How Ballerinas Customize Their Pointe Shoes

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  • Опубликовано: 27 ноя 2024

Комментарии • 11 тыс.

  • @catekennedy8848
    @catekennedy8848 4 года назад +15742

    ATTENTION!!!! This is completely normal for a pro ballerina. BUT I don’t recommend breaking the shoes this much for a beginner. Pro’s go thru so many a week they need to be broken in a soon as they get them but that also means that’s don’t last as long. If your a beginner and only doing a couple classes a week, DONT DO THIS!! So that your shoes can last a long time. U will naturally break them in.

    • @ansleytomlinson1328
      @ansleytomlinson1328 4 года назад +291

      yes thank you

    • @maddieronquillo884
      @maddieronquillo884 3 года назад +274

      finally someone said it :]

    • @sylviecharlois1165
      @sylviecharlois1165 3 года назад +621

      I'd say a little breaking-in, even for a beginner, can help. I took up pointe class again last year, I was fitted for the right pair for my feet, then I banged my shoes just a bit, breaking the shank a little so that it curves nicely and gives me a little more flexibility to go on demi-pointe. I also asked my teacher how much I could soften the box, and she told me how far I could go.
      Pointe shoes are not exactly comfortable, and even a non professional (I only take one pointe class a week) needs to adapt them. A brand new, hard shank will allow you to go up but will not have that nice curve that allows you to get on the tip of your toes yet have the support of the shank.
      But I may be atypical, I returned to ballet class at 58, after a 40 years interruption, and had 13 years of prior training. So I kind of knew what to do, and most of all how I wanted my shoes to feel. And even for a 75 minutes class, the time I spent prepping my pointes was well spent. I finished the class and even managed an équilibre ! Of course my feet hurt for 2 days, but I still went back the next week.
      Edit : during my last pointe class, june 29th 2021, my teacher asked me if I had a lot of experience on pointe, because "your position is very good, your feet look great, perfectly balanced on the tip" ! Which pleased no end, since pointes were never my forte when I was younger, and I hadn't gone on pointes in 40 years ! And the compliment came from a professional dancer and teacher with a rather impressive curriculum.
      So ladies (and gentlemen !) whatever your age and experience with ballet, if it's something you want to try, do it ! You may not like it, but you may also truly love it.

    • @zerked.
      @zerked. 3 года назад +11

      :D

    • @jamielawson3261
      @jamielawson3261 3 года назад +6

      Yes

  • @myraluna9977
    @myraluna9977 4 года назад +36446

    “How ballerinas customize their pointe shoes”
    *soft ballet music*
    *woman violently banging shoe on wall*

    • @clvsidy
      @clvsidy 4 года назад +158

      Omg so true

    • @myraluna9977
      @myraluna9977 4 года назад +417

      @@edurneelurreta5087 It really is like that. I just violently smack my pointe shoes and step on them for a solid amount of time.

    • @kierstenonpointe5523
      @kierstenonpointe5523 4 года назад +86

      That’s just how it is😂

    • @sashayu4
      @sashayu4 4 года назад +70

      But you have to do that or you can’t pointe properly

    • @blah7983
      @blah7983 4 года назад +45

      No that’s really accurate

  • @claraloitfellner838
    @claraloitfellner838 4 года назад +11796

    I feel like most people in the comments don‘t realize that this is a completely normal process. Every dancer customizes their own shoe and what she does aren‘t even extreme things. I‘ve seen people who cut out half of the sole🤷🏽‍♀️

    • @noneya957
      @noneya957 4 года назад +120

      yup. it only makes amends if ur a dnacer

    • @julien4305
      @julien4305 4 года назад +299

      To be fair non-dancers dont usually bash their shoes just to be comfortable in them

    • @hsmacaraig
      @hsmacaraig 4 года назад +128

      -HiddenCracks- Yeah. But I get why they break in shoes. People break in heels I think, and shoes get more comfy the more you wear it.

    • @julien4305
      @julien4305 4 года назад +38

      Serena Fonseca I meant how its fair for non dancers to not know that this is completely normal

    • @lunadontfwu
      @lunadontfwu 4 года назад +32

      sometimes I see girls take the entire shank out 😔

  • @SincerelyGail
    @SincerelyGail 3 года назад +9105

    The wall’s like “here we go again.” 😂

    • @carol3637
      @carol3637 3 года назад +125

      I read this as soon as she starting smacking the shoes against the wall🤣

    • @erict7093
      @erict7093 3 года назад +50

      lol! I was looking at that wall in amazement! All the abuse....haha! The cracking sound of bending the shoe back and forth was a little disturbing for me because it seemed as if she was breaking bones....haha! However this is very interesting to see.

    • @hudakhalid1700
      @hudakhalid1700 3 года назад +5

      Another drink I m giving in stupid things keep falling from my mouth oh oh oh oh one more drink. And I should go. Guess the song

    • @힐만94
      @힐만94 3 года назад +28

      2:57
      well, it's apparent that the wall suffers 😅

    • @simplykikiYT
      @simplykikiYT 3 года назад +4

      I’m laughing so hard rn 😂

  • @ilaria298
    @ilaria298 4 года назад +12439

    She had nice feet, after years of dancing on pointe mine looked like roadkill lol

    • @issmj2678
      @issmj2678 4 года назад +224

      It be like that sometimes 😔😔😔

    • @larissalawson5048
      @larissalawson5048 4 года назад +57

      😂😂 Same here

    • @yourlocaltexan0887
      @yourlocaltexan0887 4 года назад +409

      I swear, dark skin ballet dancers have the nicest feet! They always look good! I’m low key kinda jealous.

    • @ragefulhobbit
      @ragefulhobbit 4 года назад +12

      Lol

    • @karen2018
      @karen2018 4 года назад +85

      @@yourlocaltexan0887 say that to me I'm dark and I'm tape dancer and its HARD😤

  • @MrRicebunnylover
    @MrRicebunnylover 5 лет назад +3731

    Me: Never did ballet, not planning on doing ballet, Has pretty much no interest in ballet at all.
    Also me: Actually how do they customize their pointe shoes?

  • @badhairlife6713
    @badhairlife6713 6 лет назад +5421

    I love the peaceful music in the background as she just slaps the wall 😂
    Also dang that’s a lot didn’t know I had it so easy with my plain canvas shoes

    • @e.x.1.t
      @e.x.1.t 6 лет назад +10

      Wow 2k likes on your comment and still no reply xD
      LoL

    • @altheaneven4813
      @altheaneven4813 6 лет назад +8

      She's pretty extreme with those shoesxD

    • @rrodneyy
      @rrodneyy 6 лет назад +11

      I felt so disrespected at that rosin part because I’m a up coming violinist

    • @Sky-bu1jj
      @Sky-bu1jj 6 лет назад +2

      NO_BC RRodneYY
      me too lmao

    • @droxleymatsu8172
      @droxleymatsu8172 6 лет назад +2

      lmao i'm both so like if I crack any rosin I can just use it for my point shoes ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

  • @galileogalilei325
    @galileogalilei325 3 года назад +1384

    Two years ago I saw this video and got inspired. I started ballet classes (which I had lastly done as a toddler). I dance four times a week and practise at home as well. Now, two years into training I will start on pointe as well! So nice to see this video again.

    • @milanrosh6561
      @milanrosh6561 3 года назад +16

      Nice

    • @chelsearamos3617
      @chelsearamos3617 3 года назад +58

      Awwhh congrats!! You must've worked hard to get to that point! Moving onto pointes take a lot of effort, and even more considering how much you need to train WITH them, but I'm wishing you good luck!!

    • @galileogalilei325
      @galileogalilei325 3 года назад +13

      @@chelsearamos3617 Thanks! It is hard yes but I love it 🥰

    • @Bxll_Bxll
      @Bxll_Bxll 3 года назад +8

      I’m starting pointe. Any tips on how not to break my toes first day?

