I find pointe shoes the most pretty thing ever

3:20 "...and then soft here" *crunch crunch* o_o

I give ballet dancers so much respect because of how dedicated they are!

Great video, ballet is beautiful. But i have a exam coming up and a paper to do. I don't even dance ballet what am i doing here.

If people think ballet is easy we are doing our job,it looks easy but it is one of the most physically and mentally demanding things you can do

Ballet intrigues me so much. Such a beautiful sport.

I've always felt that ballet is like the perfect balance between art and sport. It's so beautiful.

Ballet is metal and you'll never convince me otherwise. The sheer training, demands, pain, mental anguish, injuries and dedication that goes into the sport is simply astounding. You really have to love it.

I watch the randomist stuff lol I'm not even involved in ballet.

I love how she is just casually sitting in a split.

My teacher, Nina Stroganova, showed me her pointe shoes. They had darned tips, white shellac inside and cement glue outside. They lasted for six years, and were still usable 40 years later. And they made no noise. I don't believe shoes have to be constantly changed.

Thubs up if you love ballet!

Ballet dancers are just so graceful and beautiful.

@ Petra Schiller, I didn't start ballet until I was 28 and I got my pointe shoes at 29 :) It's not too late if you are 20.

As a former Bodybuilder i noticed that Ballet dancers almost without exception have very well developed calves (gastrocnemius) muscles. Off subject i know but when i see them i find myself studying their calves.

i used to walk around my house in them to break them in lol i miss dance so much sometimes :') although it's gross, i still have bloodstains in them lol it's painful and there will be blood! :P but it's so much fun

i was supposed to be making a presentation for school. i have no idea how i got here

Just because pointe shoes are hard does not mean they are easy to use. They are still painful, and the harder they are, the harder to dance. Unless, of course, you extremely strong feet. Don't "assume" things.

It seems so simple but it must feel wicked as a shoemaker to see how important your craftsmanship is to an artist

i have nothing but admiration for the people who do ballet, their commitment is outstanding

I've been doing ballet for 11 years and I absolutely love it and have so much respect for dancers

The crunching sound when she says “soft here” sounds like a foley of bones cracking.

Pointe shoe preparation and breaking in is the most beautiful sound in the world...

My daughter got her dad to stitch/darn her shoes. A labour of love. Xx

I love behind the scenes videos like these, especially when the dancers themselves contribute! More pleeeease!

I love this video. The speakers are almost mesmerizing. The female dancer is wonderful, her gorgeous, liquid pointe work. Her beautiful, natural split. The male dancer is charming. I wish this video were longer.

sometimes I miss ballet, the almost unachievable perfection in every excersize and the beautiful release of emotions in every performance. The smell of brand new pointes and the sound and feel of perfecty ready to be used points for the show... it brings back a lot of stressful and peaceful memories.

Wow. I have tremendous respect for these shoemakers! What a skill!!!! Simply, simply amazing! We always look at actors or dancers and think such amazing people and yes they are. But the ones who work the hardest are the production people. Bravo!!

my ballett teachers just smashes ours agains the wall a few times :D

I did it ages 4-8 took a break and now (at 15) I'm back at it. Sure, I'm not as good (nor as limber) anymore but I'm enjoying it so much and it is amazing to get back at it. Just remember to keep going no matter what!!

I love how she explains the process to make a point shoe ready 🤗

I like how the girl just casually sits in the splits as she prepares her shoes

We were going to start pointe the week the quarantine started. I'm still so excited for the day we get back and using this time to strengthen some more!

Ballet is my favourite style of dance, it's so beautiful

Center Stage is a fave and has me watching ballet stuff. So beautiful.

I used to do pointe. It was very painful, but fun as well. 😊 It's such a beautiful art. Too bad it's expensive to be a ballerina. 😥

We have a man on pointe in one of our forthcoming productions: The Dream by Frederick Ashton

They're so pretty but they hurt so much. Ive been on pointe for 4 years & its been a struggle but its so worth it.

The pointe shoe mistress is so attractive and I love the way she talks. I could listen to her all day. The maker is special and charming.

That's interesting - I didn't realise that they went through so many shoes. Goes to show how much they do and all the effort they put into practice and the performance. Ballet has always been a beautiful, love watching little snippets like this ☺️👍

I love how pointe shoes are handmade like this. Somehow it makes ballet even more special and pure as an art.

Dance is my life. I can't wait till I get on pointe. For now,the videos are the closest i can get from the experience

I admire all these women who do this and you're so beautiful and graceful

Much love to all the ballet dancers on pointe

Amazing! Why not sell them used afterwards to audience members as a keepsake?

Pointe is so not easy! I have been on pointe for 5 years and I have been excepted to the royal dance academy in London England! What ever you do don't go on pointe till your feet are ready, I went on pointe in an early age and I broke my ankles twice! I love dancing but you get what you put into it! Everyone who's dances should love what they are doing. I have been dancing since I was two but I had to work up to it

I've been on pointe for 4 years now :) I love it. We go thru about 400 shoes a year for my studio :) Ballet calms me!

Ed Watson is brilliant have met him many times!

my ballet school was doing the nutcracker ballet and for Chinese and Spanish they wanted colored Pointe shoes. instead of buying actual colored shoes, the girls colored them with like 3 sharpie markers a pair.

