NO WAY NO WAY

@ThePointeShop

2 жыл бұрын

OMG

@gemmamacdonald4367

2 жыл бұрын

Second!

@kas_iris

2 жыл бұрын

My exact reaction😭

@divaskindra4086

2 жыл бұрын

WE NEED A COLLAB

@isaacseehausen3952

2 жыл бұрын

@@divaskindra4086 yes.

For those wondering about “six” positions, and why she was confused it’s because in ballet there are only five positions. But jazz dancers are taught six positions, the sixth being feet parallel to each other. 🥰

@meikusje

Жыл бұрын

I did classical and was also taught the sixth. We never used it though, so I don't know why I learned about it 😂 I had a Russian ballet teacher as well, who was classically trained in Russia, so it wasn't to do with her background either. Maybe they taught it just in case some of us wanted to do jazz as well, idk.

@danieladerrico2869

Жыл бұрын

I'm trained in RAD, six is though in ballet, more in a matter of "you need to know it exists" or if you are in prep (4 to 8 years old) or starting from zero. Usually applied to strech more.

@allabouthataesthetic

Жыл бұрын

Actually I do ballet and I still learned them all so maybe it just depends on ballet style, studio... ect

@outside8312

10 ай бұрын

1st 2nd 3rd Crossed 4th Open 4th 5th That is 6 positions

@alrxa_29

10 ай бұрын

⁠@@outside8312 i mean yeah for your arms but for your feet besides parallel (which would be your 6th) then there’s 5 main ones i think

For a french person, “plié” means both “folded” and “bent”. Of course, we understand the difference between the two meanings but we use the same word to describe two different situations. Anyway it might not be the case for every type of French people (because we don’t always come from France) but I only know that I personally use “plié” for “folded” and “bent”.

@pupsinsbarks

2 жыл бұрын

Right, because the root verb “plier” has the meanings of both “to fold” and “to bend”. I didn’t realize this would be confusing to Anglophones, because… isn’t folding basically just bending further/prettily?

@aquiamorgan2416

2 жыл бұрын

I mean, we use the verbs to fold and to bend interchangeably sometimes, though there is a subtle difference. To fold is just not usually used in reference to the body unless you're talking about contortionists. 😅

@punkyv6560

2 жыл бұрын

I was gonna say! I didn't go through 9 years of "Ok classe pliez vos papiers...." for nothing. (do you conjugate when there's a possessive pronoun?? I Can't remember)

@vortex-3653

2 жыл бұрын

@@punkyv6560 if the possessive pronoun (which was “vos” in your sentence) is plural, yes you conjugate (the “vos” refers to the class and so to the students and since there are at least 15 people, it is plural and it conjugates) that’s why “papiers” and “pliez” are both in the plural form -> I don’t know if this was the explanation you needed but know that your sentence was good! I didn’t see any grammar mistake!

@helenslama8620

2 жыл бұрын

@@vortex-3653 You do not conjugate vos papiers with pliez due to the fact it is an imperatif sentence. (give an order) The verbe plier would be wriitten the same way with a singulat or plural accusatif. Pliez votre papier or pliez vos papiers even if you talk to one person (formal) or to a class... Hope it helps!

The back thing is very real! I remember being so frustrated in ballet class back in the day bc I couldn’t get a middle split or a 90 degree arabesque no matter how hard I tried 😩 it was only recently (I’m in my 30s now) that a chiropractor worked with me on it and that’s helped with flexibility a lot as I still dance for fun. Hayley (and anyone else who’s dealing with this) should try ashtanga yoga - it’s doing wonders for me!

@BirdyJ0

2 жыл бұрын

No amount of stretching, yoga, or chiropractics will *ever* fix vertebrae that have fused into each other...

@sophiaerrvieanemasigla1069

2 жыл бұрын

@@BirdyJ0 nobody ever advertised these interventions as “cure” but, only as pain management. 👍🏼 she only enumerated what helps with managing the struggle to help with others who’s alike. 🙂

@lilnugget54

2 жыл бұрын

@@BirdyJ0 agreed. I don’t think people understand this is a genetic condition people (including me) were born in which vertebrae fused improperly. These can never move people!!!!

@SaralynTeasley

2 жыл бұрын

I couldn’t move up or go to pointe bc of that so I had to quit or stay in the same class for the rest of my life until some miracle happened I had everything to be on point except a split which was so annoying to me to have spent all that money to get on pointe and then later find out I can’t even move up and get on pointe

@lauriekl

2 жыл бұрын

My ballet program didn’t require a split, which I didn’t have. But it did require 4 ballet classes plus point. I was an older dancer (then a HS senior) and didn’t want to have zero social life, so never went on point and am STILL bitter.

The bone thing isn’t an injury. It’s genetic, or at least it is for me. A 90 degree is sort of possible, but not with correct technique. You kind of have to twist your hips and cheat it, which drives ballet teachers crazy.

@xeaux

2 жыл бұрын

It can also be due to an injury. Most are congenital which is why it took me 2 years to finally get my rheumatologist to realize that I wasn’t born with mine & it happened due to trauma in my adult life. And depending on the fusion you still won’t be able to get it to 90° even with improper technique. It also depends on how your pelvis is sitting & if that’s also affected due to the fusion or from another issue.

