trying pointe WITHOUT training?! ugh (pointe shoe fitter reacts)

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[@calleighdesmond8110]

“Once you take a ballet class it’s forever” is so true. I was a dancer as a kid, but we only did ballet occasionally for tightening technique. I always wanted to focus on it more, but mostly did contemporary/modern. After not dancing for 7-8 years, I just started taking ballet classes occasionally at 25. The first class I did was intro/beginner, and the instructor asked me why I was in that class if I was an intermediate dancer. 8 years later, and technique is still just muscle memory lol

[@LenaMuMa]

Totally agree! I did ballet for nearly 15 years as kid/teenager, paused for 7 and got back last December (so I just had 3 real lessons because I started with one lesson a week and we had a break over holidays) and it is so crazy what your muscle memory can do. My body remembers nearly every step and just strength and stretching aren't good as in my days of regularly doing ballet.

[@robloxadventures5495]

Im 11 and I did dance for 5 years and I do musical theatre and contemporary and next year I might do ballet

[@brandib2821]

I just started ballet again at 25 as well!

[@calleighdesmond8110]

@@robloxadventures5495 please stick to if if it makes you happy. :) Dance was such a safe place for me growing up (if you choose the right places of course).

[@axolotllan]

I did ballet from 2-12 but realized there are alot of weird quirks it left behind. Sometimes I find myself using a plie instead of a crouch for a task or if asked to stand somewhere stationary realize I am in either first position or bras ba.

[@finleyrolls401]

I would like to say that Brooklyn and Bailey both took dance for over 10 years. Not so many ballet classes obviously but they’re not total noobs 😂

[@Iflie]

Yeah I was going to say, no way were they actually not dancers before. I can't even imagine how hard even remembering the turn out would be when you've never danced before.

[@teijaflink2226]

You could see that and that they seemed to have strong feet for some totally new to pointe, if they didn't dance then this would have been problematic but here they didn't seem toctry anything they where not capable off.

[@0roseable]

In answer to Josephine's question - as someone who knows nothing about ballet, I can really see a difference in the feet and technique between the two pairs of twins. It is clear who has had proper training to go on pointe.

[@delphinedelphinedelphine]

Josephine: what they're saying and their faces are not the same Josephine: it's ok, it's ok Josephine's face: it's NOT OK

[@ThePointeShop]

hey friends! Josephine filmed a pointe shoe fitting with the Rybka Twins in December when they were here in LA :) That video is going to be on the Rybka Twins' channel - we'll be sure to share it once it drops! thanks so much for watching!! (p.s. this video was filmed in Dancer's Choice - Josephine's Mom's dance wear store. See Josephine get fit by her mom: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGLInJKCh8yVhK8)

[@Velvet_Wings9]

❤

[@isabellaevens8334]

Hii

[@mr.harrypotter8874]

I Love how Josephine's like "ok it's fine" the entire video

[@hopedope124]

Josephines reactions are everything 😂

[@43v3rh1d3n]

You dont even go here! (love your pfp. its perfect and i couldn't resist)

[@StormSongs7]

She’s got such great energy.

[@philipripper1522]

I"m a 42 year old fat guy who knows nothing about dance and I inherited your dread of random people on pointe.

[@philipripper1522]

This is the power she has had LOL

[@-Reagan]

I think you’re ready for ballet 🩰 lessons 😊

[@we.genuinely.think2882]

Okay but why did her entrechat quatre look so good 😳 I've been dancing for 18 years now and 14 years on pointe (just as a hobby) and I have a variation where I have to do this and I don't manage to do it correctly with pointe shoes (it's a lot easier in flats I feel).

[@gloreeuhh-]

Ex dancers

[@-Reagan]

I know two of them did ballet from early childhood and at least ten years of regular classes and practicing. They’re not noobs it’s just that they mainly concentrated on other dance styles.

[@carlak8419]

discovered you today ( Jan 12, 2023) it is so easy to overlook, possibly disregard, such talent. the beauty and grace learned in order to perform ' Ballet..' WOWZA! full on respect from me. this is a time honored tradition that, in truth, is a craft that is not for everybody... ROCK ON POINTIES!! 😊💝💝

[@hankypanda]

I want those girls to be my ballet teachers. so sweet and pleasant. this was wholesome, I thought it was going to be girls who have no idea what they’re doing, but they had excellent guidance, good sense, and safety disclaimers. Love it

[@rachealfoster7801]

You should react to America's got talent Allstars. They had a ballet dancer that was born with no arms and she is so beautiful and graceful.

