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[@peytonpollock1823]

Ballerina: "Our job is to make it look easy!" Everyone else: "Pftt I can do ballet it looks so easy!"

[@Sahrene2083]

I was in fourth grade and then they were talking abt me doing ballet for some reason and a girl said "I can do ballet too" , stood up, and showed me a turn 😂 no spot, turned in, bent standing leg, crab hands and everything LMAO I just sat there cuz I didn't know how to react XD

[@peytonpollock1823]

@@Sahrene2083 oh my gosh why does everyone think that ballet is spinning in a circle with there attempted 5th place but with crazy bent arms

[@Emmie1026]

@@Sahrene2083 my mom literally said she could do ballet if she tried and its not a sport, i told her to do something and she just walked away. She did put me through 10 years of dance for her to attempt to prove me wrong

[@Ms.Opinionated]

Lol, Ballet is a full body workout! It is hard to get into Ballet shape.

[@Ms.Opinionated]

@@Sahrene2083 No spotting? Yeesh. Ballet basics 101. Were they dizzy afterwards?

[@brett9595]

I love how welcoming Isabella is and how she uses social media and videos like this to share ballet with the world and make it more approachable (to view or dance)!! 💕

[@j.s.matlock1456]

When I was in my 20s, I finally realized my dream of taking a few ballet lessons when the aerobics studio I frequented offered adult classes. And like Isabella said, I was shocked at just how difficult it was. The teacher, a dancer with the Fort Worth Ballet made it look easy, seeming to float through the air. Next to her, I felt like a great galumphing cow.

[@mymemories8214]

i remember i was in marching band and we had a mock "dance class" to teach us control and we litterly just did a VERY simple tendu combination but me being the dancer i am wanted to cry at how everyone was just putting their foot forward not elongating or anything

[@farmer4785]

I did dance as a child for years and marching band too and I would also be in pain watching that too 😂😭 I'd be like no like *this* and try to look cool

[@ArtsWellnessCollective]

I 100% think you're right that she asked to go on point and Isabella was probably like "no you'll die".🤣🤣

[@decodolly1535]

I love that she's made a humorous video but didn't make fun of ballet.

[@abbyc4366]

i got to see isabella perform swan lake in person at the lincoln center and she was absolutely stunning. i am so glad that as a dancer i was able to experience a like professionally produced dance like that from ABT. love you isabella!!

[@MargueriteFan]

What adorable adorable segment. I was laughing as well as being amazed at the young lady. She does have good turnout. Thank you Josephine 👍😍😘

[@elizzy8754]

Is it really good turnout? Are her knees aligned over her feet and is the head of the femur rotated outwards. She reverts to parallel feet when she moves. She can stand still turned out, but does not yet have the muscle development, flexibility and control to move in a properly turned out way. All this can be learned with dedication and patience!

[@MargueriteFan]

@@elizzy8754 For someone who did this as a beginner yes. If she had been studying years and years and was at a Semi-professional or Full Time Career level no. Judging her on her own level. Not a Dancer auditioning for the Summer Intensive at S.A.B. or A.B.T.

[@JasminMiettunen]

@@elizzy8754 exactly, it can be learned with dedication and patience, for someone having their first class that was great. Like, compare her to three year-olds having their first class, not a professional ballerina lmao

[@bridgetcooney5085]

I have no actual talent for dance or ballet, yet I took 7 semesters of ballet, and one semester of modern. As a theater major, only 2 of those were required. I kept practicing because I figured even if I was never good, I was still improving my ability to move through space on stage. And to move some grace and intention. Something that my naturally clumsy behind really needed help with. Ballet isn't just for ballerinas. Plus it made going to see ballet performances more fun, cause I knew what I was looking at.

[@azureclay1786]

That wasn't bad for her first time dancing. Loved this vid. Thank you. 💖💖💖

[@ceciliehenneberg7389]

Okay but like.. the close up at 4:01 is literally so good?!

[@candycottrell6469]

Kudos for the slide to stop, I saw that too! Fun video, and thanks for sharing.

