Ballet Shoes: The Craft Before the Dance

Ballet Shoes: The Craft Before the Dance | Short Film Showcase

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8 жыл бұрын

Freed of London has been making pointe shoes and apparel for some of the world's best dancers since 1929. In this short from filmmakers Jack Flynn and Nick David, go behind the scenes to see how the dance shoes are made and meet some of the faces that assemble the famed footwear.
Freed on London: www.freedoflondon.com/
Jack Flynn: www.jackflynn.co.uk/
Nick David: www.nickdavid.co.uk/
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@SamHackenson 8 жыл бұрын

A huge thank you to all the people involved in making pointe shoes! Their craft allows me to pirouette, echappe, and bourre on my toes without a second thought.

@SimplyNeveonyoutube 6 жыл бұрын

Don't read my channel banner literally one of the first exercises you do en pointe is echappes onto pointe?

@star3822 6 жыл бұрын

Sam Hackenson i agree that that was 2 years ago on my birthday

@maggiejohnson9683 6 жыл бұрын

Sam Hackenson amen sister

@simplydance902 8 жыл бұрын

Omg the first man is adorable I just want to give him a big hug

@bellarose8859 6 жыл бұрын

Simply Dance I know right he's so nice

@serotonin.4553 6 жыл бұрын

Simply Dance lol

@zachfeedman8709 8 жыл бұрын

SOMEONE SEND THAT COUPLE ON A HONEYMOON

@briannabittel7189 7 жыл бұрын

agreed

@andykerrshaw374 7 жыл бұрын

Zach Feedman YES! SOMEONE NEEDS TO SEND THEM ON A HONEYMOON.

@ndnaf3705 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant idea!

@clvsidy 3 жыл бұрын

Simi-agree

@annieboerner8435 8 жыл бұрын

I retired early due to injury in '94 and only finally made the 'pilgrimage' to Freed in 2011... My maker had just retired the previous year... So grateful to Maker "C" for years of beautiful shoes! Much love to you Maker "C" 😘

@timothyswan567 7 жыл бұрын

omg! he should be thanked because of all the hard work he did... he was my maker and without him my feet would be distroyed by now... like if you think he needs more credit for his amazing job

@ChowmutLe 7 жыл бұрын

someone take that man to a show, who's never seen a ballet!

@onemercilessming1342 6 жыл бұрын

Di--You'd think that the ballet companies would host them to at least a matinee, wouldn't you? A theater once sent fourth row seats to a barrio 8th grade class I was teaching at the time. The company put on Giselle for them. They were transfixed, awed, and, afterward, incredibly enthusiastic about ballet. Prior to the show, they thought ballet was for "sissies"; afterward, they wanted to take classes.

@ndnaf3705 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

@psithurismique 3 жыл бұрын

The Royal Ballet should take these shoemakers to a show, even just once! They deserve to see the beauty of their craft on stage.

@keke9795 3 жыл бұрын

I only saw a ballet once, it was a rainy day and my class got to go see the nutcracker in the city, it was so beautiful. Of course my class was crazy and got yelled at but my friends and I were all pretending to be ballerinas on the slippery floor. That was something I never thought I would do.

@221b-Maker-Street Жыл бұрын

@@onemercilessming1342 Do you think they've not been invited? You can't force people at gunpoint, y'know!

@meganhuntley9164 7 жыл бұрын

I'm not a dancer, but I have so much respect for pointe shoe makers.

@annadude7525 7 жыл бұрын

the first man is so cute, infact everyone is so humble, alot of respect to everyone who makes pointe shoes!

@georgiem534 7 жыл бұрын

since I started I've always had crown stamped ballet shoes, stumbling across this I want to say the biggest thank you to you, my maker for all the hard work behind the pointes that you've made for all of us who wear them so happy in the process :)

@carolhand8155 6 жыл бұрын

Georgie M I see the crown maker a lot but I used to have maker "Z" I now wear capizeos but K never have seen "Z" in a video...

@soph1172 7 жыл бұрын

It's really sad, I don't know their exact salary but it probably isn't very high which I think is completely uncalled for. Their work could never be replaced by machinery, it's a true art and looks very hard to do, the highest educated Oxford man might lack the technical ability. Factory workers are highly underpaid and it really annoys me.

