Get to the Pointe — ballet competition

This video is special for many reasons. One, Josephine reacts to the GORGEOUS senior winners from 2024 YAGP Finals. Two, and probably more exciting, Josephine's baby makes his YouTube debut! Dio is just so adorable and hiccuping and making the sweetest facial expressions (wonder where he got that from!)  So join Josephine (& Dio), to get to know the bronze, silver and bronze winners and watch their clips from the New York City Finals!  

YAGP Finals brings out the best and brightest of ballet talent. The most competitive category? The Junior Division. These dedicated 11 to 13 year olds train constantly to someday find home at a ballet company. Josephine reacts to the Shelley King Award Bronze, Silver, and Gold winners. The amount of talent is insane. Which performance was your favorite?

In honor of Youth American Grand Prix (YAGP)'s 25th Anniversary, we are watching some future stars of ballet from the 2024 Finals! Dancers from all over the world flock to New York City's illustrious Lincoln Center to compete.  This episode, the pre-competitive category! Aka, the tiny dancers! Josephine, your resident pointe shoe fairy & favorite ballet commentator, watches clips of the top 3 winners in this category. Which was your favorite? Can you imagine them in pointe shoes? 

If you've been a long time viewer, you know that The Pointe Shop is first and foremost, a service company. We prioritize the pointe shoe fitting process - it's about the fit, not the brand. And if you've been with us for a while, you know that our YouTube channel started out with fitting videos. Josephine was the first person to post longer for videos explaining her process as she encountered different types of feet and technique.  As this channel has grown, the algorithm has made it clear that reactionary content is more popular, but our core is still with...

Ballet is so beautiful, so ethereal, so....challenging! And with great challenge comes great success...and failure. There's no way to achieve greatness without so much practice, and trial and error. And sometimes error can be hilarious! In a world that can seem hypercompetitve and stressful, it's healthy to be able to laugh at yourself. Even better when you can share the giggles with everyone! Which clip is your favorite? Do you have a hilarious ballet fail? Be sure to share in the comments!