Top Club Tips: How to Dance in High Heels!

It's one of life's great conundrums .. when you're going out clubbing in London you want to look fantastic, and that usually means wearing high heels to lengthen those legs. However, when there are so many good tunes spinning so loud, dancing is irresistible ... yet your gorgeous shoes are really not made for dancing! For those who love their high heels as much as they love London's awesome RnB clubs, we've got some great tips this week.

Choose enclosed shoes

Sweating and slippage is not only uncomfortable when you’re trying to dance in high heels, but could be dangerous and very embarrassing! If you choose enclosed shoes you can pop little stocking socks on inside your shoes to keep yourself looking great and slippage to a minimum.

Practice makes perfect

Practice dancing in your high heels at home before you go out clubbing in London, and try to dance in high heels after adding alcohol into the mix. Don't practise right beforehand - you'll just give yourself premature blisters or cramps. Do it mid-week.

Choose wide heels

Spike heels are almost impossible to dance in - unless you want to be the center of attention at your London nightclub after taking a tumble, don't dance in spike heels. Choose wedges, kitten heels or at least wider, chunkier heels.

Grab some insoles

You can get a huge variety of high heel insoles that make doing anything in those beautiful instruments of torture much more comfortable! Grab a few different pairs for different heels.

Make sure your clubbing heels are black

This way you aren’t tempted to wear heels that won’t dance well, simply because your good dancin' shoes don't match your outfit. Buy a good pair of dancing heels in black - or even red or tan, depending on your usual wardrobe.

Look for toe room

If you choose shoes without toe room, you'll bring home a nice crop of painful blisters. Trim your toe nails right beforehand, and make sure those little tootsies aren’t squashed!

Stretch it out, pump it up

Do both flexibility and strength exercises for your calves, thighs, hips and feet to help your high heeled dancing skills. This will ensure that you are less likely to fall, and if it does happen you are less likely to injure yourself.