pointe shoe fitter reacts to BALLET TIK TOK 20

[@Evanysphotography]

It’s not ballet, it’s Pas De-giorno 🤌🏻✨

[@inactiveaccount998]

lol 😭 btw hi eva!! :) love ur vids & dance photos

[@waverlyvu3214]

😂 amazing pa de giano -love your dance photography ❤️

[@roachy211]

16 LIKES AND 2 REPLIES? Let me just fix that ;)

[@greeeeee1234]

Omg it's actually Eva❤ I love ur vids lol It's beautiful pas de-giorno😂

[@AliceHintonn]

Omg hii! Love your vids

[@janiegreen3394]

I've recently joined a Silver Swans ballet class at the age of 64. I haven't danced since I was 19. It is SUCH good fun!!

[@janiegreen3394]

@randomdancer Yes it is.

[@18BDM]

Oh wow! Amazing!! Good on you!!

[@LyraPyxisVT]

good for you

[@Jeanniebugg]

@Janie green Are you doing the classes virtually? I've tried to find a virtual class, but I'm not having much luck. Unfortunately, I don't have any classes that are closer than an hour away. :(

[@LyraPyxisVT]

@Jeanne Helfrich you could always type in the search bar ballet classes near you that do virtual, it should tell you on their sites, but I don't know much about this

[@sakisaki2010]

The “Dancer” that tried on pointe shoes in the seventh minute she is actually a professional cliff diver and she started doing ballet because she probably wanted to be more elegant when she jumps

[@KateB-12]

Yay I was seeing if someone said that

[@thehummingbirdbandit9542]

OH I THOUGHT I RECOGNIZED HER i could not figure out why she was so familiar

[@EmL-kg5gn]

I saw her trying gymnastics with Gracie Kramer and she was absolutely INCREDIBLE at it

[@Patriciapispas704]

Just a little reminder.....ONLY trained dancers with MANY years of experience should attempt pointe, it is a very challenging way of doing ballet... although it looks pretty , just one wrong slip and you could end your dancing career for good.

[@mlaz0926]

I was so shocked she would risk it because she's a professional athlete.

[@kevannpankhurst]

Me, not a dancer: “she’s not over. Why is she en pointe in these shoes if she can’t get over the box?”

[@DancingwithArianna]

Well I have pointe shoes and I am en pointe I have been dancing for 8 years now but she has only been dance for a little while and she doesn't have the strength yet to get fully over also when someone gets en pointe for the first time they might not be all the way on their box but not that much sorry if none of that makes sense I can explain it better if you need me too

[@angelabeatty6538]

😂😂❤

[@Skittl1321]

That's how I felt at my dance studios recital today...I didn't even know they offered pointe. My daughter loves dancing there, but she will not be doing ballet there! You have to start somewhere, but should be in flats or at the barre if that's where you are at.

[@-Reagan]

It’s also the shoes - they have no arch the shank is literally flat and straight and the box it not even it’s all made of cheap cardboard so it would probably fall apart if she did. They’re dangerous. They look exactly like the ones from Wish (if we’re referring to the same girl) I think it’s a case of ballet core rearing it’s ugly head, once again. That being said, I hope if she’s had permission to start going en pointe, that they also take time to teach her about shoes. It would be a disgraceful, irresponsible teacher who didn’t prepare her.

[@DancingwithArianna]

@@-Reagan yeah I forgot to add that

[@hemotitelavender6929]

Honestly I needed that “you dont have to be good” speech, I went into ballet as a child when my mom noticed how much I loved watching anything related to it. But unfortunately she was forced to take me out of the class when the teacher pulled my mom aside and told her to put me of a strict diet of zero carbs I was **five**

[@1999Torii]

What a wonderful mom, though. She picked you over ballet. I have a friend with body dysmorphia and at least one eating disorder because her mom has always told her she’s too fat to become a model despite being underweight.

[@alexia3552]

BRO But good on your mom though for standing up for you

[@S_Kirahhh]

@@blabla187 You could be 'skinny' and some teachers still might put you on a diet etc. I like ballet but it's really strict in certain countries etc.

[@day6kz]

@@blabla187 either way it's still cruel to have to deprive a child of nutrients to be able to dance at only 5 years old especially when you just have baby fat

[@mallarieluvsgirls]

@@blabla187does it matter?? children have baby fat. some are just chubby and grow out of it. no child should be forced on a strict diet. delusional of you too even think that.

[@ellabutz9696]

Coming back to ballet as an adult is such a great thing! When I quit ballet, my teacher told me that if I quit now I could never start it up again and nobody would take me and I've felt guilty about my decision since then but seeing so many people take ballet classes as adults and without recent training makes it look a lot less scary.

[@Claushanga]

that was some serious manipulation :( I'm glad you are having fun now ^^

[@sngray11]

I had the same comment from my pointe teacher when I went to university and stopped dancing. I haven’t taken classes since but I miss it a lot and have been trying to find adult dance classes near where I live.

