The guy with the creepy filter on the face is fantastic! I laughed so hard, a ballet horror movie, I would SO watch!

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.

Deadpool on pointe actually fits his character.

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.

Josephine's ability to make anyone laugh even if they dont know a thing about ballet is amazing

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 ☺️

I love that the Deadpool cosplay was made so the owner can dance in it, that's just really cool to me.

A ballet in full superhero costumes would be awesome!!! Maybe Prokofiev for the music?

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

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 😂

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!

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

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!)

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.

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. 🥰

I've never danced ballet and probably never will but i love these videos!

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.

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.

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 ❤❤

THE BALLET DONOR ONE IS SO REAL IN THEATRE TOO

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!

100% agree. After "Rogers: The Musical" we definitely need something like "Falcon lake". 😂

YES!!!! A BALLET OF ALL MARVEL CHARACTERS!!!! I'M SO IN FOR THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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.

I also want that fully costumed Marvel ballet! That wee girl with her mama was adorable.

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

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.

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!!!

3:01 can we talk about how pretty those walls are.

I had my picture taken in front of that Grapevine Texas mural! I was just standing there like a rock. This video is phenomenal!

Ok those ballet slipper heels look like they would be dope for burlesque practice, kiiiinda really need them!

I agree with the last one. I'd love to see a corp of Marvel character costumes.

The mother doing barre with her baby. It's the most beautiful thing I saw in my life.😊

That first plie crack and crunch is my favourite part of class. It’s so funny for no reason 😂😂

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. 😍

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

I, too, need a whole ballet of male Marvel characters (with matching/coordinated) point shoes! ❤❤❤😅

Girl, you have made me ballet, demi point with baby yoda socks!

@ 1:13 I love the ballet high heel slippers they are adorable ❣️🎉😃👍🏽

I BINGE WATCHED EVERY BALLET TIK TOK YOU DID

1:10 those are ballet teacher shoes

That doll is spotting better than me.

Ballet shoes were a fashion item when I was younger in 7th grade late 1950s. I had them in black.

I had my first split sole ballet shoes in the mid-80’s ish. Fit like a glove. Softest leather. Game changer. Probably Capezio.

Claudia dean was the mood walker in clip 2! Shes an Australian

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.

The doll was a Dancerina from the 60's...I had a blonde one. And she even came with a litle cardboard record!

i dont do ballet, yet i been binging these like crazy

This is my favorite TikTok ever

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.

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.

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. 😕

2:03 this reminds me of the episode of gilmore girls where the grandpa "adopts" a ballet dancer lmao

I definitely remember having split soles in the 90s from Bloch.

I love it when you upload Josephine ❤❤❤

Where can I see more of that adorable baby!! Rond de jambe and fifth position arm at 18 months? She’s going far!

Well, now I wanna see the baby. Where do I find her?

A healthy looking adult ballerina is beautiful. I bought the OG shoe to use as slippers. They kept my feet so warm.

My ballet teacher decades ago had heeled ballet shoes like those.

The ballet donor looks like a villain in a Barbie movie 😂

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

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. 😢

The guy with the creepy filter left me unhinged and just as creeped out as you felt in the videos.

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.

The dancing doll is called a Dancerina. It was sold in the 1970’s. I remember it well, but never had one.

Your faces while watching the guy with the filter😂😂😂😂

I WANT those ballet character shoes!! 😁👠🩰

Okay, I seriously need those character / ballet shoes!!! Can anyone provide a link to the purveyor of such perfection?

Oh I absolutely had a ballet teacher with those heeled canvas ballet shoes.

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!😄

Those ballet shoe heels are VERY similar to the Sansha Teacher Shoes.... But Sansha only has leather.

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

Josephine, I had the ballerina doll that twirled, I loved it

I love how the baby is dancing in the carrier. You can see her lift her legs. Ballet is in her blood!

I love your videos so much ♥️💯👌

sansha pro canvas LOL everyone at my studio (except for the little girls that wore full sole shoes) wore those, including me!!

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 🥺

finally no cups 💪

Dangit I just did my makeup! The little baby made me all teary!

NEVER STOP MAKING THESE VIDEOS

The ballet slippers with a heel - in Russia we call it "teacher's shoes" sometimes 😂

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.

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.

I could probably get my hubby to go to the ballet if they did a full on Marvel or DC theme

I would love to see josephine to react to some of the Rush E ballet videos, some of them go crazy

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)

You really MUST watch the Quangdong troupe of China doing Swan Lake. BEAUTIFUL

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

Color changing dress at 5:32?! I hope it wasn’t just me who saw that through all the hopping…

Potter Puppet Pals & Superheroes taking over the stage.

I had the baby doll when I was little girl in late 70s to early 80s.

Love Deadpool! Can you even Imagine. ... Deadpool: the Ballet 🩰👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽💫😆🤣

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.

I would 100 percent buy tix to an MCU ballet. 😂💕

I had my first pair of split soles in 1994, they might even have been Sanshas.❤❤❤❤

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!

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.

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.

I want to see marvel as a ballet. That would be awesome!

Marvel ballet....can Tom Holland still be spiderman...he was Billy Elliot in the musical