At the studio i teach at we do a "pointe shoe party" with the new beginning pointe girls and their parents. We teach them how to sew and tie their shoes. Explain how to take care of them. And eat sweets! Its such a fun day
@@madisonjauregui5866 i have a TH-cam playlist what I'd consider everything you need to know before pointe th-cam.com/play/PLp1mbcLsr6epZxHMgEGVQw6Ac4Ar3W5sw.html
My dad took me to get my first pair and would go to my classes and gossip with the other moms meanwhile we were trying to pull each other’s hair out inside of the studio. It was hilarious because I lost my temper and broke a door once (my ballet teacher and I had a long talk about it) and he was sitting with the girl’s mom who had just pissed me off cracking jokes when I busted out of the studio cursing.
I love that the shoe makers are so valuable, it just makes me smile. I watched a video recently about an African American (I believe) ballerina getting her first pair that she didn’t have to pancake because they were her skin tone. She was so happy that it really hit home how ridiculous it was that it took this long for that to be a thing, nonetheless it was fabulous
Gaynor, Eurotard and others are also coming out with darker shaded of tights in colors like coffee, brown, etc for dancers with darker skin tones so they won't have to wear the "standard" peachy pink shades anymore
I think i saw the same! She looked so stunning and happy. This shouldnt be a deal... pointe shoes should be there in many skintones. Everyone deserves the princess feeling ❤️ it's a shame it took so long but finally getting there
My studio did a semester long class where we learned about pointe shoes, tried on tons of brands and sizes (we had a boutique with the studio) and kept track of what we liked, and finally picked out shoes, then learned how to sew and wear the elastics and ribbons. We didn’t always stick with the original choice and since we sold pointe shoes at our studio we had shoes and brands almost on demand. Only looking back now as adult do I know how much of a blessing that is. As an adult being refit a few times; it just isn’t the same.
1:00 , that's "me". As an adult beginner, I was allowed by the teacher of the highest adult level to come in the studio to watch the "big girls" (some are older, some are younger then me). It was a big privilege for me and everytime I see him, I reverence. Pointe shoes it's like coming of age in the ballet world 🩰
The part about not knowing what's going on reminded me of the first pair I got! I didn't know my toes were not supposed to overlap, and when I told them I was uncomfortable they dismissed it as "normal." For my second pair, I went to the gaynor minden store in NYC and it was SO different! I found out that the pain I thought was normal actually wasn't, and was so much more comfortable in well fitted shoes!
I loved the docu-series On Pointe. You were the person who immediately popped in my head when I watched this episode. I almost cried watching the last episode when the administration and staff had to make the painful decision to close the school because of the growing pandemic. You could see how devastated the kids all were, especially the ones graduating to internships at NYCB. I was physically relieved when they pointed out that the internships are simply on hold. It was also sad to see the kids having their classes via Zoom, yet I was impressed with their creativity and determination to make themselves studio equipment like building themselves barres and repurposing space so that they could practice, or making do with furniture they had at home. The little boy who was using what looked like a magazine rack was really making the most of the situation and their ginger boy Tendu was a hoot to watch as he “crashed” the class by climbing on the rack and demanding to be pet during the exercises. I sincerely hope that Disney considers doing a second series catching up with these young dancers and the school staff as we begin to come out all of of this. I really want to know how the young man with the foot injury has fared and what happened to the little girls in the level 4 class who got their first pointe shoes, but then had their (in person) training abruptly halted. I don’t know how that could continue without a teacher right there to guide them through those vital first lessons.
We like watching you fit because it's educational on what dancers should be looking for and so people do not accept badly fitted shoes, excessive pain, how to talk to fitters, and how to tell when a change of shoe might be in order.
question: what would happen if a dancer goes to a studio/school/company that only allows one brand but they don’t fit that brand? would they just be allowed to wear another brand or would they just get a really close fit?
@Hannah The Llama I’m not a professional but I am a dancer, usually you don’t have a particular brand of shoe but it really depends on how strict the school is. If it’s a super strict school then they would probably get a size that’s closest in fitting but if it’s not as strict they would probably let you get another brand, after all, pointe shoes already give you pain so getting the wrong shoes can give you much more pain and you wouldn’t want that, not a professional, don’t quote me on this.
i saw a comment on one of josephine's vids where a dancer's school ONLY allowed gaynor minden shoes, which never fit the dancer well. the dancer only discovered this when they moved to a diff school and were allowed to wear other shoes. kinda sad!
I cried when I got the authorisation to get my first pair of pointe shoes. I had been in pre pointe for a year as I’m not the most natural dancer and I needed to get a lot more strength compared to the other girls in my class and I worked so hard so hearing that I was finally ready was the best feeling in the world
@@user-hb3qv1eh5e what's an evaluation x I have to wait until like april to actually get mine though so I'm sad I have to wait but happy I got them. It's a relief because I have started late and I'm about to go to yr11 and start gcse so I was worried I'd be to late and not get it before i start gcses so I'm happy I did and I learned taht noones to late to start not even me
I’m no longer pursuing classical ballet in the same way I was when I was younger, but I still have my first pair of pointe shoes from when I was 10 sitting in my closet - tiny little size 2 and a 1/2 Bloch Serenades!
I just checked my first pair, because I couldn't remember what brand they were, and they're the same as yours, also same size! 🥺 I'll never get rid of those, too precious!
I'm so glad that when I got my first pair of pointe shoes I had an amazing teacher. She was really nice, good at explaining and kind of friends with my parents which made it all so much easier. I wasn't getting them at the same time as everyone since my class was very mixed, some of them already had pointe shoes and some where too young. She drove out to meet me, my mom and my godmother for the fitting and she was so helpful. She had taught me since I was about 3 or 4 so I could tell she was happy.