[@tigressfair]

I love this for you!!! We need more adult dance classes. If dancing brings people joy, we need more of it... because life is too hard to not have joy. ❤❤❤ I wish you all the best of luck finding an adult class.

[@C-SD]

Pretty much the same for me. As much as my teacher tried to talk me into going to an arts school, I knew there was no way my body would hold up to do dance professionally, and I always had good grades. I damn near killed myself my senior year to get better grades and got no help for college tuition. I would've kept taking classes for fun, but in '98-'99 we didn't have adult classes for fun around here. I've found your muscle memory doesn't ever completely go away.

[@kitssewingkit]

my local community theatre/art center has adult ballet classes! the ones near me are beginner level and usually are mainly older people but it could be worth looking into!

[@xxprettylittlethings]

I was literally just like "man... I wish there were more tiktok videos" not half an hour ago. Jo really is magical

[@judymarasinghe3892]

Bro why is there 447 likes and not even ONE ☝️ comment

[@super_siri]

My grandma tapped until about 5 years or so before she passed away. She had to stop because of some mini strokes she had which took away her balance. She was part of a senior tap group through the local community college for at least 10 years.

[@piau1798]

This is so cool! At my cousins dance studio there was a 93 year old flamenco dancer, she was part of every show they made

[@C-SD]

Your grandma is goals. ❤

[@super_siri]

@@C-SD She also learned Croatian in her 60's and then traveled to Croatia to visit our extended family (her parents immigrated to the US in the late 1800's or early 1900's, and she was born in 1920, and I believe she was the youngest or second youngest of 6) BY HERSELF!!

[@MsKathleenb]

My great aunt clog danced well into her 80s. She was a hell of a lady.

[@ruthannemarie2668]

"I dont have to be good, I just have to love it" is exactly the mentality I'm trying to teach myself. I danced from age 5-12 and loved it... but then I started getting depressed and gave up ballet. now at 20 I'm finding my spark again and finally truly LOVING ballet... even if I'm not as good as people who kept going for their whole childhoods

[@katwil89]

I went back to adult ballet classes in my late 30's. Everybody else in the class were moms like me who had danced through their childhoods, but were never going to be professional dancers. It was actually one of the great joys of my life to dance without any pressure or expectation. I was so happy to go back.

[@alexia3552]

It's kinda wild that adults get to experience dance as a joy, while the default is for kids to experience it as a pressure... it's wild how it's so normal to view children in dance (or gymnastics, figure skating, etc) as just potential moneymakers who have to be pushed to go pro, win medals, etc. That's a manipulative cultural standard...

[@lunarebony6122]

bro i swear every single time they do a 'trying pointe shoes as a beginner/self taught' they say 'yeah dont try this at home lmao only professionals should' WHY DID YOU DO IT THEN. UR CLEARLY MAKING MORE PPL DO IT.

[@oceaneo4603]

I guess people are curious.

[@Adri_Unsung]

@@oceaneo4603yeah people are curious about heroin too doesn’t mean they should do it

[@rowanjoy419]

Funny because that girl is a professional high diver, if you high dive without experience you could died from the impact, so I think thats why she try it, she is used to risky things.

[@xxprettylittlethings]

i imagine the plastic wrap is to help with the warm up process since it wouldn't allow the heat from her muscles to escape as easily. You can also put like... tiger balm or whatever then wrap for even more FIYAH

[@PetraVM]

its kinda like trash bag pants/ warmups except its more specific to the area

[@user-el2nh5uo1w]

I would double up socks in the winter with a thin plastic bag between the socks and my feet never got cold.

[@iylasharma9335]

Actually I’ve used it for shin splints in ballet. Weird but works surprisingly well for the pain.

[@user-el2nh5uo1w]

@@iylasharma9335 that’s got to hurt.

[@mylifewithmarmalade4624]

We use Saran Wrap over liniment (think tiger balm or icy hot) on horses under bandages (function a bit like leg warmers and an ace bandage all at once) for horses that are super sore or we are concerned will become sore after a particularly hard training session or competition. You have to be super careful because some horses have sensitive skin and can’t tolerate it, and some liniments are more likely to cause irritation than others, but it often works great. Makes the liniment work better and keeps your bandages cleaner. Brilliant for ballerinas!

[@SLAMSwan]

I wonder if Josephine would pass out from cuteness at a children's recital.

[@LacedWithOreos]

Ughhh, when my niece was like....4, she took ballet classes and because coordination's so hard, when she'd practice her turnout, her arms would turnout along with her legs like a 'huh???' expression oh my gosh 😫

[@gqb.888]

i saw the level 3 girls dancing, and it was so cute because they had a little level 1 come in and dance with them 😭 it made the dance like ♾x better

[@Terahnee]

The adult returning to ballet legit made me cry. I was in ballet from 6-13. I developed arthritis in my knees at 12 and was encouraged by my doctor to stop. So I did. I did some dance roles in some local theater productions in high school after that, but nothing major. Now I'm 46 with more arthritis, fibromyalgia, and Meniere's. I still wish I could return, but there are days I can barely walk, and turns are out of the question. But I still toy with the idea of trying an adult class. However, I would have to find a teacher who would really understand. Whatever. I still find myself 'dancing' in the kitchen while I grab a snack to watch ballet shows / movies. Hah.

