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[@adrianadarde]

never danced, never wanted do, still can't stop watching about it.

[@laylafahmi17]

I dance. Ballet is hard on Pointe.

[@docsiddharth]

@@laylafahmi17 yup ballet is HARD on pointe

[@O_Ciel_Phant0mhive]

you should give it a try. It's fun

[@Trishanduke]

Thank you for making this video. As a non dancer but lover of ballet I found it very interesting to learn the importance of the shoes!

[@aoloriginals]

Glad you enjoyed the episodes! The intricacies of the shoes is really interesting

[@fionayim3711]

Me too! I love ballet, I think it is such a beautiful form of art :)

[@mspariana1797]

I like it

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[@kimthao3726]

Trishanduke same..

[@shayanaforoutan9311]

I got my first pair of shoes 3 months ago, and wow, they are hard to take off. Such a beautiful art. Dance is now my life and I couldn't be happier! :)

[@blackrosebuttler037]

Congratulations :)

[@LizaTerraASMR]

Congrats💜💕❤️

[@SusanDelgado1177]

loved the slo-mo shots

[@daffo595]

Its such a complex mechanism, someone doing well at their jobs makes someone else do well at their jobs

[@tammie1078]

Pointe shoes is where my love for ballet came from. Wow a dancer will go through one every six hours O.o wow

[@ThisChannelIsDead]

+Tammie Puopolo Yeah. I saw one of my ballet teachers once wear a pair of pointe shoes, but also took 2 out of her bag then went to class. I Was really confused but I guess since pointe shoes are kinda made in a paper ma shay way she had a backup

[@tammie1078]

Horsing Around that is weird, I Guess you can never be too prepared.

[@ThisChannelIsDead]

Yeah agreed.

[@andymgfloyd6857]

1:51 Omg so sweet !!!

[@bethanyj.durant1031]

This is definitely helpful to know for anyone interested in this art. Besides the strenuous physical work it demands ballet gets very expensive !

[@nocturne2029]

This is such a human ting and I love it. People were determined to dance in the least natural position I can think of because it's so beautiful, and instead of them dancing some other way because it's painful, they just make better shoes!

[@amandastevens1117]

My toes go numb after doing a little work and then I don't feel anything for the rest of class until I have to switch into flats.

[@m.h2247]

I know that feeling

[@rb2k196]

how long have you been doing pointe work because that used to happen to me when i first began with pointe work but after about 8 months or so, my toes stopped doing that and they were completely fine - still does it sometimes when i get a new pair but that's not very often

[@m.h2247]

InMyDreams that's true it only happened in my first year. When you get more used en pointe it starts hurting, the more time you spend on them the more you suffer. But when, after holidays for example I go back to pointe class for like one hour I don't feel much. Weird right ?

[@rb2k196]

Yeah - if i don't prepare a new pair of shoes the way i usually do then it kind of feels strange too but sometimes when I switch makers like after my second year, i started using Grishko fouette pro's (I love Grishko shoes and I prefer a medium vamp plus these r just the best shoes i've ever had) then it just feels like normal which is odd

[@alyssasisneros308]

Same and all my toes go flat in pointe shoes

[@avalagurl]

Fairchild was on one of the shoes. Megan Fairchild.

[@alive8570]

the pain is worth it. the blisters, the hurting. it’s worth it.

[@2gc4]

I’ve been en pointe for 5 years, I got mine when I was 9. For my dance studio, the dancers who wear pointe shoes get to choose whatever brand. We don’t get them custom though. We go to the local dancewear store and buy them. I personally like the Grishko Elite shoes. I’ve tried Gaynor Minden, but they were too arched and had too much padding. I’ve also tried Russian Pointe shoes. They were almost like Grishko, but they were really hard to break in. I used those only once. It is so cool how all the dancers get custom pointe shoes though!

[@ch3rr1es]

9? Usually, it is highly suggested to not get pointe shoes at such a young age as your foot is not as strong, it has not fully developed and can harm an underdeveloped foot.

[@HelenTudor-Douglas]

I went on pointe at age 13, in 1974, in a pair of Leo's Suede Tipped Toe Shoes. For recitals back then, we switched used Capezio Satin Toe Shoes.

