Pole Dancing in Heels

Hey ladies and gents! I took my first low flow class this past week and tried dancing in my first pair of pleasers (patent leather strap on sandals). I had lots of issues... rolled my ankle (not too terribly), my toes stuck out and got caught on the floor, and I just looked plain clumsy. It was kind of embarrassing. I feel like I can dance better in my ankle boots, but so many dancers look beautiful in the other shoes. Any advise on improving dancing in the sandals?