[@anahand4137]

I'm only 20 but I danced from 2-15 and then my body started falling apart. Now I have a hard time walking for longer than 15 minutes and spend most of my time at doctors' offices trying to figure out whats going on with me but I still find myself doing ballet stretches and dancing around my room. I would love to go back to it someday. I wish you luck in finding someone who wants to teach because dancing brings joy and is understanding of conditions like ours.

[@Terahnee]

@@anahand4137 💕For a number of years I couldn't watch ballet, see a ballet poster, see a ballet figurine, without bursting into tears. It was terrible. In 2000 I went to see a ballet for the first time in about 6 years. I saw Nutcracker in New Orleans. And it was still emotional, but didn't leave me a sobbing mess. I hope you can get some answers soon. 🫂

[@super_siri]

@@Terahnee My mom joined a class through her senior center that is called musical chairs, and it's a dance class where you are seated. Might see if you can find that or a dance center that does classes for differently abled people. I know my local performing arts center has classes like that, and New York Ballet does as well.

[@Terahnee]

@@super_siri I live in the land of Ballet West (Salt Lake City). I now think I asked them at one point about a class... either way, I know I can do a 'drop in' class and see. They do a senior's class, but it's in Park City, so too far away. It says 65+ but, if it was closer, I might explain the situation and see what they said. Either way... I really should look around 🙂

[@super_siri]

@@Terahnee I wish you all the luck.

[@beautyforumbyangela]

I’m so happy to hear that you support adults wanting to return to ballet after not dancing for years. I started ballet at age 5 danced for 3 years. Then I transitioned to ice skating. I was preparing for the junior nationals & a hockey skater crashed into me & I crushed my knee. Needless to say, my ice skating career was over. I continued my music as a flute/piccolo player for 15 years. However, I never stopped loving ballet. I watch your videos to fuel my love for ballet. I would love to see a video of you dancing. I’m thinking of taking beginners ballet for exercise. Thank you for these lovely videos. Cheers 😉🌷

[@infinite4392]

ugh, hockey players, am i rite? XP (another figure skater here)

[@beautyforumbyangela]

@@infinite4392 Right 💁🏽‍♀️. Yeah 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽. Hello fellow ⛸️😊

[@helenas.6383]

It's so heartwarming to know that Josephine has seen like a million people on pointe in her life already, but still every time someone goes on pointe in these videos she's like "ohhh prettyyyy" and I love it

[@El-aitch]

The little peanut dancing got me good. She loves to dance and you can see it.

[@infinite4392]

tbh i'd love to see how she progresses!

[@kiarasimone123]

I’m obsessed with Eva😂❤ I feel like she’s bringing so much more attention to the art of ballet while also making it seem trendy. Brings a lot of inspiration to me wanting to get into ballet even though I’m plus sized.

[@sophiewebb6357]

I started beginners ballet this year as someone who never got the chance to do it as a kid and I've been absolutely obsessed with everything ballet since. It's now a personal goal to work up to get on to pointe.

[@neldormiveglia1312]

7:01 That's Molly Carlson, she's a pro high diver, she's a beast. But yeah, that was wild lmaooo.

[@originalkitten]

Came here to say that. She’s amazing. She’s just become world champ

[@chchcheckitout]

As a former dancer (en pointe for almost 10 years) there is absolutely NO WAY I’d try pointe right away if I were to start dancing again 😭 gotta build up those muscles and flexibility again

[@savannahhamilton6945]

AHHHH love this! I love when dancers can openly say that they don’t want to be pro they just want to dance, that’s where I am currently and it makes me feel better to hear others say it’s ok not to be pro.

[@limlianhui9462]

6:58 Molly Carson! She’s actually an award winning cliff diver (that means they dive from 20 meters off cliffs, buildings etc) and yes, she’s a bit crazy but then she has to be!

[@abbyfincher]

I'm not a dancer and never have been, but these reactions are some of my favorite things! Found them by chance a few months ago and get so excited when new vids pop up on my home page. Please never stop. 😄

[@finally3984]

Same here!

[@RedEssie]

SAME!!!!

[@alexisbesst8698]

I actually just started ballet after little to no experience at the age of 20. The only dance experience I have is from the one year I was on drill team reserves for my middle school when I was 11.. I am having so much fun doing it and I genuinely love learning the different variations and doing the exercises and stretches..