[@teijaflink2226]

That's so impresdive, it sounds sp scary to learn ballet without being able to hold yourself to anything.

[@Sweetie_Karma]

Yes I just watched it today. I was going to mention it also. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oH6lfaONnaiCea8 That is the video link.

[@WallisN]

The black leotards are Ainslie Wear! 😍 I think in the US they're available in the Capezio shops.

[@jennkivell2381]

fun fact it's a Canadian company.

[@ThatFangurlTho]

“Once you do ballet class it’s forever” thank you for validating myself. I was always written off as not knowing anything to others because I had never taken a dance class after age 8, but I remember the technique, positions, and WORK it takes to dance. And even now when I dance recreationally, people assume I’ve danced since I was young, because my technique is so good. It’s just because I took a year of ballet when I was 8, and it was pounded into me.

[@YOLLIE.]

They’re doing pretty well for never having been on pointe before! And in shoes not fitted for them 😂

[@cyan_eyed]

Enjoying the positivity in your reaction videos as always!

[@MizzieYT]

“I promise nothing” - Josephine, 2023

[@onyxth3ripper]

Honestly I think they'd do decently in a demi-pointe shoe. They should really pick up ballet, if they do this well with no prior experience (I'm assuming).

[@unknownhoodrat133]

They have dance experience but not ballet, they were on their schools dance team

[@onyxth3ripper]

@@unknownhoodrat133 Oh, cool!

[@NoName-my1vk]

I love Brooklyn and Bailey and I love you so this is a great combo 🤣

[@zynaazim5517]

Aaa! You posted on my birthday! Already I see this being a great start to turning 18. I love your vids!!

[@isabellaevens8334]

Happy Birthday!

[@NeverlandSystemKitten]

I love Brookly & Bailey! They are so cute and so fun! I've watched their videos for almost as long as I've watched yours!

[@lucindajennings148]

This is cute, also that they were obviously all trying to be careful.

[@mackstarbeauty]

Brooklyn and Bailey used to dance when they were younger. They were on dance team in high school also. They danced for a while and clearly it’s still a little bit in there ha ha.😂

[@tressaoneill9697]

Lol. Everything I know about ballet, I know from Josephine.

[@kkurlio_]

First and Ik I’m gonna love it❤ Also , I feel like Josephine should react to Victoria Bueno on Americas got talent

[@BetteDavis19]

girl i have been WAITING for this since i saw it posted lol, thank you!!

[@athenam524]

heyyy! the high neck zip leotard with the NYC thing on the back is Capezio! i have that same one and had gotten it in NYC from the store there!🤩loved your reactions to this😆💞

[@charr2011]

To this day I love watching ballet and learning all the ins and outs of ballet. I wish I had stuck with dance so I could have done ballet. I'm far too fat and old now, lol. Side note for laughs, I was learning a back handspring, fell off the big roller and farted in front of all my classmates, I left and never went back because everyone laughed at me and made fun of me.😖😖 *I laugh about it now but at the time it was traumatizing*

[@agatha855]

My mom told me she did ballet for most of her life, got on pointe and hated it. She said it felt like stepping on bricks! But that never stopped me...

[@amirasanchez2272]

Josephine Is sooo adorable like a super worried mom

[@im.momo2]

this gave me more anxiety than my russian ballet teacher yelling at me bc my turnout was less that 180

[@Theanimalfarm077]

This is so cute i felt so bad they seem so scared lol

[@jeraldisme]

Omg Josephine was cracking me up this entire video 😂

[@theodorelee6654]

Ballet is the only time you can call someones feet pretty without sounding like a creep

[@athenam524]

brooklyn and bailey did do a bit of dance! they were on a drill dance team in high school!🥰

[@KingBoss2015]

But isn’t ballet

[@madisonevans7950]

Watching these videos takes me back to high school dance. My bff at the time had incredibly bad compulsion with lying. The only dance she has ever done was in HS with the rest of us but for some reason she felt the need to lie and say that she was "given the ok to do point". When I tell you this girl could barely do a double turn in flats let alone on pointe. Maybe she really thought that we would never know what goes into it? Cuz our dance teacher didnt even do ballet let alone felt like she could give someone the ok to do it. And yes Amanda, I am indeed calling you out 17 years later lmao. There's a reason we arent friends anymore lolol.

