If you want to learn how to feminize yourself, mastering your movements is a big part of your feminine image.
But what if you feel like you could use a little help in the “grace” department?
The good news is that there are some simple techniques for feminizing your body movements, whether you are a crossdresser or a transgender woman.
In this blog post, I’ll share 7 simple tips to make your gestures and overall deportment more graceful and feminine. Let’s get started!
1. Slow Down
It’s common to speed up your movements when you feel nervous or self-conscious. This can make you appear jerky and clumsy.
To look more poised, avoid rushed movements. Every move you make should be deliberate and precise. Take your time as you sit down, stand up, gesture, and reach for things.
2. Keep Your Knees Together And Your Elbows In
I’m sure you’ve heard this from Day 1, but it’s easy to let old habits slip in, especially if you spend most of your time in “guy mode.” That’s why it’s important to be mindful of keeping your knees together and your elbows in.
When you keep your knees together, you’ll exude that ladylike elegance, especially when sitting.
Why elbows in? Well, when your limbs are spread out all over the place, it’s easy to be clumsy. So, by keeping your elbows close to your body, you’ll instantly make your gestures more graceful. Simple as that!
3. Stretch Out
It’s impossible to move gracefully if you have a tense and tight body. That’s one reason why dancers spend so much time stretching.
You too should make stretching part of your normal routine – particularly before you present yourself as a woman. Here’s a 10 minute full-body stretching routine you can try:
4. Don’t Fidget
Fidgeting makes you look awkward and insecure, so avoid nervous movements like:
- Twirling your hair
- Biting your nails
- Shaking your leg
- Tapping your fingers
- Compulsively checking your phone
Instead, practice the art of graceful stillness! You will look confident and in control of yourself.
By the way, fidgeting isn’t the only body language mistake to avoid. See my post on 27 MTF Body Language Mistakes to Avoid for a Flawless Feminine Image to learn more.
5. Study Graceful Women
There’s a lot to be learned from studying poised, elegant women. Pay attention to the way they move and carry themselves in public.
See the video below for a fabulous example of the ever-graceful Marilyn Monroe. Notice how elegantly she sits and stands, how deliberate her gestures are, and how she never fails to keep her knees together.
6. Take Dance Classes
If you’re really serious about becoming a graceful, elegant woman, then I highly recommend taking dance classes. The grace and coordination you’ll learn through dancing will carry over into your day-to-day life.
Any type of dance class is helpful, be it belly dance, salsa, or ballet. If you’re shy about showing up for instruction en femme, take salsa classes in “male mode.” You’ll still get some awesome hip movement training!
7. Practice
Finally, remember that being graceful takes practice. I recommend practicing your movements and gestures in front of a mirror. Or, better yet, record a video of yourself so you can evaluate your movements objectively.
Here are some specific movements to practice:
- Sitting down
- Standing up
- Gesturing as you speak
- Greeting other people with a hand shake or air kiss
- Table manners
- Getting into and out of a car
What do your movements say about you?
You might not be able to change your height or the overall shape of your body, but the good news is that you have a lot of control over your body movements.
Use these 7 tips to become a more graceful, elegant woman!
Now I’d love to hear from YOU on this topic.
Do you struggle with your body movements or are you naturally graceful? Do you have any other feminine movement tips you can share with us?
Please leave your comments below!
Love,
Lucille
P.S. If you found these tips helpful, I have even more I’d LOVE to share with you!
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I have a terrible time bending down, knees together, and picking up something off the floor. It’s SO much harder while in my 4” heels. I appreciate and advice.
Well lucky fore me it all came natural to me. Especially back in 2008 when I started to change a few things, I found a downloadable feminization guide of yours back then and learned from it. It helped to fix the little things that I was having issues with that wasn’t feminine already. And that I’m full time female its naturally there all the time now.
I’m looking for a coach to help me with all of these skills. I feel like a troglodyte some days when I go out.
This all stuff I need to work on.
Thanks foe the tips It is going to take a lot of practice .Patience and perseverance will get me there
I have a query about crossing legs. I have noticed many women crossing their legs but am trying to determine whether the more ladylike cross their left over their right or vice versa or does it not matter
Laurie :
Right over left? Whatever feels good, at the time, if that position gets tiresome, then switch. My femus are too short, so I just “cross under ” the table, the lower legs. MAIN THING…don’t sit like a man, all “spread out “, taking up a bunch of space. Grooming the legs, and wearing quality nylon stockings. ..beautiful: great shoes help.
Enjoy being You! T.J.
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I always have to remind myself to slow down my walk when out in heels.
Too quick a pace or taking long strides can give an appearance of awkwardness.
i was in kohls last weekend and i was buying a pair of hose and the clerk said they would look great on me but i was in male mode and i said to her yes they will of course i got a strange look from her then i told her i’m a cross dresser and i got a big smile and she felt embarrassed and i was glad not her bussiness