Get to the Pointe

Josephine reacts to Nile Wilson in pointe shoes! More non-dancers, trying to learn ballet in an hour.... Are we surprised? Probably not..  What Josephine was surprised by was how well these gymnasts actually did! While they were obviously far from perfect, these olympians did pretty well for not having much ballet experience. Though they spent most of the time in flat shoes, Nile did put on some pointe shoes for a moment. They were clearly someone else's shoes and of course not fitted! (WE DO NOT ENDORSE THIS). However, with his crazy gymnastics abs, he somehow was able to pull...

Josephine tries random items as toe pads with dancer and TikToker, Bianca Scaglione! This week Josephine and Bianca tried using a bunch of random items as pointe shoe toe pads! They started off with tule, and lets just say, it DID NOT WORK. -1000/10 Next up they gave paper towels a go! This is actually not an uncommon practice among the ballet community, and although they were initially a little skeptical, Josephine and Bianca agreed that paper towels do work pretty well as toe pads! The next item they tried was bubble wrap. This was inspired by a true story!...

This week Josephine reacts to the, highly requested, video of The Rybka Twins trying acro tricks IN POINTE SHOES! First off, PLEASE DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME. These girls are very strong and incredibly well trained in both ballet and acrobatics :) The twins begin by trying some basic acro tricks and then they slowly increase the difficulty. No matter how crazy it gets, they seem nail every single one! Watch the video to see Josephine's full reaction :)

Being hypermobile and double jointed are NOT the same thing! This week, Josephine fit Shea Hancock, a freshman dance major at USC Kaufman who is suuuper bendy! Shea mentioned that growing up, people thought she was just double jointed, but in reality, her hypermobility can be assessed & treated. While these hyperextended lines are often highly sought-after in the ballet world, it can be dangerous and shorten a dancer's career if not taken care of properly. When fitting people with joints like this, Josephine's number one priority is safety through proper alignment & stability. Having this much range of motion means...

Josephine reacts to Black Swan! Black Swan is one of the most well known ballet movies among the general population, but how accurate to the ballet world is it really? Watch the video to hear all of Josephine's thoughts and feelings about this iconic ballet movie! (and see some beautiful pointe work from Natalie Portman's dance double <3)