[@Horse-qb8wz]

Josephine I missed your live Q&A you did yesterday😔 Can you still post it? I would still like to watch it even though it's not live anymore. Loved the video! I can't wait for the Rybka Twins pointe shoe fitting!😁😁

[@figureskaterjc8888]

It’s true! ballet stays with you forever

[@Kelly_Christina01]

OH MY GOSH I tagged y'all in this I didn't think you would actually see it!!!! ( I don't know if anyone else tagged them too lol ) I love seeing her reaction to these kinds of things!

[@jameswalsh5276]

my toxic trait is thinking point shoes would be easy because I can walk around on the front edge of vans when I have no dancing experience and am not sure how I found this channel

[@TechGirl84]

I watched this video before I saw your reaction video, and they did so good. I don’t know what you were so afraid of. And by the way, Brooklyn and Bailey do have some dance training. Not that they are experienced en pointe, but I think they know how to do new dance moves safely.

[@jaybehkay2438]

I was so worried watching their original video and while I still question people using pointe shoes with no training, they at least had decent teachers who cared about them not breaking themselves.

[@anaflavialrc]

I feel like they did this the safest way possible, lots of Barre, they didn't go en point for the pirouette, it's fine, it's fine, we're all fine

[@annieknepp7456]

Hello I have a really IMPORTANT question My neighbors have two girls who are 11 and 9 and love ballet, and their parents bought them pointe shoes, but they have no ballet experience at all. I don’t know what to do because this could lead to some major problems. I went to their house to their house to talk to them about pointe shoes and how I had to work on getting up to the "level" of pointe for years. I just need some help 😬

[@CorinnePina]

That’s pretty much what I’m doing. I have taken up ballet again. I can only do it at the barre with both hands. I have pretty strong calves, but can’t get up on one leg. Any exercise for that ? I do one leg relevés on in flat.

[@hatstephla1769]

I would love to see you react to Kayla Mack. She’s a very talented dancer from World of Dance.

[@st2826]

I went to a few classes when I was younger but didn't really enjoy it too much after being told off in class but I've always wished I stuck with it. Would love to be able to do ballet but I've left it too late now I'm 50 😢

[@charlotteoleary196]

I'm 47 and I'm doing it! I never did it when I was younger and took it up age 40. I'm never going to be professional but I just love living out my ballet dreams x

[@aresadummy]

its never too late to start ballet! try and find some adult classes near you and try them out!

[@st2826]

Unfortunately no lessons where I live

[@aresadummy]

@@st2826 aw :( maybe you could try finding zoom lessons online. theyre much more common since the pandemic

[@dianeevidson1707]

I’m 68 and in intermediate advanced. You go girl!

[@PepperPlaysStuffs]

as someone who danced jazz/cabarete for 11 or so years, i can tell you now, the two in black, i get scared every time they go up, because their feet are not rolling all the way up and it looks so de-stablising. It's prob why the girls look so nervous when they are up, cuz they dont feel stable or secure

[@katrielk.421]

yay!! I've been waiting for this video!

[@keti.rg.editzzz]

They looked so scared hahaha

[@TheCloverQueenDQ]

New to channel 👋. I started dance class at 5 and danced till I was 16. Then in my 20’s took up a different type of dance, Dressage. One thing Pointe Dancer’s and Dressage Ride’s have in common foot boo-boos.

[@ava.madison]

So I’m a theater kid and dance is my weakest out of singing acting and dancing. I take dance two times a weak and want to become more flexible. Any tips? ❤️

[@EmmaThw]

I know you're asking here due to the large amount of dancers and the way this channel emphasizes safety, however I would recommend asking your dance teacher. If you just want to work on flexibility in a safe and fun way I would start doing yoga every week, I'm not even kidding, because at least it's in a class environment and the teacher will be able to help you if any moves feel wrong with your body. Safety is paramount so know your body and ask a teacher who has seen where your weaknesses are for help.