I just got fitted for my first pair about a week ago, it took a long time because my feet were hard to fit, but I ended up getting a pair of Russian Pointe and going out to lunch with my teacher and another girl who got fitted for her first pair too. It was a group fitting and it was so fun, I am so exited to go on pointe!
This was a great video! I’ve been en pointe for 3 years. My first pair was Capezio Arias I believe. You’re right, it’s such an exciting moment where you feel like a real ballerina.
I remember getting my first pair of pointe shoes at the RWB. After our first ever set of barre exercises she laughed and said (to our parents) "can't wait to get them on, can't wait to get them off.' Lol she was not wrong.
I wanted to do ballet soooo bad. But now I know why my parents didn’t get me into it. So expensive and so involved. I love watching ballet and have a lot more respect for dancers now.
You can do ballet 'casually' though. Most kids who do ballet don't end up devoting their life to it, and when you're casually dancing you also don't go through pointe shoes at the rate pros do. It would still be expensive, but I don't think it's more expensive than other sports. Maybe it depends on your school as well though, the one I went to as a kid was very DIY when it came to performances, most of the costumes were made by parents, so it wasn't that expensive. But if you have to buy all the costumes that would of course be added costs which could make it more expensive.
I remember when I was younger I would always watch the "big girls" who were en pointe, and now there are constantly little kids peeking in the studio during class, it makes me think back to when I would watch the older girls too...
That TV show reminds me of the book "A Very Young Dancer", which follows a student at the same ballet school, as she gets the role of Marie in "The Nutcracker". I recently saw an online article about the girl who was the subject of the book. Sadly, like so many promising young dancers, she found that the ballet world wasn't for her, and she left it for a very different life that was a better fit for her. One of the other young dancers in the book was Charlotte d'Amboise, who became successful on Broadway.
The series was so much fun to watch and I like that you gave your pointe of view on the fitting part. I can't wait to be fitted again myself as my pointe shoes are at their end.
Out of curiosity, what would happen in a company where they have a sponsored shoe provider but their shoes don't work for a dancer? For instance I got recommended Grishko's but they didn't work for my feet (fitters words)
At Whitelodge, all of the students had to wear Freed of London, and my friends feet just didn’t work with any of the makers. But nonetheless, she had to wear the shoe that was the best on her feet. She struggled to get up onto her block more and generally sat back, but when she left, she switched to Russian pointed and she found pointe work a lot easier. She also broke them sooo fast, like after two lessons she would need new ones 😂😩
Chacott’s were my first pair of shoes as well; I was 9 at the time, and I'm 33 now, so 20ish years or so sounds about right, lol. I went through so many different brands of pointe shoes when I was dancing, starting with Chacott’s, which was always one of my favorites for several reasons, but Freed’s were the last brand that I used, which became another favorite of mine while I was at Pittsburgh Ballet Theater’s summer program when I was 13, but I will say, they were precisely how you described as far as being an amazing shoe once one breaks them in just right, but that they do take some getting used to when dancing with a brand new pair, lol-those memories came flooding back so vividly. Freed’s also, at least for me, and from what I can remember, were one of those shoes that had an awfully short window or period with them being perfect before they would get to the “I know I need a new pair of shoes because I'm dancing on mush” zone where it was becoming more and more difficult to dance, but they were also comfy and quiet, and your teacher/the artist director is telling you, and in the “nicest” of screaming her f’ing head off ways *[what, just me? lol],* to get a new pair, but you're dreading that first class with brand new shoes, lol. Ah, memories. 😂
That's so funny. Chacott Veronese was my shoe too! I tried Freeds once but I could never find the maker again so I went back to Chacott. This was a really fun scene to watch!
Ill totally admit to crying when watching this episode, along with this video 😂 I am getting fitted for my first pair in about 3 days, and ive been doing ballet for 10 years so this is really exciting for me. I honestly wouldnt be surprised if i cried while i was getting them fitted/in the car afterward 😅
I am super exited to get my pointe shoes I have been training since I was 2 and I am 11 turning 12 when you turn 12 at my dance school that’s when you start getting assess for your pointe shoes I am nearly there I turn 12 this year!
When I get my first pointe shoes, I’m going to keep every pair, because that little symbol will hold a place in my heart, knowing that my maker put their time and energy to make me those pointe shoes so I could do the most beautiful pirouettes in them💕💕 (yes i have attachment issues)
I started pointe right before my country locked down for COVID and I miss it so much >.< I’m an adult dancer, and I got them just under 3 years after I started dancing. I’ll probably need to be refitted when class restarts because the shoes (Bloch Balance European) are so short they’re cutting into my heel.
When I first started on pointe back in the 70s my local shop had no fitting and only Capezio. They would ask "what's your shoe size?" and then hand you a shoe two sizes smaller than that to try. They'd look at it ask does it hurt and then send you out. I don't think I ever had a shoe I felt right in. My arches are high so my shoes would always be too big while on pointe if they fit while flat. I always had shoes that were too tight unless I was on pointe so my toes never felt OK :( Watching these little ones get an actual fitting makes me very happy for them.