[@breakingpointe727]

This is awesome to hear! I also started ballet at 20 and am still dancing 20 years later because I love it so much. I hope you have a similar story to tell in 20 years time! ☺️

[@LunaWingz]

When I was younger, I was always asked how long I did ballet/gymnastics 😂 because my arches were perfect and I could balance on my toes and do random ballet moves that I copied off the TV. Wasn't until a few years later when I was diagnosed with hypermobility which suddenly explained why my body was always weirdly too flexibly for someone who never danced/did gym before

[@bobcatred]

😂 she said “I hope your teacher watches this” the same way my mom used to say “I hope you have three just like you” when I was a kid and I ticked her off

[@jaybehkay2438]

Adult ballet is the greatest thing I have started. It’s genuinely healing and amazing

[@Seldarius]

Josephine reacting to Amber trying to teach Eva ballet - my worlds have collided. 😂 I hope you’ll do more of them, I love watching them work and “work”. 😁

[@emu816841]

Can we all take a second to appreciate Grandma's shoulder shake while she was tapping? Get it, Granny! Love every bit of it.

[@scholarlyhobbit]

I've done the Saran Wrap thing when I was struggling with charley horses and such. I'd put Tiger Balm underneath, do barre with the plastic wrap under my warmups, then pull it off before centre. It helped with the calf cramping and then I could still do pointe instead of just being a mess of cramps by the end of class. It also helps when my knee is acting up but I need to dance. Having moved to New Orleans where Heat Is A Lifestyle, I'm not needing it as much. But in DC, it was necessary in the winters or when the AC got cranked up in August.

[@SimpleDesertRose]

Adult returning to ballet sounds so awesome. I would love to get back into it myself. I would probably have to have any MRI done in my damaged foot to see what it looks like today. I stopped dancing after I was hit by a car as a pedestrian. I spent 2 months in physical therapy learning how to properly walk in my foot again. Only to have the blood clot that had formed in my ankle come loose five months later. I was told after the accident that I would never dance again. I've done a lot of you'll nevers since then. Now I wonder if I could even stand on releve on that foot again. 🤔

[@Ms.FancyPants]

I bet you could! But if it is too dangerous, I wouldn't. And you have an inspiring story.

[@SimpleDesertRose]

@@Ms.FancyPants as I said I would have to have an MRI or something done in my foot to see what it looks like. There are days where my heel hurts where my Achilles tendon attaches. This was 20 yrs ago that accident happened. I should've had one done then, but I was young and stupid and didn't have one done. I just shoved all my dance clothes in the bottom drawer of my dresser and didn't open it again until about 5 yrs ago. After I did a barre class. That's when I started to wonder if it was possible to get back into it. Especially since my great aunt who is 90 tapped until 2020. She was the oldest member in the tap group and looked like the youngest. She always said dancing kept her young. Now that my children are older I keep thinking about it. Especially after my daughter walked into the kitchen while I was doing pirouettes in front of the microwave on my good foot. 😉

[@michellewilkes6329]

I've never had the unfortunate pleasure to be hit by a car, but I have sustained damage in my right foot as the result of a car accident. You don't have to rush straight back into doing what you did as a teenager. If you do your body won't be able to handle any of it. I'm 47 and currently doing a teenage ballet exam class with girls about 1/3 my age, and I'm glad to say I not only hold my own, but sometimes I outdo them. I did ballet from the age of 5, all the way through to the end of high school. It took me 19 years after that to even find a ballet teacher who was willing to teach adults. Where I live now there is even a dance school dedicated to teaching only adults, from complete novices to former professionals, at any age. Their moto used to be 18 to 80, until she had a couple of 90-year olds turn up. After several other teachers, I'm now back with my original teacher from over 40 years ago and it couldn't feel more natural. She understands I have problems with my knees, hips and ankles, plus vertigo, so I often have to adapt exercises to how I'm feeling on the day. If you're worried, find a physiotherapist who specialises in dancers or sports injuries as they will be able to guide you. Start slow and don't over-exert. If something hurts, take it batch a notch, or stop and rest. Above all, have fun!!! A woman at my last dance school wore a t-shirt that said "Once a ballet girl, always a ballet girl" and it's absolutely true. Once you fall in love with dance, no other form of movement or exercise feels right. RAD (England's Royal Academy Of Dance) now has a Silver Swans programme designed for older women, so you can dance at whatever skill level you feel comfortable at. They even have a version where you sit down for the entire class, designed for people in nursing homes or those with lower limb difficulties. I'm not suggesting you should go that low, but you don't have to feel like you need to do a triple pirouette en pointe at your first class back. Wishing you the best of luck in your dance journey!

[@SimpleDesertRose]

@@michellewilkes6329 thank you for your advice. I just turned 46 and there are days where my Achilles tendon hurts where ut attached to my heel. I will have to see what programs are available in my area when I'm ready to return to dance. I plan to see a specialist to get the gist of what is going on in my foot before I return to ballet.

[@zelly4914]

Love the friendship/teaching/humor of the two at 13:00!

[@ilznidiotic]

It's from a YT channel: Eva Nys Photography.

