Get to the Pointe — pointe shoes

So this ballet core thing has been around for a while... And we LOVE it!! Honestly, anything to make ballet more approachable - we know it can be scary sometimes! On this week's episode, we have a healthy dosage of our usual ballet content from the ballet internet: memes, gorgeous dancing, silly sounds, and this time - with an extra splash of ballet's influence on fashion. We know the tea: ballet core can be cringey at times. The ribbons go crazy and sometimes the shoes can be a bit much. But once in a rare while...some cool creations show up!...

Aaaaand we're back! To another episode of Pointe Shoe Fitter Reacts to Ballet Tik Tok - and 3/4s out way to 100! Woah.  These videos are kindof like plies - gotta do them every week! In this episode, another variety of picks from the ballet internet. As the producer of this series, I gotta say, picking out the videos for Josephine to react to is like shopping for a big group of kids: gotta get a big variety because you never know what's gonna hit! Don't wanna spoil it, but in this episode, our resident pointe shoe fairy comments briefly...

It's not a secret that Josephine, the internet's resident pointe shoe fairy reacts to viral ballet Tik Toks - but did you know she's a bit of a content creator herself? Yep! For a little pit stop off our quest to reach the 100th iteration of our 'pointe shoe fitter reacts' series, let's look at Josephine's own Tik Toks! (reels too - we're everywhere hehe) While not every video is a hit, the videos that have hit millions of views (crazy, we know) are actually very pointe shoe focused. Before and After's, the inside scoop on some pointe shoe brands,...

🩰 TikTok Ballet Meets the Pointe Shoe Fairy – And She Has Thoughts 🎀 In Episode 71 of “Pointe Shoe Fitter Reacts,” The Pointe Shoe Fairy dives toes-first into a series of ballet TikToks—and we're havin' a good time! Whether it’s wild hacks, dangerous technique, or genuinely impressive moments, she’s swimming with us in the seemingly never-ending abyss that is the ballet internet. Our fave clip from this episode is seemingly simple and sweet, but also HILARIOUS! Hungry dancers need food. That's all. You'll have to watch to see what we're talking about! It's always a good time in the...

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...