@@Esther_Grace i believe they're referring to the shoes they wear bc there are different kinds of dancing shoes. a soft shoe dancer wouldn't necessarily need these products.
I grew up in classical ballet and we weren’t allowed to wear toe pads so we soaked our feet in rubbing alcohol to toughen up our skin and help the calluses to form and stay strong. I’m 45 years old and it warms my heart to see dance finally be recognized and celebrated in a way that wasn’t true many years ago except in small circles
@@kirstybrown1185 Yeah, I’m glad that ballet dancers are finally starting to be recognized as athletes as well. So many people put it down because they see it as delicate and “girly” and therefore not that hard. But ballet dancers are super strong and even the most dainty dancers have strength and discipline that the average person doesn’t have.
I went en pointe in 1991. Anything other than loose lamb's wool (wrapped around the toes for beginners; a tiny bit in the tip to absorb moisture for anyone more than a few months in) was cheating. So glad things have changed!
Was about to say the same! I went up for the 1st time in 1985 (at 12 years old), and loose lamb's wool were all we were allowed, too. I'm glad these dancers have safer options now!
I want to clarify another thing. Majority of the pics that are out there are from the older dancers who were dancing en pointe in like the 70's-90's and because the shoes weren't made that great and with most studios not letting dancers wear toe pads (which they hardly had back then) that's why their feet look like that.
with so much hype around foot health nowadays, ice skaters and dancers are just quietly in the corner shoving our feet into unforgiving prisons of pain
@@dutchik5107i feel like the movies did us dirty on that one. probably depends on the type of skate though? hockey skates always looked more comfortable to me but for ankle support reasons, not toe health
@@AirborneAsheshockey skates are made to stabilise and protect the foot. They are sturdy and fairly ergonomic (although the shorter / narrower blades will feel less secure for beginners!) Figure skating is a bit different. And the feet may take some abuse .
@@AirborneAshes i've found hockey skates to be more comfortable for me, but being someone would short, wide feet and weak ankles, the toe box size and ankle support are more suitable for me
Many schools did not allow toe pads in pointe shoes and we were limited with what was available in stores. Luckily, my feet healed from all the pointe shoe abuse. For a period of time after my feet returned to normal, I couldn't stop marvelling at their normalness.
@@strawb3rry_kisses all toe nails in tact, no corns, no bunions, no blisters, no blister marks, no chafing marks, and I could wear sandals and flip flops. But I still have a killer demi pointe (and veiny) and super flexible pinky toe. If I was to go en pointe now, I say screw "feeling the floor", I'm padding up the box so I can wear sandals the next day.
I did ballet for 16 years. No one would guess it because how cute my feet are. My parents and teachers were adamant about right shoe size and shoe fitting, toe pads, tapping, mole skin... Also ice baths after big shoes. And not dancing on injured feet.
I am not yet on pointe, however my teacher has an interesting view on it : He's a man but used to practice pointe too, and was soloist at Opéra de Paris ballet company (so the guy knows a thing or two). He leads pre-pro as well as hobby (not pro) classes, and insists that pointe shoes 🩰should actually NOT be painful AT ALL, that feeling discomfort in them is not a normal thing either : it means your shoe is not the good fit for your case. And that "ugly feet" are caused by not propperly fitted shoes. If the shoe is good for the dancer, then they will not have such problems. As well, as a teacher he does not force dancers on pointe too early (10-11yo is the French standard), and if one can go on a bit sooner, it is because she has an uncommon strength and mastering of technique allowing to do so safely. He prefers consolidating technique and strength first, because that makes adjusting to dancing on pointe quicker and safer, while preserving dancer's health on the long run. I really appreciate the consideration he has for the dancer's health, whether they are future professionals or adults doing it for fun. I'm so damm happy to start my ballet journey with him. And not only he is a great teacher, he also is an amazing human being, I hope you all may encounter such a golden professor in your life.
Oh my, that sounds like an amazing mentor in ballet that I want to have. If you don’t mind me asking, what studio do you join and what is the name of that mentor?
What a beautiful tribute you wrote to him, I hope that he sees it and knows that you hold him in such high regard. Just beautiful - I hope you and he have a long and happy career together!!
As a ballet dancer myself every time I see a non dancer talking about how they refuse to take ballet or let their kids take ballet because they don't want their feet to look like how they saw in the pictures I just laugh. People really need to understand that with proper fitted shoes and correct padding your feet won't look like that.