[@catherinemurphy9726]

Eva is a dance photographer, and she's getting lessons from one of the pre-professional students at the Master Ballet Academy. Many of the students there can do over six and some over ten pirouettes en pointe!

[@8jaime8]

I quit ballet after very badly dislocating and fracturing my knee in class after a growth spurt at 13. I’m 52 now and have been trying for years to find the confidence to go back. That woman has inspired me to do it. I know I’ll never reach what would have been my full potential as a dancer, but I love dance so desperately and even miss the discipline. I’ve been working for months in the gym to strengthen my body so that I can support that knee as well as possible. Wish me luck! To all the dancers who have suffered a career-ending injury, my heart goes out to you.

[@musicgirl214]

I just randomly found you and this took me down the trip of memory lane. I used to dance for MANY years when i was younger. Tap, jazz, ballet, pointe, you name it i did it. So many recitals, so many performances. The absolute highlight of my career dancing, when i was only 13, I danced at carnegie hall. 4 solid hours of practice before the performance and i loved every moment. My instructor was shocked as i never complained once and i was the youngest person there doing an exceedingly rough routine. I loved it. I wish i could go back but unfortunately my body cant handle it anymore. so ill live through others at this point and have good fond memories.

[@felisaisnthere]

The "2 month of ballet class, pointe shoes from amazon" have me flashbacks of how I was teaching myself to stand on pointe with 2 actual pointe classes with a teacher, and they were like 9 years apart. The process could've gone so much faster... I'm still learning to stand properly, it was like 4 years already.

[@TyLeeslilsis]

Those 2 girls practicing random moves they've seen remind me of my old dancing days with friends where the teacher would let us show up before or stay after lessons to just do things like that. That's precious.

[@LaynieFingers]

I took dance when I was a child ... a small, small child. I am now 50, have amazing dancer arches and ankles due to EDS.| have dreams where I dance in pointe shoes. A small part of my brain says I could totally do that. The rest of my brain says I know it would be less than 5 minutes before I needed to call 911. I listen to that part.

[@arura5124]

Same! I have EDS and I’m sad I didn’t stick with dance. I’ve been watching my daughter’s ballet class and I know the moves would be easy for my bendy self….until my joints would inevitably collapse 😂

[@itsbernadette8233]

same girl, same

[@LaynieFingers]

@arura5124 See, I'm there now, and I get so many dislocations and subluxation now! If I tried ballet I'd be interesting to watch, but only in the train wreck sort of way!

[@sammarie5424]

I also have EDS and wasn't able to take classes due to funds but younger me (6 to 7ish) would dance to a ballet DVD and such, and I wanted to get into it when I could afford it but now I know I couldny even if I had the money because my body wouldn't be able to handle it, but I have great arches and legs for ballet

[@JellicleKitten]

I'm so here for more of the dancers returning to their craft after years away or practicing well into their senior years! We've evolved beyond the need for any more cup videos!

[@Spudqueen]

The partnering one sounded like a Green Earth Documentary 🤣

[@MeBeCarina]

That adult lady at 8:24 definitely looks as if it's one of the candidates from Germany's Next Top Model 2022, Martina 😀 first year they had some "best-ager" models on the show and she even made it to the finals I think ..... Fun fact: her literal daughter participated in the same year and won!

[@WitchHexe]

I was looking for your comment! I thought the same :)

[@flaxline]

THANK YOU I knew she looked familiar but I couldn't figure out where I've seen her before. Thank you for giving me the answer

[@amyjanemade]

omg the one with the little ✨star ✨ had me literally crying; whenever I see kids so sure of themselves and so clearly in their element, I just pray no one takes it from them 😭 So pure and so joyful!

[@robinborsos2368]

Back in the 80’s, we only had 3 choices of pointe shoes - 2 types of Capezio (the one I wore was the Nicolini) and a Freed. We also didn’t have very good fitters. I sewed loops of elastic on the back of my pointe shoe to loop my ribbons through so my shoe wouldn’t slip off every time I pointed my foot or went on pointe. (I am blessed/cursed with gorgeous arches). We didn’t know about Jet glue back then either. My parents would have appreciated that! My Freeds would die after a class and a rehearsal or two of “Peter and the Wolf.” This little duck felt every bit of dirt on the floor through the tips of those Freeds.

[@jenx5870]

I danced in the 80s, too. Capezio actually had more than two choices, though. I started out in the Contemporas and moved into the Pavlovas, which had a stronger shank. A lot of us would darn the platforms because it makes the shoes last longer. I also have very good, strong arches, and my shoes were able to last a fairly good length of time, compared to a professional dancer. We didn't have fancy ouch pouches back then, either. We had to make do with bandaids and lambswool. If your instructor let you use it. We weren't allowed to use any padding until we could "feel the floor". My instructor saw that I was breaking the shanks too quickly on my Contemporas, so she recommended different shoes. That's how I ended up with ones with stronger shanks from the same company. I didn't live in a big city, either. I wonder why they didn't tell you about the many different styles they had? Was the studio attached to the shoe store so they made money for each sale?

