My favorite part of every video is Josephine casually identifying the shoe brand and model within two seconds. 😊
@doggosarepawfect
Жыл бұрын
Fr
@GooseMatooseFamousRockstar
Жыл бұрын
seriously tho 😂😂😂
@besarandle5683
19 күн бұрын
MEEEEEE TOOOOOO
@Missab4000
Жыл бұрын
A video with you and Katie, maybe where Katie dances with a pair of dead shoes, then again with broken-in shoes to demonstrate how much it affects the performance would be interesting.
@revinaque1342
Жыл бұрын
Yes! And maybe also with a pair of brand-new shoes that haven't been altered in any way apart from adding ribbons/elastics
@Fias4rt
Жыл бұрын
OMG YA THAT WOULD BE SO GOOD
@LacedWithOreos
Жыл бұрын
Or like...people trying on each others' shoes. Not even actually dancing, just at the barre showing how it fits differently or lacks support in different spots.
@sharim
Жыл бұрын
All of those suggestions sound wonderful. Bear in mind. This is coming from a non-dancer but one who loves to see ballerinas prepping, and dancing. And of course Josephine doing her thing.
@hopeadler507
Жыл бұрын
Yes but it’s dangerous to do too much work in dead shoes!
@Void_Mother
Жыл бұрын
Knowing very little about ballet but knowing how expensive pointe shoes are and watching a lot of Josephine's videos, it still startles me seeing how quick dancers are to rip open and break their brand new shoes right out of the box. I know they have to, but MAN it's still so scary to watch LOL. I can only imagine how it feels to be a kid in ballet explaining to their parents why their dance "supplies" (for lack of a better term) are so expensive
@math_plant
Жыл бұрын
To be fair, when you start you wont know how to customise them. I dont have strong feet so I usually never rip them, I just darn the tip. The first few lessons my pointe shoes feel a bit stiff but they break in naturally
@draignathair
Жыл бұрын
I will say, for big toe pain, I know a lot of people like to add more padding to the big toe and I used to be one of them. However, I've found it much more useful to add padding under my shorter toes to help even out the support and weight distribution. I used to use loose lambswool for this and eventually switched to the perfect pointe (molded silicone) toe pads.
@tuftela
Жыл бұрын
I've been wondering about that! Even if adding something soft directly on the impacted area will help some, wouldn't it be more beneficial to take away the extra material exactly where the pressure point is? To spread the pressure around more and alleviate the exact point that is most impacted? I am guessing they have their reasons, I just don't know enough about it myself.
@meridian111
Жыл бұрын
thank you so much for this comment! I saw it about a month or two ago and decided to try it. And it worked like a charm!! So much less painful. so thank you.
@draignathair
Жыл бұрын
@@meridian111 Yay! I'm so glad it worked for you! It certainly was a game-changer for me :)
@anicapreston3198
Жыл бұрын
YES DEFINITELY MAKE THIS A SERIES i would absolutely love seeing which hacks are real and which ones are terrible ideas
@emmysrandomcrafts
Жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure that the stitch she used to "Frankenstein" her point shoes was the ladder stitch also called the invisible stitch.
@unavoidablycanadian397
Жыл бұрын
My hardware store lunch break is complete when I get to watch the Pointe Shop Reacts.
@Ale_Taormina
Жыл бұрын
I love this series so much❤ It’s very helpful 😊 Also love your videos!
@abbyepayne
Жыл бұрын
plz bring back the pointe shoe hacks vids, i love going back and watching them
@Monizallart
Жыл бұрын
Please make this a series!!! I love ❤️ watching them and I’m not even a dancer 😂
@LondynxAri_offical
Жыл бұрын
Hey Josephine!! I love your vids and I just got fitted by you a few days ago! Thank you so much ❤
@grahamjones5400
Жыл бұрын
These videos ASMR level relaxing. Thanks for sharing, Josephine!
