A wiggle when you walk?

[Mean Green Irene]

Every time that I try to put a wiggle in my walk friend’s laugh, and I am afraid to try it in public. I have small hips.

How do other achieve a good wiggle without looking fake or exaggerated?

Any ideas?

[tiffanyanne_69]

To properly "shake that money maker" takes nothing but practice Irene. If you have a video camera, I'd suggest filming yourself so you can do some self-critiquing.

"Would you like fries with that shake?"

:happy:

[Kate Simmons]

Beats me Hon. I just wiggle when I dance. Close enough I figure.:heehee:

[androgyne]

Take some dance lessons. It's a great way of learning to move with the flow and you can then practice your moves at the local dance club :)

[KandisTX]

Don't force it. Watch how GGs walk. You will not that they tend to bring one foot in front of the other which adds a natural "wiggle" and hip swing to their gait. Men normally walk foot straight out in front, not crossing steps.. don't over exaggerate the walk, but if you watch GGs walk you can get a good idea how they do it. ;)

Kandis:love:

[AmandaM]

If you overdo it, you'll out yourself. Just do it naturally and do not try to overkill it.

[Stephenie S]

Wiggle? Hon, I know what you mean, but don't obsess about it. It's really NOT an issue. I work with women, real women, every day. Believe me, they don't wiggle. Trying to "wiggle when you walk" will, as someone already mentioned in a previous post, get you read every time. Most women do NOT (read DO NOT) walk with that exagerated runway pose of one foot directly in line with the other. Models do this on the runway, and they also have that "wiggle" or really "sway" that you are talking about. But real women, in real life, are NOT models, and have little time for these exagerated feminine mannerisms.

I have explained here before what the techniques are that you can use to walk more like a woman. Here they are again. 1.) Shorten your stride. 2.)Quicken your stride. 3.)Swing your arms. There are a few other niceties you can practice if you are observant, but those three steps will take you a long way towards apearing more feminine as you walk. Don't try to "wiggle". You will just look silly.

Lovies,
Stephenie

[Julie York]

If you get a small chillie pepper and insert it........





:D

[Michelle 51]

If you get a small chillie pepper and insert it........





:D

We,re talking adout a wiggle when you walk not a wiggle when you run screaming looking for a puddle to sit in.

[Julie York]

We,re talking adout a wiggle when you walk not a wiggle when you run screaming looking for a puddle to sit in.


So....it's just a matter of speed now and we've cracked it.




:D

[Mean Green Irene]

I have not tried this one method before other people.

But if you compare the footprints of women and men the women feet almost always point much more in a straight line than a man's prints. When I try that i feel that I do have a decent small wiggle.

But this also applies to sitting with a dress on. Women almost always have their toes pointed straight forward or a little inward - that I believe is learned habit because it causes the knee's to come together, hiding the privates.

The reason for the post was that I was accused by a friend of walking much more like a man than a woman and it give me away. For my work I walk infront of a lot of people frequently (always Dressed)

[Jilmac]

Don't force it. Watch how GGs walk. You will not that they tend to bring one foot in front of the other which adds a natural "wiggle" and hip swing to their gait. Men normally walk foot straight out in front, not crossing steps.. don't over exaggerate the walk, but if you watch GGs walk you can get a good idea how they do it. ;)

Kandis:love:

Kandis said it pretty well but let me add my:2c:. I'don't know if they still do it this way but girls (GG's) used to place a book on thier head and practice walking. It was supposed to give them grace and poise. If you can walk gracefully the wiggle should come naturally. Luv and :hugs: Jill

[Ema1234 GG]

Wiggle? Hon, I know what you mean, but don't obsess about it. It's really NOT an issue. I work with women, real women, every day. Believe me, they don't wiggle. Trying to "wiggle when you walk" will, as someone already mentioned in a previous post, get you read every time. Most women do NOT (read DO NOT) walk with that exagerated runway pose of one foot directly in line with the other. Models do this on the runway, and they also have that "wiggle" or really "sway" that you are talking about. But real women, in real life, are NOT models, and have little time for these exagerated feminine mannerisms.

I have explained here before what the techniques are that you can use to walk more like a woman. Here they are again. 1.) Shorten your stride. 2.)Quicken your stride. 3.)Swing your arms. There are a few other niceties you can practice if you are observant, but those three steps will take you a long way towards apearing more feminine as you walk. Don't try to "wiggle". You will just look silly.

Lovies,
Stephenie

Couldn't have said it better myself! :hugs:

[BethCD]

Irene, I'm no expert but this site, along with a lot of practice helped me. http://www.biomotionlab.ca/Demos/BMLwalker.html

Give it a try.Good luck! :D

Beth

[kim85]

As a RG i find that i normally wiggle more when in heels in flats i dont kinda strange i cant say why i do in heals but not in flats just one of those things i think. But dont try to concentrate on it too much
Kim
xxx

[shirley1]

i agree that heels automatically make you walk more like a gg anyway you have to shorten your strides in really high heels balance comes into it too if you walked like a guy in heels you would come unstuck !

i've noticed a lot of women tend to swing their arms more and tend to swing them outwards behind them as they walk wrists almost bent backwards not all but some particulary younger women - some cross their arms tightly when walking as if they are cold but still have a sway to their walk - i have found all these things are easy to do if you observe and practice

[Ruth]

What Stephenie said. Just shorter strides than you normally take.This will produce a more feminine gait, without looking exaggerated. Women vary a lot in their walk, and most of the "wiggle" is down to the pelvic structure, but since you can't duplicate that, best not try the wiggle.

