Get to the Pointe — the pointe shop

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...

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

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!

On this episode of 'Pointe Shoe Fitter Reacts,' Josephine reacted to a Dhar Man video featuring Jordan Matter and Lizzy Howell. This skit video is actually based on Lizzy Howell's experience as a plus sized dancer. Although some elements may be dramatized, it gives insight to her specific experience and story. And one of our favorite dance photographers, Jordan Matter, makes an appearance as well!  Do you know Lizzy's story? It's certainly a lesson we can all learn from.

This week, Josephine got to have some fun with OG YouTube Queen: Liza Koshy. For those who don't know, Liza is one of the few many consider 'made the jump' from being a 'Youtuber' to the mainstream. In other words, Liza has been able to go from viral internet star, to mainstream media darling. She was recently on the red carpet of the Met Gala, interviewing our favorite stars and celebrities from TV & movies. Even Josephine knows who she is! And although Liza is no longer self-producing her own YouTube content, we dug up this fun little day of...