Ways to practice?

[JBfox]

So does anyone have any good tips for posture or walking? I know a lot of people say to people watch, but I'm not ever in a rich female environment to really do so

~JB

[StephanieVikingGirl]

Hi JB,

I kinda always walked, and moved like a girl, but I have observed the differences. I walk with my feet in a line, almost like on a tightrope, but not quite. I tend to keep my hands in close most of the time, like I don't want to take up too much room or something. When I speak with someone though, my hands fly about, like they have a mind of their own with feminine gestures. I have good posture, and balance, and try to move gracefully. I tend to do this all automatically, but I hope that these observations help you with your practice. Just don't walk like my boyfriend Alex, he sends his feet outward at an angle with each powerful step, and his massive shoulders follow. He doesn't smile as much as us girls either, and the overall effect is kinda intimidating really. Alex is built like a Russian powerlifter, and moves like one. So try not to walk like that.

hugs,

Stephanie

[tracy_j]

Probably most of the time I don't ever think about it but when I do its a bit old fashioned. I think of a lady walking gently with small steps, head held high. Think of old stories of finishing schools with girls walking around with books on their heads. Perhaps sounds a bit silly but at times deportment can be everything (note I am way past teenage lol). Think of a typical male walk and avoid the obvious differences ie strongly swinging arms, stooped poise with head looking down and rushing around. Men often take little interest in the world around. Women tend to notice everthing and need little prompting to smile at chance encounters, or apologise for 'getting in the way'. If you look around at women walking you find many walk similar to men but their differing structure (hips) mean their walk is often different. Walking with feet closer together gets there but it is easy to overdo things. There is more to walking than walking if you get my meaning.

Just a few thoughts. Others here may well have other suggestions, and although I haven't checked I would think Google would come up with lots of references

Tracy

[Guest Clair Dufour]

Get some high heels! That is what makes the most difference. Most women wearing sneakers who don't

have big bottoms, walk very much like men. Heels slow down the walk rate, require small steps, shift

the upper body balance and slim the calf's. If you really want to get in the mode add a pencil skirt

that limits you gate even more and if does not do it, padded panties will shift your center of gravity

lower like women. Start with 2 inch heels and work up. A good stealth is to wear cowboy boots with 2

inch heels or Spanish ( now called Marco Rubio boots as he got clocked wearing them) boots with two

inch heels. Unless we look close, we don't realize how costume effects gender presentation. Big Royal

Scots Guards make the same moves sitting down or rising as women do. The Kilt (skirt) requires it.

As to other things, some of us are born with the girly genes others have to acquire it by observation

and duplication. Some are simple things like how do you hold a drink? With your whole paw or with your

thumb and one or two fingers and your pinky and what's left sticking out? The list is endless even if,

many women no longer do them, they are gender signal, when we often have little else to work with.

[Charlize]

Smaller steps make all the difference. Heels will help force you to walk like that but at first you'll find they also make it very hard to even walk. Most women wear flats if they don't have to wear heels.

Bringing each foot around to the front of the body,described above as tightrope walking, puts a swing in the hips.

Mostly be yourself. Like men, women come with infinite variety.

Hugs,

Charlize