@drshelkie4153

2 жыл бұрын

I believe that they are talking about a condition called sacralization of the lower lumbar vertebrae. It IS congenital, meaning that you are born with it. In this, one or more of the lowest lumbar vertebrae are fused to the sacrum (the back of the pelvis), limiting movement. It's usually painless, UNLESS, you want to perform activities that require increased mobility, like dance or gymnastics. (There's a correlating condition where the upper sacral vertebrae can be part of the mobile lumbar spine, making it unstable.)

@xeaux

2 жыл бұрын

@@drshelkie4153 While that condition is congenital, your sacrum can become fused due to injury. Someone said it wasn’t an injury & that it was genetic; I was just clarifying that that’s not always the case… I wasn’t even aware that I fractured my back, I just knew that I had an injury. Since I never had it checked out with imaging, my doctors didn’t realize there was a fracture & it healed incorrectly, fusing my L5 vertebrae to my sacrum.

@breeze5926

2 жыл бұрын

Genetic or from an autoimmune disease or many other causes

@rosah697

Жыл бұрын

Ankylosing spondylitis can cause spinal fusion too

Well that's funny, this video popped up in my recommendations a few days ago, and I just watched it, out of curiosity of who Haley is. I can only imagine Josephine's reaction...

@londonvigil7786

2 жыл бұрын

same!

@nikitagabrielle9733

2 жыл бұрын

Lolll literally same 😂

@soph5273

2 жыл бұрын

Me too😂

@alicewonderland9160

2 жыл бұрын

Same😂

@ninjapoodle22

2 жыл бұрын

Same here! Actually I’m not even finished watching this video Because I wanted to comment pretty much what you’re saying. I think it will be interesting also and I actually ended up liking Haley’s video.

The decision I regret most in my life. Was quitting ballet THE YEAR BEFORE WE WERE SUPPOSED TO LEARN POINTE. The main reason I quit was because it was a different teacher and the new teacher really liked to blast the music extremely loud and I have very sensitive hearing. Tried moving to another studio, but it didn’t fit my learning style, they went extremely fast and I couldn’t comprehend what they were doing fast enough. It honestly made me hate ballet so I quit. 😞

@alexandrac591

2 жыл бұрын

I definitely hope you are able to try again someday soon!

@naomisteenstratoussaint

2 жыл бұрын

I stopped ballet as well because of a new teacher 🥺 (when i was young)

@thebadpoet

2 жыл бұрын

I took a jazz and tap class in kindergarten and the sound of everyone else’s tap shoes running around the room when the teacher gave up two thirds of the way into class and said it was “free dance” was the worst thing my little senses had ever experienced. As an adult, I now know I am prone to migraines and have misophonia (including for random staccato sounds like snapping or, you guessed it, taps!) I don’t wish I continued dancing, though, because I also learned I have naturally lax joints and rheumatoid arthritis, and just existing and careful weight lifting is dangerous enough for me!

@jessicavasquez3261

2 жыл бұрын

I quit about the same time. We had a visiting instructor from Russia and he said my legs were wonderful but I would never be a ballerina because of my large breasts. 😳

@user-tn3nd5fv9h

2 жыл бұрын

I wish I started sooner, I hated the style until recently due to how structured it is. Now it's helping me improve in all my other dance styles except hip-hop.

Plié can mean folded, as in "J'ai plié des vêtements" "I folded clothes." But in the context of ballet, it's "bend". Google translate will never be as good as someone who is fluent in both languages. And for the fused bones in the back, yes that can happen. I know someone who was born with several fused vertebra.

@new0news

2 жыл бұрын

yaaaaaa and just because there are two words for something in English doesn't mean there are two different words for them in another language. Just like how there can be multiple words for something that we only have one word for in english

@isabelleblanchet3694

2 жыл бұрын

@@new0news Exactly. Also depending on geographical location some things are not called the same. There are plenty videos comparing English in the USA/Canada/UK/Australia/etc. that demonstrate this. Coloured pencil/pencil crayons Sofa/couch/chesterfield Trainers/Sneakers/Runners/Running shoes And it's the same with French between France/Quebec, Spanish between Spain/Latin America or Portuguese between Portugal/Brazil. The meaning of some words can be so very different from location to location too and you have to be careful when using some. For example, in France "gosses" is slang for children, but in Quebec it's slang for testicles.

@taryndancer29

2 жыл бұрын

French speaker here as well and came here to say that!

@i8szu

2 жыл бұрын

i was going to say the same thing!!

@megcroix

2 жыл бұрын

My French teacher always said you can’t translate words, just the idea

4:14 this is too relatable! I did 7 years of ballet training, and then I moved to hip-hop 2 years ago. My lower body is a mess, but my upper body is still there

@kalina2443

Жыл бұрын

This is similar to what I did!

Actually saw that video a while ago and the "wood" thing was driving me nuts too. Also, it's so clear that the shank is so hard it's holding her up, that's why she was able to hold herself up, in my opinion. If she had been fitted in a softer shank to start out I'm just guessing she wouldn't have been able to get up at all after a few releves once the demi broke in since she didn't have experience training the strength of the foot from demi to full pointe.

