Get to the Pointe — overstretching

Pointe Shoe Fitter Reacts to Overtraining Flexibility

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Pointe Shoe Fitter Reacts to Overtraining Flexibility

*Viewer Discretion Advised* This week, Josephine watched a video of some pretty extreme training. It's not super clear what they are training for ballet specifically - it could also be circus, acrobatics, rhythmic gymnastics, or gymnastics. As a company, we took some time to decide if we should post this video. We certainly do not want to attract any hate towards the dancers or culture. We ultimately decided to post this video after discussing how the comments are turned off in the original video. We hope we can share a perspective and spark discussion. To be clear, overstretching is NOT...

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