I’m on a row of these videos cause I can’t wait to get my first pair of pointe shoes next year 😊😁

I like that non dancers and ppl who aren't involved in ballet still find interest in the beauty of this art.

Even though I’m not involved with ballet whatsoever, it seems like one of the hardest thing to do. Ballet dancers are so dedicated and passionate. I wish I was like them, when it comes doing something in life.

That's Kenneth MacMillan's Mayerling - a very dark and dramatic ballet!

THIS IS SO SATISFIYING FOR A DANCER OMG. Normal people won't understand.

I wished I've taken up with ballet when I was younger. It takes years of practice and discipline just by looking at the beautiful dances those performers put out.

I've been on pointe for a year!!! It's so much fun!!!

I have two finals Monday one of which is 63% of my grade and I need to get at least an 80% on it and I should be studying, but here I am..... I’m not even a dancer oh no

I really wanna dance but I'm not it the shape to do it.

I cant wait to get my pair! I'm going onto pre-pointe this year aka the shoe before you get your pointe shoes so Im excited! Ballet is such a beautiful form of art and dance, and pointe shoes just make it more graceful and amazing

The cracking of the ballet shoe is music

I miss my Pointe days. Makes me sad that I had to give it up😩

It is almost unbelievable how many shoes the dancers go through. I don't do ballet so for the longest time I thought pointe shoes were like tap shoes; replace them when they break. It kinda sucks that they have to work in each new pair when it may last them only a week or 2 weeks.

Been dancing ballet for 9 years and I love it :D

Ballet is so gorgeous

I will never use this information in my life , but here I am

I've never understood why pointe shoes haven't evolved a bit. When a maker has specifications for specific ballerinas, why can't they come with elastics and ribbons attached? And it seems they all get bent in half to soften them so why do they come so hard when nobody keeps them like that?

Ballet and pointe shoes are the greatest thing that has ever happened to me

I just love watching how they prepare their shoes 👣.

are they interviewing her in a pantry?!

THREE PAIRS A PERFORMANCE??? My god!

I hope ballet last forever. It's something I wish I could do but can't. But I do like to watch

Dark and light dance together in harmony

I love how she could sit in the splits like it was normal.😦

Ballet is EXTREMELY physically difficult. Ballet is an art, however, not a sport. I don't know why some people think if ballet is not called a sport then people aren't accepting it's physically challenging. It's normally done in shows, not at competitions. Even golf is a sport, as physically lacking as it is, because it's played to win a competition. You can't "win" ballet. It's not very nice for them to always pick on football players either just because what they do in ballet is harder. Who said football was harder/better? So leave it alone. I'm not here for people to attack me, I still said ballet is EXTREMELY difficult. I just don't get this whole obsession over one word, "sport", because if it's not called a sport it's still difficult, right? If you disagree then please keep it to yourself.

You are certainly right! I started ballet when i was 2, but I quit and now I'm back and I'm about to get pointe shoes! You just need to follow your dreams, and it's never too late to do what you want with your life. Ballet was a great choice and I'm sure you'll have fun with it!

omg does anyone else wanna give Bob a hug?!? his lil accent, loving to make pretty lil ballet shoes with his lil british old man face i cannot he’s adorable

No one: Me trying to find the 2020 or 2019 comments:👁👃👁 👄

I'm 15 and I really want to do ballet. I did it when I was about 5 for about 2 years but I quit and did lyrical and jazz up until now. I feel like it's too late to do it now :/

I want a compilation of ballet destro-preparing their shoes. I admit it's kinda soothing to watch

Ballet was so beautifull. I love that

What ballet is the music from, in the beginning of this video?

What's the name of the ballet at 1:45? And them point shoes are amazing

the video starts and this woman is just casually doing more of a split then I'll ever even attempt in my lifetime

Ballet is just so beautiful and perfect

I want to be a ballet dancer but I'm 13 so you think it's too late to start? I don't have much experience but I want to be on pointe eventually!

i watched this with a friend and when she said, "soft here *crunching sounds*" he looked extremely horrified

I get my pointe shoes in October! I’m so excited!!!

that pointe shoe she puts on at 2.14 looks way too big.. i wonder ifshe was just using it as an example and it wasnt one if hers... anyone else think the same?

To those of you who started pointe before 11 1/2, you started to soon. Your bones weren't ready for it.

I think that lady is just so adorable and idk why 😭

Love these videos. Not a ballerina but a showjumper...equestrienne for about 23 years since age 4...with some years off due to my chronic pain and heart condition and the politics and multi millions that I don't have that come with the sport...but was lucky to see a travelling Russian ballet company at a small university I had to go to instead of my top school due to my health and Dr's being at home...and they were fantastic. Performed Sleeping Beauty. It wasn't the Bolshoi, but whatever travelling company, if they are Russian ballet dancers, you know they will be fantastic regardless, even if they aren't "first string".

I remember when my instructor told me I was ready for points then my mom stopped taking me 😢 she couldn’t afford ballet anymore..

Here's to all of us that ballet studio's throw out for having completely flat feet and tell us we are never going to be good enough even for flat work, never point

Why is this so satisfying.

I love this one

What type of pointe shoes does the company wear?

What's the ballet at 0:28???

Ballet is a stunning art!

I started ballet a few days ago and I’m so excited for pointe

does it hurt at all in ballet when on Pointe or is it bearable