    • @strawberriandromeda
      @strawberriandromeda 3 года назад +17

      I love this comment but most importantly I love that your name is Galileo Galilei and I'm now imagining an old man dancing gracefully XD

  • @justanothergoat1132
    @justanothergoat1132 6 лет назад +3249

    The breaking in process was both incredibly satisfying and incredibly disturbing to watch

    • @cakestracks
      @cakestracks 6 лет назад +3

      Just another ARMY goat yes

    • @ronanlevy1274
      @ronanlevy1274 6 лет назад +18

      i never abused my pointe shoes that badly (because i needed them to last, i never danced professionally) but the breaking in process is unbelievably satisfying

    • @arleneposadas763
      @arleneposadas763 6 лет назад +7

      ARMY!!! 💜 heheh

    • @markwutzman4174
      @markwutzman4174 6 лет назад +3

      love ur profile pic😂

    • @ashleygarciaparra981
      @ashleygarciaparra981 6 лет назад +3

      Just another ARMY goat army 💜

  • @softangelediting2120
    @softangelediting2120 6 лет назад +1453

    “Ballerinas are elegant dancers”
    0:04

  • @syd_has_signed_in
    @syd_has_signed_in 6 лет назад +3657

    0:02 *beat the devil out of it*

  • @ariniayu1805
    @ariniayu1805 3 года назад +125

    Came here after i read "Giselle", a novel about ballet by Akiyoshi Rikako. The very first chapter is about the main character "torturing" her pointe shoes. In one moment of her life, when she costumized her pointe shoes, one of her friends begged her to stop doing ballet if it is so hard for her (her friend thought she was so frustated she started to break and destroy her pointe shoes to death lol).

  • @wahyuajibagaskorok.6852
    @wahyuajibagaskorok.6852 5 лет назад +2054

    "and just beat the devil out of it" 0:02

  • @mntzkfn4493
    @mntzkfn4493 5 лет назад +16315

    'How ballerinas customize their pointe shoe'
    As soon as the vid starts: Woman aggresively banging her shoe on the wall

    • @romoalex
      @romoalex 4 года назад +107

      yes we saw this

    • @envyhos1484
      @envyhos1484 4 года назад +38

      Mntzk fn LMFAO

    • @joelsanchez9606
      @joelsanchez9606 4 года назад +9

      True

    • @arahossain893
      @arahossain893 4 года назад +104

      They bang their ballet shoes because they make loud sounds and that will be destracting to the audience and to get a softer texture so they can have a smoothe landing

    • @kristinsemblante5763
      @kristinsemblante5763 4 года назад +12

      That sounded so wrong

  • @rileyplaysanimalcrossing4415
    @rileyplaysanimalcrossing4415 4 года назад +9172

    God ballet looks so painful it’s incredible how people can do that. You got my respect for sure!

    • @oliviabrennann
      @oliviabrennann 3 года назад +220

      It’s very painful lmao

    • @milliejay1451
      @milliejay1451 3 года назад +340

      You get used to it after a while. You build up callouses which stop it hurting as the skin on your feet hardens. The worst part is when you have an ingrown toenail and have to dance on it

    • @itzcloudy5824
      @itzcloudy5824 3 года назад +64

      The first time in my life someone has said that and it made my day :)

    • @SeungminAddict
      @SeungminAddict 3 года назад +36

      I don’t use pointe shoes, i use flat ballet shoes, but ballet makes my arms and legs hurt

    • @milliejay1451
      @milliejay1451 3 года назад +104

      @@SeungminAddict it really does. My teacher used to say if it doesn’t hurt you’re not doing it right

  • @SaRaHtheBlackStar
    @SaRaHtheBlackStar 3 года назад +328

    You'd think that a shoe made on purpose for one specific dance would be way more ergonomic and adaptable.
    Amazing! The amount of patience ballerinas have is admirable.

    • @annebelleriedl
      @annebelleriedl Год назад +40

      They would have to be made specifically for each dancer, and that would be impossible to do. Some of the more famous professionals have special shoes made for them I think. But they still have to break them in

    • @BethKing-z1d
      @BethKing-z1d Год назад +3

      @@annebelleriedlmost dancers have custom shoes not just principals.

    • @knguyennguyen5559
      @knguyennguyen5559 Год назад +1

      People have different feet

    • @jenniferhill9924
      @jenniferhill9924 11 месяцев назад +6

      ​@@BethKing-z1dyou're so very wrong. I'm a professional point shoe fitter.

    • @sebeckley
      @sebeckley 6 месяцев назад +1

      The shoe is designed to be almost invisible from the audience, which if why it's form fitting.

  • @charginn3075
    @charginn3075 6 лет назад +11079

    "How Ballerinas Customise Their Pointe Shoes"
    *BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG*

  • @offsweetheart9426
    @offsweetheart9426 4 года назад +8380

    No toe pads.... she is sooo strong I would have been crying

    • @breebernadette7415
      @breebernadette7415 4 года назад +487

      She has the gel squares at least.

    • @chelsealin5712
      @chelsealin5712 4 года назад +222

      I’m wondering if she wears paper towels on a massive performance

    • @txlly4388
      @txlly4388 4 года назад +40

      Chelsea Lin i-

    • @lunamagicath1658
      @lunamagicath1658 4 года назад +211

      Barefoot doesn't hurt much once you get used to it and make sure you're on your box and have enough support

    • @offsweetheart9426
      @offsweetheart9426 4 года назад +36

      SoFlare Gacha I wear grishko sand the iside is lets just say yikes

  • @omsmh
    @omsmh 5 лет назад +8290

    0:02
    the alien i stole from area 51 knocking on my bedroom door at night to tell me he threw up

    • @farahnaser8064
      @farahnaser8064 5 лет назад +32

      Dafuq? Lol

    • @xylo829
      @xylo829 5 лет назад +75

      s m h lmao underrated comment-

    • @brainmantis1307
      @brainmantis1307 5 лет назад +45

      s m h, this is prob the funniest comment I’ve seen on this video lol

    • @kyliecakes9279
      @kyliecakes9279 5 лет назад +27

      Yo you have me about to died rn I can’t stop laughing. I think my depression is cured!!!!

    • @jackelinsanchez7192
      @jackelinsanchez7192 5 лет назад +1

      Lol

  • @bluebellcrushedvelvet
    @bluebellcrushedvelvet 3 года назад +34

    What a BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL GIRL!!!!
    Omg she's absolutely gorgeous inside and out!
    And what an artform!!! I'm so in awe!
    Ballet, down to the shoes, is such an artform!!! 😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰

  • @snickerdoodle212
    @snickerdoodle212 4 года назад +2029

    I love how she smiles as she's customizing and trying the shoe. You can tell she is really in love with her craft and career.

  • @peachykeen4518
    @peachykeen4518 6 лет назад +18859

    ballet dancers are hardcore as heck! like as soon as they get their new shoes, they get to work on destroying them so they can wear them!

    • @luminosetea
      @luminosetea 6 лет назад +471

      Peachykeen It’s called breaking in their shoes, it’s so the shank and box will support them better. For amateur ballet dancers, they don’t usually break in their pointe shoes, because they will do the same with time. This process (breaking in) is to ensure they (the professional dancers) get the most out of their shoes, although that means that the pointe shoes would die faster.

    • @unknownstudios5831
      @unknownstudios5831 6 лет назад +161

      Thank you! I do pointe and it's nice to hear this. A lot of people don't consider ballet to be a sport, but I do.

