The guy with the creepy filter on the face is fantastic! I laughed so hard, a ballet horror movie, I would SO watch!
@Terahnee8 ай бұрын
That donor parody is so real though.... ooof.
@ilznidiotic8 ай бұрын
Suspiria is ballet horror
@Piper_Allen8 ай бұрын
maybe with like contortionists that can do ballet lol
@stephernoodle8 ай бұрын
It was funny at first and then became genuinely terrifying as it went on lol
@farms50868 ай бұрын
Black Swan. Pretty sure that was a ballet horror.
@mylifewithmarmalade46248 ай бұрын
1:10 Ballet teacher shoes. They’re supposed to look more professional and offer more support than flats but still allow full flexibility and Demi point for demonstration purposes. Had a teacher who’d been forced into early retirement from the local pro company due to horrible tendonitis in her feet. Could only do pointe for about 20 minutes a day and wearing flats for more than an hour or so a day made it flare up too. So she was either rocking teacher shoes or dance sneakers which were more supportive but a lot less flexible. So we knew it was a bad day when she resorted to the sneakers and a counter stool for part of the class. There were a couple kids in our class who had ambitions to pursue it as a profession and were going to be changing studios to do intensive pointe prep classes, competitions, and individual coaching (we were all 10-12 at the time, and the studio’s specialty wasn’t really ballet). So she sat us all down one day and had a long chat about life as a professional, EDs, injuries, and the need to have back up plans because you can’t dance forever. She wanted to make sure they understood that being a pro isn’t all sunshine and roses, you really have to make sure you love it enough to give up a lot if this is a life they want to pursue, and where some of the common pitfalls were that they needed to start guarding against early.
@ThePointeShop8 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for sharing. That is the dance teacher we all needed in our lives
@austinluther58258 ай бұрын
My dance teacher in college also wore the heeled shoes. She still danced small parts in local ballets (never on pointe), but she used to dance for the Joffrey. She was really encouraging and just a lovely person all-around. She was my introduction to ballet (I took ballet as an elective because there was no homework) and she made me love it so much that I still dance.
@jeanettehammond86928 ай бұрын
I love these. Where can I buy a pair? 💜🩰
@mylifewithmarmalade46248 ай бұрын
@@jeanettehammond8692 probably anywhere you get dance shoes. A quick search for “ballet teacher shoes” shows a bunch of results. Looks like capezio and bloch both make some along with other brands. Some companies appear to call them Grecian sandals rather than just teacher shoes.
@mylifewithmarmalade46248 ай бұрын
@@ThePointeShop oh 100%. The studio was lucky to have her.
@jizzypuff8 ай бұрын
Deadpool on pointe actually fits his character.
@ThePointeShop8 ай бұрын
😂
@Palitato8 ай бұрын
Of all the Marvel Characters, Deadpool is the one I can actally see canonically going on pointe completely seriously and dancing his way through an absolute slaughter of enemies.
@user-gx1po7pj2q8 ай бұрын
Josephine's ability to make anyone laugh even if they dont know a thing about ballet is amazing
@Hppy_Cmpr8 ай бұрын
I just saw a figure skater named Darlene Gilbert who does it in pointe shoes. It’s incredible.
@clemncb8 ай бұрын
The second one is "disco foot" (litteraly disco soccer 😂) it's a creation of the Ballet de Lorraine in France and it's absolutely AWESOME go check it out 😍 It's a real game, they keep score and all, but there's music (when I saw it it was mixed in live) and it's a mix of choreographed parts and improvisations ☺️
@MsKathleenb8 ай бұрын
I love that the Deadpool cosplay was made so the owner can dance in it, that's just really cool to me.
@lyndafjellman33158 ай бұрын
A ballet in full superhero costumes would be awesome!!! Maybe Prokofiev for the music?
@ThePointeShop8 ай бұрын
Great idea!
@CrunchyGreenWater8 ай бұрын
I'd love to see an X-Men ballet!
@amykathleen28 ай бұрын
This is actually something I’ve thought about before (inspired by the “Rogers” musical in Hawkeye - because although that was used as a joke, I genuinely think it would be possible to make a serious ballet). The music in the MCU already has enough specific meaningful themes carried throughout that I think it could form the basis for a ballet already. The hard part would be narrowing down what story to tell in a few hours of ballet when you’re dealing with at least a hundred hours of movies. And of course, doing it without getting sued by Disney.
