The fabulous Jean Broke-Smith (former principal of Lucie Clayton, and now a tv deportment and etiquette star) would tell you to stand up tall, clench your backside, and move forward with your heels following a line along the floor, with your toes pointed out a bit. First place one foot in front of the other, then gracefully transfer your weight onto the heel of the front foot, then through the foot and onto the toe, as you pick up the back foot, place it in front, and so on. The idea is that you glide, with poise and balance, and with Jean's voice repeating 'heel-instep-toe, heel-instep-toe in your head..."