I've always wanted to dance en pointe since I was little. I quit dance when I was younger simply because my parents refused to send me to a school where I would eventually learn point work. Now that I'm 22 I've been craving to get back in the studio and learn, but I've had so many injuries to my knees, hips, and ankles that I'm afraid I'll seriously injure myself. Since I can dislocate my larger joints so easily ( my hips pop out if I so much as walk a weird step lol) I'm afraid I'll dislocate so bad I'll need surgery to fix it😬. But pointe has ALWAYS been a desire of mine. Before I was introduced to horses😂. I love watching your videos as it makes me feel like I'm still a part of the ballet community
I used to dance. When I was a little girl I started in jazz, tap and ballet. My parents couldn't keep up with the demands of my training, after my father's health issues became chronic. I never made it to toes shoes. My health is problematic, currently. Multiple Sclerosis is know doing lots of heinous things (including mess with balance). I enjoy watching dancers. I love them so much! The closest to ballet I do is yoga, now. I modify the moves and fall more than most. God willing I will dance again. I may not make it to toe shoes but will enjoy them via the beautiful ballet dancers of the world. Your videos bring MANY joy. Thank you!
You’re a great dancer! Dancing is not about how you look but how you feel and how you make the audience feel when they see you! Those are professionals who spend hours upon hours upon hours of constant training, don’t compare yourself because YOU are AMAZING!
I found my mom's old pointe shoes. She took ballet lessons for 2 years in the 1950s, and was put en pointe in the 2nd year---not advisable, even then. Especially when the dancer has very long, very narrow, very flat feet. Some of her shoes are Freeds (dyed for a recital), but I can't decipher the brands on the rest. I'm struck by how small and short the toe boxes are, compared to the wide variety available in today's shoes.
I LOVED my Chacott's!!! Those were my first -- and favored --shoes because I had WIDE feet (3X) and Chacott's 3x seemed to fit like a glove (after I beat the living crap out of them first, of course).
Absolutely no experience in dance - but I love watching these videos and learning everything that goes into shoe fitting. Watching this one made me a little sad because I literally can’t fathom what it’s like to be a child who is encouraged to follow their interests.
My girls were both started out with Bloch. We have about 20 pair in a basket feom every time they wore a pair out...... you can see the transition from the 1st pair to their senior company pair....the box was wore out in the back of thw first pair. You could tell the werent getting completely over.
At my studio I used to be in ballet 3 with one another girl named Juliette. She acted like she was better then me and could do ballet better then me even though u had been there for longer. We both moved up to level 4 and 1 semester in (august to December) and she’s already on pointe. The rest of my class is not on pointe and she thinks she is all that just because she is finally on pointe. She has killer arches and feet’s because of genetics, while I have to work for pretty feet. I have been stretching everyday, trying my hardest in ballet class, and i hope to soon get on pointe!
Hey guys, so I am soon getting my 3rd pair of pointe shoes and I really really need some advice. I went for a fitting at Bloch and they asked if I was allowed split sole shoes because my feet are apparently very very strong for someone at my level, and i wasn’t sure. So I didn’t buy anything that day and I asked my teacher what she thought, and she said that she didn’t really know anything about them so had no valid judgement. In a couple of weeks I am going to go back to Block to get fitted again, and I really need someone to explain the advantages and disadvantages of split soles. Josephine I really really hope you could do a video on this type of pointe shoes please!!!!!!!!!!!
The students still have to buy their own shoes, so it seems particularly awful that they have to wear Freed. At least Chacott is now an option with the acquisition, but I feel bad for the people who never get the perfect fit.
@@starringbecky78 YOU conform to the school. The school does NOT conform to you. Schools that allow any shoes run the very real risk of kids coming in with shoes bought off Wish or Amazon. My daughter's school is a Freed school. My favorite shoes are Bloch Axiom. She couldn't try Axiom, but we know that, and if we don't like it, then we can put her in another school.
@@Author.Noelle.Alexandria I disagree. 1) no teacher would let a student go en pointe in a pair of wish shoes 2) no dancer who is ready to go en pointe would buy wish shoes because they understand how serious it is (I could see really young and new dancers doing it) and 3) the teachers can just say “no wish ballet shoes”
@@Author.Noelle.Alexandria That can be solved by having an approved list of brands, not just one brand. There's no reason to force everyone into one shoe manufacturer that might not fit well, that's how you get injuries. Give students a list of brands, then they can't buy crappy brands but they still have some freedom in choice.
@@Author.Noelle.Alexandria That is utter and complete nonsense. Buying pointe shoes off of wish is not a thing that dancers do. Most schools have a relationship with the dance stores close to them and teachers are often in communication with fitters, but even when they aren’t a serious dancer will seek out the best store/fitter in the area. Your feet cannot conform to a shoe. That isn’t a thing. You can buy inserts, jet glue, and try and make a shoe work for you, but you can’t change your feet. Schools have a business relationship with these companies and that is what this is about. Some companies prefer certain shoes because of their repertoire and technique, but Freed is not the only light flexible pointe shoe on the market suitable for Balanchine. Many shoes can be made that way.
Thirty something years ago in south Texas, you had one choice--Capezio. And we felt lucky we could get those! I remember all my fittings because I have little bear paw feet with an out of this world arch and I also felt bad for my mother (of blessed memory) having to spend so much money--like $60!!
next week my group of 7 students are getting pointe shoes for the first time. they're so excited! sadly because of corona their parents can't witness it so I must double as a photographer :-) BTW great idea to inform the parents so carefully! i should do more of that. i shouldn't rely on the students to do that all by themselves.
I LOVE YOU!!!! You’re content is amazing, informational and so funny and fun!!! You seem so relatable and just like a really sweet person! Thanks for what ya fo 😚
When I got my first pair of pointe shoes, were were taught how to sew on our ribbons, and how to darn them.. My point and ballet shoes always were Freeds and my character shoes were Anello and Davide.
