s p Their ankles are solid as steel, but no strength in the metatarsals.

s p ....u said the key WORDS and this is why so many white people are mad. They know white ballet dancers could never do this!!!!

Chessie B Exactly right lol!

Chessie B but at 1:01 there are white dancers

Dr. Sloth they specifically say that hiplet doesn't discriminate, which means that everybody can try/ do it

Sky Biter No one

Sky Biter it doesn't need to be said... how many black women make it into major ballet company's and become principal ballerinas other than misty Copeland

Lyliac Justus have they pursued just as much they have pursued hip hop? you guys are taking a very important factor out of this conversation: personal choice/interest

Lyliac Justus, You actually think that is because black girls CAN'T do ballet? So nothing else can possibly be at play to explain the lack of representation for black women in ballet? Cant think of ONE thing, huh? LOL

Black people themselves. more than white people. I know because I'm black.

Marcela Lundgren not being rude I just don’t know what a box is, why is it so important?

Faith Scherr the box is the tip of a pointe shoes. If you are not completely on top of it it makes your foot appear very un pointed and makes it very difficult to balance

Marcela Lundgren “any” because “not any” were over there box 😂

being on the box is literally one of the key parts of being en pointe too

I thought i was the only one who noticed *siggghs

Fear not of offending people, the right ones will heed your advice

true even if they’re classically trained it looks so painful

they really do. they arent going all the way over and itll eventually tear everything

true their feet look straight

They just said they’re trained. If you didn’t like the video then stop watching but oh wait the more you watch. The more you’re entertained. ☺️

M Inactive Actually no. Their feet only get ruined if they are wearing improperly fitted Pointe shoes.

People don't understand proper technique and the risks involved. Those of us who understand technique find their position frightful and a huge turnoff. I feel that it is a travesty and joke.

Totally agree. I haven't been involved in ballet in decades, but even I can see with semi-untrained eyes that they're not over their box, turned out and good lord, their feet must be a wreck.

Serena Tang I would assume as with it being their interpretation of ballet, some rules and techniques would change. As they said, it's hiplet and quite frankly, it's just as good and normal as any traditional(although a bit sleepy) ballet put onto any stage. It's an art form and people have diferent ways to express themselves. As you can see their form is more loose and a lot less "swanlike". It's funky and groovy. It's hip hop.

Serena Tang And the feet cqn be damaged by many factors. Including being on pointe often, not just the shoes.

aisha my back hurts

my dick hurts

The shoes have wooden points so their toes don't hurt

Demi Cat ehm, not exactly... They hurt less, but they don't stop hurting😅

Demi Cat actually, it is layers upon layers of fabric and glue!

Dangerous Noodles facts! My friend is African-American and does ballet. I showed her this and she 😬 cringed

Dangerous Noodles hiplet seems to be in its infancy and will have to be refined over the course of years to be taken seriously. the strut is the only thing i like so far

Especially the jumps scare me!!! I was so exited to see this. I thought it would be more modern ballet but it just looks really really dangerous.

I've seen the "dancers feet" of a ballet dancer (female) on My feet are killing me. You don't wish that for any ballet or hiplet dancer, although hiplet looks cool. I mean, if the teacher can do it in black shoes without a wooden block in it, why can't others? (Male ballet dancers have "normal" shoes too)

looks like you've been proven wrong. They are on AGT and going strong!

Alex. A. Love this comment!!!

YES! THANK YOU FOR THIS! I was just reading a comment that was bashing hiplet and saying that it want ballet. It isn't ballet. It's unique. It's beautiful. And I really admire these women who do this.

Alex. A. How about just having fun expressing yourself in a different way than just doing their traditional ballet training

Omg.... YESSSS. These other comments are oppressing but all I could think was, “black women who were put aside by white companies putting themselves and their culture first❤️”

2 years later...this comment is STILL the best comment!❤

Mel_Sakura Me too! I cringe every time they jump up and don't go over their box or when they sickle.

Why? What is the box everyone talking about. Please explain. I tried to google I found none.

Hampoy Bambol There is a box made of glue at the bottom of their shoes and you have to go on top of it to fully be on pointe. Its veru dangerous because you can hurt you anckel badly.

my dude. It's HIPLET. the rules are broken my dude.