[@zoew_]

i did ten years of gymnastics(including dance class) and five years of ballet and it really is tough, but very rewarding

[@chelisue]

I’m 57. I’m fixin to start ballet for the first time after my knee replacement. If I ever get to go en pointe I’m coming to YOU❣️

[@savannah4439]

I’m so jealous that that woman could walk in, can’t even touch her toes, has never had a day of ballet training in her life, and has GREAT turnout naturally! Meanwhile I’m out here with my pizza-slice turnout 🤡🤡

[@annasolovyeva1013]

I can't touch my toes now, but my turnout is crazier then that. Even a bit more then 180°. My knees also flex backwards a bit. I used to do some barre, to be honest, but more than 10 years ago and I wasn't good. I have very low pain limit, so it was excruciating, close to self-harm. I'll never have a swan butt on my back in my life at my own sane will.

[@samevans3296]

@@annasolovyeva1013 Swan butt??

[@MJsaBitterLemon]

Honestly I could see that she was forcing it though. Her knees weren't aligned, her ankles were rolled, her butt was sticking out, and her pelvis was over-rotated. You are probably better off the way you are :)

[@urcasualpeanut]

when it was my first time to do ballet (which was just a few months ago) the teacher said turn out and her’s was a pizza slice (she can do it but just making it into a pizza slice) and mine was a straight line and when it was my first time to be with other girls in ballet they were also pizza slice and I thought mine isn’t correct 😰

[@laylanahar]

pizza slice. Pizza Slice! That's what it is omg. And I was thinking exactly the same thing - how, no why does she have that turnout???

[@TwinMama-jv3zb]

It truly is amazing how easy ballerinas make it look! I danced for a few years and it is not that easy!

[@GorgieClarissa]

Josie fangirling over Isabella 💖💖

[@sngray11]

I love Isabella! 🫶🏼 Thank you for reacting to this Josephine. 🥰

[@FleshGolem420]

Isabella seems very cool - she posted this fail video to Instagram the other day that was hilarious.

[@SimpleDesertRose]

I am officially jealous of that turn out! It took me years to get a semi decent turn out. Never achieved that full 180.

[@electriclllady]

Her poise and posture isn't there though, she "has nice/"decent" turnout" because she's sticking her bottom out. The second she'd learn to fix her posture and alignment, her turnout would not be as good. So she doesn't really have good turnout. Not in any real way. Getting your feet to turn out nicely requires incredible strength with the right posture and muscles, as I'm sure you know, but you can achieve a "nice turnout " by sticking your bottom out and not adhering to proper posture. You've got the real thing, because you'd have all of it 😊 xxxx

[@elizzy8754]

@@electriclllady All true. I posted a similar analysis.

[@electriclllady]

@@elizzy8754 Real ballet dancers know. We have an eye for it. We know everything that goes into every tiny step and thing, and how much hard work it is, so we can always see when it is and isn't there. It genuinely surprises me when people can't see the difference! 😀💕💖

[@jurrassitol15]

Yes Isabella is in a Bloch European balance 😊

[@IATEALLTHECHEESE]

Same omg

[@Caroline-jt6ez]

Isabella is super nice! Met her at the stage door after Swan Lake was at Lincoln Center in NYC.

[@Walee227]

I'd love to see a pointe shoe hacks video with Isabella!

[@ivyarianrhod]

I wish Isabella hadn’t said “with a few more years of practice, I’d hire her as a ballerina.” Makes it seem, to those not familiar with what it takes, like the girl could become as good as a professional at this stage in life.

[@krdiaz8026]

On the one hand, you have a point. On the other, I think sometimes we forget that the typical audience of Refinery 29 is not stupid and know that videos like this are only for fun. Also, Lucie did say that "Isabella had trained for years and years ..."

[@SilverBlO0d]

totally, but nothing is impossible. i hate the mentality that there's no way you can become good at ballet if you haven't started when you were a toddler/child. if she'd work hard enough, maybe she'd get there, but i don't think she would tbh.