Yeah i just went to my first ever ballet class to try it out and i hope i'll get to go on pointe in a few years i hate how my parents were like no don't do it pointe shoes will ruin your feet and so on when i told them many times they won't that's what the internet sayd
@@nellahorelli3226 professional dancers will do anything to continue to dance and sometimes even dancing with an injured foot. That's how some end up looking like those infamous pics that is seen all around the Internet.
It also comes off as parents already putting it in their kids’ (specifically girls) heads that they need to care more about being pretty than just doing something for the love of it. It reminds me of Yolanda Hadid when she told Gigi that she didn’t want her playing volleyball anymore because it was a “masculine” sport and she didn’t want her to get bulky. 😒
My first ballet teacher was actually telling the stories of herself dancing on pointe and after that pouring blood from her shoes - and it was a casual story back then. I promised myself never go for it. It seemed so self cruel. I didn't. :) maybe it is different now, it used to be this way some years ago.
@@Izabela-ek5nh back then pointe shoes were not made like they are now and they didn't have the technology of different pads that we do now. Back then many dance studios wouldn't let dancers wear anything in their pointe shoes and the shoes themselves were not the most comfortable to dance in. As a dancer I'm grateful for the technology we have now so we can have shoes that are comfortable to dance in without destroying our feet.
It's the main reason my mom took me out of ballet when I was 7 because she didn't want me to develop "ugly feet". She said i also liked ballet more than school, so she had to put a stop to it. I've always resented it all my life because ballet was all I wanted.
You can go there and become a professional! Maya Shonbrun started ballet at 13 and won gold at YAGP at 16. So it means that in 3 years she went to the top, only 3 years ! And there's so much people out there sharing their stories on how they started "late" and went on it! It's worth the try! 😍 Please allow me to share my experience : (lengthy part) I started ballet veeery late (20 yo!), having to learn everything, no natural flexibility, balance or something alike. Just enthusiasm and feelings to share. Quitted during covid before coming back and having to mostly relearn.. However, I have that crazy dream to become a great soloist to make my teacher proud and share my happiness with others through this art. I didn't dared to think something like that, however there's that call that's there nonetheless. The thing is : I have that best friend (basically brother) who is highly realistic, never saying anything untrue (even if the truth could destroy completely the person). Never says something out of encouragement or politeness if he doesn't strongly believe it. He never ever had been wrong when guessing my possibilities, even when I strongly believed otherwise. Both about my achievements and failures (as well as for other people's btw). He said that if put in the work and don't get bored, I, yes, can become soloist at my dream company. I kept saying that I'm too old for that, and so he went to pick me up examples in other sports. He found that guy, who started boxing at 20, two years later he won USA championship, and then became World champion ! 🤩 Turns out there's sooooooo much people who started "too late" and nonetheless ate it all leaving no crumbs! Yes, you might have less years of practice, but your motivation and grown-up knowledge brings you to push through difficulties much more and hence be more efficient at your learning. There's that song : "Hall of fame", it's so motivating ! Listen to it, and watch the clip, it's really something 🤩 That's the moment I started to think about becoming soloist as a real possibility. Yes it's hard, sometimes it feels like a failure, but I have that flame in me to do it! 🚀 I really hope my story inspirate you for your own achievements, whenever you feel down about it, please listen to the Hall of fame and remember my modest comment 🥰 So really I urge you to go for it and work hard for it and keep it going despite difficulties ! Keep believing in you, and if that didn't convinced you, think about that with all try and error, there's a moment you'll statistically make it to the next level, and finally to your dreams. 😊
Another thing, these photos are likely from people who do ballet professionally. They are dancing very often and for many hours at a time. If you are dancing for fun (like I did) you likely won’t be doing it as often as they are, and definitely shouldn’t have as many problems.
My great aunt did balet in Russia, back then this didn't exist. Her poor feet were just mangled from endless dancing, no breaks, and poor maintenance. They used to really torture dancers.
I'm not a ballerina but maybe I should buy those "second skin" things because my feet are so fragile and I get hurt all the time with normal shoes, especially during summer because of sandals. 😂😂😂
I think a lot of dancers that don't protect their feet are the ones who want to show off the damage so everyone can see how much they're suffering for their art. And those of us who aren't ballet dancers don't necessarily understand that this is largely avoidable. Thank you for explaining.
