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Pointe Shoe Sewing Tutorial

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Pointe Shoe Sewing Tutorial

To kick off the new year, Josephine shows how to sew the ribbons and elastics on your pointe shoes! This is a long, overdue video but hope it can help any dancers who just earned their ballet boots. There are many ways to sew pointe shoes, but Josephine shares the very common whip stitch method with a single loop elastic & stretch ribbon. This video also includes some answers to some frequently asked questions about that super special, first pair of pointe shoes.  Getting your first pair of pointe shoes is a special milestone. Be sure to get properly fitted...

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Pointe Shoe Fitter Reacts to "Kids Meet a Ballerina"

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Pointe Shoe Fitter Reacts to "Kids Meet a Ballerina"

This week we decided NOT to traumatize Josephine, and instead had her react to a sweet video of kids meeting a ballerina! This video ticked all the boxes in the "wholesome" category and we even see Josephine shed a few tears when one of the kids reminds her of her little brother! Although the ballerinas does mistakenly say that her pointe shoes are made out of wood (LOL), this is one of the first reactions where Josephine did not have to cringe and watch through her fingers the entire time. Watch the video to see her full reaction!

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Pointe Shoe Fitter Reacts to Hiplet (Hip Hop & Ballet?)

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Pointe Shoe Fitter Reacts to Hiplet (Hip Hop & Ballet?)

Josephine reacts to the ballerinas of Hiplet! Hiplet is a dance style that was created in order to make ballet more accessible to all people! It is a mix between hip hop dance, and classical ballet, including pointe work. The Hiplet Ballerinas auditioned for season 16 of America's Got Talent, so of course Josephine had to check it out!  These dancers are extremely passionate, not only about dance, but also about making ballet and the dance world more inclusive! Watch the video to hear their inspiring story and to see Josephine's full reaction!

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Siri VS. Pointe Shoe Fitter (asking Siri pointe shoe questions)

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Siri VS. Pointe Shoe Fitter (asking Siri pointe shoe questions)

Josephine fact checks Siri's pointe shoe knowledge!   Does Siri know about pointe shoes? This week Josephine put her to the test! Although there is a lot of misinformation on the internet, Siri is pretty up on her pointe shoe info! Watch the full video to see what Josephine has to say!  

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Pointe Shoe Fitter Reacts to Nile Wilson (OLYMPIC GYMNAST!!!)

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Pointe Shoe Fitter Reacts to Nile Wilson (OLYMPIC GYMNAST!!!)

Josephine reacts to Nile Wilson in pointe shoes! More non-dancers, trying to learn ballet in an hour.... Are we surprised? Probably not..  What Josephine was surprised by was how well these gymnasts actually did! While they were obviously far from perfect, these olympians did pretty well for not having much ballet experience. Though they spent most of the time in flat shoes, Nile did put on some pointe shoes for a moment. They were clearly someone else's shoes and of course not fitted! (WE DO NOT ENDORSE THIS). However, with his crazy gymnastics abs, he somehow was able to pull...

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