[@lucyvm4598]

So one of my friends has danced ballet in a preprofessional company for years, and she invited me to “bring a friend to dance week”. I went to a 2 hour pointe class and I wore flat shoes, and STILL I was so incredibly sore the next day. Lemme tell ya pointe is no joke.

[@carinastefan2668]

who is the guy at 1:02? I need to know and btw,i found this video very interesting,as a beginner i learned a lot from this video 😊💕

[@tinitini8486]

Thank you, for making this Video. I really love to be on pointe.

[@jacintahabisohn4605]

I get my pointe shoes tomorrow. I am so excited!!!!

[@Elizannchan]

As a former classical dancer, I know it was rehearsal or practice... but please! Tuck your bows in on pointe shoes. That girl in the beginning.

[@TheNonMakeupGuru]

Its a personal preference. Get over it

[@Elizannchan]

+TheNonMakeupGuru lol okay ;)

[@elizabethmckittrick789]

It's not preference it's proper. If you walked onstage with your ribbons untucked, you would be sent right off.

[@DarkKittycat]

she will do what she wants, proper girl

[@mandapanda1804]

@@elizabethmckittrick789 well they train 8 hours a day surely they are allowed to do something to adjust the shoes to make them more comfortable after a while. i am pretty sure she knows to tuck them in during performances. she is a pro. not you

[@whiteribbonman1]

HOW I ASK, HOW, can there POSSIBLY be 51 thumbs-down on this video?! Saturday afternoon 30 Sep 2017 in California, I am Thumbs-Up #4K-plus. Learning about Bruce Lee & Jeet Kune Do decades ago steered me in the direction of ballet because HE liked it. Now I am a sincere admirer of the dancers. Their dedication, their LIVING to perfect & perform, their care of nutrition. Oh how awesome!

[@visionette225]

I'm finally getting my point shoes next month I've worked 13 years for.mine now 😆😁 and oh this is interesting, I didn't know some of these things

[@pryfyn]

Legit just started pointe earlier this week and this video was just very interesting for me to watch, so thanks for that :D

[@LizaTerraASMR]

Cool video i love ballet

[@MaddieFishblob]

Yeah my flat shoes last like 2 years 😂 and with flats you don’t have to sew them! They’re easier to find a fit in the store! They’re a lot less painful! They’re easier to dance in and require a lot less calf strength! Honestly why do we even dance on pointe? 🤦‍♀️😂😭

[@lynnrodrigo1596]

"I feel sad even they look beautiful" 😏😏😏 1:51-1:53

[@katelynbell8526]

When you get your first pair you will most likely think it’s gonna hurt like never before... but it won’t 😂 it’s only once you start dancing in them for 6+ hours 😂

[@AWildMusicSoul]

I miss dancing, I never got to try pointe :(

[@latsnojokelee6434]

You can always go back and try again. I went back at 30 and got my first pointe shoes at 33. I had done ballet as a kid, but back in the day if you weren't stick thin the teacher would just tell your parents that you were too big for point shoes and the next thing You knew you were thrown into tap dancing. Yuck. So you can always go back.!

[@MunchMondayNZ]

Loved your video from Halle

[@jacobdaugherty245]

who is the male the speaks??

[@crystalheart9]

interesting, thanks!

[@chloejessica5326]

where is the pink thread they are using to sew their shoes sold?

[@samanthapellegrino5873]

i get blisters

[@sophiemcg8852]

If you join the company do you still have to buy the pointe shoes or are they provided to you for free?

[@TenduYou]

They're usually part of your contract.

[@choirkitty]

Yeah the company provides the shoes to the dancers. That's some of the reason why dancers salaries are so low.

[@mrsmac878]

Steel toed pointe shoes Ha Ha!

[@mrsmac878]

My ballet day's were few and far between but from what I did learn,ballet is true,upper and, lower body strength.When the arms are stretched over the shoulder/head-not graceful and my dance teacher and I agree! I actually cringe when I and her see this motion...

[@latsnojokelee6434]

Back in the 1970s they actually did put tap metal onto point shoes. It was a very weird thing I do remember watching people essentially tap dance on their toes ..

[@sana-rd7ee]

멋지다....ㄷㄷㄷ

[@lillyplayzplayz1332]

How old first you can get the shoes?

[@TheChats02]

I can't get this video on Listenonrepeat. I used to--now it doesn't work.