Nathan Tejada my dude. hiplet still uses pointe and the (safety!) rules of pointe shoes don’t change no matter what you’re doing. my dude.

javi navarro haha me 2

javi navarro I was like. What kind of heels are those 😂😂😂😂😂

javi navarro they feet feel bad after dancing hiplet. Poor Dancers.

javi navarro lmao same

javi navarro Same!!!!! Lmao

Jasmine Elise that is your opinion

Ikr

Jasmine Elise Zipporah Literally said “but really anything you can try to put on Pointe that has a groovy feeling to it” wth else would you say this has a mix of? Not tryna be mean or anything.

@@anikazaruela that why they said "I" instead of "people"

Right?

Thank you.

So it's not discrimation

I agree I spotted that while they were doing classical ballet they sometimes wouldn’t even have the proper posture when she was turning her thumbs were not properly hidden

oh my lord everyone's using this jargon what does 'box' mean?

@@imverycreative5819 It's this small thing in a ballerina shoe. You stand on it with your tippy toes

danceballetacro yeah same thing I was wondering.....

That’s what i was wondering too!!!!

@Pinay Pinay Ako yes but this (not on box) ruins the toes, foot, ankle and muscles so so much quicker - ballet is dangerous that is why there is extreme rules coming to the way you stand on a pointe shoe - yes hiplet breaks the rules but a rule of safety should not be broken. Break the stereo types, break the racism, break the sexism, break everything except your foot dammit

@Pinay Pinay Ako might aswell have a busted cookie monster looking foot that can move and dance 100% fine than a broken/ sprained or torn one that takes month of physio therapy to get to work and might not even work normally.

@Pinay Pinay Ako yes it's possible but 20x more likely when you have untrained sickled feet like these women

Dezh22 Finally someone has said it! I did ballet and I'm sick of people saying this "offends them" and that "they're making a mockery of ballet". There are many forms and types of dance and if someone finds something enjoyable, why scorn them for that!

Dezh22 lol when ballet started out, it was a far cry from what classical ballet is perceived as now, anyways! its been going through evolution and change since I think the 15th century. And just less than a 100 years ago, ballerinas were supposed to be short, stalky and definitely not willowy. I forgot the name of the first ballerina who broke that boundary but she did and thanks to her we have these anorexics running around! lol I'll never forget a Russian film about ballet I saw as a child called "dancing ghosts" (my own translation, so I could be wrong) and how strict they were about even an inch or an ounce of fat on the dancers body...dance is for everyone and everyone has a right to participate and to interpret however they want. I've always danced and my own dancing went through so much evolution. I started off loving and doing classical ballet (which I had to stop doing short after starting) and now I love just dancing from my heart, very primal and primitive, almost trance and ritualistic like. and I dont give a fuck what anyone thinks about my dancing because purest dance is a like a purest prayer, needs to come from heart and soul. plus I love all things tribal and that translated into my dancing..or maybe I love all things tribal because of my dancing style..lol conundrum

amen sister

Dezh22 thannnnk youuu!!! Thank you so much

Dezh22 dancing is now too common. Ice skating is much better

Paulina Medina Special made shoes, a ballerina that know the group personally stated that they are not reg pointe shoes

I don't want to try to question your credibility as a dancer but... they're ripping apart their joints. The reason your teacher tells you to get on your box is that that's the only way you won't instantly damage your joints!

@@alinah1403 what! bro you don't whatsoever know anything about Pointe or ballet in general

You dont understand nothing

Facts.

​@@antique7365 I understand that these girls aren't trained properly in pointe.

Yes it is an American thing. It's become trendy in America to claim that one is a victim for not being white or by being a woman. Most of these claims are not true though. Most people like to play the victim in order to avoid criticism.

It isn't. It's just people like to blame other people instead of take criticism. I mean, have you see Misty Copeland?

I think it's because most black people are bigger boned/heftier than white people, which can be discouraging. I'm the only black person dancing in my class and I'm Jamaican, the moves are always harder for me because i'm just naturally heavier (i'm an aerial dancer) and in general, bigger than the rest of my classmates. I suspect that anyone white or black that seems to have a heaviness to them may find it harder to fit in sometimes.

XxLola xx I suggest you read up on Alvin Ailey.

There are many ‘white’ girls that also can’t do ballet because of their physique. Too tall. Too short etc etc etc. But don’t make a huge issue of it. Just suffer disappointment. Even if they have trained full time since 11yrs old. I don’t understand that when a girl of another colour can’t do ballet they pull the race card. As it has already been said. Is it an American thing? I only look for talent not colour when watching a performance.

ajami they can't even go over the box

@@ghosty2317 yes they are. They sickle and most if not all cant go over their boxes. Rules of ballet can be broken. Rules of proper en pointe shouldnt.