@offtothenextadventure4048 5 жыл бұрын

Lol I'm very late but I agree.

@KEG1998 5 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. They deserve so much more credit. The pointe shoes are so hard to make but always turn into something beautiful and amazing to wear ❤

@midnightdarkness8747 5 жыл бұрын

@Helen Hines your welcome

@Mark_R_Tho 5 жыл бұрын

Why are you making such a heated opinion when you literally don’t know their salary??

@maryapatterson 3 жыл бұрын

Skilled Artisans

@morgan.r_taylor 4 жыл бұрын

All of the workers at freed are so caring and passionate! Their jobs are a true art form. They definitely don't get paid enough.

@GeraldineKoh 8 жыл бұрын

it's always great seeing videos about the people behind the craft! I loved how they personalised their personal areas with Christmas decor and football posters too

@jessijacobs8 8 жыл бұрын

Humbled!!! Respect to all those who take the time to make dancers do what they love doing best! The long hours these craftsmen and women put in, the dedication and love they have for their trade is humbling! THANK YOU for allowing me to have danced, when i danced xxx

@teodorachita6114 6 жыл бұрын

Imagine they make pointe shoes everyday but most of them didn't even had the chance to see a ballet show... This makes me cry...😭😭❤😭

@ktfaithful 8 жыл бұрын

this is so amazing. never knew how much work goes into a shoe

@veroronnieronron 6 жыл бұрын

They should all be invited to a show al least once.

@corbensebastian 8 жыл бұрын

the real labourers of london. stand tall and proud!

@shylocie595 7 жыл бұрын

I am 50 years old now, but when I was young, Freed was the only shoe I wore. I loved Freed shoes better than any others I tried.

@MrQbenDanny 8 жыл бұрын

Bravo! Bravissimo! All take a bow for the great contributions you provide to the world of ballet. You are unique and appreciated.

@Kus519 8 жыл бұрын

Can u take the arrow mate?

@BumbleBeeBeeRock 8 жыл бұрын

they are amazing ! wonderful insight.

@Sopherian 8 жыл бұрын

Amazing to see how many people work on them. i never knew they still made them like this.

@avae2329 6 жыл бұрын

His smile I’m crYING how is this so pure 0:30

@KaysFantasy 2 жыл бұрын

The unsung heroes of costumes and dance shoes😊🙏🏽

@chloe32188 7 жыл бұрын

a big applause to this great people!!!👏👏👏

@cocofromtumblr6918 7 жыл бұрын

I respect them all so much...thanks for our shoes~

@GirlmeetsWorld-we3cz 6 жыл бұрын

Aww the couple is so cute ❤️

@catdogchicken3713 6 жыл бұрын

A big thanks to everyone involved in making my shoes

@nobodycaresanyway3465 7 жыл бұрын

This old couple skipped their honeymoon only to make more shoes? Thank you for your job! ❤

@TheMistyMolly 7 жыл бұрын

I will forever bookwork grateful for all of these makers. I wear Grishko and those are handmade too. Thank you everyone who allows us to do what we do

@thecountessofgreycastle7119 5 жыл бұрын

“Wee dint avee ah ooonneemonn” MY HEART!!!! 😭😭😭

@clvsidy 3 жыл бұрын

Appreciation to the shoe makers behind the amazing productions ! They are also part of the amazing ballerina’s performances ! 😑

@LifeOfABean101 8 жыл бұрын

This is very humbling :) I smiled through the whole video!

@21whichiswhich 6 жыл бұрын

Looks like all the employees here love what they are doing. They have been working there for decades.

@skyeoak683 4 жыл бұрын

SOMEBODY SEND THESE AMAZING PEOPLE TO A BALLET SO THEY SEE WHAT BEAUTY THEY CREATE FOR THE WORLD AND HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO DANCERS!!!!! AS A DANCER I DEEPLY THANK EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU AND I COULD NEVER SAY IT ENOUGH!!!!

@MerynCadell 8 жыл бұрын

BEAUTIFUL. Thank you for making this little telegram from one era of manufacturing to... the next? Is there a next era of manufacturing? I certainly hope so. In any case, that's not for this film to solve. I commend this gorgeous paean to the art of pointe shoes. Bravo!