[@bbbb-cs4gf]

Someone tell me the name of the guy

[@ellemitchell5363]

I love ballet but I'm super bad at it. I really want to go on point and become a pro but I just joined and I'm 11. I wish my mom had enough money to let me dance when I was younger and so I could be better at a younger age. Ugh these ballet dancers are gourgeous and so graceful!!

[@libbywelsh4628]

you don't have to have been dancing since you were 6 to be a professional! If you want to be a professional ballet dancer, practice. Practice until you're sweating buckets and covered in blisters and/or brusies. Go to every single dance lesson you can go to, and practice in almost every opportunity you have outside of class. Go to the gym and work out, work on your flexibility when you can, and tell your teacher what you're doing and ask them how to do it so you can prevent injuries. You're 11- that's a perfect age. dance until you drop. Going en pointe has an age restriction of 13- its not to do with talent or skill or strength or flexibility, but the development of the bones in your feet- by all means, join a pre pointe class if you can. This'll give you the technique and skill you need for going en pointe, without being en pointe. If you go en pointe before 13, the tiny bones in your feet are likely to break without extreme supervision. But I promise you, Its SO worth the wait. 2 years seems like a long time, but it'll fly by. Don't give up lil ballerina.

[@Venusflowerlulu13]

Misty Copeland didn't start ballet dancing until she was 13 years old exactly and look at her now. If you really want to dance just keep practicing and working hard like Libby suggested. Good luck!

[@libbywelsh4628]

you could! I don't know anything about your studio, though it would be a good idea to talk to your dance teacher about your options :) x

[@lynnes11]

what happens with the used shoes?

[@latsnojokelee6434]

Some of the ballet companies actually sell them at performances. Ballet Arizona used to do that .

[@carlysayger3075]

I saw Ashley Bouder's name!!!!

[@Jiuls]

Does anyone know who it is at 2:01? It looks so strange and crooked ...

[@SlpBeauty333]

It's Sara Mearns. Go back to 0:54 and you'll see her face. At 2:01 you can only barely make out the purple top.

[@1406shai]

i go through pointes every 2 days. it costs so much

[@TheDanabug03]

have you tried using a shoe with a harder shank and box maybe?

[@1406shai]

ya and nothing works! It really sux

[@annaphone3614]

Have you tried gaynor's?

[@1406shai]

i think i will!

[@shippermd]

I am gonna try paper towels as toe shoe pads. Hmmm. Never thought they would do much good.

[@kathycahill1698]

I've been watching ballet for years but I still wonder at how abnormal and painful pointe shoes must be for women.

[@virginiapearson6518]

They're actually not that bad.

[@2snowgirl520]

Can they get a brand other than Freed if they want anyone know?

[@ilovefacebookandebay]

I think in any company they can have whichever brand they want and whichever brand suits their feet the best. I just think the vast majority of professional dancers around the world use Freeds.

[@jqi8872]

NYCB only buys Freeds/gives students or company members Freeds. If a dancer has a contract w/ another company that makes pointe shoes (Patricia Barker of PNB for example), they could probably get royalties for that brand, but other than that - dancers would have to buy their own shoes It's pretty expensive to buy them yourself, so a lot of dancers stick with whatever their company gives them as a way to be efficient and save money :) Plus, it's cheaper buying in bulk than from retail

[@brooklynborkword8316]

Broke your Feat all the time is fun ok

[@addie1417]

On a scale of 1-10 how painful is pointe

[@aname1857]

addie 141 the first year, 8. Then, like 2-6 depending on how long the class is.

[@serenacapozzi3239]

addie 141 When you start, like 8-9. Then just 3-4, depends on you and How long Is The class.

[@toticustv1556]

I would say a 4 if the class is 1 hr, but it goes to about 8 when you take off the pointe shoes.

[@MrAndreaFox]

I danced a long time ago till I broke my ankle. And not long ago I put on a pair of toe shoes. I could still do it with vary little discomfort. I want to get back into it but at this time can not afford it. So going to save money to get a new pair to start practicing on it again.

[@Jihye10]

so hard to be a woman all around lol. beautiful what they can do with their bodies...in my next life, I want to be a ballet dancer

[@hindsightpov4218]

I don’t get why the male ballet dancers don’t wear pointe ballet shoes as the female ballet dancers do. Do they weigh too much for the pointe shoes to support them?