@@Ma5jay5dontxdoxthat yeah and their ankles can be broken too...

@@ghosty2317 uh actually they are. You don't try to go en pointe on an unstable surface, ESPECIALLY when you don't even go en pointe correctly!!!! extremely dangerous.

Oh my gosh! That gave me shivers.

???

Kyle Campo look at the girl in the lighter yellow jacket, watch her feet you will see

At the same time, the last two in the line aren’t on pointe they are just walking...

Preach

Preach.

YESS

sablesoul agree!!

PREACH

butt face that sounds dangerous but yet adorable😂😂😂

I can't get the cup image out of my head now!

butt face lol aw

Lynn Gasca me either! lol

OH MAIIII I REMEMBER DOING THAT AAHHHHH

yeah i agree

Regular ballet isn't too much of a risk... if you are properly trained :)

In regular ballet you just have to make sure you know what you are doing

@Dee Dee Absolutely true 💘

Way higher risk of injury going on here.

TyLee96 how rude u are probably real shitty to with your dancing

Annabel Zhao Has

Relax! I am a ballet dancer and I know this group, their pointe shoes aren’t the ordinary ballet ones they are specially made for them

I'm sure they know what they are doing. That technique is so bad that they have to. However, I wish they would include an advisory so the thousands of little girls who want to try this won't.

Piojita 67 It's a different art form. And years just means multiple. That could as few as three. And it's not like tradtional ballet. It's hip hop.

The creator said in an interview that they must be trained in traditional ballet and be at the level of point before he even considers them to become apart of hiplet.

Pioji 67 Okay well its there problem not yours so let them get hurt or not other than that, its theyre business...

Evian622 usually Pointe shoes don't last more than 15 performances. They are sadly a dime a dozen.

+English Muffin How much do they actually cost these days?

Evian622 mine cost 90 dollars some cost more and some cost less.

lilian simon if those shoes don't last that long, how the hell can people afford them? 90 dollars? That's insane.

+Za Igre well people technically can't afford them lmao. But ballerinas give up everything including their childhood to dance, so our money has always been used on the shoes and the lessons instead of toys and as adults, fancy holidays or stuff like bowling and eating out. For christmas, we wish for a pair of pointe shoes or a few extra lessons. It's our passion, so the price ain't gonna stop us ;)

the point...

Ok...

I feel like they are saying black girls can't do traditional ballet, they have to do somthing different, and that's messed up!

ok...... what's the point of that

That's all good and fine

its not ballet its hiplet you idiot

Shay Cecilia he technically did tho

I agree. It's claiming to be the mix of ballet and hip-hip but ballet is a lot more than just being en pointe.

It's not 'just a dance'. Also, a lot of them aren't on their box, and jump directly on pointe without going through demi. That's a one way ticket to injury.

Georgian traditional dancers dance on their toes too....it's a beautifully brutal dance

Not "racial", racist. Don't be afraid to say it

Yep. I noticed that any time there are positive messages, videos, or articles about Black people/women someone usually has to come along and tear it down. When someone mentions the negativity, the "others" deny it and say it's actually Blacks hating on them. It's gotten so I can almost guess what kinds of comments will be present in the comment section: "It's not just Black people/women. All people do that. Why do they have to bring race into it? They're the ones being racist." Lol and smh. Apparently it is the unpardonable sin to speak on anything positive relating to Black people/women. That's disrespectful and antagonizing to the others. ;^)

kmross73 I'm not saying what you pointed out isn't real, but you are over personalizing this thing.. this is the internet, you are confused about there being bigots and racists and xenophobes hating on dark skin pigmented people??? it is not an objective reference for the opinions or potential of people in a given real world instance.. It's general human conditioning.. no one race or people or culture is free from this.. I mean honestly, if one has any objectice perceptive ability at all, that is very easy to see.. (for example hardcore music.. this is not popular, and alot of people will say and project a lot of stupid shit onto this thing, or anime or alot of things).. I'm sorry but the only way to truly be objective in this world is to look outside the personal narrative. Otherwise it's just an endless cycle of the bickering of egos.. "My team is better, no this team is the best, no those teams suck, its this one"... by you think I'm defending "white" people because my pic..... (no)....

kmross73 I've seen this too

Jaleh Turner it's not about black women. it's about ballet..period why is everything, every subject, every everything get the "black" thing thrown in. can't people just not like it? not like the style of it? regardless of what color feet are in those points

Schwachkorb triggered?

