Get to the Pointe — ballet

You've heard of Dance Moms...but have you heard of Dance Dads? Happy Father's Day! This week's reaction video is dedicated to the dads who show up to the dance studio.  We're not here to dispute gender roles or what families should look like - we think everyone could benefit from dance! And while it's super common for moms to occupy the waiting rooms of dance studios (to the pointe that reality TV has been made about it), it's always a treat to see a devoted dance dad. So what was your experience with your father and dance like?  Let us...

What happens when you take the ballerina out of the studio? Welp. It might as well be the wild lol. In this reaction, Josephine observes the typical dancer in a new space, a foregin environment. A place without marley and barres and mirrors. Anywhere but the dance studio.  Can you spot a dancer in public? Is it obvious? How can you tell?  And if you're a dancer, how does it feel to be away from your second home? 

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?

Come with me, and you'll be, in a world, of pure imagination.... Some people dream of a giant factory of sweets and chocolate rivers. Others of us drift of to a place filled with reams of shiny pink satin, clinking tools with the scent of paste in the air. Wanna go to a pointe shoe factory? Josephine does! In this video, our favorite pointe shoe fairy reacts to her magical place - pointe shoe factories around the world. And, she takes you with her, explaining what's going on and why it's important. Which pointe shoe factory was your favorite?