@hanniesung3595

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe she told the fitter that it was a one time thing

@JessieBanana

2 жыл бұрын

I disagree. She was sinking and so ill fitted I doubt she benefitted from the strength of the shank. If a shank doesn’t hit my foot right, I just slide right on past it and it’s fairly useless to me. I actually find softer shanks more supportive cause they mold to my arch. Also when you weigh more as an adult, it’s much harder to be propped up entirely by a pointe shoe. Foot strength isn’t the only strength required and as an ex dancer, even if her specialty wasn’t ballet, she would have foot and ankle strength to draw on from muscle memory.

@charityscreams5366

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know anything about ballet and have no idea why I watched this... I also didn't understand a thing you just said other than there is clearly no wood in pointe shoes haha. Was still fascinated by your explanation of why the shoes were doing most of the work. Thank you for the knowledge. ❤

@xeaux

2 жыл бұрын

@@JessieBanana I actually would cut my shanks in half because I have flat feet & it was the only way I could get support. A full shank was torture on my feet.

@Emily_Bondevik_Official

2 жыл бұрын

She also first said she never did ballet then started claiming she's an ex ballerina

Yes the fused bones are definitely a thing! My mum was born with her sacrum and last lumbar vertebrae fused, so she also struggles with range of movement through her legs and hips

@GaryTongue-to3pw

4 ай бұрын

*Mom STOP Trying to Church it up, Freagjn' Britishtur!!!!

I can relate to this video deeply. I went into ballet before traditional school. I was just given my first pair of pointe shoes before having to move halfway across the US. Once moved, I was diagnosed with bad scoliosis, and needed a spinal fusion. Fast-forward 10 years. I now have a baby girl who wants to learn ballet, and wants me to go with her as I taught her the basics. She has no clue that she can do so much more than I. 🥰

@flowrevlis4422

2 жыл бұрын

Aww that's so sweet! I hope you two can dance together some day 🥰

RE: Spine fusion - it's probably a genetic bone deformity or lack of flexibility/insecure double jointedness in the hips, etc. Spinal fusion is usually a surgery performed for those with Spinal Cord Injuries but is being performed less and less these days because of the lack of mobility that inherently follows this procedure. I could, however, be completely wrong but I have a SCI and was a candidate for Spinal fusion before the doctors decided to do a Discectomy instead. I also have a friend who was born with an extra bone in her foot which made pointework impossible for her until she had surgery xx

@robbybelt8834

2 жыл бұрын

I can attest to this lol! I had a spinal fusion for scoliosis have reduced mobility in my back but I do have good posture all the time now 😅

@katierasburn9571

2 жыл бұрын

They are definitely still performing it, especially for conditions like scoliosis. It is also possible for the vertebrae to fuse together as a natural process or as part of healing from trauma to the bones

@isabelleblanchet3694

2 жыл бұрын

I know someone who was born with fused vertebra, so it's not always due to injury.

@IAmSuzyQ

2 жыл бұрын

Yep. I'm a nurse and I was going to post a comment about this, but you already took care of it. 👍 *You accidentally wrote "she has an extra bone in her food" and it cracked me up! For some reason when I mean to type "good" my phone sometimes ends up changing it to "food", making for some very strange sentences. "That looks so food!" "Thanks for the food advice!" "I hope you have food weather for your trip!"

@mrjones2721

2 жыл бұрын

One of my lumbar vertebrae fused to my sacrum in the womb. There’s nothing to be done about it-the fused vertebra probably isn’t even shaped like a lumbar vertebra any more-but it hasn’t had any effect on my life. Then again, I’m not a dancer, so demands that I lift my leg 90 degrees behind me are pretty rare.

Former dancer here. I quit ballet in my preteens because I could never do the proper angle on an arabesque and I struggled with turnout. Turns out I have scoliosis in my lumbar spine and had an untreated broken tailbone as a kid. So yes, spinal problems can absolutely mess up your leg and foot posture!

@bari2883

9 ай бұрын

My best friend broke my tail bone and I now live with chronic pain as it effected my sacrum but I had quit ballet by then. Hope you don’t suffer like I have.

Yes, you can have a fused bone in the back. It could be that her sacrum and last lumbar vertebra never separated in development so it is just one bone. The opposite happens too where someone’s sacrum doesn’t fuse properly and they have 6 lumbar vertebra instead of 5 (and it can happen on just one side).

@nmg6248

2 жыл бұрын

I have this, but I can get to 90 in arabesque so idk about her reasoning

@lburcher

2 жыл бұрын

@@nmg6248 Maybe it's a difference in the degree of fusion (not in the medical field, so I don't know). Kind of like how multiple people can have the same illness to different degrees and all have individual experiences.

@xeaux

2 жыл бұрын

@@nmg6248 Depends on how & where it’s fused. She may have a full fusion where yours is only partly fused. Also other body mechanics come into play as well.