    • @luminosetea
      @luminosetea 6 лет назад +21

      Unknown Studios no problem. I do the same. ^^

    • @stephanie622
      @stephanie622 6 лет назад +14

      thats what i have to go through xD

    • @anti_fragile
      @anti_fragile 6 лет назад +48

      Every time someone says shank I think of shark and then i think of the baby shark song
      *swim away do doo doo doo swim away*
      *lost a leg doo doo doo doo lost a leg*
      *lost an arm doo doo doo doo lost an arm*
      *cpr doo doo doo doo cpr*
      *not working doo doo doo doo doo not working*
      *go to heaven doo doo doo doo doo go to heaven*
      *he's not there doo doo doo doo doo*

  • @julesa7781
    @julesa7781 5 лет назад +6822

    Did you see the dent in the wall from all the banging?

    • @janetmorales221986
      @janetmorales221986 5 лет назад +95

      Hufflepufflover 14 I was like uhhhh??? That’s a little bit too hard lol

    • @jacklin5839
      @jacklin5839 5 лет назад +10

      Hahaha yes 😂

    • @heath7086
      @heath7086 5 лет назад +15

      How could you not 😂

    • @sab2680
      @sab2680 5 лет назад +8

      Hello u r a potter head and I know one because I can smell Potter heads from behind the screen

    • @Stephanie-yj2ii
      @Stephanie-yj2ii 5 лет назад +1

      EVERYONE DOES YOU IDIOT

  • @ladyrachel13
    @ladyrachel13 3 года назад +43

    She's so graceful and beautiful. 💖

  • @jazzyj7656
    @jazzyj7656 5 лет назад +15355

    Her: "Pointe shoes are usually about 80 to 90 dollars a pair"
    Also her: "Then *smush it*

    • @zakrosie
      @zakrosie 5 лет назад +565

      Actually they are just making it to there preference so they dance better

    • @halcyon3685
      @halcyon3685 5 лет назад +435

      they get it for free tho, they will use up to 3 pairs per day cause they don’t last very long

    • @allig9089
      @allig9089 5 лет назад +41

      i use gaynor mindin shoes and they cost about 136 dollars

    • @sofip.8576
      @sofip.8576 5 лет назад +45

      The ones i get are 120 dollars a pair, I literally dont even want to wear them when i get them

    • @BalloonPal
      @BalloonPal 5 лет назад +9

      what a waste a money

  • @jillossotron8163
    @jillossotron8163 5 лет назад +1099

    Ballerinas, so gentle, so beautiful...
    *Slams shoes against walls*

  • @adl1b
    @adl1b 6 лет назад +11325

    Friend: Hey, i got you new pointe shoes
    Her: Thanks - *bangs shoes to the wall* -
    Friend: ...

  • @dmak93
    @dmak93 Год назад +43

    Her giggle after DEMOLISHING that shoe at 3:00 made me laugh out loud. So innocent yet so violent. 🤣🤣

  • @sophiegrace7546
    @sophiegrace7546 4 года назад +5517

    Everyone's talking about the walls abuse BUT CAN WE PLEASE TALK ABOUT HER LEOTARD LIKE OMG STUNNING

    • @traceynicolemoreno7996
      @traceynicolemoreno7996 4 года назад +53

      Right? I really wanna know where it's from 😫

    • @elisabethfanfan9560
      @elisabethfanfan9560 4 года назад +8

      Right

    • @johnmao5172
      @johnmao5172 4 года назад +36

      Probably from wear moì, ballet Rosa, yumiko or something

    • @lilou3675
      @lilou3675 4 года назад +8

      @@johnmao5172 this is not wear moi or yumiko 😉 maybe ballet rosa

    • @ragefulhobbit
      @ragefulhobbit 4 года назад +5

      It's so pretty!!!

  • @daphnerosales2072
    @daphnerosales2072 5 лет назад +3856

    Violinist: Hey where did my rosin go!?
    Ballerina: *tiptoes away*
    Ballerina: *leaves tiny powdery footprints behind*

    • @bejesusbejesus7703
      @bejesusbejesus7703 5 лет назад +83

      Daphne Rosales seeing her break the rosin tore my soul apart a little bit

    • @potatosalad3097
      @potatosalad3097 5 лет назад +52

      Cora Stone Instruments similar to violins need rosin. Otherwise, the bow isn’t going to make a nice sound. After you finish practicing, you wipe the rosin off.

    • @vicki6696
      @vicki6696 5 лет назад +32

      Clear Gold I never wipe the rosin off, I just keep it until it’s not there and I have to reapply the rosin

    • @Nao-uy6mj
      @Nao-uy6mj 5 лет назад +13

      @@vicki6696 I think they mean the strings and body, not the bow itself

    • @vicki6696
      @vicki6696 5 лет назад +4

      Naomiyaki ohh

  • @lilchey
    @lilchey 6 лет назад +2079

    *Starts banging shoes on wall*
    *Law and Order, Special Victims Unit intro plays*

    • @sweatyskeleton7390
      @sweatyskeleton7390 6 лет назад +39

      GIMMIE YOU FACKIN MONEY

    • @lilchey
      @lilchey 6 лет назад +2

      @Cleo Mullings lmao thank you. Tbh I thought someone would have taken it already

    • @lilchey
      @lilchey 6 лет назад +2

      @@sweatyskeleton7390 I DON'T HAVE ANY

    • @lilchey
      @lilchey 6 лет назад +3

      @Caitlin Lipscomb DUN DUN

    • @sunshineramirez7766
      @sunshineramirez7766 6 лет назад +6

      I was thinking about the Elmo vine,with the little girl beating Elmo with a bat

  • @carolinabelle58
    @carolinabelle58 6 лет назад +8550

    She has the most beautiful feet I have ever seen on a ballerina. It must be the "second skin" bandage and paper towels.

    • @soysaucetina
      @soysaucetina 6 лет назад +6

      Carolina Belle I

    • @ellacameronjohnson1259
      @ellacameronjohnson1259 6 лет назад +350

      actually her feet are soley based on how much she bends the shoe and her pointe , second skin and paper towels are there so she doesnt get blisters
      i dance in nyc on pointe daily:)

    • @stephanie622
      @stephanie622 6 лет назад +256

      no.. almost every dancer needs padding not the same and thats problably one of the weakest padding ive seen. shes really good

    • @a-mram8843
      @a-mram8843 6 лет назад +14

      She probably not an atual ballerina cause she does not kniw how to handle a point shoe

    • @stephanie622
      @stephanie622 6 лет назад +470

      you cant even spell pointe.

  • @cambi2797
    @cambi2797 6 лет назад +2051

    Regular studio only dancers try to make their shoes last a few months so they don’t do this and wait till they break in on their own but professionals need them to be flexible and only need them to last for one performance so they can do this...unless you are a professional or your teacher said you could do NOT do this to your shoes because they are WAY too expensive to have to buy new ones right away

    • @annikadalley7397
      @annikadalley7397 6 лет назад +72

      @penile 1 Yeah, non-professional dancers still 'break them in' so to speak, they just don't do it to the same extent that professional dancers might. It is true that non-professionals try to make their shoes last longer though.

    • @haute03
      @haute03 6 лет назад +3

      @penile 1 You are so loud and wrong in this comment section. It's really obnoxious.

    • @liv4118
      @liv4118 6 лет назад +8

      Annika Dalley Yes, because they’re too expensive to break😂

    • @livi1477
      @livi1477 6 лет назад +26

      yeah, i would assume most professional studios get them for free so that the pros can use them to their full extent and not worry about being careful not to let them die too quickly

    • @elsaduchesne2240
      @elsaduchesne2240 6 лет назад +1

      It depends honestly of your foot strength and curve, I break the boxes but not the demi-pointe and just a little bit the shank because I have quite a strong and curved foot, so it really depends

  • @user-hs5cc7po1m
    @user-hs5cc7po1m 5 лет назад +6544

    Dance teacher: what the heck happened to the wall there’s a load of dents
    Dancer: I don’t know maybe the equipment hit it
    😂😂😂😂

    • @yaminanadherameddahi8406
      @yaminanadherameddahi8406 5 лет назад +9

      😂😂😂

    • @freyamatthiessen7466
      @freyamatthiessen7466 5 лет назад +4

      Are you from England?