[Brianna Lovely]

Interesting. The other day I was watching a "makeover" program. The GG was in her mid forties and a little overweight. The interesting thing was, after the new clothes, makeup and hair style, the fashion expert, had her walk through the room to see how she looked. "NO! NO!" he shouted, "that just won't do!" He had a friend come in to teach her how to walk. He had her walk on a 2x6, to learn to keep her feet closer together. I guess she had been walking like a guy.

Maybe this comes from not wearing skirts and dresses. All the teen girls I see around here, wear jeans and walk like guys, long strides and feet pointed outwards.

[Genifer Teal]

I have discovered a few things. It is difficult to put then into words (and practice). I will try.

Posture is very important. Men tend to lead with their shoulders/upper body when they walk. Women lead with their hips/abdomen. The next part is difficult. I have found that by letting my abdomen be limp (sort of) almost as if it is floating on top of my hips, the sway happens naturally. I hope that makes a little sense. It is hard to describe.

It seems as a man I tend to keep my somache area tense and rigid. It is hard to let this part be limp and at the same time lead my walk from there. One tries to contradict the other. When you lead your walk from your abdomen, you tense up without meaning to.

When I get it right, I can walk very slowly and still have the sway. It is much harder to fake a sway in a slow walk. I think it has to do with the upper body being limp at the waist. Your upper body is limp causing it to move with your hips. I don't know all the reasons, I just know when I do it it works naturally.

I think you can mimmic a hip sway but it will be just that, an imitation. If you can understand what I am explaining, you will get it naturally and it will look better. I would compare the difference to a fake femme voice which might be ok, or finally getting the upper voice box thing right and suddenly you hear yourself sounding very femme.

Give it a try. Ask me questions. I'll try to think of a better way to explain this.

[Angie G]

I don't try I just walk if it's there it's there :hugs:
Angie

[Joni T]

Remember, men walk from the knees, women walk from the hips. Think about it and you'll see what I mean. Just walk from the hips, let the knees follow in order and voila.

[Dee Talbot]

Remember, men walk from the knees, women walk from the hips. Think about it and you'll see what I mean. Just walk from the hips, let the knees follow in order and voila.
Agreed. And, after seeing my CD work on deportment, I started studying my own walk in order to break it down in an easy to explain manner.

As you are walking, move your hips in a SUBTLE figure 8. Seeing the number can help you envision it. Circle to the right, circle to the left. Try it. Make sure to follow through as if you were acutally drawing an eight with your hips. Don't "take your hips off the paper". Roll, follow through...repeat

But remember.....less is more. SUBTLE!

[Lisa Rose]

Remember, men walk from the knees, women walk from the hips. Think about it and you'll see what I mean. Just walk from the hips, let the knees follow in order and voila.


Plus 4" heels and practise. Luv to strut.:love:

[sterling12]

OK, the simplest method I have found. Three common traits and an add-on. We will have you "femme-walking," in just a couple of shakes. (Pun intended)

Get your knees and upper thighs much closer together when you walk, if your thighs touch lightly against one another your doing it right. Guys walk kind of bow-legged, trying to spare the "jewels."

As others have said, walk in a straight line and keep your feet on that line. DO NOT turn you foot outwards.

Guys stride....women saunter! Your not in a big hurry to go anywhere, learn to take steps that are spaced about a foot apart. Remember how the wife or GF complains how you walk too fast, now you know why.

Wear high-heels. 3 inches or higher, combined with the above tips, should get a "cut in your strut." Walk upright and be proud too.


To start this, try it on a hard floor. Hard to do it right on a carpet. I think you'll get the hang of it pretty quick. Bet you feel the difference right away.

Peace and Love, Joanie

[Marvina Martian]

I have also observed that gg's have their shoulders more relaxed and back as they walk. This makes your elbows move in if you do it right. It is very hard though as to me it feels like I am sticking my chest way out, but when I look in the mirror, it is correct.

Leting your hands swing outward and turned to the rear also helps and can give you a very feminine appearance.

This is something that I know we all need more pratice in! ;)

[Celeste]

I also agree with the men walk with their knees and women with their hips statement.I've always done that ,kicking my knee and leg out to get the most speed out of my walk. When learning of the one foot in front of the other method and working with it ,I found it to be over exaggerated also. What I think is working for me now is to pretend as if I'm going to put one foot in front of the other and then stop about halfway to it. This seems to force me to pull from the hip and shortens the step. As far as the jiggle,I can do without the body fat, I think a firm body without that extra jiggle is a lot more sexy.

[Kathleengurl]

This link has been posted elsewhere on this board. Here it is again for review with regards to walking more femme.

[http://www.biomotionlab.ca/Demos/BMLwalker.html]

hope it helps

V/R,
Kathleen