Get to the Pointe — pointe shoe hack

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 love Ballet Core in fashion and general pop culture. We really do! Anything that makes ballet more accessible & allows people to enjoy it?! Sign us up! But amidst this super chaotic season - aka Nutcracker Season - we wanna take a moment for the real ones: the real ballet core. A mix of pointe shoe and ballet hacks - plus some general relatable ballet internet content to get us through this busy season. If you'e in the thick of it - you're not alone! What's your favorite ballet internet bit? Be sure to let us know in the...

Hey pointe shoe nerds! Your fave pointe shoe fairy reporting for duty - and this week, we're revisiting Josephine's favorite series: pointe shoe hacks! For those who don't know, pointe shoe hacks are the alterations and handicraft tricks that ballerinas do to customize their pointe shoes.  On top of the shoes being handmade and highly specific, ballerinas have lots of tips and tricks to make the shoes more comfortable and to suit their specific needs. Dancing on the tips of your toes is no easy feat (nor is it easy on your feet), so anything to help is useful.  So...

Josephine Lee reviews the Bloch Eurostretch pointe shoes! The most unique and notable features of the Eurostretch are its split outer sole and stretch satin, making it an incredibly innovative pointe shoe at the time that it came out. Though Leos was the first brand to have a split sole pointe shoe, this brand was acquired by Bloch, who has now continued with the innovation and expanded on it by adding the stretch satin, allowing the shoe to fully contour to the dancers' feet. The Bloch Eurostretch is a spin off one of Bloch's most popular and iconic models, the...

If you've ever seen a ballerina take a brand-new pair of pointe shoes—fresh out of the box, pristine, worth over $100—and immediately start whacking, slamming, cutting, and burning them (yes, really), you might be wondering: Why are they destroying expensive shoes before even wearing them? Welcome to the wonderfully weird world of pointe shoe prep! Pointe Shoes: Not Your Average Footwear Pointe shoes may look delicate and dainty, but they’re basically handcrafted torture devices that need to be tamed. Straight out of the box, they’re stiff, unforgiving, and about as comfortable as walking on wood blocks (because... that’s kind of...