@LacedWithOreos
Жыл бұрын
If I'd grown up in the ballet world....I would SO start a tiny business doing peoples' shoes. It's so time consuming but I personally love that sort of tedium. Especially if I'm getting paid lmao
@southie21
Жыл бұрын
When did the lady with the ENB shirt find the time that the upstairs studio at old RAD site was empty?!? So many good memories from that studio as a rubbish dancer who refound ballet as an adult!
@Madeline96
Жыл бұрын
A 3/4 shank (maybe even a 7/8) was a must for my foot type. I have a Josephine tapered octopus foot that looks like an inverted L, so it actually helped me to not sink in my shoes as much!
@kerriemckinstry-jett8625
Жыл бұрын
I need to cut some of the shank out of my Bloch Heritage shoes because the shank edge hits me in the middle of my heel (not comfortable when doing any move on flat). I'm worried about doing it, though, about taking out too much. I'm thinking of waiting until it's almost time for a new pair & trying it on my by then mostly dead pair... 😂
@ashleywilcock1514
Жыл бұрын
PART 2!! Make this a series
@katlover4442
Жыл бұрын
I loved the special appearance of that beautiful black kitty!!!
@balletmeli
Жыл бұрын
❤ these hacks I wish they were around when I was dancing.
@chicknsandwich1388
Жыл бұрын
I was thinking how many people watch the pointe shop but don't actually dance in ballet because I don't I just watch because dance fascinates me lol
@francinasaiz4596
Жыл бұрын
I find these videos fun and I also learn a lot!!
@jenniferhill9924
Жыл бұрын
Repetto is a luxury brand, and are more well known for making the street ballet flat for Bridget Bardot. They retail for around €350 and will NEVER go out of style!
@yarynayatsenko6748
Жыл бұрын
I love your videos and I used to go to RWB/royal Winnipeg ballet
@tsuki_blue
Жыл бұрын
This video was awesome! Would definitely love to see more :D
@asinromeo37
8 ай бұрын
I have a question. How do you know when you are ready to make adjustments to your shoes? And how do you decide which adjustments to make? There are so many different things that dancers do and I don't even know where to start.
@parlayestes9426
Жыл бұрын
I love your videos they’re so helpful and funny
@romywhite290
Жыл бұрын
Okay 1) why would someone use a pointe shoe instead of a demi if they dont really use the shank? 2) what are good break in tips for kids/beginners/folks who pay for their own shoes?
@tspawn35
Жыл бұрын
The answer to 2 funny enough is let them break in naturally by dancing in them.
@C-SD
Жыл бұрын
It always makes me laugh a little because you spend as much or more time breaking them in as you do wearing them.
@xXCourtneyLee13Xx
Жыл бұрын
My daughter started pointe in February and she chose Claudia So Danca as her first pair. We had to get another pair for class this year and she went with Stream Pointe Nikolay. I wish I had thought to use my sewing machine on her ribbons and elastics!
@zenjiart8524
Жыл бұрын
love your videos ❤❤❤ im not a dancer tho I wish I were😅 but these videos are still enjoyable to watch
@kayleigholiver395
Жыл бұрын
You should start dancing
@zenjiart8524
Жыл бұрын
@@kayleigholiver395 I really should tho I can’t pay for lessons so if there’s an alternative I’d love to know 😊
@ludwigvanbeethoven7932
Жыл бұрын
@@zenjiart8524 yet you can pay for an expensive drawing tablet. ok....
@zenjiart8524
Жыл бұрын
@@ludwigvanbeethoven7932 ??? If your talking about the iPad in my videos than uh it’s actually an old tablet I’ve had it for quite a while even before my urge to want to learn to dance. Plus dance lessons cost more than what I paid for the iPad
@ludwigvanbeethoven7932
Жыл бұрын
@@zenjiart8524 no they don’t. The average class is $65 a month. I’m sure any iPad costs at LEAST the same amount as a year long class. Besides, if you really wanted to dance you’d make sacrifices for it, Just as I did when composing Für Elise.
@jenniferdionne2901
Жыл бұрын
I have never danced, I will never dance, I think I've only been to see ballet twice in my life... But I am OBSESSED with watching people break in pointe shoes 😅
@charlottesinclair9354
Жыл бұрын
When I was dancing I had an exam where we had to have demi pointes, but it was going to be difficult to get one in my size in my country, so I just broke down an old pair of pointes to use instead!