@moonlight_crocheter8 ай бұрын
the idea is awesome! I would love to see Tony Stark/Iron Man en pointe 😂
@arwenevenstar07618 ай бұрын
@@moonlight_crocheter*Imagines Tony in the Iron Man suit on pointe 😂😂 I would kill for the matching red and gold pointe shoes Tony Stark would design - they would be awesome! On those days when you’re super tired, your feet are killing you, and you think you’ll just DIE if you have to practice the Young Swans pas de quatre from Swan Lake for the 57th time in a row, you can just tell Jarvis to activate the power boost that will hoist you up on pointe!!
@creativename32568 ай бұрын
The urge to dance ballet all over the house is real! Even though I have absolutely no training in ballet or any other form of dance
@KorraOnTheFloora8 ай бұрын
I met you today! I'm the girl who almost had a meltdown of happiness when I realized who you were and what you were doing at our studio 😂
@miriamneff25868 ай бұрын
Those heeled ballet slippers look very similar to the split sole/mesh upper ballroom dance practice shoes in my closet. Actually two pairs - one for dance studios, one for street wear. Damn comfy shoes!
@Shridra8 ай бұрын
My 3 year old started Highland dancing this year, which is adorable enough, but then when her 13 month old sister goes to class with us, or watches her sister practicing, she's trying to copy too. It's just so stinking cute. They look very similar and both are redheads so I can see them doing "twin" routines in the future XD
@engagedfig71448 ай бұрын
The Sansha Pro 1C's are actually really really flattering - probably *the* most flattering ballet slipper I've worn. Super comfortable too - they just work. None of the other Sansha models work the same. (Also funnily I got my first pair during a Summer Stage at Académie Princesse Grace when I had just ran out of shoes, which makes them extra special!)
@bekahsmith64636 ай бұрын
I had them or something very close to it. Mine had mesh in the split sole and I loved them.
@SimpleDesertRose8 ай бұрын
I loved my sansha split soles. I think I still have two pairs. But I also want those ballet character shoe cross hybrids or whatever you want to call them. They are so cool.
@linkabird_vt8 ай бұрын
for real though ... i don't even dance anymore and i want them.
@SimpleDesertRose8 ай бұрын
@@linkabird_vt same here!
@melissametivier48 ай бұрын
@@linkabird_vt IKR?
@admm1068 ай бұрын
I have that doll!! Dancerella is her name. She is a retired ballerina now, living at my mom's house along with the other retired dolls. She still has her ballet outfit and toe shoes on. 🥰
@areyougay37498 ай бұрын
I've never danced ballet and probably never will but i love these videos!
@MagentasGeekOutCorner8 ай бұрын
I am definitely in for a Marvel themed ballet! I can only imagine what a full Deadpool variation would look like (in my head, it is very naughty)! 😂 I would love to do a variation dressed as Scarlet Witch.
@SurrealisticLEO8 ай бұрын
Love these videos, they're so interesting and educational to a person who doesn't even know how to dance at all. You know, this past Saturday I went and saw a ballet version of "A Christmas Carol" and it was utterly beautiful and breathtaking. I've read the book and seen a movie about but the ballet is the best version ever.
@zywiat3618 ай бұрын
Hey Josephine! I'm 26 and I've never danced in ballet. As a kid I danced in a school club, but it was a modern dance and we didn't do any ballet in there. I love your videos and you inspired me to sign up to adult ballet classes that starts in January. I always wanted to do it, but I thought it's "too late" for me. I won't be a professional ballerina, but it doesn't matter ❤❤
@red-inmy-50s-temper-dont-match8 ай бұрын
I'm excited for you !! Have a wonderful time 🙂
@zywiat3618 ай бұрын
@@red-inmy-50s-temper-dont-match Thank you!!
@arwenevenstar07618 ай бұрын
It’s NEVER too late to start dancing! In one of the beginning adult ballet classes I taught several years, One of my students was 50 years old. Yes, 50. She told me she’s had always loved ballet and wanted to learn, but life got in the way. When she turned 50, she said she wasn’t going to wait any longer, so she finally signed up, and LOVED it. She took class once a week for three years, danced in the recitals and everything. Then one day she fell down some stairs at home and severely injured one of her ankles, and had to stop taking ballet. We were all heartbroken on her behalf, but she was still happy that she had finally fulfilled a lifelong dream. Shout out to Priscilla, where ever you are!
@BetteDavis198 ай бұрын
THE BALLET DONOR ONE IS SO REAL IN THEATRE TOO
@shortylucy8 ай бұрын
I definitely still have a pair of my Sansha shoes lol. I couldn’t get rid of them, and since I found an adult ballet class that works with my schedule, they’re about to be resurrected lol. And creepy donor lady had me 🤣😂😂!! And I’m so here for a Marvel ballet!