Yes. the class for kids carers must be essential. I remember the moment, I was fitted for pointe shoes.. and when I quit ballet, my mum washed my last pair of pointe shoes.. to make it clean to keep it as very typical hygienic Korean mum… 😂 it’s nearly 20 years ago
i’m getting my first pair of pointe shoes tomorrow and i’m so excited!!! i cant sleep at all so i binge watched ALL of your videos!! i love you so much!! wish me luck pls!!! -me, January 18, 2023
my cousin silvey goes to ballet with a girl in my new class isabella near xmas (around this time) maybe next year (2022) they will be having point shoes ! 💕
I remember when I was younger I would always see the older ballerinas dance in pointe shoes and look at them with awe like "Woah that must hurt" and "Woah they are so good/graceful" and "I hope to be like that some day". I quit ballet and joined back and never got to be on pointe so I look up to even the girls my age on pointe.
i wore veronese for most of my career. i'm low profile, moderate arch. i cut them to a 3/4 shank and they were fantastic. only thing i didn't like about them was the weird bend in the shanks that would eventually show up where i roll through. after a while it just stops molding up against your foot. i always thought if they could make the shank "springier" [is that a word?] then they'd be perfect. and of course giving us the option of 3/4 shank. i danced well in freeds but they looked so ugly on my foot that i had to ditch them.
I'm so sad. I've wanted to go on pointe since I was little, and now my dance school is allowing me to take pointe conditioning, but my mom isn't allowing me to :( I'm sooooo sadddddd 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I'm just wondering right now, having no clue about ballett really, are there cases when you can not allow someone to get a point shoe? Maybe because of injuries, anatomy or other reasons. Maybe if more people are interested about that, you can make a video about that, I would really like to know :)
Yes if the teacher thinks the ankel is strong enough they will allow you to get them but if the fitter notices there incorrect they can refuse sales It happened to me :(. BTW Ive got them now lol
@@sofie5521 so basically it depends on where you take ballet If you take at a smaller studio then the teachers really pay attention to you and tell you when you are ready (each studio has different standards) If you take at a bigger studio then you get pointe shoes once you reach a certain level of ballet mostly at the age of 10-13 The fitters can refuse anyone if they don’t think they are ready. If you get injured than you can take a break so you don’t get worse. And for some people it can take 2 years of ballet to get pointe shoes and for some it could take 10. I hope this helps! (I know I, ten months late, whoops!)
Omg my first pair I didnt know what to feel and also didnt know there were wide sizes and i got chacott progres in normal width and i thought it was supposed to hurt that much until i got my vertisse in the right width
The part about were the little girls looking at the older girls. It was me for the past nine years and after 9years of hard work I'm finally going on to points. It is a dream come true and I haven't gotten them yet but I'm getting them next year at the 10 year mark of my ballet career
Hey, Josephine-- Love your channel 🥰 Do you have a video about dance safety? What do you think about all the dance photography and videos on city streets and sidewalks, pavement? 😳 What is your advice about dance floors, types, what to watch out for in unusual venues, etc. Thanks!
I was going to get my first pair of pointe shoes this year after the Christmas holidays but I live in Greece and we have been in a lockdown for 4 months now so I must wait until next year to get my first pair of pointe shoes 😭
At the studio i teach at we do a "pointe shoe party" with the new beginning pointe girls and their parents. We teach them how to sew and tie their shoes. Explain how to take care of them. And eat sweets! Its such a fun day
aw that sound like fun i wish we did that at my studio ;v;
That sounds awesome!!
That is such a wonderful idea!
I’m going on pointe honestly I just want them to teach me how to prepare them I dont even need sweets, but they would be nice
@@madisonjauregui5866 i have a TH-cam playlist what I'd consider everything you need to know before pointe th-cam.com/play/PLp1mbcLsr6epZxHMgEGVQw6Ac4Ar3W5sw.html
Shout out to one dad in the room. We love a dance dad
My dad took me to get my first pair and would go to my classes and gossip with the other moms meanwhile we were trying to pull each other’s hair out inside of the studio. It was hilarious because I lost my temper and broke a door once (my ballet teacher and I had a long talk about it) and he was sitting with the girl’s mom who had just pissed me off cracking jokes when I busted out of the studio cursing.
@@Lowdermoomoo 🤣
indeed we do
My dad's a dance dad cause my mom is usually busy
we stan dance dads
I love that the shoe makers are so valuable, it just makes me smile. I watched a video recently about an African American (I believe) ballerina getting her first pair that she didn’t have to pancake because they were her skin tone. She was so happy that it really hit home how ridiculous it was that it took this long for that to be a thing, nonetheless it was fabulous
Gaynor, Eurotard and others are also coming out with darker shaded of tights in colors like coffee, brown, etc for dancers with darker skin tones so they won't have to wear the "standard" peachy pink shades anymore
I think i saw the same! She looked so stunning and happy. This shouldnt be a deal... pointe shoes should be there in many skintones. Everyone deserves the princess feeling ❤️ it's a shame it took so long but finally getting there
I love the little blonde girl at the end smiling for her friend. She's kind of blurry in the background, but you can totally tell
My studio did a semester long class where we learned about pointe shoes, tried on tons of brands and sizes (we had a boutique with the studio) and kept track of what we liked, and finally picked out shoes, then learned how to sew and wear the elastics and ribbons. We didn’t always stick with the original choice and since we sold pointe shoes at our studio we had shoes and brands almost on demand. Only looking back now as adult do I know how much of a blessing that is. As an adult being refit a few times; it just isn’t the same.
1:00 , that's "me". As an adult beginner, I was allowed by the teacher of the highest adult level to come in the studio to watch the "big girls" (some are older, some are younger then me). It was a big privilege for me and everytime I see him, I reverence.
Pointe shoes it's like coming of age in the ballet world 🩰
The part about not knowing what's going on reminded me of the first pair I got! I didn't know my toes were not supposed to overlap, and when I told them I was uncomfortable they dismissed it as "normal." For my second pair, I went to the gaynor minden store in NYC and it was SO different! I found out that the pain I thought was normal actually wasn't, and was so much more comfortable in well fitted shoes!
