pointe shoe fitter reacts to BALLET IG REELS
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 พ.ค. 2022
- here we are...again? @JosephineLee
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The dancers in the first two reels are Georgian Dancers. Mtiuluri is a celebration but a competition when they do a lot of tricks (like dancing the toes/knuckles and landing on their knees). This dance is reminiscent of a festival in the mountains.
Btw the first time I saw this live was in a Cirque Du Soleil show called Varekai years ago. It introduced me to that along with many styles of Georgian Dancing 🇬🇪 🕺💃 Study and appreciate dance history!
landing on their knees...O_O
I...I hope they have some special technique which makes it safe to do because that sounds scary af right now
@@namtellectjoonal7230 the secret is to land on your shins and the upper side of the foot, and the weight is distributed evenly on as much surface as possible. That way it can be done safely and it is actually not painful. As long as you don't mind accidental bruises...
Do they have anything (like special shoes) that makes the dancing on the toe knuckles easier or less painful? Because this look like it is so uncomfortable 😖 I tried to find information about it on the internet but couldn’t find anything.
@@lenavanhalen8446 Based on the information of one of the dancers (who was part of the show), they do wear knee pads. Also they (the gentlemen) do wear shoes similar to jazz shoes under the leather part. Think of it like toe pads for pointe shoes.
A gender-flipped Rose Adage is not something I realised I needed in my life, but here we are.
So much this!!! 💗 🌹
I'm not a dancer but a few years ago before I started getting genuinely interested in ballet I thought that all male dancers danced in pointe shoes. it seems totally normal to me. on top of that they are amazing at it!
Everyone is laughing while the guy just nonchalantly drops the hardest variation in classical ballet, aside from maybe the black swan.
Yes, but they’re not laughing at him. They’re laughing with him, enjoying the whole unexpectedly exceptional performance! Hope he didn’t suffer too much for it the next day (however well he did as a one off, the boys aren’t used to the kind of toll it takes on their feet)
The guy dancing as Aurora in the Rose Adagio did an incredible job honestly
It's true, though. We hate him. LOL
Now dances with the National Ballet of Canada.
He’s amazing
I’ve worked in fashion for about 15 years now and many of us still don’t understand half of what’s happening on the runways 😂 we may never.
Same XD I just... let them be, I guess? lol
I figure it's more like abstract or absurdism art but in fashion.
I’m nowhere near the amount of experience you have, OP, but honestly, it’s a form of art I’ll probably never fully get over. Basically, runways are filled with walking abstract paintings, collages and sculptures. The fashion that’s actually more on the “practical spectrum” (Basically anything that isn’t like the wacky stuff I see) interests me more
I worked in beauty and went to a lot of hair shows and some of them were so wild, I loved it.
I worked in beauty and went to a lot of hair shows and some of them were so wild, I loved it.
Irish dancer here! We don't wear toe pads. The tips are made of fiberglass with a very small platform. Because the tips are solid we don't roll through the feet, we actually hop onto pointe. Because of the way the shoes are made, Irish dancers are actually balancing on the tips of their toes with a little bit of support behind the foot, nothing like the box of a pointe shoe.
Wait what brand is your go to? Mine is Feisfayres they had little to no break in time for me🥴
@@ihatekarens6163 I have been wearing Rutherford hard shoes for a while now and absolutely love them. I am currently using Ava soft shoes, but I don't really like them. I'm still trying to find which ones I like.
@@mariheaton9261 I wear Rutherford Hullachan Pro for soft shoes and they are really amazing
@@ihatekarens6163 cool! I'll check them out next
@@mariheaton9261 I had a pair of Rutherfords for 7 years (they were second hand when I got them too, way back when I started hardshoes) and only just got a brand new pair. Love the Rutherfords.
Can confidently say the first two videos are of Georgian folk dance. Some dancers can spin like beyblades too and it’s almost like a superpower I’d say
Also, fun fact, every third person here in Georgia is a folk dancer
The niece: IT’S “BEYBLADE”-
I saw the Georgian State dancers in San Diego in the 80s. I wish they were still touring!