[@tooobssessedwithbooks]

Our school had yoga as a “treat”. We had to bend forward and touch the floor and all of the students in my class except from me and a few other dancers could barely bend their knees after that. Good times. 😂😂😂

[@ozarklisa1199]

I teach dog obedience classes and one thing that I love about kids is their quality of not having self-conscious body hangups. If I ask an adult to imitate a technique they often can't or won't freely go for it. Kids on the other hand will earnestly give it a go without worrying about how they look while they do it.

[@serenitypeaceandcomfort3669]

I still wear pink for class!

[@CurvyChicken]

One of my pet peeves is the fact that a lot of people don’t take ballet seriously and think it’s easy like we have to deal with muscle cramps and blisters sometimes even bleeding and my ankles and wrists crack every time I move my calves are always aching like do you think I got all this from doing some tiktok dances or rolling around on my bedroom floor all day 🤦‍♀️

[@Mary_Henning]

im getting my pointe shoes tmmrw and i am so so so excited!!!!! 🤗😁

[@kermitred1504]

Would love a reaction to Le Bien Qui Fait Mal from Mozart L'Opera Rock! It's a French musical about Mozart but they specifically hire ballerinas for the dance ensemble!

[@Chaotic_Pixie]

Isabella is a true politician... a diplomat really.

[@patheticmortal373]

I've never been trained on pointe, but constantly require it while bouldering (in climbing shoes). From 16 years of gymnastics and 5 years of bouldering my ankles are strong and flexible. Makes me wonder what really going on pointe would be like in a real shoe, rather than the climbing shoe.

[@julialunsford7071]

You’d probably do well with pointe in terms of strength but flexibility may be lacking. Having flexibility and mobility in the ankle and metatarsal is also what helps to go all the way up en pointe. But in general, having the proper technique for pointe is more important above strength or flexibility; you are more likely to injure yourself if you don’t.

[@patheticmortal373]

@@julialunsford7071 my foot flexibility is decent. Sat in pike, straddle, splits etc I can point my toes nearly to the floor. I was also constantly given calf raises as a "punishment" or for conditioning. My high demi point is quite solid and I never sickle ( I remember my coaches shouting at others for doing so). It's not that I've not been trained for prepointe, it's just I've not had formal training en pointe. Should try adult ballet lessons to see how I'd do. I will say though that I have little to no rhythm lol.

[@melisandelalavandere8812]

@@patheticmortal373 Do it! And then somehow give us an update. It would be wonderful to see if you enjoy it👍👍👍

[@julialunsford7071]

@@patheticmortal373 yea you could always try it out! Ballet is fun and rewarding in many ways and who knows, you could go en pointe in the future! Having that additional athletic background and training is always helpful :) With a little bit of hard work, passion, and discipline you can go a long way!

[@gmmslp1205]

I loveee Lucie Fink!

[@emmakate_dances]

when i saw isabella i immediately yelled “ISABELLA” shes my idol lol

[@notconvincedgranny6573]

She said "a few more years." That's anywhere from 2 - 200 years.

[@itselle8620]

Hey! I have been a dancer for 5 years doing contemporary and jazz. I did a year of dance 3x a week for 1 1/2 hours 2-3 years ago. I have beautiful ballet technique, a good flexible point, great balance, strength and more. I would LOVE to go into ballet the next spring season at my studio but I don’t wanna be on flat forever, I would love to go en pointe because I feel like I’m pretty much ready and have been told that by my sister who is a former pointe dancer. How long do you guys think I will be on flat for? (Seasons ≈ 4-6 month each with 2 one hour practices a week)

[@emiliaodette4756]

i wear still pink tutu and pink tights they stereotype me as this cute princess, it's not that easy i trained ballet since i was 3 and my mother trained me, i am professional, but i still struggle, it's possible you just need to have passion and determination for it

[@bonniefranklin6097]

Thank you.

[@randirenfro8182]

I love you Josephine!