@queenmysticartist9218
8 күн бұрын
dumb question but would the ouch pouch work for figure skaters as well? My big toes always hurt when I am done skating.
@Fatherdowling
9 ай бұрын
I miss the pointe shoe hack videos. I find it totally fascinating
@elizzy8754
Жыл бұрын
Maybe Patrick Armand and Mathilde Froustey* had something to do with the adoption of Repetto at SF Ballet. *Now at Ballet de l'Opéra de Bordeaux.
@char2173
Жыл бұрын
What do dancers with a longer second toe do when going on pointe?
@tierramd
Жыл бұрын
Can you review Spider Gwen? Her shoes are all over the place. It almost looks like she's using her super strength to keep wearing dead shoes. Although the Spider heroes tend to be broke, so I get it lol.
@rharper1139
Жыл бұрын
Love your vids so hilarious
@aishasollars
Жыл бұрын
Hi! Can anyone explain why some studios don't allow rosin anymore? I don't know much about ballet and Google is failing me on this! Just curious as it's apparently good to stop you slipping?
@Whiskyunicorn
Жыл бұрын
The Marley floors that are becoming ubiquitous are expensive and damaged by rosin
@seamstressdragon8707
Жыл бұрын
I wonder what dancers do if they have Morton’s toe or a Greek foot where the 2nd toe is longer than the big toe when going en pointe?
@alg94
Жыл бұрын
suede caps sounds much more pleasing than the term my teacher used: mole skin
@kutanra
Жыл бұрын
Where do you think the suede comes from? 😏😆
@Danceextream81
Жыл бұрын
I'm starting pointe in August do you have any tips?
@maryberrie1
Жыл бұрын
Before the days of Jet Glue, I would brush mop and glo inside the tip and the shank, place in the oven and bake. It hardened the shoes to last a little bit longer. One time, I "over-baked" them and burned them. Good times. Good times lol
@michellebloch8970
Жыл бұрын
Not a dancer. Since the shoes only last for a few days after you guys do all this work to prep them, do you normally just have a stock of new shoes at home to prep as needed? That seems 1: a bit crazy, 2: super expensive. And then what do you guys do for shows? How many pairs of shoes will the average dancer go through in month? Genuinely curious 😊
@mikhalterentiev8799
11 ай бұрын
I am curious who else is a non dencer, though knows a ton about point shoes from watching Josephine's videos? I find point shoes amusing❤
@melodysmith3728
Жыл бұрын
i've seen most of your reaction videos and these point shoe hacks, but I have a question... if a lot of dancers do the same type of costumaztion of the shoe, why isn't the shoe already made to fit the dancers' needs?
@Ojoni_H
Жыл бұрын
im feel soo lucky to see this vid soo early 1h after but still lol
@SeungminInthebuilding-ee4rd
Жыл бұрын
Im getting pre pointe shoes soon :))
@decodolly1535
Жыл бұрын
So I'm having a little pointe shoe binge (perfectly normal behaviour) when suddenly the next item in my recommendations is a video of a farrier shoeing a horse! Not sure what youtube is trying to tell me......
@hannahxx17
Жыл бұрын
Ballet dancers: Buys a beautiful expensive pair of point shoes that takes years of training to have the skill to make. Also ballet dancers: immediately bashes, cuts, glues, and duct tapes them to make them even better.
@tspawn35
Жыл бұрын
And kills them faster by doing them. So the dancer also has to provide a warning if it's on video "To not do these if you are just starting out. You need the shoes to last as long as possible."
@emmamusolf9582
Жыл бұрын
4:59 when I was dancing my teacher told me I needed to cut my shank but then 2 year later they told me I didn't need to do that I just needed a better brand of shoe and the ones I have where holding me back and that's why I had so many foot cramps
@lunaloveless7234
9 ай бұрын
Have you ever fitted someone for pointe shoes with an accessory navicular bone or have any hacks for that?