@ta_nya52408 ай бұрын
100% agree. After "Rogers: The Musical" we definitely need something like "Falcon lake". 😂
@anaabendroth34608 ай бұрын
YES!!!! A BALLET OF ALL MARVEL CHARACTERS!!!! I'M SO IN FOR THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@yolondawhitworth4416Ай бұрын
The little girl reminded me of growing up and spending summers with my cousin. She had a dance studio and would take classes downtown with the Atlanta Ballet, so I spent a large part of my childhood going to those classes. Her instructor would put me at the bar with everyone and had me do the classes with her, mimicking all of the adults. Fun memories.
@cynthiamorton35838 ай бұрын
I also want that fully costumed Marvel ballet! That wee girl with her mama was adorable.
@alenaadler82425 ай бұрын
Those shoes you were asking if they were character shoes I used to wear for teaching all the time. Those were canvas but mine were black leather. Super comfortable for your back to have a little bit of a lift under the heel when teaching long days or running really long rehearsals. Also remember the oompa loopa orange sanshas very fondly :D
@Aardappelpurree8 ай бұрын
Tbh I wore the Sansha split soles as a preprofessional dancer and they made my feet look really good :o now as an adult hobbiest I have Bloch's but they are just not roomy enough. If I continue ballet I'd definately return to the Sansha slippers.
@pedinurse18 ай бұрын
Hi Josephine I had that ballerina doll that does the pirouettes but she was pink. Omg haven't seen that in decades. She really did turn!!!
@reallylittlewhy8 ай бұрын
Dancerina was the earlier, blonde haired pink outfitted version, and Dancerella was the brunette, lighter costumed doll. I remember them too!
@MothInASuit8 ай бұрын
3:01 can we talk about how pretty those walls are.
@charlotteschaefers51297 ай бұрын
I had my picture taken in front of that Grapevine Texas mural! I was just standing there like a rock. This video is phenomenal!
@ashenwalls35588 ай бұрын
Ok those ballet slipper heels look like they would be dope for burlesque practice, kiiiinda really need them!
@Zoom_10128 ай бұрын
I agree with the last one. I'd love to see a corp of Marvel character costumes.
@juliedeschenes46128 ай бұрын
The mother doing barre with her baby. It's the most beautiful thing I saw in my life.😊
@jaybehkay24388 ай бұрын
That first plie crack and crunch is my favourite part of class. It’s so funny for no reason 😂😂
@halmond87138 ай бұрын
Sansha's split soles came to market in the mid 90's. I remember having them with teacher who's classes I stopped taking after those came to market and I stopped taking her classes at '97. Those things where the best thing to have already back then and I don't think I would change away from them if I would go back to taking classes. I actually have one pair still in my closet lol. As seem to be a lot of other ex dancers. 😍
@pedinurse17 ай бұрын
Omgosh I had one of those dols but it was blue and pink, she had a battery pack in the back. I loved that doll
@merrymac54607 ай бұрын
I, too, need a whole ballet of male Marvel characters (with matching/coordinated) point shoes! ❤❤❤😅
@maggiefranks68498 ай бұрын
Girl, you have made me ballet, demi point with baby yoda socks!
@paulatristan81897 ай бұрын
@ 1:13 I love the ballet high heel slippers they are adorable ❣️🎉😃👍🏽
@LunaRules_8 ай бұрын
I BINGE WATCHED EVERY BALLET TIK TOK YOU DID
@carolinelgdanse8 ай бұрын
1:10 those are ballet teacher shoes
@Luunelotien8 ай бұрын
That doll is spotting better than me.
@vintagechild44188 ай бұрын
Ballet shoes were a fashion item when I was younger in 7th grade late 1950s. I had them in black.
@janet_m7778 ай бұрын
I had my first split sole ballet shoes in the mid-80’s ish. Fit like a glove. Softest leather. Game changer. Probably Capezio.
@clelphick8 ай бұрын
Claudia dean was the mood walker in clip 2! Shes an Australian
@mizjaynec7 ай бұрын
That doll was called Dancerella and came out in about 1977/78. I wanted one so badly, but I got a Superstar Barbie instead and was pretty happy with that instead.
@debbiemiller84507 ай бұрын
The doll was a Dancerina from the 60's...I had a blonde one. And she even came with a litle cardboard record!