There is surely lots of just not caring much people so later they regret it, but at the moment it's just easier and faster... There are lazy people you know, they exists Edit: less responsible people
I climb and I seriously worried about my feet going into smaller shoes as you progress. I’ve sized down and my goddd the agony breaking them in I wanted to cry it was so distracting I don’t know how ballet dancers get new shoes regularly
In the horror video game series Five Night at Freddy’s, there’s a character named Ballora. She’s a ballet dancer and she’s also my favorite. I have started to become obsessed with dancing and I find these types of videos fascinating!
I'm glad you have come forward and addressed this topic. As someone who's never danced in a pointe shoe, I've heard the horror stories and have wondered why people keep it up if it hurts so badly. The explanation is greatly appreciated.
“After you take off your pointe shoes, let them (your feet) breathe for a minute” **kid 12 year old me jamming my feet straight into tap shoes immediately after taking my pointe shoes off having my tap class immediately after my pointe class with no break in between* lol I don’t dance anymore, quit years ago but omg I look back at what those teachers did and taught us that was so bad for us
I think dancer feet has an extraordinary beauty to them that can't be appreciated by the naked eye. It represents the dedication and hard work their owners put into their arts.
You are very good at this. You have a great voice and great pacing. You make things really clear. I think the video is well edited. You're an attractive person but you're also someone who seems like an authority. I mean, of course you are an authority on this topic but I bet you could teach almost anything. I doubt you have much ambition to be a teacher, but you would be a very good teacher.
My Thursday schedule: 1. Go straight from school to dance (school ends at 3:20 and dance starts at 3:45) 2. Point from 3:45-4:45 3. Master ballet class 4:45-5:45 4. Hip hop 5:45-7 5. Technique 7-8:30 6. Jazz 8:30-8:30 Yay now I sleep!
As a dancer (I recently quit ballet but still do other types of dance) I can confirm dancer feet can definitely look like that. Mine don’t as I avoid putting on dance shoes as much as possible and never went into point but like my aunts definitely do- 😅 Edit: The reason I know my aunts do is she was my ballet teacher and often will ask us to look at her feet for corrections.
As a figure skater Who also has to hear about the skater feet stereotypes Guys are feet look normal sure we have calluses but we have special socks made out of nylon fabric that protect our feet from harm we also use bungou pads around our ankles for security as well as blister bandaids on our heels
My cousins dance teacher used to scream at her for putting toilet paper in the bottom of her points and I’m so glad my parents never put me in dancing but only for that reason cause as a kid I wanted to be in dancing SO BAD
I’m a “dance mom” to a 7 year old who aspires to be a ballerina and I’m determined to learn everything I can so she will have the best experience. This is wonderful information for the future !
As a former professional folk/traditional folk dancer... i instantly looked at my feet, and yeah they're still kinda ugly even after ~10 years out of the performance circuit, but it does get better in time. To any young dancers you and your feet are worth properly fitted shoes, look after your feet.
I did pointe for a pretty long time and avoided all the problems for most of my time. The stuff people don’t widely know about that’s for sure worse than the ‘ugly feet’ tropes are the tendinitis and such. That’s real shit
I saw the ballerina Maria Khoreva using a kind of putty that molds to your toes and protects them as you move and dance; I think she said that she uses the putty exclusively now as an adult ballerina with a company, but did not have that when she was little girl
For post care, I recommend a 15 minute Epsom salt foot soak in very warm water with lavendar or almond oil oil in it after every class. Then, use a rough sugar scrub all over the feet focusing on toes to help prevent callusses. Finish by deeply massaging vitamin e oil into the feet to help with healing(Biooil is even better) , get in deep into the arches and tops of feet for a massage. Finish with a thick lotion or butter and put socks on to lock it in. Also keep toenails short and clean under.
Oh Julia. It breaks my heart to see you cry. I wish i could give you a huge hug. I am pissed off for you. You deserve so much better! I can't believe she'll take so little responsibility and at the same time try to placate you with "don't be so hard on yourself". I missed the funeral of my grandmother due to financial reasons (and covid) so i know how absolutely shit that is. I found your channel 10 years ago when i wanted to dress alternative and was too scared to. You helped me find courage. I've kept watching because I was inspired by your resilience, your hard work, how fiercely you love others and your sense of justice. I hope you find it within yourself to love yourself as fiercely as you love others. I hope you are able to realise in your heart that you deserve better. Sending love from Australia 💕
@kelsey2333 Omg I have no idea how that happened. Thanks for letting me know, I've posted it on the right video now. It was a comment on a video by Julia Zelg opening up about her marital problems. If you check it out, please be kind. She's been getting lots of online hate recently 😥
Ice hockey players have a similar problem. My feet were normal before I got into ice hockey. But due to cramming my feet into the tight skates for long training sessions and games, my feet have become incredibly vascular, to the point it scares me, and look pretty different to the average foot.
