Get to the Pointe — pointe

Ever wondered what the pros think of all those ballet TikToks? Well, wonder no more! Josephine and sweet baby Dio from The Pointe Shop are here to give us their hilarious and insightful reactions to a whole bunch of ballet-related clips. Things kick things off by watching dancers showing off some seriously amazing footwork and pointe technique [00:17]. Of course, they've got to give their expert opinions on the dancers' skills and, naturally, the pointe shoes themselves [00:30]. But it's not all flawless technique! They also react to a video of someone trying on pointe shoes for the very first...

Pointe shoes are an essential tool for ballet dancers, allowing them to achieve the iconic look of dancing on the tips of their toes. But what many people don't realize is the amount of customization and modification that goes into making these shoes work for each individual dancer. As an educational break from our beloved Tik Tok reaction series, let's take a look at some of the baller internet's "hacks" with your favorite pointe shoe fairy!  Since pointe shoes are made on a straight last (mold) without a left or right [04:18], dancers have to customize them to their specific...

Everyone's favorite ballet content creators - sort of together - in another episode of "Pointe Shoe Fitter Reacts!" It is also our dream to collab with Master Ballet Academy and Eva Nys!!! But for now, we'll just enjoy their content from afar~ What's your favorite MBA bit? 

Josephine reviews and compares Gaynor Minden's newest development, Lyra! After the closure of Gaynor Minden’s factories in America and their transition to Europe, a lot of changes occurred within the brand. Now we have two beautiful shoes, Europa and Lyra. Gaynor Minden uses a specific system for their pointe shoes that contain many specs including 5 different box shapes determining how tapered or broad the shoes are, as well as three different widths for the widest part of your foot ranging from narrow, medium and wide. With both the Lyra and Europa you also have an option for a high...

Josephine reviews the newest synthetic pointe shoe from Nikolay, the StarPointe! Made off of the SmartPointe last, the Nikolay StarPointe is generous across the metatarsal, has a slightly lower crown and more generous box, as well as a platform that is wide and flat making it easy to balance on.  The StarPointe features a traditional box and a thermo-formable shank made out of synthetic material that comes in three strengths, soft-flexible, medium-flexible, and hard-flexible. Due to the synthetic material within the shank, the StarPointe has the potential to last longer than a traditional pointe shoe. The StarPointe has a slightly...