I loved the docu-series On Pointe. You were the person who immediately popped in my head when I watched this episode. I almost cried watching the last episode when the administration and staff had to make the painful decision to close the school because of the growing pandemic. You could see how devastated the kids all were, especially the ones graduating to internships at NYCB. I was physically relieved when they pointed out that the internships are simply on hold.
It was also sad to see the kids having their classes via Zoom, yet I was impressed with their creativity and determination to make themselves studio equipment like building themselves barres and repurposing space so that they could practice, or making do with furniture they had at home. The little boy who was using what looked like a magazine rack was really making the most of the situation and their ginger boy Tendu was a hoot to watch as he “crashed” the class by climbing on the rack and demanding to be pet during the exercises.
I sincerely hope that Disney considers doing a second series catching up with these young dancers and the school staff as we begin to come out all of of this. I really want to know how the young man with the foot injury has fared and what happened to the little girls in the level 4 class who got their first pointe shoes, but then had their (in person) training abruptly halted. I don’t know how that could continue without a teacher right there to guide them through those vital first lessons.
what episode is this??
We like watching you fit because it's educational on what dancers should be looking for and so people do not accept badly fitted shoes, excessive pain, how to talk to fitters, and how to tell when a change of shoe might be in order.
question: what would happen if a dancer goes to a studio/school/company that only allows one brand but they don’t fit that brand? would they just be allowed to wear another brand or would they just get a really close fit?
@Hannah The Llama I’m not a professional but I am a dancer, usually you don’t have a particular brand of shoe but it really depends on how strict the school is. If it’s a super strict school then they would probably get a size that’s closest in fitting but if it’s not as strict they would probably let you get another brand, after all, pointe shoes already give you pain so getting the wrong shoes can give you much more pain and you wouldn’t want that, not a professional, don’t quote me on this.
@@hagridbanana ah ok thank you :D
i saw a comment on one of josephine's vids where a dancer's school ONLY allowed gaynor minden shoes, which never fit the dancer well. the dancer only discovered this when they moved to a diff school and were allowed to wear other shoes. kinda sad!
@@aliceroared Do you remember what video the comment was on?
@@aliceroared That's crazy! I would think this would be a sign of a really bad school, so it's good that the dancer switched.
I cried when I got the authorisation to get my first pair of pointe shoes. I had been in pre pointe for a year as I’m not the most natural dancer and I needed to get a lot more strength compared to the other girls in my class and I worked so hard so hearing that I was finally ready was the best feeling in the world
I found out yesturday I'm finally getting mine but I have to wait until the studio opens back after lockdown but I'm so excited
Congrats!
@@aballetgal6788 thabkyou I'm so excited
So happy for you ☺️
Wow!! I have my evaluation in a week 🩰💕 congrats!!
@@user-hb3qv1eh5e what's an evaluation x I have to wait until like april to actually get mine though so I'm sad I have to wait but happy I got them. It's a relief because I have started late and I'm about to go to yr11 and start gcse so I was worried I'd be to late and not get it before i start gcses so I'm happy I did and I learned taht noones to late to start not even me
I watched that show. Like 10 times and still watch cause it’s so nice
You're right! The day I got fitted was my best day ever. I never really thought about it. Thank you for bringing that to the surface!
I’m no longer pursuing classical ballet in the same way I was when I was younger, but I still have my first pair of pointe shoes from when I was 10 sitting in my closet - tiny little size 2 and a 1/2 Bloch Serenades!
I just checked my first pair, because I couldn't remember what brand they were, and they're the same as yours, also same size! 🥺 I'll never get rid of those, too precious!
I love how positive the comments are it low key makes me wanna cry 🥺
I'm so glad that when I got my first pair of pointe shoes I had an amazing teacher. She was really nice, good at explaining and kind of friends with my parents which made it all so much easier. I wasn't getting them at the same time as everyone since my class was very mixed, some of them already had pointe shoes and some where too young. She drove out to meet me, my mom and my godmother for the fitting and she was so helpful. She had taught me since I was about 3 or 4 so I could tell she was happy.
I just got fitted for my first pair about a week ago, it took a long time because my feet were hard to fit, but I ended up getting a pair of Russian Pointe and going out to lunch with my teacher and another girl who got fitted for her first pair too. It was a group fitting and it was so fun, I am so exited to go on pointe!
This was a great video! I’ve been en pointe for 3 years. My first pair was Capezio Arias I believe. You’re right, it’s such an exciting moment where you feel like a real ballerina.
I remember getting my first pair of pointe shoes at the RWB. After our first ever set of barre exercises she laughed and said (to our parents) "can't wait to get them on, can't wait to get them off.' Lol she was not wrong.
I wanted to do ballet soooo bad. But now I know why my parents didn’t get me into it. So expensive and so involved. I love watching ballet and have a lot more respect for dancers now.
You can do ballet 'casually' though. Most kids who do ballet don't end up devoting their life to it, and when you're casually dancing you also don't go through pointe shoes at the rate pros do. It would still be expensive, but I don't think it's more expensive than other sports. Maybe it depends on your school as well though, the one I went to as a kid was very DIY when it came to performances, most of the costumes were made by parents, so it wasn't that expensive. But if you have to buy all the costumes that would of course be added costs which could make it more expensive.
I just got my first pair of pointe shoes @The Pointe Shop!! Also I love the editing and the Josephine reacting series :DDD
I'm not even into ballet but I've just spent an hour binge watching your videos because you are that entertaining!