@NotASith4 ай бұрын
i dont do ballet, yet i been binging these like crazy
@ericthompson781929 күн бұрын
This is my favorite TikTok ever
@allmylovetolongago76058 ай бұрын
I was wearing Bloch split soles for several years before I remember the sansha shoes getting big. The Bloch prolite II, I still wear them now, 30 years later.
@BrynnBaker6948 ай бұрын
I had a dancer at my old studio who wore them bc she had some sort of foot issues. And she was the owner's daughter so that proves that this can happen to anyone.
@rylinhansen90198 ай бұрын
The shoes you like so much are actually split sole jazz shoes, in a very classic jazz shoe style. You can get them in all different styles and colors, including a boot style. I have a pair, made by Bloch, which are an athletic shoe style, which would be perfect for jazzercize, as well as for use in a jazz class for daily wear. I usually wear a prescription orthotic, in my everyday street shoes, but surprisingly, I can wear the Blochs and dance, and I don't feel that tired painful arch thing at all. There must be some kind of structural thing that allows people to wear them (the athletic style, at least) without needing to put in a prescription orthotic, which of course wouldn't be possible anyway, since the soles bend in the middle like they do. Split sole jazz shoes are great for wearing to dance in a nightclub, too, and with the range of styles available, you can match them to pretty much any kind of outfit. It's been years since I danced with a semi-professional troupe, but I bought mine in 2013 or thereabouts to wear when dancing with a more casual group. I think maybe split soles came out about 20 years ago. Since you didn't recognize them, I take it you only sell pointe shoes(?) I moved away from San Francisco, where I did a good bit of my dance training, in 1996, so maybe your store was not around then. I love your show - your commentaries make me laugh so much! I need that right now, especially having caught COVID a week before Christmas. 😕
@selalorin6 ай бұрын
2:03 this reminds me of the episode of gilmore girls where the grandpa "adopts" a ballet dancer lmao
@chalkdusthorizon72338 ай бұрын
I definitely remember having split soles in the 90s from Bloch.
@hannah_stevens8 ай бұрын
I love it when you upload Josephine ❤❤❤
@JMA8648 ай бұрын
Where can I see more of that adorable baby!! Rond de jambe and fifth position arm at 18 months? She’s going far!
@abschaffer28 ай бұрын
Well, now I wanna see the baby. Where do I find her?
@winkieblink76257 ай бұрын
A healthy looking adult ballerina is beautiful. I bought the OG shoe to use as slippers. They kept my feet so warm.
@briannehunt61898 ай бұрын
My ballet teacher decades ago had heeled ballet shoes like those.
@shereadsmysteries7 ай бұрын
The ballet donor looks like a villain in a Barbie movie 😂
@sheilahperry-rosales87487 ай бұрын
I had that ballerina doll ! Love her to bits. Mom tried several times to throw her away after she broke. I kept digging her out.lol
@themrsedmonson7 ай бұрын
When I was three, I got a kitten for my birthday. A few hours after the kitten came home with us, my mom and I were having full-blown allergic reactions. She had to take my kitten back, and I got that ballerina doll instead. ❤ It was good to see her again. 😢
@aminoamina32978 ай бұрын
The guy with the creepy filter left me unhinged and just as creeped out as you felt in the videos.
@onefatasscheetah96068 ай бұрын
OMG! I had one of those dolls! I completely forgot about it. But now I remember it because when you hang on to the crown thing, the hair would get all tangled up in it when she spins.
@lisabaltzer41908 ай бұрын
The dancing doll is called a Dancerina. It was sold in the 1970’s. I remember it well, but never had one.
@Fiona22548 ай бұрын
Your faces while watching the guy with the filter😂😂😂😂
@wreconteur137 ай бұрын
I WANT those ballet character shoes!! 😁👠🩰
@anastasiabeaverhausen86528 ай бұрын
Okay, I seriously need those character / ballet shoes!!! Can anyone provide a link to the purveyor of such perfection?
@katrinaskidmore94438 ай бұрын
Oh I absolutely had a ballet teacher with those heeled canvas ballet shoes.
@robinwhite-underwood4678 ай бұрын
The ballet baby was adorable! I totally would have done that with my first and third babies. I, too, would love a Marvel character ballet. Whoever danced Deadpool and Nick Fury would have to be very special!😄
@romywhite2908 ай бұрын
Those ballet shoe heels are VERY similar to the Sansha Teacher Shoes.... But Sansha only has leather.
@glutenfreebees8 ай бұрын
6:29 my dance teacher told me last year she was thinking about being spider gwen for halloween since she had some old pointe shoes that she could dye the same teal color that gwen has on her costume
@pedinurse18 ай бұрын
Josephine, I had the ballerina doll that twirled, I loved it
@Cruzdeonnaify7 ай бұрын
I love how the baby is dancing in the carrier. You can see her lift her legs. Ballet is in her blood!