[@ayalagrace]

I know it’s difficult but it’s time….stretching every night and combine different stretch routines. In terms of general dance put on a song and let yourself feel the music deeply. Keep in your lessons and practice at home even to things on KZbin! Don’t give up! No matter how old you are you can make it x

[@bedtimeat8]

Try and sit in a stretch for a while. Not to the point it really hurts ok, you don't want to do damage and warming up is also a good way to minimise injury. If you can put on a TV show or something and hold each position for 5 mins your body will tell you when it's ready to relax further into the stretch.

[@karlyr9885]

My daughter loves your channel and the twins. She is about 8 months to a year from moving to pointe and is ridiculously excited to try.

[@naseerahvj]

FYI Brooklyn and Bailey have a lot of dance trainjng

[@Liz-vc3js]

Nooooooooo 😭! I’m glad they were having fun, but nooooooooooooooooo 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@zozo_choi]

you should do a pointe shoe review on the virtesse pointe shoes

[@tempest2711]

yes, as a non-ballet person, i was watching to see if they got over the box and could tell they weren't

[@RandiPoitras]

Please have Josephine react to Vitoria Bueno on pointe!! A new video of her dancing just came out a couple days ago on America’s got talent all stars

[@aidahiebert]

hi! I just got my first pair of pointe shoes on Saturday!! do you have any tips for getting over on the box?

[@liyawong96]

I really want to see you react to Vitoria Bueno. She has such great lines and balance.

[@Phoenix684]

I've been subscribed to Bailey's mom's youtube channel for years! 😍 #cutegirlhairstyles

[@soutenu_ninja5678]

This is great. I’m amused.

[@KingBoss2015]

Some of these comments 🙄 YES Brooklyn and Bailey have dance experience but NOT point. They did drill team and that’s not the same as ballet

[@Emma-ml7sf]

My friends 6 year old neighbor got pointe shoes that don’t even fit her without teacher permission like as a ballerina I’m dead

[@itsmeatoo]

I wish I could come to ur shop am all the way here in Africa just looking at ur videos and wanting to come there in usa

[@gengarjr]

I tried pointe out of curiosity after doing some ballet at home. I only had some cheap shoes from Amazon because I didn't want to invest into something I didn't take seriously. I didn't have any problems with my feet not being strong enough to push me up, it's just the toes being squeezed that made it unbearable. Is that because of the cheap shoes or are your toes supposed to hurt that bad?

[@jenx5870]

As a former dancer, if you attempt to go en pointe before your feet are properly conditioned, you risk broken bones, sprains, and malformations of the feet. However, no, the feet aren't supposed to hurt that much. You need to be properly fitted for pointe shoes so that you know what your correct fit is initially for your foot type. Some people have narrow heels, but a broader metatarsal area, so the shoe needs to account for that, and the vamp needs to account for their toe type/length. There is a lot that goes into finding the perfect shoe for a dancer. A softer shank for beginners so they can roll through their demipointe is recommended. We don't spring onto pointe and rely on the shoe for support, we rely on our foot strength for support. If you are sinking into the shoe, it's too big, if it's squeezing, it's too tight. That is why you test it at the store in different positions - flat, demi, and en pointe. Even then, once you dance in that shoe, you may find that even though it fits, the shank is too soft or the platform is too wide, etc. It's just a dancer's preference after dancing, and their foot type, strength, etc. However, I will reiterate that going en pointe without training is extremely dangerous because it takes years of training to strengthen the proper foot and ankle muscles to roll onto pointe properly and to get over the box properly and turn en pointe properly while over the box, and to maintain proper balance. To attempt it without proper training can result in serious injuries.

[@silky0439]

Next time Josephine, VALIUM, VALIUM Before watching this type of video! I’m trying to reach through the screen to keep you from hyperventilating ! I’M anxious for Your Anxiety! Lol! Love ya! Hmm, maybe I need Valium too to watch You, Watch these! SMH 🤔🤔

[@lilyophelia1928]

To everyone saying her legs are her arms: what are you smoking?! 🤣🤣🤣 At no point were her hands wearing pointe shoes ... very obviously legs/feet. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@amyfluffyfluff880]

I'm not even a dancer let alone a ballet dancer but the anxiety I felt ... !

[@iseetheWAYVision]

no cause those leotards are so cute!

