Get to the Pointe — going en pointe as an adult

Thank you to everyone who has been sending us ballet content to react to!  This week's video features 2 videos that were sent to us. The first, a former prima ballerina with Alzheimer's who listens to Swan Lake music and core memories are unlocked. It's so beautiful to see how music and muscle memory engage her body and bring her back. To be clear, this video is cut with some dancing of a younger dancer in full swan attire - this is not the older lady in her past.  The latter features a video of Suzelle Poole, a former soloist...

Josephine reacts to Alex Hall! For those who are not familiar, Alex Hall is a YouTuber who used to be a professional ballerina! This week Josephine reacted to Alex's video of her returning pointe work after 1 year off. Watch the video to see Josephine's full reacting!  

If you're a hardcore Pointe Shop fan, you'll know that any video with Josephine & Gg is going to be not only fun, but super educational. This video is such a pleasure to watch because Josephine and Gg bring out the ultimate pointe shoe nerds out of each other. Gg came to Josephine's first store (back then it was Dancer's Choice) for a fitting, and the rest is history. As she says in the video, "I walked in for shoes & left with a job!" Gg never went en pointe as a kid - but as an adult. This, with her...