Empress Stiltdance

Quality acrobatic stilts made in New Zealand

Emily has been stiltwalking for many decades and learned what it takes to make the perfect stilt. She has teamed up with a Christchurch based engineer and cycle trailer builder Steven Muir to build the world's best acrobatic stilt.

Contact details. Photos of the stilts. Photos of stilts in action. Instructions for using stilts.

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Contact details

Emily Buttle 022 319 7033, empressstiltdance@gmail.com. Order your stilts by dropping Emily an email or calling

Photos of the stilts

Stilts are made from aluminium and are lightweight but strong. They come with two leg extensions for 60 cm and 100 cm heights. Other heights can be custom made

Cost is $750 and shipping is typically $100 to Australia and $150 the the rest of the world

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The stilt setup with short (60cm total height) and long legs (100cm total height). Note the extensions are actually 40 and 80 cm, with the stopper and foot base making up the extra 20cm

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Padded calf brace with strap

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Adjustable calf brace position so the angle can fit your leg perfectly

foot placement

Adjustable foot plates to get the foot postion just right

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Rubber stopper on the bottom to give hard wearing and grippy surface

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Costumes in use

Emily creates extremely eye-catching costumes

puffy costume ice costume costume 2 rainbow costume red costume

More photos and videos on Emily's main web page

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How to set up and use stilts

PDF instructions for assembling and using your stilts

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