5:12 that was my first pair too! today I have a fitting for my second pair
I remember when I was younger I would always watch the "big girls" who were en pointe, and now there are constantly little kids peeking in the studio during class, it makes me think back to when I would watch the older girls too...
That TV show reminds me of the book "A Very Young Dancer", which follows a student at the same ballet school, as she gets the role of Marie in "The Nutcracker". I recently saw an online article about the girl who was the subject of the book. Sadly, like so many promising young dancers, she found that the ballet world wasn't for her, and she left it for a very different life that was a better fit for her. One of the other young dancers in the book was Charlotte d'Amboise, who became successful on Broadway.
The series was so much fun to watch and I like that you gave your pointe of view on the fitting part. I can't wait to be fitted again myself as my pointe shoes are at their end.
Kids in classes: Yay! Another pair of pointe shoes!
Adults in rehearsal: DAMN IT! Another pair of pointe shoes!
I'M IN EN POINTE!!!! I TALK TO THE MARIE IN ONE SCENE DURING AUDITIONS FOR THE PARTY SCENE OMGGGGG
Out of curiosity, what would happen in a company where they have a sponsored shoe provider but their shoes don't work for a dancer? For instance I got recommended Grishko's but they didn't work for my feet (fitters words)
At Whitelodge, all of the students had to wear Freed of London, and my friends feet just didn’t work with any of the makers. But nonetheless, she had to wear the shoe that was the best on her feet. She struggled to get up onto her block more and generally sat back, but when she left, she switched to Russian pointed and she found pointe work a lot easier. She also broke them sooo fast, like after two lessons she would need new ones 😂😩
It seems so unfair to the well being of the dancer to force that
Me: *goes to SAB
Me at 0:11: *YES* ahem yes.. yEs
wait rlly thats rlly cool! i wish i was good enough to go to a ballet school
Omg im gonna watch and im already crying over the adorable littles so happy about their first point shoes!!!!!
Chacott’s were my first pair of shoes as well; I was 9 at the time, and I'm 33 now, so 20ish years or so sounds about right, lol. I went through so many different brands of pointe shoes when I was dancing, starting with Chacott’s, which was always one of my favorites for several reasons, but Freed’s were the last brand that I used, which became another favorite of mine while I was at Pittsburgh Ballet Theater’s summer program when I was 13, but I will say, they were precisely how you described as far as being an amazing shoe once one breaks them in just right, but that they do take some getting used to when dancing with a brand new pair, lol-those memories came flooding back so vividly.
Freed’s also, at least for me, and from what I can remember, were one of those shoes that had an awfully short window or period with them being perfect before they would get to the “I know I need a new pair of shoes because I'm dancing on mush” zone where it was becoming more and more difficult to dance, but they were also comfy and quiet, and your teacher/the artist director is telling you, and in the “nicest” of screaming her f’ing head off ways *[what, just me? lol],* to get a new pair, but you're dreading that first class with brand new shoes, lol.
Ah, memories. 😂
I remember my fitting for my first 🩰 like it was yesterday. I am glad the parents are given information on 🩰 shoes.
I’m so excited I’m getting fitted for my first pointe shoes tomorrow and of course I’m going to the pointe shop, I’m so excited😆
This vid was great! I just watched On Pointe and I loved it so I was glad to see your thoughts!
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That's so funny. Chacott Veronese was my shoe too! I tried Freeds once but I could never find the maker again so I went back to Chacott. This was a really fun scene to watch!
I have just started practicing point dance and I am using Chacott Veronese 2. They weren't new but they fitted perfectly ❤
Ill totally admit to crying when watching this episode, along with this video 😂
I am getting fitted for my first pair in about 3 days, and ive been doing ballet for 10 years so this is really exciting for me. I honestly wouldnt be surprised if i cried while i was getting them fitted/in the car afterward 😅
I am super exited to get my pointe shoes I have been training since I was 2 and I am 11 turning 12 when you turn 12 at my dance school that’s when you start getting assess for your pointe shoes I am nearly there I turn 12 this year!
8:55 she was amazing in the final performance!
this will forever be one of my favorite shows ever.
someone who went to my studio is in en pointe! i love seeing him be so successful
When I get my first pointe shoes, I’m going to keep every pair, because that little symbol will hold a place in my heart, knowing that my maker put their time and energy to make me those pointe shoes so I could do the most beautiful pirouettes in them💕💕 (yes i have attachment issues)
I started pointe right before my country locked down for COVID and I miss it so much >.< I’m an adult dancer, and I got them just under 3 years after I started dancing. I’ll probably need to be refitted when class restarts because the shoes (Bloch Balance European) are so short they’re cutting into my heel.
When I first started on pointe back in the 70s my local shop had no fitting and only Capezio. They would ask "what's your shoe size?" and then hand you a shoe two sizes smaller than that to try. They'd look at it ask does it hurt and then send you out. I don't think I ever had a shoe I felt right in. My arches are high so my shoes would always be too big while on pointe if they fit while flat. I always had shoes that were too tight unless I was on pointe so my toes never felt OK :(
Watching these little ones get an actual fitting makes me very happy for them.
4:55 other way around - Chacott owns freed (have since the early 1990s).
I've always wanted to dance en pointe since I was little. I quit dance when I was younger simply because my parents refused to send me to a school where I would eventually learn point work. Now that I'm 22 I've been craving to get back in the studio and learn, but I've had so many injuries to my knees, hips, and ankles that I'm afraid I'll seriously injure myself. Since I can dislocate my larger joints so easily ( my hips pop out if I so much as walk a weird step lol) I'm afraid I'll dislocate so bad I'll need surgery to fix it😬. But pointe has ALWAYS been a desire of mine. Before I was introduced to horses😂. I love watching your videos as it makes me feel like I'm still a part of the ballet community
I used to dance. When I was a little girl I started in jazz, tap and ballet. My parents couldn't keep up with the demands of my training, after my father's health issues became chronic. I never made it to toes shoes. My health is problematic, currently. Multiple Sclerosis is know doing lots of heinous things (including mess with balance).