@completedisaster6541 5 жыл бұрын

Just sending a huge thanks to all makers

@lola.cruz916 7 жыл бұрын

So much satisfaction seeing the pointes be created by hand💗

@XxEvYx Жыл бұрын

Lovely film. Love everyone working for freed 🥰

@alicequint9919 6 жыл бұрын

I switched from bloch to freed today and i love the shoe plus seeing the makers stamp and feeling that connection from me in Wisconsin to a worker in london

@nmfirelover 8 жыл бұрын

What a great group of people ❤️ They all deserve a fabulous vacation!

@MM-gz6gv 6 жыл бұрын

I know I've seen this like 3 times but imma keep on watching it lol

@florhm8664 7 жыл бұрын

Touching, really. Congratulations.

@blushlushgirl 7 жыл бұрын

Look at how lovely and shiny they are, I love ballet & the shoes. Ugh I love ballet shoes. I haven't done it for 6 years and it's probably my biggest regret giving it up

@annanasen00g83 6 жыл бұрын

so much love for these people

@timothyswan567 7 жыл бұрын

omg! I have the greatest idea! I will tell our ballet company to do a fund raising and the money that we have earned will be given to freed of London

@ameliaelizzabeth 6 жыл бұрын

I wear freeds and this film was really interesting to see how they are constructed!

@Yourdadsfavourite 6 жыл бұрын

They should go for free to watch ballet because if it weren't for them there wouldn't be a production. 😃

@jessica-pp5jy 6 жыл бұрын

techstar d they just make the shoes so technically speaking there would still be a shoe.

@antoniascott979 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! You allow us to do what brings us such joy!

@rianmangubat4586 6 жыл бұрын

2:52 they never got a honeymoon, this makes me want to empty out all the money I have out of my bank account and give it to them

@bellatrixlovegood5774 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making us shoes ❤❤❤

@Maranwe 6 жыл бұрын

"the makers" sounds soooo mysterious! :D love it!

@onemercilessming1342 6 жыл бұрын

Making pointe shoes is art as well as skill. When these dedicated souls retire, who will replace them? When pointe shoe manufacturing companies shut down, who will make quality shoes for the danseurs and danseuses?

@forrestforyou 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thank you! ✨

@GirlmeetsWorld-we3cz 6 жыл бұрын

Love this great video!!! Thanks for sharing ❤️❤️

@ChiChiBabe44 8 жыл бұрын

Thank You for enlightening us.

@Aguiar412 7 жыл бұрын

The first man is adorable

@SabrinaTowne 8 жыл бұрын

This is a very humbling video

@mariadaluzmoutinho5701 6 жыл бұрын

O ballet requer excelência...classe...elegância...logo o fabrico ttem que fazer jus à uma arte de referência ..O ballet é tão belo... Os sapatos a rigor fazem esta desta dança um esplendor!

@zarjaurora 6 жыл бұрын

Respect to themmmm💓

@amandao.7705 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you anchor maker 💞

@pikminlord343 8 жыл бұрын

great story to tell

@kamayarichardson1765 8 жыл бұрын

I love those shoes😀

@island661 8 жыл бұрын

Beautiful shoes. I used to have a pair.

@jodietang8704 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@zaihuzai5469 8 жыл бұрын

BRAVO! you are so awesome and IT'S AMAZING👍👍

@stickles1275 6 жыл бұрын

Get my first shoes tomorrow!!!

@edwardbury5394 7 жыл бұрын

Audrey Ann needs this insight ! !!

@nathanielcraig3588 7 жыл бұрын

Edward Bury Hahaha, I agree with you completely, I just watched her video and she obviously doesn't know what goes into the making of a pointe shoe. She also doesn't seem to know that Freed makes softer shoes for professionals who don't need hard shoes to be able dance properly.

@justme3373 7 жыл бұрын

I thank them for making my point shoes

@mikaelancholy 8 жыл бұрын

wow!

@Ladida386 8 жыл бұрын

I find pointe shoe making more interesting than ballet. Just and engineering part of me kicking out.