@xeaux

2 жыл бұрын

It can also fuse as a result from an accident or trauma. Mine partially fused when I was in my 30s when I unknowingly fractured my spine. Now I can’t arch back whatsoever & my leg in arabesque derrière is incredibly sad,

@joannabaafour7536

2 жыл бұрын

This is the first time I'm hearing this can cause issues with arabesque and wishing I would have known this back when I was first diagnosed. It would have made dancing in college so much more enjoyable. My sophomore year of high school is when they found out I have a "6th" vertebrae.

I can't believe how well she's doing on the pirouettes. This is my second year en pointe and my first year doing pirouettes en pointe and that is how I do them.

Yup I have somewhat the same problem. My lowest 3 vertebrae aren't properly aligned so I can't keep my leg at 90° and keep my torso (somewhat) upright at the same time. I've tried doing it while someone holds my leg up and then in try to straighten my upper body but all that does is lift me of the floor(it's kinda fun to try). So bodies and what they can and can't do are weird (and fun and interesting)

@sj4iy

2 жыл бұрын

My daughter cannot do a middle split because of her bones. It drives her nuts but it is what it is.

@rachrbonez1335

2 жыл бұрын

@@sj4iy she may be able to someday. tell her to look up Kyra Condie. she's an olympic rock climber with a spinal fusion from a surgery at 13. she inspires me everyday

@LunarEleven

2 жыл бұрын

I guess it's "fun and interesting" if you don't have an instructor getting frustrated with you because you physically can't do something and they think you're just not willing to try hard enough. :-/ People can seriously injure themselves trying to force their bodies to do what they can't, especially if the problem is skeletal.

@sj4iy

2 жыл бұрын

@@rachrbonez1335 I personally don't like "inspiration" derived from watching people with disabilities do something I can't. They're people, doing what they want and need to do. It's not 'inspiring', it's normal. My daughter's situation is different from the rock climber's situation. If she wants to look up to someone, she should look up to herself and not another person she's never met. She's the only person she can rely on.

@bumblebeing2763

2 жыл бұрын

@@sj4iy I agree. I try to find things that I CAN do with my body and try to enjoy those to the fullest. (and sometimes feel a little joy when people with more able bodies struggle with them ;))

Josephine You are a joy to watch whether you are fitting pointe shoes and giving us clear intelligent information or reacting to a KZread Video. The day is always made brighter by you. 건배

The fused bone in the back is SO real, in fact I have the exact same thing. I had no idea why my hips were unmovable in my 4 years of dance and I reached a point where teachers would push their full weight into my forward folds and I would not budge. My chiropractor enlightened me after I had stopped dancing that I have a Transitional Lumbosacral Segment, which basically means that there is a fusion between the sacral and lumbar vertebrae. This stops a certain amount of movement that should be happening in the lower spine/hip areas.

howdy friends! 🤠 hope ya liked this one! for past react videos, lots of people have asked for them to be longer - so we gave it a try. what do you think?? preference on longer/shorter react vids? let us know!!

@teaganryan4378

2 жыл бұрын

I like the longer ones!

@khills

2 жыл бұрын

Longer! You’re funny and the videos are both relaxing and educational.

@sheelfjohnson

2 жыл бұрын

This is a good length - thanks!

@a.kenneth3521

2 жыл бұрын

I adored this one! I love the longer vids, whether they’re more in depth about one subject, or quick assessments of many topics. Yayyyy for more of you! 💖💕

@mimiduquette8786

2 жыл бұрын

Ummm, how are we mixing conversational topics French and spinal fusion?? Yeah, I know, somehow, due to ballet, they are very distantly related.....

I was a gymnast for 8 years and could never get my back leg up high enough either. When I had recurring pain and finally saw a doctor to get an X-ray, they found I had Bertolotti’s syndrome. Apparently one of my vertebrae had fused to my sacroiliac joint and I had a few stress fractures. From all the movements that forced me to bend my back and bring my leg up I had actually been repeatedly fracturing it and the bone would keep fusing again.

As an ex dancer myself, she did real good for her first time on point...I used to do jazz, contemporary, modern, tap, & ballet, but never did point ballet...it was always an aspiration of mine, but I've been retired for over a decade or more and all my flexibility is gone-I promised myself imma get back into dancer shape and try to perform just one more time, maybe even try point ballet... I'm proud of her efforts for her first time...and ur commentary was informative, cause I didn't know that about the shoes at all... dancers that never did point ballet, we all think that there is wood block that u stand on in the bottom of the shoe...lol...thanks for the video.

i don't watch dance content or haley pham either, but this was somehow in my recommended and i absolutely do not regret clicking on this video, love it!! (time to now binge more pointe shoe fitter reacts)

Josephine you should reach out to her a do a video with her refitting her shoes!!

This was so much fun to watch!!!!!! One of my New Years resolutions is to take drop in lessons at my local ballet studio and I’m binging adult beginner videos for confidence and more realistic expectations for what the hell I’m getting into after 10yrs lol. I could only hope to look this good and have such an awesome sense of humor 🥰

I love how you can tell the type of shoe just by looking at them! If you work in most types of health department it's similar to watching medical shows and yelling at them, when they do the wrong thing! Love the way you kept cringing and stopping to correct the "box", NOT being made of wood! And yeah, spinal fusion is a real thing!

Plié also means folded in French, in fact this is the most common meaning in everyday usage but it also evokes the ballet move.