[@robinborsos2368]

@@jenx5870 No, it was just a very small store.

[@robinborsos2368]

@@jenx5870 Our studio wasn’t attached to a store. I actually had to drive an hour (pre-Interstate) to get anything other than plain soft shoes and flat tap shoes. Both the stores I went to were very small and were much more focused on selling leotards and tights. We were allowed to use lambs wool- we weren’t quite sure what we were doing until our top dancer came home to visit from the state School of the Arts. We imitated almost everything she did, from how she wore her hair, how she wore an extra pair of tights over her leotard or a skirt, how she dealt with her pointe shoes. I wish I had known about darning - I would blow through Freeds. I have similar issues with my ballroom shoes now - I have to special order from London for shoes that fit my tiny narrow feet with even tinier heels. I always have to put heel grips in. And I break those shoes too - I point my toes so strongly that they flatten out at the end of the shank!

[@uviea]

I danced from 1998 until 2012 but where i was in my home country we had no qualified fitters and pointe shoe shipments always came in just a few models that never fit me too. At least i had it much better than my mum, who was put in pointes at the age of 7 by a very unqualified teacher and now at 61 she suffers from back and hip problems. Whenever i went to get a new pair of pointes my teacher was aware of which models were available in my city and my mom always went with me and knew enough about my foot anatomy to help me. I was never injured but i canmot help but think if my performance would not have bettered if i had access to a fitter and a proper model for my feet!

[@spiritedaway0tutu]

I plan on rejoining ballet at some point in my life. It won’t be until I’m healthier though. My early 20s onset disabilities make physical activities tricky, but ballet is worth working towards. My parents bullied me out of it after 6 years, when I was just young and naive enough to believe that I would be allowed to go back. I wasn’t. I didn’t get a chance to see what real ballet looked like and really fall in love with it until 2 years after they had pulled me out of it, dropped me in soccer and never let me go back into dance. I was in ballet, jazz AND tap, and will never forgive them for taking that all away along with any future we may have had in them, all because one of my siblings decided she wanted to quit. She was the golden child, so it didn’t matter that her older and younger siblings wanted to stay in dance. They pulled all of us out of it permanently.

[@MsSteelphoenix]

I only ever did ballet as a hobby - from 8-18. I loved it, but because I was never going to be professional and didn't fit the mould (big hips and boobs), my teacher never let me do pointe. I was doing one class a week and the other girls were doing three. I always felt left out. I'd love to try again. Thank you for your comments, they really help.

[@Ailieorz]

The adult returning to ballet, honey you don't need to lose a single pound and it's sad that people still attribute thinness with ballet.

[@borkbork4124]

It is, especially when someone was never thin enough and was never allowed to dance ballet. A lot of dancewear like tights and leotards do not come in my size. I am not overweight, I am just a pear-shaped girly and their large would fit me when I was 13. I would love to see more ballet social media personalities like Josephine address and dismantle these myths and biases that harm so many dancers.

[@Ailieorz]

@@borkbork4124 this! Too many girls especially are discouraged or just barred from dance because of size and it's complete bullshit. It pains me how many professional dancers also want to maintain that toxicity

[@gergyta9211]

I guess I was lucky with the studio I went to. I’ve always been pretty thin but some of the other girls at my studio weren’t, but there was no stigma and we were all given an equal chance to succeed

[@mylifewithmarmalade4624]

This is why I have a love-hate relationship with Balanchine. Love his choreography but he popularized the waif thin ballet aesthetic and the whole industry has yet to recover.

[@FallenAngelHiroko]

I would imagine losing the weight for more safety than anything else. I'm not a dancer and I could totally be talking out my butt right now. I imagine wanting the lose weight in specific areas as to not lose your center of mass or over work your muscles. Not saying you gotta be paper thin. I know being overweight (as I am overweight) damages the joints due to the stress put on them. so when you place nearly all your weight on your toes, I can assume you risk damaging them. --- Again, not a dancer and could totally be talking out my butt and absolutely no hate intended.

[@maryhelenmoore9283]

We always need longer ones like this.

[@liselottenormannsrensen7867]

The dancers forming a circle at the ocean, were located in Skagen, the tip of Denmark. And the end of Europe. It is where the 2 oceans Skagerak and Kattegat meet. Thats why the waves come from both east and west❤

[@autumnleaves4879]

For context: the woman at 8:22 is a model not a dancer and wore the shoes for a shoot. I actually messaged her on Instagram and informed her about the dangers that come with being en pointe without the proper training and she has since done a story basically saying "don't do this at home"

[@CristinaF210]

adults doing ballet, going back to what they left but want to resume now is just the best thing i wanted to hear yesss

[@juliacornejo7802]

I'm not exactly sure what would kill Josephine first A cuteness overload for watching children dance Or a cup overload for watching all those people walking on them

[@randombass-uu9hj]

The plastic wrap helps muscles warm up. Also I love these vids!

