Get to the Pointe — Pointe Shoe Fitter Reacts

A short and quick episode for the holiday - be sure to give screens a break and spend time with loved ones! Josephine is enjoying being a mother to our first Pointe Shop Baby, Dio! Is it me, or has the ballet internet somehow become more wholesome? We have our classics of course - the memes and pointe shoe hacks. And now we get some cool fusion stuff too like ballet shapes on a pole and FINALLY stepping into the future by normalizing men en pointe!  It's been a while since Josephine has been traumatized by the ballet internet. And...

The top voted comment on this video sums it up nicely: "I'm starting to enjoy these TikTok reaction videos" Only took 37 videos Josephine" - @PortobelloPink In this episode of Josephine versus the ballet internet, we touch on the usual topics: pointe shoes, toe stuff, gorgeous dancing, and interesting costumes.  We also take a moment to listen to Misty Copeland and the fact that she does NOT wear toe pads. She also speaks about "European Pink" - the name of a pointe satin by a certain brand. Copeland has been and continues to be a voice about inclusion and diversity in...

You've heard of Dance Moms...but have you heard of Dance Dads? Happy Father's Day! This week's reaction video is dedicated to the dads who show up to the dance studio.  We're not here to dispute gender roles or what families should look like - we think everyone could benefit from dance! And while it's super common for moms to occupy the waiting rooms of dance studios (to the pointe that reality TV has been made about it), it's always a treat to see a devoted dance dad. So what was your experience with your father and dance like?  Let us...

What happens when you take the ballerina out of the studio? Welp. It might as well be the wild lol. In this reaction, Josephine observes the typical dancer in a new space, a foregin environment. A place without marley and barres and mirrors. Anywhere but the dance studio.  Can you spot a dancer in public? Is it obvious? How can you tell?  And if you're a dancer, how does it feel to be away from your second home? 

Ballet is hard. Figure is skating is hard. Why not put the two together?  There was a very small, fuzzy clip, of this going around socials. Luckily, we had a viewer who found this extended and slightly better quality clip and emailed it to us. We do see all your suggestions on socials and emails, so keep sending them along - thank you! What's fascinating is that Darlene Gilbert actually is still alive today! We were able to watch this old time-y, Disney feeling clip to see some behind the scenes of the patent process. Super cool. Even better, was...