I watched that video it’s so cool how the teacher was able to get her in pointe that fast! I’m in pointe class and I can’t even do that

She really did a great job, especially for being out of dance for a while and never trying pointe before. I enjoyed watching your reaction; you mentioned all the areas that stood out to me when I watched her original video. On another note: I am so glad you said something about breaking in the shoe! My ballet teacher (this was between 1998 -2008) was very much against us breaking in pointe shoes (some bending and flexing was fine), and said if we had strong feet and good technique then we wouldn’t need to “break our shoes.” We were only allowed to break in a shoe if preparing for a performance. Since then, I watch most dancers attack their everyday pointe shoes as a common practice when getting a new pair - and I am always confused.

Love your videos!! As a newbie to ballet i was wondering if you could do a video explaining what different foot styles are? Like what is the difference between high /low profiles, when are toes considered short/long… it would be wonderful to see the differences compared side to side! MUCH THANKS!!

@user-jj5mm9pi5s

2 жыл бұрын

Thisss

@IAmSuzyQ

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! That would be a great way to help people like us to better understand each of the differences she mentions during fittings. I'm not even a dancer but I enjoy learning about random things, and Jo's got such a magnetic personality, so these videos are fun to watch.

@i_luv_hecklefish

5 ай бұрын

​@@IAmSuzyQ Same here. ❤

On the arabesque/back flexibility point- I figured you’d find this anecdote interesting. I’m a former dancer with EDS so I was always “rubber band girl” even at my studio. Had wildly hypermobile hips and can do all sorts of party tricks with my arms and legs but my back… I always was baffled and frustrated by how relatively limited my back flexibility was by comparison and no amount of stretching was going to change that. There is obviously natural variation here but it was such a strange mash up with me. I knew other dancers who likely had EDS as well and similar levels of flexibility and all of them had far greater back flexibility than me. I don’t know to this day the full explanation or details of my situation but I did learn I have mild scoliosis in my lower back. I suspect dance training likely helped perhaps the scoliosis overall but for sure I think it helped mask it. Actually runs in my family to the extent I was the only member of my family without visible scoliosis. Now that I’m in my 30 and have a lot of health issues overall though- low bad and hip pain is a major issue and hence making the scoliosis discovery. It always felt like something was just off if I did a back bend or lifted my leg in arabesque. I would have to cheat to even reach 90 and lean a little further forward or shift my hip a little. So wild compared to how gorgeous and easy my extensions were to the front or side.

@pattismith6958

2 жыл бұрын

I have hEDS and always wondered what the percentage of dancers (and gymnasts too!) had eds! I wasn’t er… ✨graceful✨ enough for ballet so I played soccer 😂 My early 30s hit me hard too! I’m now known as ‘Gumby’ at PT!

I'm not a dancer (I used to dance jazz and salsa as a hobby, but never ballet and never professionally). I always thought that the hard part of pointe was made out of plaster, but I would've never imagined someone could think it's made out of wood 🤷🏻‍♀️

@deltasriracha8830

2 жыл бұрын

well it is cardboard, but a lot of people actually think it’s wood

@oceaneo4603

2 жыл бұрын

Clueless people would think that. But that's why this clueless person didn't do a clueless thing going to professionals. Unfortunatly she encountered scam artist. She should never had found somebody willing to buy her pointes neither somebody whom would made her do those types of exercices, whit those shoes.

Yes! Spinal issues limiting range of motion is definitely a thing! I have scoliosis (my spine has a 42 degree curve) which causes my pelvis to be tilted and on an angle. That means that my arabesque and extension in general is COMPLETELY different between left and right. My hip flexors and hamstrings are actually different lengths at rest.

Omg I saw this in my recommended and I watched it right away! Haley is the wife of one of my favorite KZreadrs, Ryan Trahan!! Haley is so talented even after years

At the end she’s like Haley:will I try this again? Absolutely not 😂🤣

josephine identifying pointe shoe brand throughout the video is ICONIC

JOSEPHINE! that Macarena confusion moment HAD ME CACKLING! I almost choked. I just got my first pair of Demi-pointe shoes the other day as an adult dancer. I've been watching your videos for a long time and hopefully can come for a fitting eventually. Love the content.

As someone who speaks French as a second language it can mean bent or folded Ex: « J’ai plié le papier en demi » / Ex: “I folded/bent the paper in half” Either works

Is watched that video of Haley and I'm guessing that's why this popped up for me...totally enjoyed watching it! Too cool & loved the explanations you gave. Thank you!

I laughed so hard when you were doing the folded thing

Josephine: If these are your first pair of pointe shoes, do not do this. Me *a chemist*: Got it. Okay, I won't!

@christinae30

Жыл бұрын

Agree! One never knows what will turn up! (57, overweight, ballet at 8-9 y.o.)