    • @greatrandomness4835
      @greatrandomness4835 5 лет назад +15

      First murder the shoes

    • @harperspies86
      @harperspies86 5 лет назад +12

      Ya why didn’t she just hit the floor!?!? 🤣🤣🤣

    • @Yumeses
      @Yumeses 5 лет назад +18

      Harper Spies so that the floor doesn’t get ruined while they are dancing and it will be holes on the floor so the pointe shoes sink in the holes

  • @booray6072
    @booray6072 3 года назад +39

    I have total respect for ballerinas, you go through so much so that we can enjoy the BEAUTY OF YOUR DANCE, thank you + you look AMAZING!

  • @Gahsonie
    @Gahsonie 4 года назад +4033

    It’s obvious that most of the people in these comments aren’t dancers, this is completely normal, every dancer does some type of thing like this so they can be comfortable.

  • @angelacarrillo3116
    @angelacarrillo3116 6 лет назад +2660

    0:02
    *and this is why I'm afraid of ballerinas*
    • *_they're graceful, yet terrifying_*

    • @re-mo3jq
      @re-mo3jq 5 лет назад +12

      Ikr

    • @luxtrous
      @luxtrous 5 лет назад +5

      Lol

    • @OhMyPearls
      @OhMyPearls 5 лет назад +3

      Kim Nam Jams 😝😝😝😝

    • @vynn6767
      @vynn6767 5 лет назад +22

      *when ur Asian mum saw u got a A-*
      Edit: *Its scary when she gets that wooden slipper*

    • @angelacarrillo3116
      @angelacarrillo3116 5 лет назад +4

      @@vynn6767 😂😂

  • @hexazalea
    @hexazalea 6 лет назад +4269

    honestly im suppprised that someone hasn't come up with a better design for more durable pointe shoes that are also suitably flexible. its the 21st century we have the Enginereing knowledge.

    • @InsightsEnPointe
      @InsightsEnPointe 6 лет назад +408

      HexManiacMaylein they have. They’re Gaynor Minden pointe shoes and they’re fantastic. NYCB famously doesn’t use them because Peter Martins hates them. But they’re amazing shoes, the technology and the material are so good, they were created by a former dancer.

    • @DeidraBeee
      @DeidraBeee 6 лет назад +82

      My #1 thought while watching this.

    • @ABC-nj1jn
      @ABC-nj1jn 6 лет назад +36

      HexManiacMaylein but her feet don’t look like they’re hurting, she just has to customize them

    • @isabellapinna9961
      @isabellapinna9961 5 лет назад +5

      HexManiacMaylein there are Gaynor Mindens, they’re more durable.

    • @liobu3097
      @liobu3097 5 лет назад +82

      HexManiacMaylein
      Dancers have different preferences that would they will feel more comfortable with. So pointe shoes that are suitably flexible wouldn’t really work. Other ballerinas want them dead, hard, etc. So I’d say ballerinas would prefer customizing then instead of having a ready made one that they wouldn’t feel comfortable with.

  • @lisadokes2655
    @lisadokes2655 3 года назад +113

    I love seeing Black Ballerinas represented and highlighted!!! LOOOOOVVVE this video. I wish her much success in her career. She is an inspiration to all Black girls aspiring to become ballerinas.

    • @fromsy
      @fromsy 3 года назад +1

      @UCiNSW2o1Ry-bc2j5wfiqOvg ballet is not a white sport. u sound so stupid stfu

    • @1-800-hot-n-cute
      @1-800-hot-n-cute 3 года назад +2

      Terra Gray Girl what ..? 😭lmao ballet is simply a form of dance, anybody of any ethnicity can practice it, the same way even though hip-hop is a music genre and form of dance created by Black Americans, anybody is free to rap / or practice hip-hop dancing 💀💀. This is a harmless comment stop trying to create a problem where there isn't one -_-.

    • @West-Telecom
      @West-Telecom Год назад

      @@1-800-hot-n-cute This’s not form of dance. Ok ??? Everyone can enjoy that is true

    • @lubovefremova3621
      @lubovefremova3621 Год назад +1

      Заранее прошу прощения, если обижу Вас.
      Но не могу себе представить чернокожую балерину в роли лебедя Одилии в балете Лебединое озеро.
      К тому же, надо делать особый цвет декораций, чтобы чернокожая балерина выделялась на их фоне не только костюмом, но и телом, чтобы на фоне декораций были видны ее ноги и руки.
      Если чернокожая балерина будет танцевать в белом костюме при затемнённом освещении, которые требуется, к примеру, для танца теней из балета Баядерка, то будет виден в основном ее белый костюм, но не она сама.
      Так что какие то минусы для зрителя при просмотре балета с чернокожими балеринами точно есть.
      Но это не отменяет того, что девушки с любым цветом кожи могут быть талантливыми и хорошо танцевать.
      Просто, из за их цвета кожи, для зрителей будет дискомфорт на представлении

  • @mikaelazed
    @mikaelazed 6 лет назад +20683

    her feet are the nicest feet I’ve ever seen a ballerina have ever

    • @umminara6854
      @umminara6854 6 лет назад +931

      Thats what i thought too 🤭 she does take care of them.

    • @alyogagames
      @alyogagames 6 лет назад +532

      You can wear spacer and a lot of things to protect feet now

    • @lifewroxylou
      @lifewroxylou 6 лет назад +6

      mik zed McMahon

    • @jwhippet8313
      @jwhippet8313 6 лет назад +496

      I used to be in a ballet company. (Guy) The girls were all beautiful, but had nasty, semi-gangrenous looking, witch feet.

    • @parisbutnofrance4963
      @parisbutnofrance4963 6 лет назад +72

      I came to the comments section to say that but then i saw your comment😂😂

  • @miIeenakitana
    @miIeenakitana 6 лет назад +4364

    A lot of ballerinas actually cut the shank off completely. Also her shoe made dents in the wall. Love that.
    Imagine it's like a recreation center and the basketball players nextdoor hear this loud thundering noise coming from the other side and the coach is just like "It's just the ballet. Don't worry."
    If I didn't know as much I do about ballet I would be scared of ballerinas 😂

    • @lailamunch
      @lailamunch 6 лет назад

      A Person a

    • @Eman-xh5fo
      @Eman-xh5fo 6 лет назад +3

      Lol hahaha 😂😂😂

    • @naturallynoni4022
      @naturallynoni4022 6 лет назад +60

      Lol one of my friends said he was scarred of ballerinas cause of how much pain pointe shoes give us.

    • @thebaIding
      @thebaIding 6 лет назад +1

      You have 999 likes

    • @miIeenakitana
      @miIeenakitana 6 лет назад

      @@thebaIding
      W h y

  • @amandaisnotapanda6558
    @amandaisnotapanda6558 5 лет назад +4324

    String player: *leaves their rosin out*
    Ballerina who needs their shoe to be less slippery: 👀👀👀

    • @saraclaire6513
      @saraclaire6513 5 лет назад +177

      AmandaIsNotAPanda meeeeeeeee I am a ballerina and violinist! My teacher does not know but sometimes I use my rosin for my pointe shoes

    • @emilyarroyo1906
      @emilyarroyo1906 5 лет назад +46

      Ballerina and Cellists here! Completely relatable

    • @moriahschwartz4668
      @moriahschwartz4668 5 лет назад +64

      I'm a string player and my little sister wants to be a ballerina.... I'll say no more

    • @thereallofigirl
      @thereallofigirl 5 лет назад +35

      I used to be a violinist- my cousin does ballet- she uses my rosin for her shoes sometimes lol 😂

