Get to the Pointe

We're trying something new....do you like it? It's pretty incredible how many turns dancers are managing en pointe these days. How many can you count?! Some of the fan favorites are featured: Melanie McIntire from Master Ballet Academy and Crystal Huang who recently won at Prix de Lausanne this year. Did you know you can find Josephine on Instagram & Tik Tok too? Follow her on both at @josephineylee ! 

Here we go! The audience's choice, the favorite darling series of this YouTube channel: Pointe Shoe Fitter Reacts to Ballet Tik Tok. Can you believe this is our 35th time delving into the depths of the ballet internet? A bit of new nightmare fuel - can you imagine being glued into a pointe shoe??? Jet glue is serious stuff!  Moral of the story: let your pointe shoes dry completely for 24 hours, at least over night, before wearing! And a gentle reminder that Jet Glue can harden your shoe, but it's can't put something that's broken back together. If the...

Mother's Day is right around the corner...when was the last time you called your mom? Josephine is a new mom! What better way to celebrate her first mother's day than to look at what the internet has to share about ballet moms. Certainly not a 'Dance Mom,' Ballet Moms are their own breed. It could be a mom who does ballet, a former ballerina with a baby, or just the mom of a someone who does ballet. We love them all. What's your earliest ballet-related memory with your mom? Happy Mother's Day!

Ballet is hard. Figure is skating is hard. Why not put the two together?  There was a very small, fuzzy clip, of this going around socials. Luckily, we had a viewer who found this extended and slightly better quality clip and emailed it to us. We do see all your suggestions on socials and emails, so keep sending them along - thank you! What's fascinating is that Darlene Gilbert actually is still alive today! We were able to watch this old time-y, Disney feeling clip to see some behind the scenes of the patent process. Super cool. Even better, was...

Another day, another reaction video? But is this one truly like the others...? Not quite!  In this episode, Josephine gets to watch just pure talent.  We all know ballet is hard. So those who are exceptional are gems, and incredible to watch. A great way to acknowledge and learn about the greats and those are up and coming! The end of this video also has a little reveal... What are your guesses?  (P.S. Please don't spoil for others in the comments!"