Get to the Pointe — ballet

Swank Lake: probably the most famous ballet about birds! But what if it wasn't birds? What if it was frogs? Or...hands? These videos are a little bit older and were circulating on Reels and TikTok, so we pulled the entire pieces to look at. On this episode of Pointe Shoe Fitter Reacts, Josephine looked at these silly swan lakes exploring these creative endeavors - what do you think? 

zNew format alert! This video, we asked Josephine to watch clips from some of the most popular dance movies and TV shows. Some of these we've seen recently, some are less recent. Josephine ranks the videos based on how accurate they are - with special look at any features on pointe shoes, of course. Do you like this new format? What other movies and TV shows have we missed?

Well, hello there. Here we are again: Josephine vs. Ballet Tik Toks - part 22! What will be in store for us today?  Pointe shoes, beautiful dancers, funny soundbites, and possibly a special surprise for our long time viewers... Better watch to find out!

It's pretty well known on the internet that ballerinas *DESTROY* their shoes. But what are they actually doing? And more importantly: why??? In this video, Josephine watches and explains some of the most popular pointe shoe hacks on the internet. Some may work for you, but for the vast majority of people, there is no need. Especially if you are a dancer in training, these hacks are not sustainable for you - or your mom's bank account. Darning the tips of your shoes in one thing, but cutting out half the shank may not be. And for dancers who are...

"I'm entering my muscle mommy era right now" In this episode of non-dancers trying ballet, we have bodybuilders! There are two clips. The first is of the govenator himself - Mr. Arnold Schwarzenegger, in his glory days. This clip features him in class with a ballet teacher who is helping him and fellow Mr. Olympian Frank, find and understand their best body lines for a body building competition.  The second clip is from a Buzzfeed video where some SUPER muscle-y men try to do ballet. Yeah...gonna let you figure that one out, haha! As always we believe that everyone can...