    • @jennifernguyen4033
      @jennifernguyen4033 5 лет назад +3

      haha true

  • @npats550
    @npats550 3 года назад +12

    Thank you for the video Olivia. I am only an amateur and took classes as an adult at university for a few years until i developed a medical condition that took all the joy out of my life. 14 years later- I am seeing you and even though it might seem minor your echappes, passe retires are beautiful and clean. Wishing u the best in the future x

  • @patch3938
    @patch3938 5 лет назад +1518

    When you're trying to close your suitcase while insisting that it fits
    2:34

    • @mic8327
      @mic8327 5 лет назад

      - Me it’s not

  • @thinmints4life
    @thinmints4life 5 лет назад +4668

    2:57 it is the legendary wall the all ballerinas have beat their shoes on
    Omg thank you so much for the likes

    • @inactive3720
      @inactive3720 5 лет назад +77

      I Use My Brother And Beat My Pointe's On Him

    • @in0rbited804
      @in0rbited804 5 лет назад +24

      There’s like dents in the wall

    • @hagridbanana
      @hagridbanana 5 лет назад +13

      Patricia Chickenugget there ARE dents in the wall

    • @mikkiasie
      @mikkiasie 5 лет назад +3

      I quit ballet since I missed mum bc she leaves me for ballet lesson 😂

    • @lilah5852
      @lilah5852 5 лет назад +1

      OofishJacelyn How old were you?

  • @ssaammmyy
    @ssaammmyy 3 года назад +3200

    Our dressing rooms during rehearsals: *pointe shoes popping* *smacking shoes up against the barre* *screaming because your shank wont bend*

  • @marydidyouknow5826
    @marydidyouknow5826 3 года назад +406

    We can put people on the moon but we can't make a ballet shoe that lasts longer than 2-3 days and wouldn't cripple the ballet world with its strangery.

    • @palck9tg
      @palck9tg 3 года назад +34

      as horrible as they are they absolutely HAVE to be gross and stiff so the weight of the body can be supported on other things than the toes :( i totally agree its horrible they wear out so quickly and they're painful to wear but as a ballet dancer of almost 15 years i also respect what my pointe shoes do for me 😆

    • @normanosborn3319
      @normanosborn3319 3 года назад +11

      That's because we have not put anyone on moon yet

    • @indigomango9410
      @indigomango9410 3 года назад +57

      @@normanosborn3319 don't

    • @Komie_Y2Kaia
      @Komie_Y2Kaia 3 года назад +15

      @@normanosborn3319 i-

    • @Komie_Y2Kaia
      @Komie_Y2Kaia 3 года назад +14

      @@normanosborn3319 are you sure about that?

  • @dandougie363
    @dandougie363 4 года назад +3130

    0:02 when I walk in the kitchen and I see a roach 😂

  • @valeriaurendagarza
    @valeriaurendagarza 6 лет назад +4181

    0:02 *what my last brain cell do at final exams*

  • @dothrakidani358
    @dothrakidani358 3 года назад +1416

    Love the dichotomy of how lovely, ethereal, graceful ballet is while being violent, gritty and destructive.

    • @fantasmaghoulical
      @fantasmaghoulical 3 года назад +18

      Hey Socrates, it's a shoe. /j

    • @dothrakidani358
      @dothrakidani358 3 года назад

      @@fantasmaghoulical lol...yep...

    • @alribee
      @alribee 3 года назад +34

      It's theater. the skill shows in making the (near) impossible seem effortless. Great respect to all dancers.

    • @MisterSandm4n
      @MisterSandm4n 3 года назад +8

      @@fantasmaghoulical Not only the shoes are destroyed 🙂

    • @cryptochrome3090
      @cryptochrome3090 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@fantasmaghoulicalummm have you seen what happens to a pro ballet dancer’s feet? Tell me that’s not violent and destructive lol

  • @S0oup1
    @S0oup1 3 года назад +54

    Imagine if someone was taking piano lessons next door and they just hear “BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG”

  • @meepmeep3151
    @meepmeep3151 6 лет назад +1529

    0:02 when they won't open the door

    • @erika662
      @erika662 6 лет назад +28

      Meep Meep my cousins on Halloween raiding the neighborhood. 😂

    • @athy9943
      @athy9943 6 лет назад +7

      Deaaaadddd af

    • @drunkbryan4663
      @drunkbryan4663 6 лет назад +6

      Lmao the music made it funny as shit 😂

    • @crazycatlady930
      @crazycatlady930 6 лет назад +2

      I am dying😂😂😂

    • @Liquoricefy
      @Liquoricefy 6 лет назад

      Ahahahahaha I died

  • @gimmerqueen
    @gimmerqueen 6 лет назад +1965

    They go through shoes like coffee filters!

    • @BlackMeowgic
      @BlackMeowgic 6 лет назад +11

      Why would coffee filters go through shoes? Just kidding

    • @yonnameable
      @yonnameable 6 лет назад +20

      And walls apparently b/c she has no respect for the property just beating her shoes on the walls and making dents all over the place.

    • @yonnameable
      @yonnameable 6 лет назад +1

      Uh yah it is.

    • @UnBesoDeCristal
      @UnBesoDeCristal 6 лет назад +10

      @@yonnameable also its a pointe shoe not a hammer lmaoooo stop being ridiculous

    • @yonnameable
      @yonnameable 6 лет назад +9

      A dent is a dent no matter how you make it. Stop being ridiculous. You obviously don't own any property or you'd understand. Some people like to have nice things. Your house must be trashy if you think that's ok.

  • @user-zn5st5hd8u
    @user-zn5st5hd8u 6 лет назад +1769

    R.I.P Shoes
    2018-2018
    "I was Smacked In the Wall"

    • @judithbellantoni7659
      @judithbellantoni7659 6 лет назад +6

      ′• V •′ they don’t die like that. It’s actually what we do to soften them

    • @gabbiesspace
      @gabbiesspace 6 лет назад +1

      Judith Bellantoni it was a joke I’m pretty sure

    • @ruthl5
      @ruthl5 6 лет назад +5

      I mean, they die that quick anyway

    • @cicada_teeth4701
      @cicada_teeth4701 6 лет назад

      Judith Bellantoni Whøøøøøsh! 😁

    • @user-zn5st5hd8u
      @user-zn5st5hd8u 6 лет назад

      @@tatooine8059 Hai >w>

  • @Abyssal2808
    @Abyssal2808 3 года назад +77

    I watched a ballet documentary and its insane how many shoes they go through! I would have thought ballet shoe companies would make shoes to last longer and resist the constant wear!

    • @jeanrock3047
      @jeanrock3047 2 года назад +9

      I don't know if that's possible. They have to stay moldable.

    • @alsinakiria
      @alsinakiria 2 года назад +18

      Makes me think of my mother who is a hiker. I bought an identical pair of shoes to her and they've lasted me almost 3 years. They barely lasted her 2 weeks. Normal people just don't get the wear that pros put on their equipment.

  • @imanehabinshuti6151
    @imanehabinshuti6151 5 лет назад +5543

    Ballet is just basically :
    - 30 % being graceful
    - 18 % nutcrackers and swans
    - 2 % tutus
    - 20 % crafting
    - 40 % suffering and pain
    Edit: tHaNkS fOr aLl tHe LiKeS! Nah jkjk i just wanted to say for all those that are commenting "110%?" Its an honest mistake, im human. Stop bashing me for it. Btw i have dyscalculia.

    • @vitiated1733
      @vitiated1733 5 лет назад +171

      imane habinshuti more like 80%. this shit hurts lmfao

    • @via7111
      @via7111 5 лет назад +76

      110 percent?

    • @leeza58
      @leeza58 5 лет назад +38

      In total 110%?

    • @Meme-bu8zk
      @Meme-bu8zk 5 лет назад +22

      lol you cant even count

    • @AbbieGray.
      @AbbieGray. 5 лет назад +12

      Thats really not ballet at all

  • @shelbellm4193
    @shelbellm4193 6 лет назад +1932

    "Pointe shoes are very weak"
    **SMASHES AGAINST WALL**

    • @elisejackson2854
      @elisejackson2854 5 лет назад +6

      she said they're usually hard.

