Get to the Pointe — pointe

Everyone knows that professionals da crazy things to their pointe shoes.  For how graceful ballerinas are, they can be quite violent when it comes to their pointe shoes!  Josephine reacts to Scout Forsythe -  a beautiful dancer in New York who is actually from Southern California. Fun Fact: Josephine's mom, Grace, used to fit Scout when she was little! Professional ballerinas can afford to customize and beat up their shoes because the company provides them. While this video is really interesting to see Scout's process, please be advised that these hacks are not for everyone!  Dancers in training should definitely...

Everyone should do ballet. And that includes football players! This week, Josephine reacted to an awesome video from NFL films that covers how football players compete in dance to improve their football practice. In an annual fundraiser called Tutus and Touchdowns, high school football players in Ohio learn how to dance. In a sort of Dancing with the Stars and So You Think You Can Dance hybrid,  football players are paired with dancers from their local ballet to learn a routine. It's a cute one. What other sports do you think could benefit from ballet?

At this pointe, Josephine must have seen it all. Yet, the ballet community of Tik Tok seems to have even more. Here it is y'all - Tik Tok 18. There is a very special surprise at the end of this episode. Longtime viewers will not want to miss and will totally be in on the joke. Did ya get it? Be sure to watch & comment when you figure it out! 

Thank you to everyone who has been sending us ballet content to react to!  This week's video features 2 videos that were sent to us. The first, a former prima ballerina with Alzheimer's who listens to Swan Lake music and core memories are unlocked. It's so beautiful to see how music and muscle memory engage her body and bring her back. To be clear, this video is cut with some dancing of a younger dancer in full swan attire - this is not the older lady in her past.  The latter features a video of Suzelle Poole, a former soloist...

This is a dancer's worst nightmare. And confirmation of an age old superstition that dancing en pointe will break feet. Pointe shoes are meant to be a tool to help you dance en pointe. However, the wrong fit can prove harmful. Injuries and outdated fitting methods are the reason why we exist. To keep dancers safe and dancing for longer. Josephine discusses the rehab pointe shoe she picked for a dancer who broke several metatarsals, part of her lower leg, and has achilles issues.  Rehab pointe shoes are not often a dancer's 'forever shoe,' but for the time being, it...