The novelty hasn’t worn off how fascinating it is that someone somewhere knows a lot about something I’d never given much thought to. I always enjoy watching even though I have no experience with dance or pointe!
Right! This is why I keep on watching!
Me too!
Whenever Josephine has to watch a cups video and the sad music comes on, it reminds me of one of the sad dogs in the sarah mclachlan ASPCA commercial
LOL!
I thought the last fellow was beautiful! The girls were giggling, but my jaw dropped. A triple... surely he's practiced this, he couldn't have just borrowed a pair and launched himself! Sir, you're beautiful and graceful, strong without being muscle bound. I hope you keep doing this. I couldn't tell if you were joking or serious, but you made my jaw drop. Pure beauty and controlled grace.
Wow! That last guy. Just DAYUM! Beautiful dancing. Even attempting the easiest part of the Rose Adagio, ( the attitude without the promenade and without the four partners to adjust to which is so difficult but must help balance on that foot for so long- like a barre)...props dude. Even the tiny slip after the second, I think was because everyone was laughing so much, and the third dancer just wasn't ready. That's my version and I'm sticking to it! Even though I am not a dancer. But it was the simpler moves that I adored. Just the (sorry if I get the terms wrong), ronde de jambe a terre, and into bourees- exquisite to watch. Stunning.
And the guy who flies into the air; There must be a measurement line for how high qualifies as a jump- like pole vaulting, or the high jump in pro athletics without a springboard right? That guy crossed it. I demand a dance off ("Leap" off-gedd...nvm), with Superman. No cheating with the freakin cape acting as a parachute letting you linger in the air for longer either Mr Superhero!
You reacted to my all time favorite video of The rose adagio with the young man. He literally ATE that…
Do you know his Instagram @?
@@miguelcastro2145 @scottmckenzie he dances with Canada National Ballet I believe
The first two are a type of Georgian traditional dance. Every region has a slightly different form with different stories told through movement. Wait until you find the swords! Literal sparks! There is also a lot of jumping onto the knuckles/pointe from a low or kneeling position... hard-core toes!
I remember being a young teen in the early 80’s with my jaw dropped as Baryshnikov would just hannnnnng in the air!
Yes! The movie White Nights!
Yesss me to and I saw him live twice in NY with ABT we are lucky to have seen male ballet develop into what it is today. I love Daniil Simkin and I saw him guest in Sleeping beauty in 2012 at the Royal Swedish ballet.
I did Irish dance for a few years as an adult. I found the whole hard shoe distributes the weight when on point. Some weight on the toe, but a lot on the heel and top of the foot, too. Smaller dancers get way up on their tippy toe in soft shoes, too. I wish there had been an Irish dance shoe fitter when I was dancing. I never felt like I wasn’t fighting my shoes.
I am really happy that I saw my Georgian culture in your video 🙈 I don't know what first dancers name is but he is dancing Lezginka. the second dancer is Davit Chanishvili from Georgian national ballet "Sukhishvilebi". men dancing on nuckles is big part of Georgian dance and culture. they use special little protectors for their toes. it's something like we use under our Pointe shoes. you should definitely react to Georgian dance once, you would be waay more impressed 💗 love you so much💓
I don't know if I should admit this, but I cannot seem to get enough of these reaction videos, Josephine.
I’ve been out of Irish for a few years now, so I’m not sure how much the choreo has changed, but I used to spend a decent portion of time en pointe in my hard shoes. I found that the platform on my shoes pulled me back from my center in all the brands (there are a couple new ones I haven’t tried, so I can’t speak to all current styles), so when I was en pointe I had my weight so it was balanced between the block and my toes, though more often shifted further toward my toes than back. I never used toe pads, though they were just starting to be sold at dance competitions just before I retired, but when I was doing intense workshops, I did use a combination moleskin, blister bandaids, and athletic tape to protect my toes/nails from the repeated impact and add some cushion during the extra time drilling steps. I never did it preventatively during workshops so I could maintain my tolerance for those sensations, but I did protect all toes when the first blister showed up.