I was a gymnast for 6 years before spinal fusion surgery where 5 of my low back vertebrae were fused and theres no way my leg goes that high now sooooo i feel u girl

Oh gosh that's going to be me! I was a ballerina until my senior year of college and haven't danced now for 6 years. I tried to show my children moves and I could feel my muscles were like what are you doing? We can't do this like we use to. Slow down. It was a little depressing! Flexibility gone as well. Sigh

this was an entire roller coaster of emotions

Would you ever want to fit someone who hasn’t been on pointe before, possibly someone who hasn’t danced a lot of ballet? I would find that really interesting. I love dance and I danced ballet for about a year. I fell in love with contemporary dance, but made sure I was still strengthening my ankles and feet. I have the worst feet but it would be great to see someone else who doesn’t have a lot of training try getting fitted. Unfortunately, I had to stop dancing because of money, but I know that dancers can dance at home and still grow up to be incredible dancers. I do however recommend and strongly encourage classes if people can afford it.

@oceaneo4603

2 жыл бұрын

The feet are the most impressive part in ballet, but you have to pay attention to your entire body. The big cliché you'll find about ballet is how people are standing. Because it is first about balance. The turn out starts at the hips, for instance, not at the ankles. And the legs needs to be very straight, so much your knees want or should to disapear. I remember attending preparation shoes class. Basically we were doing relevés for an hour. So yeah, the calf muscle needs to be very strong. To get on pointes, you go from demi-pointe to pointe. Just like you would be seated on the floor with your toes touching the walls, and slide just doing relevé. Another way to get the feeling is with tennis shoes, toes nails trimmed.

As a Franco American and native French speaker, I’ve got to say. Plié does mean folded!! Very common word. To fold, etc

I don’t know anything about dance, but as a runner I am so impressed! I really enjoyed learning about the technical, because my ankles have also been a weakness of mine.

French person here: Plié can mean folded. It's one of those words that can mean a few similar things based on context.

Yup its called a fused vertebrae, it's something you're usually born with and not due to injury, but sometimes if there is a sever injury to the spine and surgery is needed doctors may fuse the vertebrae limiting back extension

You should react to Brooke Lynn Heights on Drag Race. The finale dance was...shocking in all the best ways!

I’ve only just gone on pointe and your vids have helped me so much xxx 😘

Love the longer video. Would love longer ones.

In French, plié can mean creased, folded, bent. The French verb plier (pronounced essentially the same as plié) means "to fold." Given that some pointe shoes are made from paper mache and/or cardboard,and paper is made from wood, you could argue that some Pointe shoes "come from wood." Maybe. But that is my BIGGEST pet peeve. If you don't know what they are made from, you shouldn't be talking about them. Luna... how could you let us down by not fact checking her post before she put it up?

@bethrichards3088

2 жыл бұрын

In the full video Luna actually does say they are paper mache. I am guessing Pham didn't pay enough attention when recording the VO

I’ve been watching Haley’s video since long before she stopped dancing and even then, she did not enjoy ballet and it was her weakest dance style. But the pointe performance at the end was impressive considering it’s been 3 years since she was dancing constantly for competitions.

I could never get decent extension. Battement I could occasionally get to 90 degrees; arabesque nope; developpe forget about it. I found out as an adult that I have a mild congenital malformation where my kneecaps point slightly inward rather than straight forward and it explains so much!

I don’t know why this was in my recommended but I was invested all the way, good reaction video

Yes Josephine it is real. My L5 is fused on one side to my iliac crest . Yup right to the top of my pelvis. Found this out after a car accident where I had to get x-rays repeatedly over a year. So no wonder I had trouble on one side that I never could correct no matter how hard I trained. I could get almost. Bit had to cheat by rotating slightly. Sucked.

@katierasburn9571

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry do you mean your sacrum rather than your iliac crest? Your crests are the big round bits you feel at your waist when you prod and it would be very odd for a spine to be fused there because simply put your spinal cord would just be ??? Lol

Well it’s actually both xD plié means fold and bend. For folding a they plié is used too.

I used to teach dance, and even of I do not dance anymore, the feeling Is still insider my Spirit, and It Will Always be...I likes the video for both the professionality and easy way to explain all the steps of the processo the girl went through. And She was really good at🤗! I subscribed the channel because I like the way of speaking, so ...I am curious ti see next!🙂 Thank you🥳

When I was around 5, I danced ballet for 2 years. I then tried out figure skating, hip hop and eventually swam competitively (8-9 years old). I am currently 13 years of age, and I have missed ballet ever since I've stopped. I suppose I didn't return to ballet, reason being I tried out other sports. I am not doing anything in particular at the moment, but I do have somewhat of a dancers figure, plus I am pretty flexible. I have been asked multiple times if I dance. I remain active as much as possible, I do participate regularly in athletic activities, for instance- I still swim a lot (not competitively), I often go out on to jogs. In addition I eat somewhat healthy, I consume tons of veggies, as well as fruits, white rice, cooked salmon, eggs, mushrooms as well as nuts, but that's just to name a few. I am quite fortunate to come from a family that is financially stable. And I am being supported no matter what. I have decent grades, I excell in mathematics and geography. I am also taking an advanced cyber course, and have just joined my school's national debate team. I have always fawned over ballet, and I have been missing it for the past years. My mother found a sufficient ballet school in the vicinity. I am thinking on trying it out once again, around April (by then I will officially be 14). What's more is that, if I will truly love the possible lessons (that I might try attending), then I want to do it seriously, and if possible have it as my career. Don't get me wrong I do adore ballet, however you will never know until you try it. Does anyone have any advice for me? Much obliged for reading this, relatively contradictory of a comment (English isn't my mother language, so hopefully I didn't make any grammar mistakes).

