Get to the Pointe — pointe

TIK. TOK. TWENTY. It's here.  There was a time where we wondered if we would even get to the double digits with Tik Tok 10 - but we've doubled it! The ballet internet is truly a beast of it's own. In this longer edition of Josephine gets traumatized - whoops - Josephine reacts, we take another dive into the wonderful world of pointe shoes and dance in the tik tok algorithm. Enjoy :)  

Ballet is timeless. Unfortunately, the shoes involved have super short lifetimes. Does this need to change? In this week's reaction, Josephine looks at how shoes were made in the 1950's. And the amazing thing is, pointe shoes are still constructed similarly today. There has been some innovation of the pointe shoe over time - but compared to other industries, ballet can seem like it's stuck in the past. What do you think? Do pointe shoes need to change? Does this effect the relevance of ballet today?

Everyone knows that professionals da crazy things to their pointe shoes.  For how graceful ballerinas are, they can be quite violent when it comes to their pointe shoes!  Josephine reacts to Scout Forsythe -  a beautiful dancer in New York who is actually from Southern California. Fun Fact: Josephine's mom, Grace, used to fit Scout when she was little! Professional ballerinas can afford to customize and beat up their shoes because the company provides them. While this video is really interesting to see Scout's process, please be advised that these hacks are not for everyone!  Dancers in training should definitely...

Everyone should do ballet. And that includes football players! This week, Josephine reacted to an awesome video from NFL films that covers how football players compete in dance to improve their football practice. In an annual fundraiser called Tutus and Touchdowns, high school football players in Ohio learn how to dance. In a sort of Dancing with the Stars and So You Think You Can Dance hybrid,  football players are paired with dancers from their local ballet to learn a routine. It's a cute one. What other sports do you think could benefit from ballet?

At this pointe, Josephine must have seen it all. Yet, the ballet community of Tik Tok seems to have even more. Here it is y'all - Tik Tok 18. There is a very special surprise at the end of this episode. Longtime viewers will not want to miss and will totally be in on the joke. Did ya get it? Be sure to watch & comment when you figure it out!