[@latsnojokelee6434]

You can see some videos on KZbin of men wearing point shoes. It's just basically not the tradition, but also men have really muscular legs and on pointe the goal is to look almost ethereal. Some people think it's cool, my personal opinion is it just doesn't look right because there's no lightness. But you can check out a video and see what you think .

[@chloe915]

omg omg 1 shoe every six hours??? That's like 3 a day!!! I've had mine for like 4-6 months now

[@ch3rr1es]

You probably are not dancing on pointe for 6-8 hours each day though.

[@michaelathmer16]

I have point shoes too I am a girl👍🏻

[@lydiawondwosen8734]

Michael Athmer *pointe (and same)

[@madisong6300]

I want to join that company.

[@Mia-xg1wm]

SOME GO THROUGH SHOES EVERY SIX BLOODY HOURS

[@mojolotus64]

👍

[@PhoenixBaby96]

I notice a lot that professionals don't put their heel down when they plie, and releve or jump. So why are we told before we're professional to put our heels down when the professionals don't?

[@PaperPeacock]

It's important to put your heels down especially when coming down from a jump because it protects your legs from feeling the shock. So if you've ever jumped and came down with your legs straight that you will feel the shock go through your legs. And why professionals don't put their heels down I don't know. Some variations might be too fast to have time to put your heel down but idk...

[@emilyt3549]

The longer I've danced, the more my tendonitis has progressed in my Achilles. I have an incredibly low plié, and have the same struggle lowering my heels in jumps. It takes a lot of upkeep, put your heels down so you don't end up in my (pointe) shoes. Haha

[@joyfuljaj]

Balanchine technique emphasizes landing softly without completely placing heels on the floor. It's to enable faster movement and readiness to "spring". I had to look this up to verify; I'm not an expert. I knew a bit of it from watching Kathryn Morgan.

[@rat4750]

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[@lamasaleh818]

I haven't had pointe shoes yet but I hope that the ballet school I am in, gives us pointe shoes without making us pay for it 😑 or that it wouldn't be so expensive.. btw I don't even know if we have pointe shoes in our ballet school.. since I never saw someone wearing pointe shoes.

[@mandapanda1804]

i am telling you to prepare you. no school gives you free shoes. you purchase your own. this is a professional company. different story

[@lamasaleh818]

@@mandapanda1804 Well, the teacher told us to bring 100 L.e and we will continue the money when the shoes fit well, fact: I live in Egypt.

[@mandapanda1804]

@@lamasaleh818 ohhh.i live in Singapore

[@lamasaleh818]

@@mandapanda1804 Ohhh Okay then 😮😮

[@mandapanda1804]

@@lamasaleh818 have fun dancing!

[@courtnieharrison8233]

I would like to know everyone's favorite Pointe shoe maker is?

[@britbrat1130]

Courtnie Harrison russian pointe!

[@emilyt3549]

Freed as my favorite, gaynor minden as my second

[@TikTok-ji4hk]

อย่ากได้จัง

[@imanejlilou3904]

اريد واحدا حذاء باليه

[@isabelaisabela6396]

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[@izmandadiy5082]

The girls are wearing tights over their Leo

[@allisoneuph1]

Why are the girls using a needle and thread on their pointe shoes?

[@amandanance919]

They have to sew the elastic and ribbon on the shoes themselves.

[@allisoneuph1]

Okay. Thanks

[@courtnieharrison8233]

they normally use dental floss to sew their shoes. Regular thread can cause problems, and just too thick. Where dental floss is actually thinner and strong.

[@PhoenixBaby96]

+Courtnie Harrison Dental floss is much thicker than regular thread actually... I don't know where you got the idea it's thinner.

[@serenacapozzi3239]

How we can see who Is a ballerina and who isn't 😐

[@potatohead4871]

there shoe are waaaaaaaay too soft

[@Natsuki-sc1yj]

vg

[@MariaHernandez-ff6rd]

I want to see men going en pointe :D

[@2snowgirl520]

Maria Hernandez , there are videos of that on KZbin. Search the Trochaderos.

[@riskasitifadilahaksir6315]

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[@Bella-ms6gm]

0:21 Please tuck in your bows in. It is so sad to watch that these professional dancers doesn't know to do that. No hate at all.

[@riskasitifadilahaksir6315]

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