[@rosyface_]

Returning to ballet has been so wonderful, despite fitting for pointe shoes being an absolute nightmare due to my feet 😅 Everyone who wants to dance should dance

[@liveneleven]

I came back to ballet as an adult too! They told me to join the "teen and adult" intermediate class which ended up being a bunch of 12 year olds and me. Despite this, it was super fun and the teacher is still one of my besties 8 years later.

[@davarrashayde]

the tapdancing grandma at the end was SOOOOOO adorable omg love how happy she looked in that

[@roowyrm9576]

I went back to ballet 50 years after stopping (aged 15). I loved it, the body memory was strong - but - arthritis in my hips and feet, and excess weight put an end to it. So sad 😭

[@chaa0s955]

Oh my gosh the "why are your feet better than line you've never danced before" happened to me at a party, my friend was drunk, funniest moment of my life

[@Melly01]

I'm not a dancer. I know zero about ballet. I'm not sure why KZbin sent me here, but I live here now and can't stop watching ... I LOVE that no matter how weird things get, you find something positive to say! The internet needs more of you. ❤

[@denelva]

I've loved ballet since I was a little girl, but lived in a small town where there were no ballet classes. I also had a REALLY bad turn-in in my feet as a kid, so I could do this very weird "reversed 5th position", thinking it was correct (no one told me it was wrong, since, no ballet classes). I'm 40 now and do these Les Mills Barre classes once a week, which is pretty much a ballet based workout, and really intense. Good cardio and reflex training most of all. I've been dreaming of trying a pair of pointee shoes, but oh dear, these videos and the fact that I'm 40 and a stable worker who can't go to work if I, you know, decide to make some incredibly dangerous pointee movements XD I love your videos, I'm learning so much!

[@sweetpeatie7033]

I tried coming back to ballet when I turned 19, I was in it from 7 to 13 and moved to Japan where I was in the situation of language barriers and not finding anyone who spoke English to continue from my level (there wasn't anything higher). I liked it, but I was also bummed I lost so much from not doing it. My cardio was so bad, my balance was off, my legs were burning. It wasn't as easy to me and for some reason that just broke me down, so I stopped going as an adult. I wanted to love it as much as I did when I was younger, but being older and less able just made me not love it as much which is a bummer. I had goals I never met and felt like I couldn't meet now that I was older. I'm now 26 and it'd be fun to get back into it again, maybe with a different mindset, but I was always hard on myself in ballet because I had goals I wanted to achieve, so I need to get over that hump...

[@kerriemckinstry-jett8625]

If someone legit did that in an elevator, I would crack up so much... and do the same thing to indicate my floor. 🤣

[@siannadiaz5461]

The little girl from minute 3:38 is Baby Salome, she’s a little dancer from Venezuela 🇻🇪 ❤ I love your channel btw

[@t.r.s.5129]

The girl at 7:29 gave me so much anxiety!! When I was twelve and got my first pointe shoes, my teacher was so strict about warmups and proper fit and proper tying them up and OMG this girl is going to break an ankle!!

[@rebekahparlin]

The 100 year old made me smile so big!! 😃 Her joy was contagious! 🤩

[@ThisChaoticKnight]

That last lady was soooo cute! You could just see the joy radiationg from her whole body as she danced. I'd love to become like her when I start reaching her age ❤

[@margaretwilliams6114]

I took a summer class after seventh grade, but I didn't take any other classes. Finally when I enrolled my daughter in dance classes, the instructor convinced me to join their adult group. So at 33 I started taking dance classes. I took tap, jazz, ballet and lyrical. I tried pointe one year and did not have the ankle or foot strength to do it very well. I was able to do one dance for a recital, but that was it. At 40 I took an Irish dancing class to get in touch with my Irish ancestry. I enjoyed my time dancing and the last couple years, I mainly did tap and solos that I used a ribbon for my routine (rhythmic gymnastic type ribbon). I could twirl four half regulation ribbons per wand and I used two wands. My granddaughter took two years of dance and her first recital was 10 days after she turned 3 years old. She was the smallest dancer and the youngest dancer in the dance school.

[@emilioridgley7716]

I really want to start ballet again. I quit when I was 14 because with Covid and my studio wasn’t really a good fit for me. I wasn’t a company girl so all the other girls treated me like I wasn’t as good as them because I didn’t have as much money as them to pay for it. I had to quit because it got to expensive and I fell out of love with it between the other girls and them always singling me out. I want to go back though. But the only studio near me is my old one and I don’t want to go back to that. I miss it though, more than anything.

[@oceaneo4603]

💪

[@helentc]

I love that you're kind in your comments about the Dancers. Good on you for keeping it higher level! Respect & gratitude!

[@eve_ballet]

4:20 That’s me!!