@leximartin4253

2 жыл бұрын

I did ballet around the same age as you and I hated it but as I grew older I actually began to understand it and I liked it. I’m 15 now and I just had my first ballet lesson and I love it. I’m thinking about joining other dance or maybe gymnastics to go with ballet. If you are thinking about doing ballet as a career you should probably start now because once you reach a certain age it becomes unlikely because the bones will have developed and it’s harder to mold and shape them. You still have a chance to become a professional. Especially considering the fact your are already flexible and you’ve been building lots of strength for years. I do encourage you to go ahead and do what you love. Good luck ☺️

That’s happened to me and after that FINANCIAL 🔥, I re-check a new pair-style of pointe shoes a few times before sewing. Also, unless you have super narrow tapered feet, you can usually pad out a shoe a little too big. A shoe too small though is unusable hell.

Hahaha this is gunna be funny I watched this video love you joshifine I am a ballet dancer and I have my nutcracker dance coming up!

@Abigail---

2 жыл бұрын

Goodluck on the nutcracker

omg, this was so great! 😄

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣I LOVED your reaction to this!!

She’s still so flexible and her is technique is somewhat there for not dancing for 3 years

I thought I was going to die the first time I experienced a foot cramp 😂 I went down and rolled around, so damn dramatic about it. I miss being a melodramatic teen lol.

OMG I love watching your videos

It took me YEARS to find my perfect pointe shoe and I danced for 25 years lol (shout out to the Bloch B-Morph)… it’s so much trial and error, so I felt her pain 😅

So basically I said a lot of the same things Josephine said in terms of the performance and the “wood” 👀 I also got a notification in my inbox regarding that video and watched it. I appreciate that she was responsible with a disclaimer and other stuff. Anyway, keep up with the great videos Josephine! 🩰

Wow she did good. I remember my first point class and we were so excited. After 30mins we were wanting them off so bad haha.

I actually saw this and thought that you should watch it but you already did yay😊

Plié means folded sometime. It depends on the context. For exemple : "Les vêtements sont pliés" translates to "The clothes are folded". But you could also say "Tes genoux sont pliés" which translates to "Your knees are bent". :)

I have problems with my lower back, apparently some fusing, and I was never able to achieve 90 degrees plus. But I can still (at 66 yrs, do 180 degrees turn out)

i was hoping you would react to this! cant wait 😌

Random video on my feed, i never watch dance. But i enjoyed this!

I love ballerinas! So elegant and graceful. And yes bone fusions can happen down the spine and neck. I suppose it could happen anywhere. I recently found out one of my daughters have a fusion in her neck. The chiropractor said it could've been at birth or an injury that healed that way.

I hope Haley sees this and then comes to you for a proper fitting if she's in the LA area

Especially in the cases of scoliosis and previous back injuries, it's super common to have metal components in the back fusing 2 vertebrae together to prevent further damage from slipped discs.

The Folded part w macarena made me Cry 🤣

I guess I'm most shocked that competitive dancers DON"T take lots of ballet. I didn't expect their classes to be SAB caliber, but I assumed they would have had regular ballet classes all along with jazz, modern, etc. from the very beginning of their training.

@mariontheantiquarian7849

2 жыл бұрын

Me too. I started with ballet, then added on to that. Of course that was back in the Stone Age 😂🤣😂

@elizzy8754

2 жыл бұрын

In a way, yes, you are right, especially because turnout can help with all styles of dance - especially pointe work!

@anika5094

2 жыл бұрын

Actually Haley did do lots of ballet before quitting dance completely. She just never did pointe.

I so wish I could do ballet, I did when I was little but as an 47 year old I don't think I could. I have an extra vertebrae on my tailbone that keeps me from doing even regular splits or back bends, so even if I did try I think it would be very difficult because of the vertebrae. Love your vids and I look forward to them all the time.

@candycottrell6469

2 жыл бұрын

I did not start taking adult beginner ballet until I was 47. I have continued as it is excellent exercise. I really enjoy it, just have to have realistic expectations is all.

@lilbluone32

2 жыл бұрын

@@candycottrell6469 That is wonderful, and I really appreciate the encouragement. Thank you :)

@Abigail---

2 жыл бұрын

You can do it 😁

guilty of KZread ambushing Josephine 😂

The bone fusing is definitely real. I fractured my back as an adult & I went from behind able to arch back & touch my head on the floor to not being able to arch at all. My back arabesque is totally shot now, especially on the side where it’s fused. Most fusions are congenital so she was probably born with it since she said she never could go above 45°, but if you have a fracture that doesn’t heal correctly (I didn’t realize I fractured mine so I didn’t get it checked) it can re-form & fuse as the bones start healing.

Is it possible the foot cramps weren't because of the fit of the shoes, but just that she was so inexperienced and didn't have the strength?

@katherinemurphy2762

2 жыл бұрын

I'm an adult and started taking ballet in May. It is a rare occurrence when I'm in class and my feet DON'T cramp, despite trying to stay hydrated throughout the day before my evening class and rolling my feet on a tennis ball before class begins. If anyone has any other tips for how I can avoid foot cramps in class, I would greatly appreciate it!