The first two reels are of Georgian dancers. This style of dance can be found in Georgian, Circassian and Chechen dance. Yes, the shoes are leather. They are sometimes padded, but basically you are dancing on your knuckles. Both men and women do this( 😁 I used to do it all the time). If you do it correctly, you don't feel pain. There are techniques involved to reduce pain😁 👍🏻 Hope this helps provide some insight to our cultural dance 😁👍🏻
I would love to see you react to more good ballet or other styles of dance and save yourself the horror of the cup dancing.
Daniili is really so talented. I was truly blessed to see him perform Falls the Shadows at the Guggenheim. It was very unique. I much prefer when you are not traumatized by the videos chosen for you. Might sound stupid, but, I do worry that young people make poor choices just for views. If we do not consume a video that is also making a statement.
who IS he? whats his insta? im so amazed and damn i need to see more !
@@flyingSkyflower Daniil Simkin is his name, I think he is still guests with ABT.
Are you referring to the “fashion “ reel? It’s plain stupid. No pretention here just truth.
Daniil is absolutely GORGEOUS and I think he uses antigravity shoes. 😄
Surprised Josephine didn’t recognise him straight away! He’s amazing.
Danill Simkin is UNREAL! I have to see that on auto-repeat for at least an hour and will still marvel at his skill level. OMG!
I started Irish as an adult a while back and I chose to wear toe pads to stop blisters and also provide a bit of cushioning for the bunion I grew after I started! Also stopped my feet being so red and angry after a couple of hours of class 😂
Male adult dancer here ;) No toe-stands for me so no toe-pads as well, but I keep wondering how it feels (that will probably stay a dream, as I just have to keep stretching like mad to even be able to stand on my toes in my heavies, my feet just are not flexible enough in that direction ;) )
The ballet dancer with the black shoes also painted a ballet dance with her shoes. You should check those out and react!!
I felt so validated when we scratched our face in confusion at the same time. I too don't understand ✨fashion✨
WildlIfe rehabilitator, here, with some trivia about birds.
Birds have four toes, not five. They're arranged in different ways for different species, depending upon how they use them. Their legs have three sections, the tarsus, tibiotarsus and femur. What looks like their knee, isn't their knee.
Anyway, where did the fifth toe go, hmm? It evolved into their lowest leg section. Four toes joining at the distal end of the tarsus. So if you think about it... in a way, birds are always standing en pointe. Sometimes I can "feel" what it's like for them, because I've taken care of s much wildlife for so many years. :)
I laughed so hard at the the guy trying to use cups as point shoes but at the same time I was thinking that's gonna leave a mark
I just kept thinking about how badly he's probably scratching up his parents' kitchen floor haha.
Josephine: I don’t understand fashion Me: Yeah and clearly neither do they
Love the energy of 4:18 to 4:22. I want to save it as a reaction gif
I slowed playback to .25 so I could figure out why the cat looked so fancy when he ran and but died laughing at Josephine during that segment.
I’ve never been on pointe(back in my day they were called toe shoes) and it has been decades since I was in 1st or 5th position, but I love watching you! You crack me up with your reactions and I’ve learned so much about Pointe shoes! I’ve always wonder how Pointe shoes worked. Thanks for the info! Keep up the great work!
Could you please do a review of those self-molding customizable "PerfectFit inserts"? I am not a dancer but I have seen the instructional video and they make them look so perfect it makes me wonder if it's really true and how common is it to use them/or why don't more dancers use them. That would be awesome!
yes first clip and second its a georgian style folk dance they dance on overpointe like rythmic gymnastics just really long boots but the sole helps act like a shank, its much like the cossack dancing that they do in ukrain and parts of russia very fast and acrobatic and many of the clips are from autumn klein's channel on tiktok, she is a master of editing, and there is not much she wont try if you think up a challenge for her, and she has a degree in genetics and biochemistry from the university of texas, oh and she mentioned her dad for fathersday and said he was the one that came up with the safer barrior used on interstates and race tracks and the improvments to guardrails it has saved many lives
Yes, Georgian folk dance and the Circassians also do it-reinforced leather boots and, I’m guessing, a short career on their toe knuckles. They land double tours on pointe, hop, bourree. They are some wild and crrazzy guys!