    • @puddle7740
      @puddle7740 5 лет назад

      ALJSKSKS

    • @chelseasimonevlogs
      @chelseasimonevlogs 5 лет назад +2

      Shelbellm you do realize it’s a part of the job

    • @shelbellm4193
      @shelbellm4193 5 лет назад +5

      @@chelseasimonevlogs yeah its called a joke

    • @ooftimes2284
      @ooftimes2284 5 лет назад +1

      who the hell ever told you that pointe shoes are weak

  • @lalalaksita3742
    @lalalaksita3742 4 года назад +1250

    me : "im gonna sleep earlier tonight"
    me at 3am : yea.. bang them shoe

    • @asahmosskmf4639
      @asahmosskmf4639 4 года назад +6

      Never seen how ballerinas customize shoes. " These are usually $80 " - and she immediately breaks the heel and toe area to customize it ! 😮

    • @nojams8671
      @nojams8671 4 года назад +6

      ben potter Yeah but like if we don’t do this they will be awful to dance in

    • @asahmosskmf4639
      @asahmosskmf4639 4 года назад +1

      I know its just not a normal thing you see lol.

    • @pnkkv
      @pnkkv 4 года назад +1

      Exactly me right now but its 3:07 am

    • @Pscyllehr
      @Pscyllehr 4 года назад

      😂😂

  • @warmfrog6980
    @warmfrog6980 3 года назад +60

    is it just me or is it EXTREMELY satisfying when she rolls up onto pointe?

    • @themozzarellabrothers
      @themozzarellabrothers 3 года назад

      satisfying for you, not for us. (or at least not me, when i do it my feet hurt so bad pretty quickly.)

  • @heyisuck3681
    @heyisuck3681 6 лет назад +1105

    2:55
    When your neighbor is having a party at 12PM

  • @AlikoNoir
    @AlikoNoir 3 года назад +3402

    im ngl im surprised how her feet are still so beautiful even being a pro dancer. when she was putting on her second skin i was expecting her feet to look like it's gone through a lot more

    • @ocky88
      @ocky88 3 года назад +300

      Same here. Her feet look good! I was surprised she even had painted toe nails.

    • @drewesalahor4857
      @drewesalahor4857 3 года назад +38

      Exactly what I was thinking!

    • @madelinesearsy5267
      @madelinesearsy5267 3 года назад +72

      Yeah I’m not even a professional I go to the studio six times a week and we aren’t allowed to get our toes done it’s kind of surprising to see her with hers

    • @KD22054
      @KD22054 3 года назад +221

      It’s because she’s wearing the right kind of shoes for her feet. If you get professionally fitted for point shoes, your feet won’t look like a hot mess even if you’re dancing for hours every day.

    • @brimuffins6155
      @brimuffins6155 3 года назад +1

      ☠️

  • @huma4725
    @huma4725 6 лет назад +428

    She is such a beautiful human being. The way she talks and smiles is amazing. And the way she takes care of herself is wonderful too ❤️

    • @huma4725
      @huma4725 6 лет назад +2

      min yoongi yh army 😍💜??

    • @jesthemess3216
      @jesthemess3216 6 лет назад +1

      C-carats??

    • @sunbee3665
      @sunbee3665 6 лет назад +1

      I stan these legends too...armyyy

    • @nonachark
      @nonachark 6 лет назад +2

      You're talking about the person that bangs her shoe against walls for a living (She is pretty cool doe)

    • @porrrnesianparrrapio7352
      @porrrnesianparrrapio7352 6 лет назад +1

      Your profile pic give me life

  • @KS-uv3rh
    @KS-uv3rh 3 года назад +92

    I remember my mum got upset when I did all those things to the new pointe shoes she paid for as a gift for my first performance. I had to explain it was all so that I can wear them to dance and she was like "why is ballet so violent" 😂 I only wore them once for a really short period of time and framed the shoes once I quit, and she looked happy everytime she saw the shoes lol

  • @iizara
    @iizara 6 лет назад +2686

    wow her feet look amazing for a ballerina i’m a gymnast and my feet are constantly bruised and blistered and all veiny but hers are like immaculate lmao

    • @midhaansari2036
      @midhaansari2036 6 лет назад +18

      same and your hands are full of rips and calk( but chalk washes off )

    • @banaenae5906
      @banaenae5906 6 лет назад +7

      My feet are always bruised from ballet

    • @CynicalPanda1017
      @CynicalPanda1017 6 лет назад +41

      Her feet are the same as yours, the melanin just hides varicose veins and surface bruising. It also looks like she takes additional conscious care of her toes to avoid the typical dancer/gymnast ugly foot syndrome.

    • @Jewelzbabiii
      @Jewelzbabiii 6 лет назад +60

      Guys .. you can still see bruising on black skin .

    • @CynicalPanda1017
      @CynicalPanda1017 6 лет назад +7

      Jewelzbabiii guys let me be offended.... Shut up. No one said you cant. But they have to be more serious than any little thing that shows up on white people - love a black person.

  • @alot7991
    @alot7991 6 лет назад +5856

    That wall will be gone in 2 years

  • @whostolemybaguette1743
    @whostolemybaguette1743 4 года назад +4432

    Ballerina: This is rosin *shoves shoe into it*
    Me, a violin player: what the fu-

    • @carmenshi1919
      @carmenshi1919 4 года назад +300

      @@sarracampbell it’s normally used for the bow and it’s the same reason, for friction to get a better sound

    • @Rhi-fn3hu
      @Rhi-fn3hu 4 года назад +242

      @@carmenshi1919 We use them on our shoes so we don't slip. Satin can be very slippery especially with new shoes. And on marley or wood floors that are specific to let us turn and jump rosin helps us avoid a lot of falls. A lot of the time rosin isn't used normally during the year, but during performances in actual theatres it's common for a box of crushed rosin to be on the floor for us to stick our shoes in

    • @easybakeoven15
      @easybakeoven15 4 года назад +168

      @@sarracampbell you rub it onto your bow; since bows are made of horse hair, they won’t make a sound normally. it’s just rubbing hair on some strings. but once you add the rosin, it helps create friction on the hair and strings, therefore creating the sound.
      when dancing, satin can be very slippery and that’s what most ballet shoes are made out of, other than canvas. so rosin does the same thing: creates friction so the dancers don’t slip. it’s like putting chalk on your hands in gymnastics to grip onto the bars better. :)

    • @pamelaschoon6179
      @pamelaschoon6179 4 года назад +17

      @@sarracampbell
      For violin you’re supposed to put the resin on the bow to make it sound better

    • @crazycrafts3414
      @crazycrafts3414 3 года назад +17

      @@pamelaschoon6179 it's rosin not resin

  • @michelleta1628
    @michelleta1628 3 года назад +202

    LMAO I love how there is a designated spot for the dancers to bang their shoes against the wall so that they don't end up putting dents in all parts of the wall and all of the dents are corelated to a singular area. It makes for easier repair in the future in case the dents cave in.

    • @OLDMANTEA
      @OLDMANTEA 8 месяцев назад +2

      There should be a part of the wall that’s is cast concrete to take this abuse

  • @mashawell1314
    @mashawell1314 5 лет назад +2740

    0:02 I think my neighbour is a ballerina

  • @TheDarksiderWar2
    @TheDarksiderWar2 6 лет назад +555

    I dance for approximately 8 hours a day, and just to clarify, 3 pairs of shoes a day are a lot for any dancer. Freeds (which are what most NYCB dancers wear coming out of SAB) break down extremely fast because they are only made with traditional materials. Russian Pointes or Gaynor Minden shoes (which Gillian Murphy wears) can, however, last much longer. BUT, not all dancers can wear all brands of shoe. I cannot wear Grishkos because they are too tapered for my foot and the platform is too small, and most dancers run into size discrepancies with brands. However, Freed does make custom shoes for NYCB since they sponsor them, but the materials will break down faster (which doesn't really matter when you're not the one paying for them).