[@KenkenNic8]

Telll herrr

[@PhilWeiler]

Wow

[@ImaDAMpjofan]

Wow

[@theyggdrasilarchives]

binging these and eating toffee while i rest before a double show nutcracker day... perfect rest combination

[@terrieaichele7944]

You are so enjoyable to watch...I laugh so hard at some of your reactions to these ...thanks for making me laugh❤..love ya😂😂

[@NotMeJolie]

SHES TURNING 101 TOMORROW I LITERALLY CHOSE THE PERFECT DAY TO WATCH THIS

[@JennaGetsCreative]

My grandma turned 99 in January and she's also still dancing!

[@shierrinflae]

I‘ve come back to ballet through pole. I quit when I was about 11 and am now 33. 😁 It’s ballet for pole but the teacher is a professional ballet teacher.

[@El_Ophelia]

I like these longer videos. Please do more longer videos Josephine! YES!

[@-xoxogossipgirl-]

0:47 my dad walked in to my room at 3 AM. While I was losing all my brain cells

[@gigi.robertsonofficalx]

I love these ttype of videos, we need wayy more girl xx

[@LaynieFingers]

OMG the dancing nana is so awesome!

[@Mee_cRInG_QEan.]

12:10 I’ve seen this TikTok before I literally love their channel

[@kikii999]

shoutout to all the dancers who actually trained for pointe and watched random people buy shoes and dance effortlessly. this is practically so mean ive been doing pointe for 3 years now and is still scared to priouette on pointe. and ive did every style of dance since i was three. come on.

[@aimssgwens]

7:19 , I haven't quite reached the grade you start training for pointe shoes in my dance school (I'm grade 3, pointe shoe training starts at grade 4) but I watched this and was so just like "what are you doing" because it takes so long to be able to master pointe shoes and it's so dangerous since #1, the pointe shoes are from amazon and #2, she's only done it for 2 months.

[@Elise-17-u3]

The ceran wrap is so that all of the fuzz from the legwarmers doesn’t stick to their ballet tights.

[@kathi.vollzeitfangirl8426]

Me, a person who's never danced, never did ballet, never once sat a foot in a ballet studio Also Me: watching all these videos back to back

[@StormIamthe]

i enjoy spending time with you and your videos. I feel like you are so genuine, your laughter is infectious and it is a joy to watch

[@michellelaroche2189]

100 year old tap dancer warms my heart ❤ I want to be like her when I grow up!

[@xxcarolzinha]

I felt the same as the ballerina who restarted ballet as an adult when I got back to taekwondo

[@Fabala827]

7:10 she’s actually currently competing in the high dive world championships & will like…almost certainly be going to the Olympics lol I saw one of her shorts mentioning her ballet teacher but I just assumed it was something she did for dry land training, not a newer hobby! Amazing lol

[@summervibes8894]

Same lol

[@apila1070]

It's been 14 and half years since I stopped ballet. But it has never left my heart. I'm thinking about starting again ❤

[@natmickan]

That kid slaying it at a concert *whilst being featured… meanwhile the only ballet concert vid of me that my parents got has me (years older than that kid) scratching my crotch/unpicking the biggest wedgie whilst sitting in the background as a gumnut baby

[@sydneyloo8719]

Omg, trying to walk while having my feet in cups was something I would do constantly as a kid! So nostalgic!

[@sofftskies3769]

I wish I had the confidence of the person who restarted ballet again, I feel similarly 😭😭😭

[@arty4223]

I always wanted to dance Ballet but never did because I’m a plus size girl, not that flexible and get exhausted a bit quicker then other people. Now I’m 15 and I have danced ballet for soon two years now. I’m in a small class of girls my age and they all helped me so much showing me how to do some steps (all danced since they where children) and overcoming my insecurities. I won’t become a professional, not go en point and probably will have to quit when I’m out of school but till then dance is and always will be my number one favourite thing

[@_.max..s._]

3:25 “you are a star you are a star omg🥹”

[@crownonpoint]

What! Evan and Amber!! Woot woot! For some info Amber's a professional dancer and is teaching Evan (who is an amazing photographer. Specializes in taking pictures of all types of dancers) they are both awesome women kicking tictoc and KZbins bootie 🍑🩰

[@marywebb_22]

15:45 my great grandma would have turned 100 on the 14th of march this year too! Found her twin!

[@clary98]

I’m 24 and never danced, but I always wanted to. Since I got a job, next September I’ll start ballet classes finally 🥰

[@martha4276]

1:16 I can do this but i take part in recreational speed skating. Being flexible is crucial to holding balance in difficult situations. I’m sure there’s other sports that benefit from it too

[@KateGatewood-gj6jz]

I’m a dancer not a fitter but my entire heart just cracked it scares me so much when people say pointe is easy and they don’t have proper training 🫣

[@Summer-nightmares]

I’m watching all of these knowing that I could be at ballet right now and I can’t feel my feet and my mental health is as low as my splits 😊

[@lexieg72]

“i didn’t bring water“ also me half of the time at dance