+lonnie u can tell by its avi lmao

lonnie Nah, I'm not the OP.

+cheyenne an unusually thick or stout ankle, that may be caused by a number of reasons.

Matthew 😂😂

I feel the same, and I feel bad about it because I *do* genuinely think the concept and fusion of styles is great, but being en pointe is difficult for *anyone* and requires a lot of technique and strength, and some of these woman just don't seem to be there yet :/ Especially with hiplet, the bouncing/jerking style lends itself to injury almost too easily, so I hope their teacher will work on that.

Ballet CAN be injury, but if done PROPERLY then injury is less likely to occur. I don't know why you're here talking about how "barbaric" it is, when I'm talking about the dancers not dancing properly. Think what you want, its your opinion, but you can get the fuck off my comment with your hate. Not all dancers are anorexic, have lost their period or have mangled feet. Ballet is a beautiful art form and if you disagree, leave. Don't leave your unwanted opinion on my comment. Make your own damn comment.

Aksum አክሱም ፣ ንግሥት Ballet is an art, not really just a dance. It's about the bigger picture, not the individualisme.

Savannah Juba it's not improper the way they are dancing they just need new types of shoes.

Tbh I am just glad that is it obvious they are classically trained and have been dancing for a while. They are definitely ready for pointe, but they aren’t really at the professional/competitive level.

Athena Smith ...same... It's really fucking cringy

They’re not up on their blocks at all. I’m sorry but it looks EXACTLY like a bunch of untrained ballet dancers doing hip hop wearing pointe shoes

Athena Smith ahhhhh ikr?

sammmmeeeeee

They look like they are

AlittleYorkie It definitely does, but, the whole point is to look like its easy

bluzshadez see. It shouldn't even be done. If they WERE trained correctly, they'd know how bad it is for their ankles to not be over the box correctly and how TERRIBLE it is to have your knees bend as you hop around. So no. This is not awesome. Unless you love seeing people ruining their bodies so they can't walk by the age of 45.

+Ana E A lot of ballet dancers end up with permanently calloused feet and or leg injuries. Any form of ballet can lead to dangers if not done correctly

Ana E Let them do what they love. Surely they know if it can hurt their ankles or cause damage. I'm also sure that any form of dance and even classical ballet can cause such injuries

Exactly! I heard about a professional classical ballet dancer fracturing a leg bone from an intense performance.

Melissa Stowe They're going to hurt themselves

its not hate comments,its facts

This video haunts me. They're doing it wrong. We're not criticizing the dance, we're criticizing the technique. It called physics, and they're wrecking their ankles. There's a proper way to go up on pointe. This is not it.

Mottenmond you are correct, classical ballet does have strict "rules" surrounding placement and posture that are designed to prevent injury. I can guarantee that these girls will have broken ankles in the next couple of years due to the "sickling" of their feet and not getting completely over the box. Honestly, they have the technique of 12 year olds.

Ur correct! Thats why im cringing watching this

Mottenmond i take ballet😍😍

Pointe dancer myself. Yes, it's very strict technique. That's why I don't like that this is being called an infusion of hip hop and ballet. There is nothing ballet about this. It's just hip hop en pointe.

Dangerous Noodles exactly! Im going to be en pointe soon im so excited

the instagram is @homerhansbryant

geeklette99 I

geeklette99 same!!!!

I'm, they probably have ruined ankles by now.

Kai Draws I'm a ballet dancer and you nailed it. This is not ballet. It's hip hop en pointe and these girls are going to regret it as they get older.

Kai Draws They are trained in traditional ballet for years before this. It depends on the ballet dancer I gyess because I have seen the opposite as well

Honestly it just look like hip hop in ballet clothes. Like other than that I don't see where the ballet is coming in

i think it's a super cool idea, however i also think there are healthier ways of doing it that won't cause permanent damage.

i wish i could pin your comment!

Courtney Gross what is the box? I see people commenting this and I don't understand what it is.

The box is the square part at the tip of the shoe that supports the toes/foot on all sides. "Getting over the box" means your pointed foot is arched/strong enough (and that the shoe fits well enough) so that the box is vertical and in line with the toes and ankle and not at an angle. Here's a reference: pointeperfect.com/over-the-box/

Courtney Gross I struggle to believe that any of the girls featured are ‘Advanced’ level in classical ballet training.

