Get to the Pointe — pointe shoe fitter

Hi ballet friends! Thanks for joining us for another weekly episode of "Pointe Shoe Fitter Reacts!" Can you believe it's episode 95?! Soooo close to 100! Some highlights from this week's video: Upper body strength of ballerinas revealed Trauma from childhood hobbies/sports...I'm sure you can guess the take that was shared here haha Comfortable shoes will always be ugly AKA cute shoes are RUINING us The dancer to medical profession pipeline! We love What was your favorite bit?  We LOVE seeing your comments & experiences. Thank you for being such a lovely community on the wild, wild west that is...

Happy new year, ballet lovers! We're happy to be back with your weekly does of the ballet internet.  Some new topics that we haven't seen before are included in the clips of this episode: ballet class piano accompanists the value of ballet programs that are specifically aimed for adults- whether they are coming back to ballet or are completely new to it understanding the different priorities for pointe shoe fitting for adults a professional ballerina 'meeting her maker' - pointe shoe maker that is! NOT AI - super cute teddy bear that is brightening up the ballet internet space with...

'Tis the season to be nutty! The most exciting season for the ballet world also comes with the extra rush & business of the holidays. To celebrate the most wonderful time of the year, we did a second edition of reacting to Nutcracker Tik Toks! It's so great that this ballet exists at almost every level of dance - and therefore means there are so many variations of it. In this video, we embrace it all & explore what the ballet internet has to share with us. What was your favorite? Did you see the Nutcracker ballet this year? Be...

Can you believe we're in our 90's?!?! Cue 90's music! Wait just kidding - don't want to get copyright struck. We're back baby! (backstreet's back, alright!) This one's a bit of a rollercoaster and perhaps some hidden leads... For those of you who have been with our pointe shoe fairy on her journey through the ballet internet from the 'Pointe Shoe Fitter Reacts to Ballet Tik Tok' - thank you! There was no way of knowing that this series would go for this long...the internet truly is a never-ending black pit of content and has become even deeper as time...

We take a quick break from your regularly scheduled 'Pointe Shoe Fairy vs. The Ballet Internet' duel to talk about non-pointe shoes! I know, surprising right? In this week's episode, Josephine takes inspo from one of our fave ballet content creators, @hardcropsballet (hi Jennifer!), to rate some popular shoes as pointe shoes! It's also a fun way for Josephine to try some shoes she never has before hehe We're a little obsessed with feet here - not in the weird way - in the ballet way! For someone who has endured lots of foot pain in the world of ballet,...