[@princessglitter14]

I have sooooo many friends who are like “oh you do ballet I used to do ballet but I quit but I can still do everything” ummmm……

[@marieked]

I think she’s the one who has a KZbin channel where she tries different sports. It’s a lot of fun to watch.

[@JasminMiettunen]

Not just sports, she tries all sorts of things! Sports, hobbies, jobs, lifestyle changes… I really like her channel :)

[@amyrasmussen3599]

Josephine should react to barbie and the pink shoes, there is even a pointe shoe fitting in it!

[@bindy5670]

I think you have to be self-conscious at times, but sometimes too much of it really makes me suffer, very jealous of that very not self-conscious quality but if I can't have it at the right time, I'll just have to stay with my suffering (happily??) I guess 😅 Thank you, Josephine! loves these videos x

[@CurvyChicken]

I hate how some people think they can just hop on some pointe shoes and do a couple barre combos and won’t feel pain bc it’s sooo “easy” to do 🤠

[@Shaaydiia07]

0:39 every time I see a ballerinas arches I can’t help but think “what gorgeous feet” and then I think, “huh, ballet’s the only sport/activity/job you can compliment someone’s feet and not come off as creepy or odd..” 😅

[@skyefirenails]

You were right! Isabella does wear custom Bloch's!

[@molly6365]

Love your content! 💕💕✨

[@rrjohn5]

Thank you for being kind and for being a not-ballet-snob!🤣😉 see what I did there! Lol!

[@deepiks]

Can u react to scout forsythe?

[@Elena-fo9ft]

can you react to Michelle Khare i trained like a ballerina for 6 weeks?? ps love youre vids

[@ArtisticAsian1014]

She already did. Or at least I'm pretty sure she did.

[@therealhayland]

Pre ballet 1 Any cloth Pre ballet 2 Pink Pre ballet 3 Light blue Pre ballet 4 Purple Pre ballet 5 Mint Pre ballet 6 Black or dark blue I am in pre ballet 6!

[@audreysnyder6272]

For Karina Gonzalez from Houston ballet!!!!

[@zoew_]

can you plz plz plz react to more of jordan matters ballerina photoshoot videos! he has a lot and I think they'd be fun to react to!

[@rachelferris9783]

I’m hanging out for a reaction to Mac’s dance from season 13 of Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia…

[@jeanettesapartmenthomestea1603]

Our teacher it was black Leo and pink tights until you took 10 years of dance. Then you can wear dark blue or black. Even when we started teaching no other colors.

[@aidank3237]

What are the links to the videos she reacted to?

[@cosmicfoxgameing3912]

So can I start ballet at 18 I have dance experience with color guard

[@madisondean1074]

Does Isabella have a KZbin channel? If so, I'd like to learn a thing or 2 from her! And also, I REALLY WANT POINTE SHOES! I've done the basics without pointe shoes, and I want to try the basics again. But this time I want to try with pointe shoes. How much would pointe shoes be in a size 7 in womens shoes with toe protectors? Also do pointe shoes run small? If so, I'd like them in a size 7 1/2 or an 8. Please let me know what the price would be ASAP. Thanks to Isabella and her kind, welcoming personality, I now want to try ballet en pointe even more. Thx for airing this wonderful and educational content!

[@kaylazx]

Pointe shoes don't work like that. You need years of training to develop the strength and technique to avoid hurting yourself, even if you only want to do simple things. At Vaganova Academy, they don't start pointe work until 6 months in, and that is with children who are specifically selected for their natural ability AND who have 6 classes a week for those 6 months. If you don't take class that often, it will take longer, hence "a few years". Besides, those children start with the very basics, only going up and down at the barre for 15 minutes a day. Furthermore you can't just decide which shoe you want, you have to be fitted professionally because different pointe shoes are good for different types of feet. Having the wrong pointe shoe can damage the foot, anywhere from blisters to bone deformities or fractures. I'm not saying this to be mean or discourage you; I just think you need to slow down a bit. There are ballet classes for adults (I'm 20 and have taken beginner classes for about 7 months now), so you should try to start one of those and see how you feel about it. If you really love ballet, you will be able to work your way up to pointe through a few years of dedicated effort (whether you have natural ability or not), but it does take time. Simply buying pointe shoes online and trying to wear them without correct training is an easy recipe for injury. That said, I hope you enjoy your ballet journey and can safely go en pointe someday if you really want to!

