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Capezio Ava Pointe Shoe Review

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Capezio Ava Pointe Shoe Review

Josephine reviews the Ava and Ava Strong pointe shoes, by Capezio! Though Josephine has spoken about this shoe before, this is an updated review! The Capezio Ava is created on a curved last which helps dancers to get over en pointe a bit easier.  The box of this pointe shoe is quite broad, which makes it easy to balance on! The platform is slightly tilted to help dancers get over the box easily. The inside of the box of the Ava has a microfiber lining, which can be a bit tough to sew through, but it is moisture wicking and sticks...

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Pointe Shoe Fitter Reacts to BALLET TIKTOK 29

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Pointe Shoe Fitter Reacts to BALLET TIKTOK 29

"This is the theme of tik tok reactions: pretty but scary" Can you believe this series is older than the majority of our demographic?! Another compilation of your favorite pointe shoe fitter reacting to all the the ballet internet has to offer: ballet memes, dead pointe shoes, some ballerina Barbie, incredible dancers, pointe shoe factory, cool costumes, and more! Happy holidays and happy new year from ThePointeShop Team!  What type of content would you like to see in the new year?

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Josephine can't watch Dance Academy

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Josephine can't watch Dance Academy

Ah, Nutcracker season.... Can you hear the Overture as everyone is giddy on stage? Can you hear the nuts cracking? Can you hear the pointe shoes snapping? Well, Josephine certainly can in this week's video. We return to another fan favorite: Dance Academy. This time, a touch more drama with a Season 2 episode. Tara, Abigail and Grace are in their frenemies era...and Grace is at it again trying to manipulate those around her to get what she wants (friendship? or control? attention?).  And unfortunately, pointe shoes are involved. Actually - pointe shoes were harmed in the making of this...

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pointe shoe fitter reacts to BALLET TIKTOK 28

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pointe shoe fitter reacts to BALLET TIKTOK 28

To those who are new here, welcome to Josephine vs. the Ballet Internet. In this series, we tackle a myriad of topics pertaining to ballet with our favorite pointe shoe fitter, Josephine Lee!  In this video, you'll see beautiful pointe shoes, commentary on ballet donors, the cutest baby ballerina, some interesting costuming choices, and of course, dead pointe shoes too. Part of the lore of this series is cups - which is markedly not in this episode.  In the second Tik Tok reaction video, we saw that our audience commented about cups on tik tok. This is a bit where...

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reacting to CRINGE ballet tik tok

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reacting to CRINGE ballet tik tok

Tis the season to be...cringey! Are we over cups?  We hope so. Thanks so much for tagging us in videos - we seem to be getting fewer and fewer tags in cups videos. Perhaps Josephine can put this trauma behind her and heal... Or not. There seems to be a neverending spout of cringe content and from this mass, a new victor shall rise... What do you think it could be? Dead pointe shoes? Hypermobile, extra flexy feet?  Watch to find out!

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