Get to the Pointe — pointe

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 Injuries and outdated fitting methods are the reason why we exist.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...

We've seen the comments. We've seen the DM's. We hear you! This week, we're answering a fan favorite: Josephine reacting to Barbie and the 12 Dancing Princesses.  She's seen clips from Barbie Nutcracker and Barbie in Swan Lake before, but this has to be the most requested Barbie movie. We're here for the colored pointe shoes. How nostalgic is this for you? 

Cheese grater and pointe shoes? What? This week, Josephine reacted to Maria Khoreva's pointe shoe preparation. And yes, it includes a cheese grater. Khoreva is first soloist of the Mariinsky Ballet in Russia. Even if you didn't know her name, if you love ballet, there's a high chance that you've at least seen her picture. Josephine was pretty surprised to see that Maria is in a Bloch stock shoe. Often times, professionals will have custom shoes based on stock shoe models. But even with some changes made at the factory level, pro dancers often still manually adjust and make changes...

We know what y'all want for Christmas...reaction videos of course! And pointe shoes too duh. This week, Josephine virtually met Lindsey Stirling. This amazing Youtuber-Violinist-Dancer has been on the platform for a while now, with amazing covers to popular songs. This week: Santa Baby. In this cheeky classical-pop rendition of the holiday favorite, Lindsey dons some pointe shoes. And so, Josephine had to take a look. Are you a Lindsey Stirling fan? What do you think of her use of pointe shoes in this music video? Let us know!  

Happy holidays y'all. You asked. We listened. It's Josephine being traumatized by the internet...for the 13th time.  What shall the ballet algorithm bring us today? Comment "flamingo" below if you enjoyed this video!