[@laylacrabtree3437]

We need a tik tok reactions part 11!!!

[@forest433]

NOT THE PARKING METER REMINDER 🤣🤣

[@stephanie5872]

We need a collab w isabella

[@JGreen-le8xx]

Josephine❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😄

[@balletmeli]

❤️ Isabella

[@frankiefranklin9761]

I wish my turn out was that good 😭

[@cocok3919]

So early!!!

[@lyle_marie_ceniza]

Not bad. She did great.

[@ivyarianrhod]

🤣

[@JasminMiettunen]

@@ivyarianrhod I mean compare her to three year olds, that was her first class, so she did fine. No need to be smug about how much better you are after years of practice.

[@nat3007]

These videos make me so pleased I took Irish dancing instead. I do wonder what would happen if ballet dancers tried Irish dancing?

[@ktyni]

can u react to michelle khare

[@ArtisticAsian1014]

She already did. Or at least I'm pretty sure she did.

[@sarahbumps1153]

i feel like sometimes beginning ballet 2nd in the arm are ✨chicken wing arms✨

[@btsgaming3052]

Hi

[@ImTrIgGeREdd]

Every person who tries ballet on social media ever: I’m gunna wear point even though this takes real ballerinas years to build up the strength, but imma do it, do it for the clout.

[@annasahlstrom6109]

And now: former dancer that never made pro shows you her skills! That would be me.

[@macaela1233]

You should react to Michelle Khare trying to be a professional ballerina 🩰

[@evaarchambaultsuarez548]

You should react to Michelle Khare learning ballet 🩰

[@jianan2715]

Please react to ballet magnifique ballet gone bad it made me laugh so baddd!!!

[@TheTimHall]

Ballerina: Our job is to make it look easy! Me: Desperately trying to do pointe in my sneakers and telling myself I've got great turnout... Also Me: Convincing myself if would be easy if I wasn't an overweight old man with no talent...

[@andreawallenberger2668]

no hamburger hands here!

[@thegirlwhodoesgood4423]

Ballet is so hard I mean I’m not like horrible I mean I didn’t let six years of ballet classes go to waste

[@AbstractlyMe83]

Currently laying in bed, and I can turn my feet out 180. But if I’m standing and trying, and can actually have my toes slightly facing backwards. I don’t know if it’s because I’ve sprained 1 ankle 6 times, and 1 ankle 7 times, or what lol. And I’m not a dancer. I’ve always been obsessed with ballet though, and honestly think I’d have been good at it if I could have practiced

[@aoiahiru670]

Are your kneecaps inline with your toes? If your toes are turning out past your kneecaps, then that is a problem and you could injure yourself. Proper turnout happens at the hips.

[@AbstractlyMe83]

@@aoiahiru670 sorry. Is turnout not when the feet are pointed outward with the heels touching? Like I said, not actually a dancer so don’t know the terms. But yeah. If I put my heels down, the toes are upward and inline with my knees. It’s just if I’m standing I can have the feet pointing backwards a bit. Not a ton (like, I can’t have them completely facing backwards, but a little bit)

[@nikkisweezea2388]

@@AbstractlyMe83 It's a common misconception that turnout is the feet only. Turnout is "from the hip" meaning that your entire leg gets turned out. Not just your heels should be touching, but the entire backs of your legs up to nearly your crotch. If you try to turnout just from the ankles, and then attempt movement, you can seriously injure yourself.

