Get to the Pointe — thepointeshop

Ballet is hard. Figure is skating is hard. Why not put the two together?  There was a very small, fuzzy clip, of this going around socials. Luckily, we had a viewer who found this extended and slightly better quality clip and emailed it to us. We do see all your suggestions on socials and emails, so keep sending them along - thank you! What's fascinating is that Darlene Gilbert actually is still alive today! We were able to watch this old time-y, Disney feeling clip to see some behind the scenes of the patent process. Super cool. Even better, was...

It's that time again...Tik Tok Time! Can you believe we're on Part 34?!  The internet has been nicer to us recently.  If you're subscribed and see our posts on YouTube Community, we did a fun little callback to Cups on April 1st. It was fun while it lasted, but ultimately irresponsible and we're so thankful for such a smart audience. Now the real question is...what will be the next trend on the Ballet Internet? Ballet on Ice? Extreme pointe shoe hacks? Will cups make a comeback? What's your favorite slice of that ballet internet pie?

Somethings will never change, and that will be the ballet internet creating funny and informative content - albeit, sometimes more of one than the other. So long as the ballet internet keeps turning, these tik tok reactions will keep on coming. Fun fact: when producer Jazley Faith filmed this with Josephine, she has no idea that there was a baby on the way. So while standing in a chilly production studio, she was impressed at Josephine's big and emotional reactions. About a month later, Josephine would tell the team the news, and it all made sense. So it's interesting editing and...

As the internet news cycle is ever changing, we are also trying something new.... Buckle up, this isn't our regular content! We've seen these shoes. In fact, our audience has been tagging and sending videos to us.  But here at The Pointe Shop, we try to keep everything ballet related. So in addition to having fun and being a bit silly, we do have to ask an important question: will it pointe shoe??? Josephine tries heelless high heels...pregnant! Will these be easier to balance in than pointe shoes? Which on is taller? All things we explore in this video. What...

Can you believe it's been nearly 3 whole years since our first Tik Tok reaction video?!  And in that time, lots of trends have come and gone on the ballet internet.  But there is one type of content, above the others, that still hits: Pointe Shoe Hacks! What started out as a ballerina's version of 'get ready with me' has turned into a staple on ballet tik tok and Instagram.  The cool part is in addition to the yummy tingly ASMR feels, there's also an educational aspect. As pointe shoes have changed over time, so have the ways ballerinas prepared...