@emma.s.1

2 жыл бұрын

probably both, but i think mostly her being inexperienced

Literally the same thing happened to me. I went and got fitted for the first time and everything was great until I got home and tried them on again in class. The moment I tried them on they felt as if my toes were trying to get through a wall especially when I did pilé. Till this day, they still feel the same. What should I do? I’ve also been told that it’s supposed to hurt a lot but this is another level.

@hudakhan1961

2 жыл бұрын

did you break them in

@MissMoontree

2 жыл бұрын

Fit shoes during the summer or on a day when it is not cold at least. Try picking a day when it is as warm outside the house as inside. Or warm up the feet before fitting.

@JustClaude13

2 жыл бұрын

Also, shop for shoes at the end of the day when your feet are swollen. You're a different size in the evening than you are in the morning. Take that into account.

@oceaneo4603

2 жыл бұрын

It should hurt, but not like that and not days later !! Something must went wrong. I would advide you to see a physician. And may be find another teacher.

@meikusje

Жыл бұрын

It's not supposed to hurt a lot. Yes, you feel it, and it can be painful, but it should be like walking around with a blister at most; painful, maybe, but manageable. It can get painful once you start dancing so much that you hurt your toes, but then it's the injuries that hurt, not the wearing of the shoes. I hope you've found better shoes by now!

Jo, you had me at "dee-pan-ding". 💜

I have no idea how my YT algorithm got me her but I am super happy with it lol. Liked and subscribed!

hey hey ballet people in this comment section, can I still start learning how to dance at the age of 18?? I don't want to pursue ballet as a career, but I've always wanted to learn how to dance. Academics prevented me from starting when I was younger, but I want to give it a go now. my body's always been very flexible, but for the past year or so, I've been working everyday to stretch all my muscles and strengthen them too. In fact, knowing that ballet requires a lot of strength has motivated me to eat better (I have an ED). so my question is.. is there such a thing as "too late to start learning ballet"????

@smilylaugh3725

2 жыл бұрын

im not a ballerina but i saw on Instagram a girl that said she started learning at the age of 16 and shes actually a professional now, she said its never too late to start especially if you dont want to go professional

@Vxjx15

2 жыл бұрын

I knew a young woman who took dance up for the first time at 14, was extremely dedicated (practicing 4-8 hours a day during high school), and was admitted to a prestigious dance academy in London when she was 18. While 18 is a bit older than that, and late to start a pro career as you said, it definitely shouldn’t prevent you from pursuing dance as a hobby, even to a more advanced level.

This is so funny! I have two of my vertebrae fused together naturally from an infection earlier this year, but it’s high enough that I’m still pretty flexible with my back for anything in ballet

I would find it interesting if you made a video discussing how you can easily identify different brands of pointe shoes. I want to just be able to look at pointe shoes and know what brand they are! Love your channel 💕

Funny story: I did my first pirouette en pointe at an audition. 😂😂😂. I failed the audition epically but I was really proud of doing them pirouettes lol. 😂😂😂

I stopped dancing about 10 years ago, but I was NEVER able to get my leg about 90 in arabesque. I could easily do it in front, since it was all muscle, but never in back. Not sure if I have my back fused or not, but it would make sense if I did.

@lunagrace2872

2 жыл бұрын

It maybe your muscles, there are certain people (but pretty rare) that their muscle physical can’t stretch/extend like the average person over time. I remember that there was a cheerleader who wanted to be a Dallas Cheerleader and she could do everything but her kicks weren’t high enough. Went to a doctor and found out she physically couldn’t get her kicks higher no matter how she trained. I also have this issue and I got it from my mom. Probably the main reason I quit ballet as a kid, I knew that I couldn’t be serious about it unfortunately. And I also heard it could be something wrong with your hips.

@namedrop721

2 жыл бұрын

It could be about 5 different things with your spine and hips

First of all, YOU are adorable. Second, I give her huge props for being brave enough to do this though I think it was a really bad idea (if that makes sense:). Third, I know someone who has fused discs and cannot move his neck so I think she is telling the truth about her arabesque. I hope she goes back to class - on flat - and dances. She is clearly talented.

I'm in grade 4 and intermediate foundation (basically training for point) and I'm pretty proud that I recognised some of the bar exercises even if we do it on demipoint

I am not a dancer, haven't ever danced, et.al. and I just enjoy your commentary so much! :o)

Wow!!! Awesome job, especially with poorly fitted point shoes. I’m so impressed! Makes me miss dancing but I’m 54 with hip, back and side leg pain. I think this must happen to many athletes 😢

I saw this video in my recommended, watched it, now you're reacting to it?! We see the same videos lol

You’re awesome. This was a great video

amazing. i love it.

It really frustrates me when "teachers" or "coaches" push students and ignore what's really going on and brush through valid concerns of the student. Beginners should be built up in a safe manner. Some teachers don't actually really care about the student. Some teachers shouldn't be teachers.

@oceaneo4603

2 жыл бұрын

Amen. What would she exposed herself like that. Is she that stupid ?