@victoriaguevara7297 8 жыл бұрын

wow that's cool😮👍

@nicolemarquez557 8 жыл бұрын

Loved

@ElizabethRasmussen562 5 жыл бұрын

Thankyou Neptune for my shoes 💘

@angeldangupon9405 6 жыл бұрын

i really really wish i have one

@marmitechickenlegs8331 7 жыл бұрын

bless em

@felipejosegentil2094 6 жыл бұрын

pessoas amorzinho ♡♡♡♡

@manga12 8 жыл бұрын

takes dedication, and a rare art today, funny though mostly men that make the shoes or rather there is not shortage of guys that are the makers, ladies too, but many guys and not girly men either, but this I have known, though many in the west think ballet is a girly thing, when it takes lots of athletics, hard work, and lots of injury to do, but on the plus side you have lots of good looking ladies around you all day, and you get the whole crowds undivided attention when they watch you perform your role that you worked hard to learn. I do hip hop though, and like a lady that can dance, from street dance and swing, to tap and ballet, as well as folk.

@maldcmaldc8684 8 жыл бұрын

I love ballet shoes but I haven't got them by

@israhm8621 5 жыл бұрын

I wish I had pointe shoes but my dad doesn't have enough money to even support our family

@spearmint4093 6 жыл бұрын

how long time does one pair take to make? :)

@unikme7060 7 жыл бұрын

when they put the ribbon? this is so cool thanks for sharing.

@danivillafana8931 7 жыл бұрын

The dancers sew on the ribbons themselves when they get the shoes to make sure it fits them perfectly!! :)

@bo988ttyl 5 жыл бұрын

😍😍😍

@natbug1865 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t use freed pointe shoes I use Bloch Hannah and this is still very interesting

@briannabittel7189 7 жыл бұрын

This video honestly makes me feel bad for them, and constantly using new pointe shoes. I guess the world and dancers never really thought about thanking them for all their hard work and time that they do for us. Like how dancers get callused and blistered feet, they get the same on their hands. So a great big shout out to all pointe shoe workers that make dancing en pointe happen.

@jessica-pp5jy 6 жыл бұрын

Brianna Bittel Many ballet dancers thank them I know in my company they do write letters or just thanks them.

@greeneyes12346 5 жыл бұрын

Some company’s and dancer visit and thank them and others write letters.

@silversoukar568 5 жыл бұрын

how can i buy one help me dear friends

@michellelovesgymnastics5188 6 жыл бұрын

How often can you use a pair of pointe shoes

@shammydammy2610 6 жыл бұрын

Depends on what you're doing. It can be as little as a couple of days.

@razanramy8530 4 жыл бұрын

ي ناس عايزه اشتري أو اعمل جزمه باليه افيدوني ف الموضوع ده بعد اذنكم

@astranoon 6 жыл бұрын

I’ve never worn freeds, though everyone says they’re the softest shoes you can get.

@antonellalopez6525 7 жыл бұрын

yo quiero unas para mi

@dertraumendecthulhu4591 4 жыл бұрын

👍

@hypestuffs6341 3 жыл бұрын

My teacher made me watch this

@mironikki3091 6 жыл бұрын

WOW MY PONT QRE MAD OF THESE OMG

@mayannbenedicto 6 жыл бұрын

can i get of your pointe shoes plsssssss.

@rowanbaker2721 8 жыл бұрын

That's The [ay. Hey, what's up? lettuce grandfather $ !!

@brontebell7748 6 жыл бұрын

And then we tear our shoes to pieces...

@brendacook1638 7 жыл бұрын

I what one

@maisieharris23 5 жыл бұрын

i love how british these men are 😂😂

@UrFavBrunetteAddison 8 жыл бұрын

It's kind of sad how some ballerinas take their pointe shoes for granted this is so amazing💗

@Zedwoman 8 жыл бұрын

I have never known a serious dancer who took her shoes for granted.

@jessica-pp5jy 6 жыл бұрын

olivia monaghan no ballet dancer takes her pointe shoes for granted. Smh.

@taviabahena6140 5 жыл бұрын

Guys just ignore her she just wants a thousand likes and attention

@lovesistersforever2046 7 жыл бұрын

want it i am 10 years old

@purplecarrot2448 7 жыл бұрын

Love sisters forever you don't haha Even though pointe shoes look amazing it's extremely hard. I'm on pointe and it kills.

@axolochi8476 8 жыл бұрын

so early

@holeymcsockpuppet Жыл бұрын

What happens to ballet when they are gone?