I enjoy watching dancers. I love them so much! The closest to ballet I do is yoga, now. I modify the moves and fall more than most. God willing I will dance again. I may not make it to toe shoes but will enjoy them via the beautiful ballet dancers of the world. Your videos bring MANY joy. Thank you!
Yess I watched the on pointe and my dad is now comparing me a dancer to these dancers and now I feel like a bad dancer lol
You’re a great dancer! Dancing is not about how you look but how you feel and how you make the audience feel when they see you! Those are professionals who spend hours upon hours upon hours of constant training, don’t compare yourself because YOU are AMAZING!
@@sophialuz3847 aww tyyy!!!
I found my mom's old pointe shoes. She took ballet lessons for 2 years in the 1950s, and was put en pointe in the 2nd year---not advisable, even then. Especially when the dancer has very long, very narrow, very flat feet.
Some of her shoes are Freeds (dyed for a recital), but I can't decipher the brands on the rest. I'm struck by how small and short the toe boxes are, compared to the wide variety available in today's shoes.
I LOVED my Chacott's!!! Those were my first -- and favored --shoes because I had WIDE feet (3X) and Chacott's 3x seemed to fit like a glove (after I beat the living crap out of them first, of course).
Fantastic, Girl you are an encyclopedia about ballet shoes...love it
I started with Chacott too, and the shoes were way too soft for me and broke a bit lower. I had to get a new pair after 4 classes cause they died
Absolutely no experience in dance - but I love watching these videos and learning everything that goes into shoe fitting.
Watching this one made me a little sad because I literally can’t fathom what it’s like to be a child who is encouraged to follow their interests.
Hey! My fiancé and me just saw you at our dance studio!! You are fitting our new pointe dancers!
My girls were both started out with Bloch. We have about 20 pair in a basket feom every time they wore a pair out...... you can see the transition from the 1st pair to their senior company pair....the box was wore out in the back of thw first pair. You could tell the werent getting completely over.
I love your advices. It would be amazing that all young dancers around the world could actually have a pointe shoes fitting !
At my studio I used to be in ballet 3 with one another girl named Juliette. She acted like she was better then me and could do ballet better then me even though u had been there for longer. We both moved up to level 4 and 1 semester in (august to December) and she’s already on pointe. The rest of my class is not on pointe and she thinks she is all that just because she is finally on pointe. She has killer arches and feet’s because of genetics, while I have to work for pretty feet. I have been stretching everyday, trying my hardest in ballet class, and i hope to soon get on pointe!
Hey guys, so I am soon getting my 3rd pair of pointe shoes and I really really need some advice. I went for a fitting at Bloch and they asked if I was allowed split sole shoes because my feet are apparently very very strong for someone at my level, and i wasn’t sure. So I didn’t buy anything that day and I asked my teacher what she thought, and she said that she didn’t really know anything about them so had no valid judgement. In a couple of weeks I am going to go back to Block to get fitted again, and I really need someone to explain the advantages and disadvantages of split soles. Josephine I really really hope you could do a video on this type of pointe shoes please!!!!!!!!!!!
The students still have to buy their own shoes, so it seems particularly awful that they have to wear Freed. At least Chacott is now an option with the acquisition, but I feel bad for the people who never get the perfect fit.
I believe they do get a discount on Freeds at least! But I agree - they should be allowed to use whatever works for them.
@@starringbecky78 YOU conform to the school. The school does NOT conform to you. Schools that allow any shoes run the very real risk of kids coming in with shoes bought off Wish or Amazon. My daughter's school is a Freed school. My favorite shoes are Bloch Axiom. She couldn't try Axiom, but we know that, and if we don't like it, then we can put her in another school.
@@Author.Noelle.Alexandria I disagree. 1) no teacher would let a student go en pointe in a pair of wish shoes 2) no dancer who is ready to go en pointe would buy wish shoes because they understand how serious it is (I could see really young and new dancers doing it) and 3) the teachers can just say “no wish ballet shoes”
@@Author.Noelle.Alexandria That can be solved by having an approved list of brands, not just one brand. There's no reason to force everyone into one shoe manufacturer that might not fit well, that's how you get injuries. Give students a list of brands, then they can't buy crappy brands but they still have some freedom in choice.
@@Author.Noelle.Alexandria That is utter and complete nonsense. Buying pointe shoes off of wish is not a thing that dancers do. Most schools have a relationship with the dance stores close to them and teachers are often in communication with fitters, but even when they aren’t a serious dancer will seek out the best store/fitter in the area.
Your feet cannot conform to a shoe. That isn’t a thing. You can buy inserts, jet glue, and try and make a shoe work for you, but you can’t change your feet.
Schools have a business relationship with these companies and that is what this is about. Some companies prefer certain shoes because of their repertoire and technique, but Freed is not the only light flexible pointe shoe on the market suitable for Balanchine. Many shoes can be made that way.
I just started dancing and I’m looking forward to one day being able to do pointe,I have a VERY long way to go but I am looking forward to improve
Thirty something years ago in south Texas, you had one choice--Capezio. And we felt lucky we could get those! I remember all my fittings because I have little bear paw feet with an out of this world arch and I also felt bad for my mother (of blessed memory) having to spend so much money--like $60!!
$60 is cheap for pointe shoes now
next week my group of 7 students are getting pointe shoes for the first time. they're so excited! sadly because of corona their parents can't witness it so I must double as a photographer :-)
BTW great idea to inform the parents so carefully! i should do more of that. i shouldn't rely on the students to do that all by themselves.