@stephiehellyeah2557
Жыл бұрын
When do you fit JIM?! 😍😍😍
@reneekuijpers5160
Жыл бұрын
I have a weird question as a person who doesn’t know anything about ballet. Why do you have to do a fitting and find your perfect shoe if you are gonna customise it anyway?
@MooshroomDragonzArt
Жыл бұрын
This probably isnt a great way to explain it but every dancer's feet are different and dancers like to customize them to make them work better with their feet. And they dont make pointe shoes to fit one specific dancer. I'm sure someone else can explain better tho sorry if this doesn't make sense😅
@TizzySnik
Жыл бұрын
You want to get your original shoe as close to perfect as possible so you don’t have to modify them as much :)
@reneekuijpers5160
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for explaining
@kayleigholiver395
Жыл бұрын
My second pair of pointe shoes was a Gaynor,s
@El_Ophelia
Жыл бұрын
Longer videos with Josephine please! They're too short!
@Allthingsdance
11 ай бұрын
Can you review the new Bloch etu
@lyn100
Жыл бұрын
why do i get so excited seeing people use the same shoe i did when i still danced on pointe... come on european balance!!
@Mostlymel-n6u
5 ай бұрын
I’ve got a question. Can I still dance en pointe if my second toe is longer than my first toe? (For some reason it’s only on one foot 😂)
@MinkaTheBallerina
Жыл бұрын
6:20 I wear that exact Pointe shoe (Balance European 4 and a half 2x)😮
@crazyamericanredhead
Жыл бұрын
The heritage was my first poin shie
@anipartida8801
Жыл бұрын
Hi josephine because its summer we are traveling to miami and im gonna get my first pair of pointshoes im 11 years old from Mexico and i have been your fan a looooong time ago i would love to have my first pair with you but i know you are in California 😢😢😢😢sending love ❤❤❤❤❤😃😃😄😊😊🎉🎉
@denby001
Жыл бұрын
Q: Have you ever seen someone do a hack that did so much damage that you didn't understand why they just didn't buy a different model shoe instead
@gnguyen411
7 ай бұрын
I had stretchy ribbons a little over a decade ago, but didn’t sew them in a loop.
@knittingwithlisa
Жыл бұрын
I used to 3/4 my pre-arched shanks in my Russian Pointe Muses when I was dancing
@sensor-sweep
6 ай бұрын
1:31 ladder stitch!
@denelva
Жыл бұрын
I LOVE your videos and I have a question about demipoint shoes. I have a strenuous work (stable worker) and I'm on my feet all day. I wonder if a demi-point shoe can help non-dancer feet with building up strenght too? Not to stand on pointe of course, but to strenghten my feet muscles in general, using them to do my regular feet stretches?
@dogsBFF
Жыл бұрын
hey i have a question how do i keep my pointe shoes from slipping off my heel it keeps hapeening and tighting the drawstring doesn't help btw i'm new to pointe
@princemaggie5684
Жыл бұрын
Make sure you have an elastic on it, around your ankle. Put into youtube elastics for pointe shoes and it'll show you different methods to sew them to best keep your shoe on x
@dogsBFF
Жыл бұрын
@@princemaggie5684 Thanks!
@ljetty-so4ys
Жыл бұрын
Wow your so cool love you!
@jos2364
Жыл бұрын
The Way se Can just see What brand and model pointeshoe is like what
@mizzwitty1042
Жыл бұрын
What? A pair of those shoes keeps for 15 hours professional dancing? That makes 2½ pairs in a normal 37,5 hours working/dancing week. 100$ for each pair? 1000$ a month which I assume is not counting as workware and being payed by the company!? Totally bonkers! And I am not even asking how much a professional dancer earns! 😳🤯
@shannon4386
Жыл бұрын
Professional dancers often get free shoes.
@badat3diting
Жыл бұрын
The way she fell in the beginning 😭💀 0:15
@Velvet_Wings9
Жыл бұрын
Oh jeez… I can’t watch those dancer crush the box… for me I need a really hard box to be able to dance otherwise the shoes will be dead in 2 hours 😅 I don’t know how they can do this
@Sacred_Fire
Жыл бұрын
Why is rosin not allowed anymore?