[@JGreen-le8xx]

Josephine❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😄

[@Alyssa-ht1vb]

The leotard with the picture on the back is from capeizo! they have a bunch of different designs!

[@zanellegeel4848]

Does anyone know what vidio filmed together. If you do pls tell me the name of the vidio

[@ThePointeShop]

Josephine fit their pointe shoes! It's going to be on the Rybka Twins' channel and isn't out yet - but we'll let you know when it drops :)

[@T.V._Clips-yt9vp]

Ballet is awesome I love it but pointe shoes are so expensive and I go through them so fast I need a new pair every month.

[@kiannagriffin6631]

I just saw that urban outfitters has a "balletcore" line and instantly thought of you. It's definitely cringeworthy but it could be interesting to react to

[@bubbleteaaddict7275]

You should react to Vitoria Bueno next

[@daysgoneby4592]

someone please please PLEASE tell me where I can get brooklyn and bailey's leotard. like I need.

[@Becky-99]

React to Vitoria Bueno! On AGT all stars. She’s incredible

[@ddazuulada]

These girls are ballet prodigies istg

[@mgl09]

Can you pls watch Mongolia dance im sure you will love it

[@jonathanandgabrielsovereig5051]

Would love to see your reaction to Vitoria Bueno

[@Bexinmo]

My insane side wants to try point shoes so bad, because it;s gorgeous. My fat butt side just keeps laughing and pointing.

[@annettebrady8698]

That was a nightmare. Don't "try" point wo training 🤯🤯😑

[@yellowbubble7]

Seriously, does anyone know what brand B&B's leos are?

[@zoew_]

they danced for quite a while actually

[@NoThankUBeQuiet]

the CGH girls have gotten sooo big. Remember when they only had numbers or am I old.

[@YenellyT]

You stress so much 😂

[@hawibalcha142]

You can definitely tell the difference between brooklyn and bailey and the rybka twins. Teagan is better at ballet and Sam is better at hip hop for the rest their pretty equal.

[@oinkoink3669]

do you know the quiner sisters?

[@annianton8896]

Would u react to leap the male dance

[@serenaworld3564]

OMG. I am so affraid for their feet.

[@t.l.c7481]

I took ballet in university. I never got to pointe because my ankles were not strong enough. I had excellent turnout but I’m petite which means my feet are not shaped for ballet. This video made me nervous.

[@chalkedlines8960]

Lots of dancers are petite, but that shouldn’t have any bearing on your foot shape.

[@t.l.c7481]

I guess I’ve always been told I didn’t have various things to be a dancer. I don’t wish to be a professional, I just enjoy dancing. Usually I ignore such remarks but I’ve been self-conscience about my body shape.

[@chalkedlines8960]

@@t.l.c7481 I don’t have the body for it either, but dance brings me so much joy. If you want to do it, go for it. 🙂

[@ruthlys]

Im about to date myself- been out of the dance scene for decades, but when did dancers cease using the wool??? I mean- wtf are these things called “toe pads” 😂😂😂

[@chalkedlines8960]

Toe pads were popularized in the early to mid 90s. They’ve been around for a while and have gotten better over time. I started out with lambs wool in 95(?) and switched to a wool toe pad a year later, but the silicone ones that are worn these days are really nice with so much more shock absorption.

[@jenx5870]

IKR? I was a dancer in the 80s, and my teacher allowed us to use a little lambswool after we got a feel for the floor. I had been using wool ever since, and didn't stop using it until the wool pads came along in the 90s, then we got gel pads later on. There are now ouch pouches, which are very nice.

[@Cream_coffee]

Next we need anna mcnulty shorts she has another channel for shorts

[@sassas4919]

I feel kind of betrayed. Been dancing for 6 years since I was eleven and got my first pair of pointe shoes last month. Its not that easy?!?! Like my instructors dont let me get of the abr and I would be way to scared to try pique on pointe...

[@LowBudgetKiwi]

Welcome to 2023, another year of traumatizing Josephine....

[@alexcimmerian2185]

It wasn't good 😂

[@KZ-np8fz]

I don't think the darker haired twins are necessarily identical twins...may be mirror twins or just fraternal twins.

[@jagoda9400]

Can you Please react to Eliana Wamsley

[@darby2108]

Ouch, imagine