As an Irish dancer, I don’t wear toe pads in my shoes. I know one of my friends did wear them in her hard shoes, but she wore them so the shoes would fit her feet better. The shoes I wear would be too small for me if I wore my toe pads.
4:36 as soon as this one started, I was like DANIIL!!! 😍
I'm not a ballet dancer, the most I learned anything relevant to ballet as a kid were just the positions (for warmup) lol we danced in ballet flats or tap shoes for all dances but here I am binging all of your videos. I have no idea how this happened lol I've learned a lot though! Too bad I never got into ballet because dance teachers throughout middle and high school told me I had ballerina feet lol
That last young man en pointe was beautiful! 🥰 So well done!
I’m speechless about the guy on point he did amazing omg
I love watching your reactions. This would be a great series.
It’s Georgian folk dance!! My studio teaches it as a class in our summer intensive. The shoes are stuffed with things to make it softer, so don’t worry (:
I know very little about ballet and pointe shoes or anything but I like watching these videos. It's interesting! Dancing on pointe looks incredibly hard but it's so beautiful.
The world of ballet is so amazing and only a select few will experience that bond that us ballet dancers have. I absolutely love seeing guys en pointe because they have so much power (not saying that we don't) but you don't see it as much so when we do see it, it catches our eyes with awe.
there is an acro-circus i went to recently called Venardos Circus and one of the performers BEAUTIFULLY walked on a tightrope en pointe!
I’ve watched that reel of Daniil Simkin so many times… it just looks so effortless
As an Irish dancer I can confirm that the only thing under your hard shoe is a sock but if you’re feeling spicy nothing
You're so funny. I love your reactions! Priceless.
1:48 Irish dancer here. I don't wear toe pads or anything sometimes. This causes my toenails to break so I always make sure to trim my toenails down before class. I will cover my toes with tape before putting my poodle socks on
Thanks Josephine! I've just come across your channel and I'm loving the content even though I haven't danced for many many years.
Would love to see you do a fitting of one of those darker coloured shoes with a POC.
I'm so glad she finally saw the Georgian dancers!
😳 the kid that was falling in the kitchen was concerning. The last one was 😎
Omg that kid... All I could see was the sharp corners and how it could go south so fast if he falls in the wrong direction/way. That's the best way towards a Darwin awards...
@@zaza7594 ❤️ Darwin Award comment.
That male dancer at the end is every ballerina dropout’s envy.
The balance of that guy doing the Rose Adage was amazing. Perhaps he need to head to Monte Carlo.
I read somewhere that fashion is like a live painting. Instead of being on a canvas, the art is three dimensional and moving. I think it's the best explanation I have ever came across, but I still think it's really weird. :-D
Josephine's face when she said "I don't understand fashion" hahahahaaaaaaaaa
Oh and the first two videos with men dancing on their toes, yes it's Georgian dancing, well, technically quite a few ethnicities from the Caucasus region have this element in their national dances, I used to go to dance festivals in Russia as a kid and these dances always fascinated me. Awesome that they were picked for the video, the world needs to know more things like that.
I know nothing about ballet or point shoes, but this has become pretty nice to watch and learn about. Ty 😊
00:36 Everybody looking at the Kartvelian dancer in the firs video meanwhile the drum guy is just vibing in the background
Yesss this needs to be a series!
hi i did ballet for years and I just found these videos, I love them !
Hey, you probably won’t read this but I wanted to put a comment anyway. A while ago now I saw some of your videos, and I became completely obsessed with ballet in a time where, though it was a bit stupid as I’m still young, I felt like I didn’t really know what I wanted to do with my life.
Though I was a late starter, I started classes in my local ballet school was soon as I could. Ballet makes me so happy and it makes me even happier thinking about how if I pursued ballet could make other people happy too.
I have been doing pre-pointe lessons for a while now, and I have been told by my teacher that me and my classmates will be going en pointe soon! I’m so excited, so I just wanted to say how thankful I was that you brought ballet into my life, and I’m sure that this channel has done the same for others.
Sorry for the cheesy and long comment baddies :>
I remember back in high school I would wait for my friend to get out of ballet so we can go to modern and this guy he has never done ballet and he just up and got into a class and within a few months he left to go to some school in NY. HE NEVER DONE BALLET EVER AND HE DANCES LIKE HE HAS BEEN DOING BALLET FOR YEARS. 😭 so yes I know what that’s like. Haha
Yes! A series!