    • @ElizaArika
      @ElizaArika 6 лет назад +26

      Probably needs 3 pairs a day for performance days. Can't really perform on stage with dirty/busted shoes.

    • @martinenotmartini9935
      @martinenotmartini9935 6 лет назад +6

      Slightly off topic, but since you were talking brands, have you heard of Siberan Swan yet? Apparently a new brand for pointes, founded by pro dancers. Would be nice to find out how they holf up compared to the others. Freeds and Blochs absolutely don't work for me, personally, but I found a pair of Grishkos that's pretty nice. Guess I'm just too curious to stick with something that works for me. (If it ain't broken...)

    • @nasiat8116
      @nasiat8116 6 лет назад +1

      That's true. I have skinny feet I can't even look at Bloch shoes lol I where Russians

    • @fritzholm3345
      @fritzholm3345 6 лет назад +2

      How do you "place" your toes inside these shoes? I have been wondering about that. Do you kind of fold your toes in under your foot or?

    • @Lylo541
      @Lylo541 6 лет назад +12

      @@fritzholm3345 Imagine putting on sneakers and then standing on the tip if your toes(with more support obviously) but there is no folding of anything involved. When you first start out your muscles are still weak but with time and practice the muscles become a lot stronger and it becomes easier to dance this way (at least thats how it was for me).

  • @faeri6313
    @faeri6313 5 лет назад +3807

    she just shows up to class and the wall is just like
    GOD NO PLEASE NO NOT THIS AGAIN PLEASE NO I'M BEGGING YOU

  • @burntoast7628
    @burntoast7628 3 года назад +83

    As a violin player, seeing rosin being broken like that makes my heart break.

    • @themozzarellabrothers
      @themozzarellabrothers 3 года назад +7

      oof i get what you mean

    • @citrine8539
      @citrine8539 3 года назад +9

      i felt all of my fellow string players CLUTCHING their pearls

    • @jocelyn248
      @jocelyn248 3 года назад +4

      Ah yess! I'm not the only one! Pure unused rosin is glorious!

  • @padawanlizzy4517
    @padawanlizzy4517 3 года назад +5266

    0% of the comments: this is stupid theyre ruining the shoes
    100% of the comments: you guys aren't dancers! This is normal!

  • @isabellesaunders5784
    @isabellesaunders5784 6 лет назад +1286

    2:55 there are so many marks on the wall😂

  • @vintagesharpe
    @vintagesharpe 5 лет назад +6768

    Ballerinas: They can cost 80-90 dollars
    Also ballerinas: 2:57

    • @rouschkavanderplank2396
      @rouschkavanderplank2396 5 лет назад +43

      Hahahahahahahaha

    • @bananagrams6735
      @bananagrams6735 5 лет назад +204

      Now they cost over 115 dollars

    • @jacintahabisohn4605
      @jacintahabisohn4605 5 лет назад +63

      Wait where y’all getting them for 80 mins are 100 at least

    • @iris-ep3qy
      @iris-ep3qy 5 лет назад +48

      She said she gets them for free

    • @bananagrams6735
      @bananagrams6735 5 лет назад +76

      @@iris-ep3qy yes, but dancers who arent im companies have to pay full prive for them.

  • @curiouslyt2123
    @curiouslyt2123 3 года назад +7

    WOW! That’s insane how much work goes into breaking in a new pair just to use comfortably for such a short time!

  • @maddierawn4906
    @maddierawn4906 6 лет назад +1168

    Forget chanclas, get yourself some pointe shoes

    • @martinenotmartini9935
      @martinenotmartini9935 6 лет назад +109

      Now don't go around giving anybody ideas i'm already scared enough lol

    • @huekaluvr
      @huekaluvr 6 лет назад +70

      My Hispanic grandma is qUaKiNg

    • @pancake2538
      @pancake2538 6 лет назад +32

      I’m blaming you if my mom gets then

    • @linnean4441
      @linnean4441 6 лет назад +5

      They’re too expensive

    • @systemshocker2875
      @systemshocker2875 6 лет назад +4

      and bang them on the wall to make them comfortable for your feet

  • @PHGSWTP
    @PHGSWTP 4 года назад +1739

    this video should be called “Point Shoe ASMR”

    • @Sarawarawara-
      @Sarawarawara- 4 года назад +27

      This isn’t ASMR this Is murdering a shoe-

    • @meatbeater3000
      @meatbeater3000 4 года назад +17

      asmr!! :D
      video: VIOLENT SHOE ABUSE

    • @Yjwonkii
      @Yjwonkii 4 года назад +8

      @@meatbeater3000 Shoe + wall abuse

    • @crystalhudspeth506
      @crystalhudspeth506 4 года назад +2

      I just told my daughter that. I looked forever to find this video.

    • @3th00n4
      @3th00n4 3 года назад

      Pointe

  • @dhaniaz9026
    @dhaniaz9026 6 лет назад +17481

    It's so painful to hear

    • @evah1928
      @evah1928 6 лет назад +716

      as a ballet dancer, I find the sound pretty satisfying lol

    • @maidaawil6377
      @maidaawil6377 6 лет назад +46

      Moonie AJ i got goosebumps 5 times each time it was more painful ( yes it was painful )

    • @Es9954
      @Es9954 6 лет назад +228

      It's painful but also so satisfying. Like ballet dancers always look like fairies or sth and then bang the shit outta their point shoes xD

    • @bookmilla8616
      @bookmilla8616 6 лет назад +2

      Why?.

    • @livkristine5207
      @livkristine5207 6 лет назад +37

      @@evah1928 Ballet ASMR.

  • @berlyvbosque
    @berlyvbosque 3 месяца назад +2

    She is a beautiful ballerina. Wow, customizing her shoes. I remember going to a ballet and hearing the hard "wood" noise from the ballerina shoes. It was very distracting. I love ballet. I wish I had learned it when I was young. But it takes alot of dedication. ❤ ❤

  • @jazzeduppaintingshow1100
    @jazzeduppaintingshow1100 5 лет назад +794

    2:57 me with my math book after homework

  • @leah645
    @leah645 6 лет назад +198

    At our dance studio when we get our new pointe shoes every year, we just sit there banging our shoes in the wall for 15 minutes😂

  • @MagicMika
    @MagicMika 6 лет назад +1536

    Not EVERY ballerina will "torture" her shoes before wearing them.
    Your shoe becomes the most comfortable after some wear (any shoe, really). There is that "sweet spot" where it's worn enough to mold to your foot but not so dead that it becomes cumbersome to wear.
    For every ballerina that "sweet spot" is where she feels the most comfortable. When practicing for a show or dancing that show you want to be in the most comfortable point of your shoe. That is why, by all of the bending, breaking, twisting etc. she is MIMICKING that initial stage of naturally breaking your shoes in. But since she is starting from that "sweet spot", the shoes can only deteriorate from there and they last a day or two.
    Ballerina dancing for a company has an unlimited amount of shoes so she doesn't have to worry about costs etc. For a regular dancer, who has to buy their own shoes it looks different. The whole "breaking" ritual would happen naturally as you attend classes. Of course, there is always something that you will do at the beginning, squishing the box, cutting the shank etc. but it's nowhere near the extend shown on the video.
    The way she is prepping her shoes is very much a thing and a ton of dancers do it. I just wanted to point out that it is not a case for every single ballerina out there :)

    • @Kagomefan1231
      @Kagomefan1231 6 лет назад +43

      Magdalena C this was super interesting, thank you!

