Get to the Pointe

Among all the ballet internet chaos, the one thing we DO love is the community we have! Reading the comments on this video in particular has been so heartwarming. We are so glad to be a safe space for people to share their experiences - it's crazy how far of a reach experiences in ballet can have with people from all walks of life & discipline. If any of the topics below speak to you, you'll probably enjoy this video & have some people to connect to in the comments: yoga experiences and class (ballet or otherwise) etiquette wine and...

We're officially less than a handful away from Pointe Shoe Fitter Reacts to Ballet TIk Tok 100! Some highlights for ya, with your fave ballet-internet-pointe-shoe-fitting-master-fairy, Josephine Lee! Some gorgeously animated ballet Ballet meets volleyball in a Japanese style! A dream ballerina proposal (Juliet DOES end up with Romeo!) Iconic Irish Dancing, Lochlan! We love seeing all of your comments & stories in the comments! Thank you for keeping us going!

Hi ballet friends! Thanks for joining us for another weekly episode of "Pointe Shoe Fitter Reacts!" Can you believe it's episode 95?! Soooo close to 100! Some highlights from this week's video: Upper body strength of ballerinas revealed Trauma from childhood hobbies/sports...I'm sure you can guess the take that was shared here haha Comfortable shoes will always be ugly AKA cute shoes are RUINING us The dancer to medical profession pipeline! We love What was your favorite bit?  We LOVE seeing your comments & experiences. Thank you for being such a lovely community on the wild, wild west that is...

Happy new year, ballet lovers! We're happy to be back with your weekly does of the ballet internet.  Some new topics that we haven't seen before are included in the clips of this episode: ballet class piano accompanists the value of ballet programs that are specifically aimed for adults- whether they are coming back to ballet or are completely new to it understanding the different priorities for pointe shoe fitting for adults a professional ballerina 'meeting her maker' - pointe shoe maker that is! NOT AI - super cute teddy bear that is brightening up the ballet internet space with...

New year, new you - same ballet trends? While it is super hard to track progress in ballet as it feels slow and never-ending, what's easy to spot are fashion and ballet trends.  And somehow, ballet core is still here. And we LOVE it. However, it can be done better...and this is the cry we know that you know all too well. Hire dancers. Especially if you're in Paris and have access to the Opera Ballet. Especially if you're big brand & have the budget to. Yep. Of course things are not always as simple as they seem, but we...