Get to the Pointe

How do you define artistry?  The internet has LOVED seeing a more circus-y take on ballet and pointe shoes. However, some claim that it's just tricks and acrobatics, and not art. Is it possible for both to exist at the same time?  In this reaction, Josephine looks at more content of this sort of genre and brings this discussion up. What do you think?

When you think about it, pointe shoe hacks are actually DIY customizations - dancers take note for your resumés!  In this episode of Josephine reacts to the ballet internet, we take another look at some popular solutions for pointe shoe problems. It's a love-hate relationship. On one end, pointe shoes allow dancers to do the impossible: to dance on their toes and appear like they are floating. On the other end, pointe shoes have a human component in their industry, making them inconsistent. It's special and a little annoying. But we love pointe shoes all the same! Leave it to...

Is our Ballet Tik Tok series older than you??? It's Episode 25 of Pointe Shoe Fitter Reacts! What will be in store this time?  Beautiful dancing, memes, relatable ballet jokes, cute baby ballerinas, and a little bit of ballet trauma of course. How long will this series go until? As long as the ballet internet keeps creating, we'll keep reacting! 

We love boys who do ballet. But do we love boys who do pointe? In this episode of 'Pointe Shoe Fitter Reacts,' we scoured the ballet internet for our favorite ballet boys. And good news - lots of men are dancing en pointe now! Pointe is for everyone! And though it's been gendered as a skill women mostly accomplish, we love seeing men en pointe. Albeit, possibly a touch annoyed because they are SO good. Historically, high heels were worn by men of the French court and aristocracy. So even high heels, as common and coded  as 'feminine' as they...

ThePointeShop's relationship with the ballet internet has been interesting, to say the least. Reaction videos and cups aside, the internet is a vast pit of knowledge that continues to get smarter and smarter. But when it comes to pointe shoes, who knows more? Artificial intelligence, or master pointe shoe fitter, Josephine Lee? In this video, it's ChatGPT - aka machine learning - versus Josephine.  In other words, could artificial intelligence fit pointe shoes effectively and safely? What do you think of this new technology? Is it applicable to the ballet world?