    • @miriamworley4496
      @miriamworley4496 6 лет назад +25

      Same I would never do that to my shoes bc I have to make them last for at least a few months I would kill for free shoes😂

    • @songbird377
      @songbird377 6 лет назад +9

      Magdalena C same! I was cringing when she was doing all her breaking in techniques because if I did that my shoes wouldn't last more than a week!

    • @NokBinHongAn
      @NokBinHongAn 6 лет назад +13

      I was surprised when I see her smashing the shoes.....I only can thing "Crazy!! Those are expensive!!" XD
      I almost choke hearing the "cracks"....😫
      But, I do the "powder glue" thing...and I def put waaay more protection on my toe fingers.

    • @WelcomeToTheScene1
      @WelcomeToTheScene1 6 лет назад +12

      I’ve seen a lot of ballerinas do stuff to break in their shoe/to make it fit their foot better. I thought it was about making the line look better? Like I’ve seen a few ballerinas full on cut half of the shank out

  • @crypeton
    @crypeton 3 года назад +6

    I admire these hardworking girls!

  • @alexandrina-ll2cx
    @alexandrina-ll2cx 5 лет назад +569

    She's gorgeous

    • @jromeo8247
      @jromeo8247 5 лет назад +19

      Totally in agreement. She is what ballerinas should be. Creatures of strength and beauty.

    • @dancerriley2050
      @dancerriley2050 5 лет назад +3

      Agreed

  • @_jennnaa
    @_jennnaa 6 лет назад +1962

    HAHAHAAA JUST BANG EM ON THE WALL LOLLL

    • @patrickdan9274
      @patrickdan9274 6 лет назад +2

      😂😂😂

    • @patrickdan9274
      @patrickdan9274 6 лет назад +1

      I saw what you did there

    • @judithbellantoni7659
      @judithbellantoni7659 6 лет назад

      Wouzie AJ 😂it’s what we do

    • @iskandarjoo6273
      @iskandarjoo6273 6 лет назад

      @@patrickdan9274 r4rrrrrbrb,rbukrhrbrbrbrrbrrrbrbjrbrbrbrb,rbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrybrbrbrburbrbrb,rburbrbrbr

    • @Puddlish
      @Puddlish 6 лет назад

      *-300th like-*

  • @jelena8960
    @jelena8960 6 лет назад +697

    She has remarkably nice feet for a dancer

    • @abigailk6100
      @abigailk6100 6 лет назад +11

      Jelena Lena ikr my feet can’t even be called feet because that would be an offence to everyone with feet but I’m not even a dancer- I play netball

    • @izzymorris80
      @izzymorris80 6 лет назад +1

      Jelena Lena I was thinking that mine have blisters all over them. 😪😂😂

    • @jelena8960
      @jelena8960 6 лет назад

      @@abigailk6100 I do sports but my feet are not that affected by that - I always thought they just looked naturally ugly lmao hahahah.

  • @fishermann1102
    @fishermann1102 3 года назад +10

    this is true dedication! i have great admiration for all ballet dancers.

  • @uglypotato510
    @uglypotato510 6 лет назад +905

    0:04 me when theres a roach on the wall

  • @alondramarquez9226
    @alondramarquez9226 6 лет назад +6914

    A professional ballerina's thoughts when they get new shoes:
    ~FINISH HIM~

  • @arinw1023
    @arinw1023 5 лет назад +724

    As a ballerina when the studio gets new point shoes we have a thirty minutes “class” where we sew our shoes and fricken break the walls by banging them. It’s probably my favorite class

    • @whatuser9802
      @whatuser9802 4 года назад +1

      Imma say your confirming this

  • @kennerapena4955
    @kennerapena4955 3 года назад +1

    I've lost count of how many times i have been here... Its so satisfying to watch-

  • @lumi_blu
    @lumi_blu 6 лет назад +1329

    911 whats your emergency
    me: uh yea i hear banging and there are some hardcore marks on the wall

  • @M35749
    @M35749 5 лет назад +640

    2:55 That one neighbor that knocks on the other neighbors door because of their loud music

  • @sarbear6992
    @sarbear6992 5 лет назад +2542

    I’m sure what she’s doing to the shoe will make it easier for her to dance but as a non dancer all I’m seeing is the destruction of the shoes

    • @JadeLeaf1980
      @JadeLeaf1980 5 лет назад +314

      Either she destroys the shoes or the shoes destroy her feet and performance. From what I’ve heard whether they get destroyed or not they won’t last long so might as well be comfy in them. lol.

    • @nihilisticbarbie
      @nihilisticbarbie 4 года назад +97

      They customize them so they can bend in them and get up on their toes. Not easy if you have a hard shoe, it needs to be more flexible

    • @maddieb.4282
      @maddieb.4282 4 года назад +87

      Think of them as disposable shoes. They only last a short time and the average ballerina goes through a lot of pairs every year. When you get them initially they’re rigid and non-personalized, so the process of “destroying” them isn’t actually destroying them, it’s just making them individualized for each ballerina. Flexing them in certain places, adding straps in specific spots, making them work with that ballerina’s specific foot shape and arch. Every ballerina has their own ritual for making them exactly right. It’s super interesting!

    • @crybaby_tessa8444
      @crybaby_tessa8444 4 года назад +11

      But to a dancer, it's totally relatable.

    • @ethereal5684
      @ethereal5684 4 года назад

      1 thousandth like!!

  • @mmps18
    @mmps18 3 года назад +4

    Ballerinas are so metal dang, respect!

  • @ayla6513
    @ayla6513 6 лет назад +1878

    I don't care how many shoes you go through, the question is: HOW MANY WALLS DO YOU GO THROUGH? That cannot be cheap.

    • @malum3091
      @malum3091 6 лет назад +10

      Eh fixing dents in holes in the walls is pretty easy

    • @margiecarmen668
      @margiecarmen668 5 лет назад +3

      that is funny

    • @elainemcnesby7515
      @elainemcnesby7515 5 лет назад +10

      it’s really just drywall some spackle patching will do the trick within a matter of hours.

    • @jose7845able1
      @jose7845able1 5 лет назад +10

      Yea...I was annoyed by that. I’ve never seen anyone in ballet damage walls to break in their shoes. 😑🙄 I’m sure the repair cost is reflected in the ticket prices.

    • @shadelings
      @shadelings 5 лет назад +38

      You honestly think she would be banging her shoes on the wall if it weren't allowed for her to do so? I'm more annoyed by these silly criticisms coming from viewers who have absolutely no idea what they're talking about.

  • @ittsshadai5409
    @ittsshadai5409 6 лет назад +1110

    0:02 my mum when I take too long in the shower

  • @laurounreal7440
    @laurounreal7440 6 лет назад +2147

    cheer shoes: use them as long as you can, wear dirty ones with holes in them to practice, and wear brand new ones to comp
    ballet shoes: D E S T R O Y
    edit: omg so many likes!

    • @ab-tk3be
      @ab-tk3be 6 лет назад +12

      M.nalatgn Fnaf you mean taekwondo right?

    • @illiagirl7526
      @illiagirl7526 5 лет назад +7

      @M.nalatgn Fnaf lmao badminton shoes = hole next to left big toe, intact everywhere else. Or, looks brand new on outside, sole is completely flat inside

    • @rebeccapittock9202
      @rebeccapittock9202 5 лет назад +5

      lauren omer swimmers, don’t even wear shoes

    • @puddle7740
      @puddle7740 5 лет назад

      420 likes blaze

    • @Lauren_Helene
      @Lauren_Helene 5 лет назад +7

      Soccer cleats: Make them as muddy as possible, most often in the ugliest colors. If wear-er has older siblings, may never get a new pair and use old ones.

  • @Clhoeee
    @Clhoeee 2 года назад +2

    I watched this 10000000 times and it never gets boring lol

  • @arooba6318
    @arooba6318 6 лет назад +178

    Nothing but respect for ballerinas bless my feet just hurt by watching