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Dancer Breaks Foot En Pointe

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Dancer Breaks Foot En 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 Injuries and outdated fitting methods are the reason why we exist.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...

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Pointe Shoe Fitter Reacts to Ballet Tik Tok - Part 17

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Pointe Shoe Fitter Reacts to Ballet Tik Tok - Part 17

Y'all know the drill. Josephine vs. the Ballet Internet via Tik Tok. THANK YOU all for watching and staying on this journey with us. No cups. More to come. That is all. Happy dancing! 

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Why Professional Ballet Dancers Destroy Brand New Pointe Shoes

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Why Professional Ballet Dancers Destroy Brand New Pointe Shoes

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...

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Pointe Shoe Fitter Reacts to Tik Tok 15

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Pointe Shoe Fitter Reacts to Tik Tok 15

This was our holiday gift to you <3 (Two Tik Tok reactions this month :) As the year comes to a close, we reflect on the ballet internet we've seen. From the ever increasing threat of cups, dead pointe shoes, and confusing content - it's been a good one. Thank you all for watching & going along this journey with us.  It's been a good one....if not a traumatizing one hehe

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Pointe Shoe Fitter Reacts to Ballet Mistakes

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Pointe Shoe Fitter Reacts to Ballet Mistakes

Are ballerinas perfect?  In this episode of 'Josephine Reacts,' a popular youtube compilation of "ballet mistakes" was presented to the pointe shoe fitter. Ballet is widely known as an art form that cultivates high levels of perfectionism. So when ballerinas mess up, it feels like a big deal.  What did Josephine think? Watch to find out!

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