Get to the Pointe — pointe shoe fitter

Ballet is beautiful, elegant, powerful, and of course - has great fashion. So one would assume a natural crossover in the ven diagram that is ballet and fashion. HOWEVER, dancers and models serve different purposes. They have different abilities, backgrounds, experiences, training, and goals in their respective industry. So while dancers may fit much of the criteria to be a model, this doesn't necessarily make sense the other way around. Models are certain to slay a photoshoot or cat walk in ballet-inspired pointe shoes, no doubt. But there is a line. And that line is, you guessed it, pointe shoes....

Swank Lake: probably the most famous ballet about birds! But what if it wasn't birds? What if it was frogs? Or...hands? These videos are a little bit older and were circulating on Reels and TikTok, so we pulled the entire pieces to look at. On this episode of Pointe Shoe Fitter Reacts, Josephine looked at these silly swan lakes exploring these creative endeavors - what do you think? 

zNew format alert! This video, we asked Josephine to watch clips from some of the most popular dance movies and TV shows. Some of these we've seen recently, some are less recent. Josephine ranks the videos based on how accurate they are - with special look at any features on pointe shoes, of course. Do you like this new format? What other movies and TV shows have we missed?

Well, hello there. Here we are again: Josephine vs. Ballet Tik Toks - part 22! What will be in store for us today?  Pointe shoes, beautiful dancers, funny soundbites, and possibly a special surprise for our long time viewers... Better watch to find out!

It's pretty well known on the internet that ballerinas *DESTROY* their shoes. But what are they actually doing? And more importantly: why??? In this video, Josephine watches and explains some of the most popular pointe shoe hacks on the internet. Some may work for you, but for the vast majority of people, there is no need. Especially if you are a dancer in training, these hacks are not sustainable for you - or your mom's bank account. Darning the tips of your shoes in one thing, but cutting out half the shank may not be. And for dancers who are...