Get to the Pointe

A short and quick episode for the holiday - be sure to give screens a break and spend time with loved ones! Josephine is enjoying being a mother to our first Pointe Shop Baby, Dio! Is it me, or has the ballet internet somehow become more wholesome? We have our classics of course - the memes and pointe shoe hacks. And now we get some cool fusion stuff too like ballet shapes on a pole and FINALLY stepping into the future by normalizing men en pointe!  It's been a while since Josephine has been traumatized by the ballet internet. And...

We're taking a little detour from the ballet internet to watch, well, just ballet! If we don't give Josephine a palette cleanser from time to time, she won't be able to survive out here in the ballet wilds haha. So we have some famous excerpts from Giselle, Swan Lake and Romeo and Juliet! All productions from The Royal Ballet - one of the most stunning and incredible ballet companies in the world. What do you think of this format? Do you like hearing Josephine explain ballet? What ballets should we watch next?

The top voted comment on this video sums it up nicely: "I'm starting to enjoy these TikTok reaction videos" Only took 37 videos Josephine" - @PortobelloPink In this episode of Josephine versus the ballet internet, we touch on the usual topics: pointe shoes, toe stuff, gorgeous dancing, and interesting costumes.  We also take a moment to listen to Misty Copeland and the fact that she does NOT wear toe pads. She also speaks about "European Pink" - the name of a pointe satin by a certain brand. Copeland has been and continues to be a voice about inclusion and diversity in...

You've heard of Dance Moms...but have you heard of Dance Dads? Happy Father's Day! This week's reaction video is dedicated to the dads who show up to the dance studio.  We're not here to dispute gender roles or what families should look like - we think everyone could benefit from dance! And while it's super common for moms to occupy the waiting rooms of dance studios (to the pointe that reality TV has been made about it), it's always a treat to see a devoted dance dad. So what was your experience with your father and dance like?  Let us...

Let the catchy piano intro music play! It's time for our favorite pointe shoe fitter to react to the wild world of Ballet Tik Toks for the 36th time! What awaits us? New ballet memes, pointe shoe content, and more dancing of course! We're honestly so surprised and SO GRATEFUL for everyone keeping this series going. When we first started reacting to Ballet Tik Tok, we did NOT think we'd be still going.  As long as the ballet internet continues, so will we! Little known fact is that Josephine is one of the first creators to make ballet memes on...