@maggiesweowat5589
Жыл бұрын
I would love to know what you think of Julia del bianco she has a KZitem channel
@chia1972
Жыл бұрын
I’m curious: if dancers cut the shank, why aren’t they just sold like that?
@missrose3484
11 ай бұрын
Idk if I'm the only one having this problem with my flat lether shoes. After a few months, the inside sole rips up from the base. I where bloch split soles
@nin7464
Жыл бұрын
15 h!!!!! 😮 How many shoes does a professional dancer need per month?
@leiaorgana4907
11 ай бұрын
hi I am in a dance class and my ponínte shoes have to last longer than a week have you anny tips pleace ps.please ignore haow i write im from germany
@gergyta9211
Жыл бұрын
my point shoe hack, dont stab yourself with the needle you sew your ribbons on with.
@JGreen-le8xx
Жыл бұрын
Josephine❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😄
@CecileLeMoine-lh4qj
Жыл бұрын
But she so awsome😍
@bobcatred
Жыл бұрын
So you practically spend 15 hours prepping a shoe just to get 15 hours out of it? I’m so glad ballet was never a thing I took up as a kid, this would make me crazy.
@GingerDoll548
2 ай бұрын
My brain is still trying to figure out how to still be a ballet student at my college if I have ingrown toe nails..
@aubreydixon776
7 ай бұрын
I know nothing about ballet but love watching ballet 😌but can you not ask for them to be made to order. Don’t come at me I’m a admirer and newb 😊
@lucycobcroft
9 ай бұрын
as a soccer player I'm screaming I cant imagine beating up a pair of brand new boots like this
@janeyannachicken9053
Жыл бұрын
Just found out: If your heel is baggy when you go on pointe, just sew in your elastic further down. So, not right under the drawstring but a couple of centimetres below and relatively far back. This will pull up the fabric when you go on pointe.
@rosestwelve3289
Жыл бұрын
Why is it preferd that dancers have a thin toepad over a thick one?
@donnamurphy5698
7 ай бұрын
Are you aware that Elephants walk on (pointe) the tips of their toes.
@betsybattles2696
Жыл бұрын
why do they sell these shoes in the condition they do if they always need destruction?
@Villanelle1783
9 ай бұрын
3:43
@kauaneramos3321
Жыл бұрын
❤❤❤
@lisasallery7860
8 ай бұрын
I’m not a dancer so I apologise for any ignorance. But I really don’t understand why the shoe maker doesn’t do all this in the first place!? Why make a beautiful pointe shoe to only have it smashed to within an inch of its life?
@ShethTora
8 ай бұрын
I’m not a dancer, I’ve just watched a lot of videos, but I think the shoe makers don’t do the changes because every dancer has a slightly different preference for things like length and the like. Plus when you are new to the shoes, having them before any changes adds extra support and things for you to learn correctly.
@coloraddiction
Жыл бұрын
I will forever be sad that I was taken out of ballet as a little kid
@LouannBehrmann
Жыл бұрын
Me wanting to become a ballet, danswer My most devastating destroying my point to use
@Kiwi91663
11 ай бұрын
what I don't get... from a completely outsiders view is.... If pointe shoes are made one way... and dancers need them a different way...why aren't they made differently to start with as I have seen...not sure why it pops up from time to time... dancers smacking and stomping and smashing their shoes... ripping them, sewing them, cutting them...if they are not good out of the box... then why don't manufactures just make them more like what dancers need???
@bdazzld
Жыл бұрын
😅😅😅 it just feels like so much waste 😅😅😅
@frankiefranklin9761
Жыл бұрын
I am sorry, I am still not over the girl just dancing on a box. 😶
@edwardjohn5
Жыл бұрын
My question is, why don't the shoes producers make shoes that the dancers can just use at once without having to go to all the troubles first before wearing them? Or even offering to just make all shoes bespoke?
@SarahWilliamson-s2k
Жыл бұрын
I was wondering if you could make a video of Josephine trying flexibility TikTok's I think it would be so fun seeing how flexible you are as an ex dancer
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