Yes yesss series!!
Coming from an Irish dancer, no we do not wear toe pads, but we have specific socks that are particularly thick and wear A TON of bandaids..
you are the best and get lovelier every time i see your videos
My bff was one of those guys who put of pointe shoes and was gorgeous. He dressed as Natalia Disasterova for Halloween...black pancake tutu and pointe shoes. I miss him so much!
irish dancer :3 we also have choreo that has us jumping on and off pointe while doing click or tips and stuff like that. we also don't have toe pads but we have tape that we can use to stop us from slipping
series on its own! yaaasss!!!!
Just came across your channel and I love how you always say something positive or not much at all. Ataahua JosephineLee
I need a part 2!
so funny! laughing at your reactions and the clips.
I saw Claudia Dean react to rhythmic gymnastics and would love for you to do the same. I’d also love to see you to fit a rhythmic gymnast and see what they can do! I loved the figure skater fitting and would lose my mind if you reacted to Oksana Baiul and Sasha Cohen as they are both really well known for their ballet inspired programs
hey i love youre ballet vids ❤❤❤❤ omg there like standing on there nuckles thats like ahhh ( pain )
pls more
i love these
I don't know how, but Josephine always sounds like ASMR.... Amazing voice, only one I would listen to for it! 💕
The laughing isn’t because it’s funny, it’s because they’re shook and amazed how beautifully he did it. Remember, not everyone reacts the same way but there’s absolutely zero malice in that laughter. Be more wary of the invisible ones who’s stewing silently from a distance in these instances.
Oh yeah. The first two videos you watched if men dancing on their knuckles is traditional Georgian dance. I’m proud to be from Georgia 🇬🇪
Ayyy I’m from Georgia too❤
Love the cats-they were even on beat!
I had to move my feet out of sight of the monitor because they both curled up in terror, like nooo. Seriously this was awesome to watch and I really enjoyed it.
I miss dance so much :( Your videos remind me that I can still be part of the community-- and it will always be there, maybe someday I'll be in a situation that allows me to dance and/or choreograph/teach again
As some people answered, this (the first video) is traditional Georgian dance. Georgia is on the east side of Black sea, amazing culture, language and folklore. There're many types of dances.
The girls in the last reel are probably laughing through their tears because he's so good😭✋️
The first two videos are dancers from Georgia and I'm so glad someone showed you! I've been asking for it. Instagram figured out I'm intrigued a couple months ago and I've been seeing those. I'd like to know what they're doing that allows the second man to do this at his age while ballerinas tend to retire to character roles and teaching or something else entirely in or before their 30s.
That Rose Adagio was amazeballs!
Me:this music gives me flashbacks from my performance O WAIT I HAVE ANOTHER ONE THIS MONDAY🥳🥳🥳tap and ballet and pointe 🩰
I'm convinced all those guys who are magically good at pointe have been practicing at home for years for that moment
the first one is incredible
Oooooh, the Georgian dancers ❤❤❤I was fortunate enough once to watch Sukishvili live in Budapest a few years ago. They are incredible.
I live in Denmark and in Danish we call pointe shoes "tåspidssko" which litteraly translates to "tiptoe shoes" 😂
5:25
IM STILL STANDING
Cute reactions.
please do more we need it
Idk why youtube recommended me that (youtube has been recommending a lot of different things for me lately, that have nothing to do with my interests) but I am glad it did, it was nice watching this! Dancers are amazing!
the second one was a georgian dance preformed by a georgian dance group sukhisvilebi the are amazing
I would LOVE to see you react to "Don't Drop That Arabesque."
5:10 her reaction was priceless😂😂😂😂😂
hi so the first two you saw was actually Georgian national ballet concerts i am georgian and i personally am dancing too so they are trained to step on their toes and dance on them but they have wrapped their toes in some kind of soft wrappers that are made especially for man ❤️🤗
Please please Pleeaaaase make this a series
The last one was literally the best! These were students from the royal ballet school.
please make his a series!!