Get to the Pointe

We're almost at 40. Some of your dads are probably 40. WILD. *read in catchy game show host voice* Welcome to your favorite ballet internet show - Pointe Shoe Fitter Reacts! We have your favorite, the pointe shoe fairy herself, Josephine Lee! This is the show where Josephine reacts to the pointe shoe hacks, beautiful dancing, cringey dance stuff, and more! What will she face next?" What has been your favorite type of ballet internet content? Let us know in the comments!

The crossover you didn't know you needed...TwoSet Violin x ThePointeShop!  This week, Josephine gets to fan girl over Australia's most charming classical music nerds - Brett and Eddy. They tried ballet with the iconic Hong Kong Ballet in attempts to learn Four Little Swans from Swan Lake. They've risen from the pit to be on stage...how will they do?  More importantly...how will Josephine react?  Watch to find out!

Welp. We usually love pointe shoe hacks, but sometimes they can get a little ridiculous. Especially if the internet is making suggestions.  Josephine actually LOVES the Pointe Shoe Hacks series - it's a great bridge between the internet and pointe shoe fitting. Usually these videos are more tame than the Tik Tok reactions, but this time, there's some out of pocket ideas. Hopefully the internet learned that regular fabric dye doesn't work on pointe shoes. And also, let Jet Glue or any other pointe shoe hardening substance dry for a full 24 hours before use! 

We're back in the San Francisco Shoe Room for this one! In our never-ending cruise along the banks of the ballet internet, we take a delightful little detour to visit the artistry of Australian Ballet. Uploaded to YouTube in 2019, Josephine gets to watch "A to Z En Pointe." This delightful and cinematic video takes a ballet spin on the 26 characters of the Latin alphabet. Which letter bit is your favorite?

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...