padding.
So which is the lesser of two evils? Beating my feet against the floor for hours each week, or slowing pulling my joints from their sockets?
