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| Posted: 17 Jul 2011 07:06 PM PDT  First of all, thank you so much for all the words of encouragement and support from my little unexpected twist! It touches my heart to know that no matter what happens, you guys will be there.
Which are mine? Being the second class, I have to admit that I still have not managed to remember the names of all the girls (13 of them) in the class. But as the saying goes, “A picture speaks a thousand words”! So here is a picture of some of them.
Some of the girls at ACA The class that night focused on Basic Catwalk, the correct posture and the correct way to walk. As Ben puts it, in catwalk, every move of the leg has to be straight. Except for the first step of lifting our leg up 90 degrees, the rest of the moves have to be to be straight. And may I say this – it’s not easy! Especially when we have to do it with super high heels.
Lift your leg up 90 degrees and hold it for 10 seconds During our warm up session, we had to lift one leg up 90 degrees and hold it for 10 seconds. Needless to say, many of us stumbled due to loss of balance. I, for one, had difficulty maintaining the posture without hanging on to my neighbouring classmate. It’s hard enough to stand on one foot wearing flats, it’s even harder to do it with high heels. Still, it had to be done.
Ben making sure our posture was correct
90 degrees always Once we got the hang of the warm-up session, we proceeded to walk. 1) Lift up one foot at 90 degrees – hold – 2) Stretch it straight – hold – 3) Strike the ground – hold. Yes, just 3 simple steps which looked easier than they seem.
Straight legs always By the first half of the class, all of us had sore legs. When it was time for a break, all of us did the same thing – sat down to rest our poor feet. For someone who doesn’t wear heels like me, I found the experience of wearing high heels very foreign and uncomfortable. Let’s hope I will get used to them in no time. As they say, “Practice makes perfect”.
Resting the legs
Practicing the basic catwalk What I like about the class is that all of us were given individual attention. Ben would separate us girls into groups of 3 or 4 so that he could observe us and let us know what we lacked of. In my case, my biggest problem was balancing myself on one foot. I always stumbled after a few seconds, which explains why Ben was holding me from the back during my walk. *sigh*
Attempting the basic catwalk
Taking a breather Last but not least, I will end the post with a short interview with one of the students in the class. This is just so we can get to know them better (and for me to remember their names better!
Lulu, 18
That’s it for the second post! It’s going to be a LONG week, wish me luck! |
And I will definitely not give up until my mission is accomplished – that is to strike the runway. Anyway, we had our second class last week, and this time, we were all required to put on the 5.5-inch heels and the 
) before they become famous in the future! 
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