I agree. That was the first thing that I noticed. I just got en pointe and I actually notice not being on the box a lot. Probably my biggest pet peeve. But still the coolest thing in the world. I wish I had the courage to do what they do. :) Jesus loves ya'll.

Courtney Gross Read a comment of a ballerina that said their shoes are not the regular shoes but are specially designed for them to do hiplet

Destiny Pabon true

Destiny Pabon I would definitely break my ankles with this lol I have very weak ankles I can only admire on the sidelines XD

Foxes And tea r

je suis d'accord

Charles Aurelie bien... but a bit random lol

I agree

Truth

Yes, they are kinda of a disappointment to ballet

anotherslightlymad couldn't agree more

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Agreed

Exactly

M Inactive Nope, damage comes from poor training and badly fitted shoes

Go for it!

Because their methods are incompetent and dangerous

Everyone’s talking about a box, WHAT THE HECK IS A BOX???

@@analisapena3086 the tip off the shoe which dancers should stand on or it becomes dangerous and cringy

Mercedes CR bad?

then you are lucky you have not experienced discrimination because of it

sethorlando I’ve been discriminated for being a girl and my color. Black girls bullying me at school for being white and how I should leave when all I wanted to do was finish high school and live my life. I hear ugly racist names and get pushed around. But guess what? Even though I’ve been discriminated I don’t get why the color of your skin should determine if you can do ballet or not. So you’re wrong lol

tell that to the people who don't think that way.

you obviously not a minority

names like what that is probably the only place you will be 'discriminated' LOL for being white we have to deal with it everywhere even when we travel

They don't discriminate. Pause at 1:01 in the video

Marley Joon they said all are welcome

Of course they’d let other races in

Marley Jane Yes

I think those who know proper English would know that it’s their not there 🙄🙄

Did you see them at the barre? They are only sickle their feet when they do hip hop ballet and if you look closely some of their shoes are Dying and some are soft so...

Tessa Red they're not professional dancers though

What the hell is Sickle?

Peace and LOVE sickling of the feet is when the foot is not properly turned out. The foot isn’t placed properly and just looks disgusting to look at. A lot of these girls doing these moves had that and also weren’t turned out. Yes, pointe shoes were designed for ballet as said in the video but if they were specifically designed for ballet, then they should stay in ballet. Nothing else. Anything else will ruin the shoe and possibly damage their feet as well

Who are you even talking to? The instructor said he thinks people are mad. That's hearsay.

+Chris Whatley ....I'm guessing you haven't read the comment section?

byoung4eva1 It's not even ballet...

Yaasssss they hating. And hell yes they told me my daughter booty was too big for her to be a dancer or gymnast! She was slim but had them cakes, we had moved to an almost all white area for my job. Thank God it didn't work out & we moved back to LA where she still goes to school in a 99% BLK area & she is encouraged to persue her dreams no matter what her booty look like. Thing is they wanna celebrate Kim k. & JLo & any dam body else with fake asses but our girls get put down for having the shit thru our DNA. Hell YESSS y'all racist.

what?? since when did anyone express being pissed cause they're black lmao? in the 15th century, yes black ballerinas weren't a thing but i know a ton of dark skinned ballerinas nowadays??...Also yes, people would be saying stuff even if they were white.

Do you realize that hiplet is not in any form ballet? Also, it's not just colored women who have it hard, but also white women too. When it comes down to it, it is all about talent, practice and the most minuscule of performances that separates one ballerina from the rest. Yes sometimes race does play a factor into it, but in the end none of it matters when the ballerinas are audtioning with hundereds of other people for the same part.

NO. ONE

How do you know u don’t even know each and every person on this world and people might not say it but they could be thinking it

Jenn Blitzer actually yeah they did oof

I feel like thry are saying that black girls can't do traditional ballet

i think maybe there isn’t enough black representation in ballet?

It would be great if executed properly but the sickling is frightening. I've mixed ballet and hip-hop and they aren't (these girls) aren't even over their boxes hello injury it's cool ideas but not improper execution

thegayestgoth Said perfectly!!!

i told my mother about you and she said you were trash

I quit ballet 5+ years ago and even I can see how awfully their ankles are balanced in those shoes.

cupcake_ yaam sis they are going to break their ankles damage their toes and overall it ain't beautiful

@Brittnie Broach atleast twerking doesn't ruin your joint's