[@julialunsford7071]

@@AbstractlyMe83 agree with Nikki on this one. It’s not just planting your feet in 180°. When you turn out your leg, you are turning out the ENTIRE hip adductor/abductor. You are having your bum tucked slightly under your hip, your knees/legs are straight, your chest is lifted up, and you are not rolling. You likely do have hypermobility and that is why you can naturally place your feet so far back, but that indicates that your ankles are weak and that you need to work on strengthening them. Even if you aren’t dancing, you can seriously injure your feet by repeatedly overpronating (which makes sense as to why you have sprained your feet so many times! Ouch!)

[@AbstractlyMe83]

@@julialunsford7071 interesting. I’ve never been told I’m hyper mobile, and I don’t have that anywhere else on my body. I figured ankles just did that. Maybe I should mention that next time I visit my rheumatologist Also, no. Me spraining my ankles so much is because I’m a cluts 😂😂😂 I ran up a hill and my foot got caught in a divot in the ground, body went one way, ankle the other, and sprained it. Or I was playing tennis, the court was wet, and I went down. Things like that

[@fluffyunicorn1515]

I am 32 and pink is my favourite colour, I feel personally attacked.

[@jellymikubean2554]

React to SaSa Li the children😭

[@breadbread8103]

Spread the word about God

[@michaelhband]

👍👍👍❤❤❤

[@lbazemore585]

Some of us are born with turn-out. Nothing else, just Charlie Chaplain feet!

[@sirlilikk2849]

Can you please make video about Lizzy Howell? Either Dhar Mann or Jordan Matter

[@naturalPaths]

I loved this! I don’t know anything about anything, but I just Have to consider that the Refinery 29 girl has (or would have had, were she very young) a significant degree of natural ability. I won’t say, ‘Too bad… yada yada..‘ as that was not her path, but I appreciate everything about this piece. It was it’s own dance. ❤️

[@paulinemegson8519]

Seriously how hard is it to put your hair in a bun? Maybe I’m biased because I had long hair for most of my life, and could do a bun that could out last a hurricane, but it’s not exactly rocket science. Lots of pins and maybe a touch of product for flyaways.

[@islaarianna3646]

You should fit Isabella.

[@BebbaDubbs]

People who have de-shamed their lives are EXHILARATING!

[@JasminMiettunen]

I wish I was “un-self-concious”! That looks so freeing and fun, I'm trying my best to get there!

[@thenaturalyogi5934]

Ballet turn outs... Yogis: 😬

[@jessicamartin4684]

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[@shambhaviadhikari6114]

U look like bloglates

[@hillaryanaman7347]

Whoever you are, Jesus loves you

[@urcasualpeanut]

Miss gurl really wants to get injured

[@angelharris9656]

I got my first Pointe shoes ever and it's not that hard even if I have not had professional ballet class I feel like I'm a natural

[@loganbingham2389]

Omg that’s so dangerous if you’ve never trained before🧍‍♀️

[@angelharris9656]

@@loganbingham2389 yeah I feel like that to but I have done a type of dance before just not ballet

[@loganbingham2389]

@@angelharris9656 okay just be careful

[@angelharris9656]

@@loganbingham2389 thanks I will

[@ivyarianrhod]

🤦🏻‍♀️

[@frozentears2831]

I usually really like the things you are pointing Out positively but why did you point out her nice turnout When she just turned out her feet without rotating her knees which is super unhealthy. I think we should Not compliment someone on something unhealthy.

[@catxtwins7150]

Wannabe ballerina be like* its easy to be a dancer*

[@kathymyers7279]

It’s n o t a S P O R T.

[@kayetaylor5551]

Are they not finished with the awful vocal fry yet ... horrible

[@wwaxwork]

Lol. Of all the things to care about, man you must have a sad little life.

[@aoiahiru670]

lol

[@pheart2381]

Ballet is a sport? Grrrrrrrrr.....😡

[@azureclay1786]

Ballet is very much a sport.

[@pheart2381]

@@azureclay1786 No. I dont agree!

[@dani900]

@@pheart2381 cool, you don’t have to agree, but it is a sport

[@azureclay1786]

Thank you.

[@pheart2381]

@@dani900 I dont remember it featuring at the Olympics. Can you send me the links so I can view it? Thanks.