@nomasontobetty98358 ай бұрын
I love your videos so much ♥️💯👌
@msguineapigsrus8 ай бұрын
sansha pro canvas LOL everyone at my studio (except for the little girls that wore full sole shoes) wore those, including me!!
@Dragongirl5908 ай бұрын
I feel like she should do reactions to figure skating and see how similar and different it is. I'm a skater and did ballet for like a year, during covid. Never went en pointe but always wanted to. been skating for almost five years. Still, Josephine should totally do a figure skating react video. At least one, please 🥺
@heidi_starr8 ай бұрын
finally no cups 💪
@Silmarwyn8 ай бұрын
Dangit I just did my makeup! The little baby made me all teary!
@Elliana_official8 ай бұрын
NEVER STOP MAKING THESE VIDEOS
@cailleach_oidhche8 ай бұрын
The ballet slippers with a heel - in Russia we call it "teacher's shoes" sometimes 😂
@ceslestrialfairy8 ай бұрын
I order pointe shoes for my company. PRO-1C are still a male favourite for shoes, but alot of my dancers wear Sodanca SD16 now, but they don't last half as long at the Sasha's.
@stevesminty8 ай бұрын
The doll was funny because I collect My Little Pony and was cleaning up one of the ballerina themed one recently, and was thinking of taking some video of all of them for Josephine to react to. Call it Josephine reacts to ballet toys. XD sadly I don’t have the IG or the TiketyTok, so I don’t know how I’d get it to her.
@tanzanite89088 ай бұрын
I could probably get my hubby to go to the ballet if they did a full on Marvel or DC theme
@AnluanRedwolf8 ай бұрын
I would love to see josephine to react to some of the Rush E ballet videos, some of them go crazy
@nicor.23938 ай бұрын
I was born 2000 and I have been wearing the Sansha Pro since i was 12😂 best shoes i ever had (when the stitching doesnt rip on the bottom side)
@suefergusson53518 ай бұрын
You really MUST watch the Quangdong troupe of China doing Swan Lake. BEAUTIFUL
@blueocean438 ай бұрын
Have you seen the music video for Ashes (the Celine Dion song in deadpool ...2?) It has deadpool dancing in stilettos. Not ballet, but still worth a watch
@vcg19128 ай бұрын
Color changing dress at 5:32?! I hope it wasn’t just me who saw that through all the hopping…
@Z.A.M.13598 ай бұрын
Potter Puppet Pals & Superheroes taking over the stage.
@Michelle-rc6el6 ай бұрын
I had the baby doll when I was little girl in late 70s to early 80s.
@Magdalena-ow7gy8 ай бұрын
Love Deadpool! Can you even Imagine. ... Deadpool: the Ballet 🩰👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽💫😆🤣
@unalikerose7 ай бұрын
I have a secret I've never told anyone.... ...I've always wanted to learn ballet, but I'm too old now so I'll just enjoy it in secret.
@karenvolk7 ай бұрын
Get the shoes and find a KZfaq, or just ballet around the house or from your chair!
@unalikerose7 ай бұрын
@@karenvolk I got the shoes and I found an adult ballet class not far from me.
@karenvolk7 ай бұрын
@@unalikerose Oh so glad! Enjoy!
@shyeahright8 ай бұрын
I would 100 percent buy tix to an MCU ballet. 😂💕
@aryaunderfoot20078 ай бұрын
I had my first pair of split soles in 1994, they might even have been Sanshas.❤❤❤❤
@balletfanatic8 ай бұрын
I got my first pair of pointes yesterday, and till now I am ecstatic. Sadly, there wasn't a variety of brands and makers so I had to make do with European Balance Bloch pointe shoes. They're okay, but I feel like the back of the shoe is protruding a bit too much. I wish you could fit me!
@noelle_reads_alot8 ай бұрын
5:00 My teacher just assigned these and NOBODY likes them. Half of us just tie them. For competition she agreed to let me and my duet partner get our old shoes again.
@Twinzma8 ай бұрын
I had the blond ballet 🩰 doll. You pull up on the button inside of the crown. Her name was Dancerina. You positioned her arms and legs, pulled up inside her crown and it would twirl.
@spacejunk24948 ай бұрын
I want to see marvel as a ballet. That would be awesome!
@PS-DLMA8 ай бұрын
Marvel ballet....can Tom Holland still be spiderman...he was Billy Elliot in the musical