I LOVE YOU!!!! You’re content is amazing, informational and so funny and fun!!! You seem so relatable and just like a really sweet person! Thanks for what ya fo 😚
omg if you go to 3:31 and look at the person with like light red hair, thats me!!!
I watched that series and it’s so good
When I got my first pair of pointe shoes, were were taught how to sew on our ribbons, and how to darn them.. My point and ballet shoes always were Freeds and my character shoes were Anello and Davide.
You said you have fitted some of the dancers that were on the show, older ones I would guess. How does that work? Do you have to fit them in Freeds?
I’ve been waiting for this video ever since I started watching En Pointe
i just finished watching the on pointe series! i really loved them.
Yes. the class for kids carers must be essential. I remember the moment, I was fitted for pointe shoes.. and when I quit ballet, my mum washed my last pair of pointe shoes.. to make it clean to keep it as very typical hygienic Korean mum… 😂 it’s nearly 20 years ago
I got my first pointeshoes last Friday
i’m getting my first pair of pointe shoes tomorrow and i’m so excited!!! i cant sleep at all so i binge watched ALL of your videos!! i love you so much!! wish me luck pls!!!
-me, January 18, 2023
i got my first pair of pointe shoes yesterday and i was so happy ☺️☺️☺️
That was my first pointe shoe too! 24 1/2 D hard shank lol yikes that just comes right back to you
It must be wonderful to see the little ones' faces light up when they are told 'this symbol means now you are a ballerina'!
Please will you do a video explaining why some dancers / feet are not suitable for pointe and how you would be able to tell?
I really want to see more of Josephine en pointe!
my cousin silvey goes to ballet with a girl in my new class isabella near xmas (around this time) maybe next year (2022) they will be having point shoes ! 💕
I enjoy watching your informative videos. So glad I found your channel. I continue to learn so much. Love you and stay well and centered. 😘😘😘
I remember when I was younger I would always see the older ballerinas dance in pointe shoes and look at them with awe like "Woah that must hurt" and "Woah they are so good/graceful" and "I hope to be like that some day". I quit ballet and joined back and never got to be on pointe so I look up to even the girls my age on pointe.
omg ive seen this documentary its so good!
Thank you for this great video !!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I was hesitant to watch this documentary because I didn't want ro watch fake stuff. So I'm glad you're reviewing kt.
i remember when I first started Irish dance we danced in a ballet place and every kid watched the older kids dance
i wore veronese for most of my career. i'm low profile, moderate arch. i cut them to a 3/4 shank and they were fantastic. only thing i didn't like about them was the weird bend in the shanks that would eventually show up where i roll through. after a while it just stops molding up against your foot. i always thought if they could make the shank "springier" [is that a word?] then they'd be perfect. and of course giving us the option of 3/4 shank. i danced well in freeds but they looked so ugly on my foot that i had to ditch them.
I'm so sad. I've wanted to go on pointe since I was little, and now my dance school is allowing me to take pointe conditioning, but my mom isn't allowing me to :( I'm sooooo sadddddd 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
First pairs are my favorite too
I'm just wondering right now, having no clue about ballett really, are there cases when you can not allow someone to get a point shoe? Maybe because of injuries, anatomy or other reasons. Maybe if more people are interested about that, you can make a video about that, I would really like to know :)
Yes if the teacher thinks the ankel is strong enough they will allow you to get them but if the fitter notices there incorrect they can refuse sales
It happened to me :(.
BTW Ive got them now lol
@@Zoe_lou ok, then they will wait a little bit and then try again?
I'm happy for you, that you're able to go on point now :)
@@sofie5521 so basically it depends on where you take ballet
If you take at a smaller studio then the teachers really pay attention to you and tell you when you are ready (each studio has different standards)
If you take at a bigger studio then you get pointe shoes once you reach a certain level of ballet mostly at the age of 10-13
The fitters can refuse anyone if they don’t think they are ready. If you get injured than you can take a break so you don’t get worse.
And for some people it can take 2 years of ballet to get pointe shoes and for some it could take 10.
I hope this helps!
(I know I, ten months late, whoops!)
@@MaddieSC52 thank you for taking the time explaining it so well, this definitely helped!! 🤗🤗
Omg my first pair I didnt know what to feel and also didnt know there were wide sizes and i got chacott progres in normal width and i thought it was supposed to hurt that much until i got my vertisse in the right width
The part about were the little girls looking at the older girls. It was me for the past nine years and after 9years of hard work I'm finally going on to points. It is a dream come true and I haven't gotten them yet but I'm getting them next year at the 10 year mark of my ballet career
Hey, Josephine-- Love your channel 🥰 Do you have a video about dance safety? What do you think about all the dance photography and videos on city streets and sidewalks, pavement? 😳 What is your advice about dance floors, types, what to watch out for in unusual venues, etc. Thanks!
I was going to get my first pair of pointe shoes this year after the Christmas holidays but I live in Greece and we have been in a lockdown for 4 months now so I must wait until next year to get my first pair of pointe shoes 😭
I JUST FOUND OUT IM GOING ON POINTE IN JULY AHHHHH
I had to choose between ballet and a pony. I chose the pony and never looked back, but I love these videos, and watching ballet in any form.
the fact that she still remembers her first pair of pointe shoes. mine was russian pointe sulfir from the jewel collection.
❤️❤️💕❤️ this was amazing
When i saw the thumbnail, my brain saw “Judging theft”, not “judging the fit”. 😅
Oml same and we have the same name lol
Same except I thought it said judging pointe thief lol🤣
So jealous of the girls i get my point shoes this year after summer. I'm so excited!!!