According to the folks at Miss Vera's Academy: "From our point of view, there's no better way to unwind. Give us pink chiffon over grey flannel any day. Miss Vera's is America's only cross dressing academy. So when it comes to turning ordinary men into voluptuous girls, we're all business. Small wonder that hundreds of doctors, lawyers, bankers, and construction workers find their way to our Manhattan campus every year. We've taught a famous nuclear physicist. (He's now a real bombshell.) Our experienced faculty will work with you in one-on-one classes for a day, a weekend or a week. We'll provide everything you need. Tutus. Cocktail dresses. Evening Gowns. Maids uniforms. You name it, we've got it. So relax. The only wingtips you'll find around here are on our Tinkerbell costume."

And if you've ever crossdressed, you know as well as I do that walking in heels is not something that just happens. But it's not just the bioguys who have that problem -- femmes of every gender often find they need a little help in perfecting that high-heeled strut to maximize their potential.

"Miss Vera's Finishing School for Boys Who Want to Be Girls once again takes the lead in education with its offer of Amazing Grace: How to Walk, Sit & Pose in High Heels, a class for all women. By the phrase, all women, academy founder, Veronica Vera means women who've lived in that gender all of their lives, as well as transwomen, those who were raised as men but who transition to female, whether for a day or for a lifetime."

"For years non-trans women or 'genetic girls,' to use a popular term, have been clamoring to attend the same classes as the crossdressers and other transgendered adults who come to my Academy...especially the high heel class," says Miss Vera. "We all want to get rid of the clomp in our clip, and a bent kneed 'spider walk' is not attractive."

"Veronica Vera will host the event. Lead instructor is Maryanne Byington, the academy's dean of high heels, an award-winning ballroom dancer and teacher. Other academy deans are likely to participate.

Miss Vera plans to continue these and other group classes. She invites individual and corporate sponsorship to help her to do so. "I'd like to help as many women as we can and, when possible, offer scholarships to needy debutantes."

Advance registration is required, and space is limited -- there's only so many girls who can learn to sashay in one room at any one time! Email register@missvera.com to secure your spot.

So make a reservation, show up with your favorite pair of heels, and learn how to sashay like you mean it!

Miss Vera's Amazing Grace Quick Info:
when	Wednesday, October 3 and Thursday, October 11, 2007
where	250 W. 54th Street, 10th Floor, New York City
time	7:30-9:30pm
cost	$49 for one class, $89 for both classes (advance registration required at register@missvera.com) (class size limited)
contact	www.missvera.com

Miss Vera's Amazing Grace - by JK Smart

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