175  Cuban heels

Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 09:36:28 +0100
From: Mike Lavocah <mlavocah@IPWIRELESS.COM>
Subject: Cuban heels

Melroy Roddie asked about men's heels.

I'd been dancing almost two years when I got my first pair of "Cuban heels"
at Flabellas. What I found, which surprised me, was that I wobbled from side
to side on them for the first few months. Cuban heels narrow sharply and my
weight was not in the centre of my foot but towards the outside.

Of course, heels also bring the weight over the ball of the foot and give
you more power. They were very helpful for me when I was a beginner in "paso
corto" (close embrace - the so-called "milonguero" style). These days I find
that I get the same results with 99% of partners in normal heels and I
hardly wear them any more.

In summary, I would recommend any man to try a pair - wearing them taught me
a lot.

Mike Lavocah