I want to learn to do ballet so badly so this will be extremely helpful when i eventually have money for point shoes, for now ill just keep wearing my boots and going en pointe 😅
Oh gosh, comments like these really scare me! Pleaaaase focus on learning ballet before thinking about pointe. It can take people years to get to go en pointe and some people never will no matter how long they've danced because their ankles etc just may not be strong enough or other biological reasons. Please don't mess up your ankles and feet by attempting pointe until properly trained (especially not on shoes that are not created for that or cups) - ballet is not beautiful just because of pointe shoes. I hope you learn and manage to get classes because it's such a fun and wonderful skill :) I just get freaked out by the amount of snapping ankles I hear when I see comments like this 😂
Products weren't available when I started, including shoe choices. Once the world opened up, it was easier. But sending students to summer programs to have them come back and say their teachers didn't allow toe pads, or water during class was tough. Perpetuating the "I suffered for my art, so you must too," is abuse. Kind of like the way doctors are trained.
My ankles were always to week for pointe but I’ve been doing ballet since I was 6 so now my pinky toe curls in from the constant pointing and I walk in a turnout so I still say I have ‘dancers feet’
I’ve recently been obsessed with Ballet, but I don’t dance (at all) myself. Yet, for some reason, I’m taking this information in and mentally noting it down as if I’m going to use it one day. 😭
I’m a dancer and a cross country runner Although not a ballerina I am a ballet folkclorico dancer so I dance in high- heals instead of point shoes. And all I can say is my feet have seen better days before I decided to join about 7 sports 🤦♀️ (All different time periods throughout my life)
I was given my first taste on these hell shoes at age 7. No toe protection. Raw dogging it. My toes were bleeding not long after beginning. I was sobbing, the other girls were sobbing but we did it silently so our teacher didn't scream at us and drag us around by our arms. She broke those us of that were less limber into our splits by aggressively shoving the girls Shoulders down over a few classes until they could reach the floor.
Whats so funny is that all that dance made me develop is a complete apathy for long toenails. I trim them incredibly short, and in the summer my feet look so silly
OK this might be too much information but are used to ballet dance when I was very very young but for some reason now whenever I point my toes, my toe closest to the big toe like the second one is like underneath two toes whenever I point😂😂
If only I had been taught the proper aftercare techniques, I wouldn't have permanent calluses on my feet. I wore the same pair of shoes for months or even years because pointe shoes were too expensive, and there was no company buying them for students.😢
Can you do a tutorial on how you place everything on your foot and in your shoes? I've been wanting to use more padding in my shoes but not sure how to do it
I will never need this information but for some reason I'm listening really carefully and memorizing everything 😂
Yea same
For reallllll
Because learning is awesome. I like having diverse knowledge coz i’ll never know when it’ll be useful
@@DoiLopezTHIS IS SO REAL LIKE ACTUALLY
I feel like the second skin or toe pads could be good with heels too-
As a dancer en pointe, I use every one of these products
Same
A p-point dancer?
@@Esther_Graceor they’re not a native English speaker who knows
@@Esther_Grace i believe they're referring to the shoes they wear bc there are different kinds of dancing shoes. a soft shoe dancer wouldn't necessarily need these products.
@@Esther_Gracethey're kids, calm down. they'll probably forget about this comment by next week and move on with their lives, as should you.
I’m so used to her being sarcastic I was expecting her to make a joke abt putting you feet in cups or smth 😂😭
SAME
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The winged menstrual pads one hahahaha
I grew up in classical ballet and we weren’t allowed to wear toe pads so we soaked our feet in rubbing alcohol to toughen up our skin and help the calluses to form and stay strong. I’m 45 years old and it warms my heart to see dance finally be recognized and celebrated in a way that wasn’t true many years ago except in small circles
The sad thing is, the dance has always been celebrated. It’s the dancers that weren’t. 🥲 Like that is even pretending to make sense.
To form calluses ?!oh my
Instead of blisters. @@nellahorelli3226
@@kirstybrown1185 Yeah, I’m glad that ballet dancers are finally starting to be recognized as athletes as well. So many people put it down because they see it as delicate and “girly” and therefore not that hard. But ballet dancers are super strong and even the most dainty dancers have strength and discipline that the average person doesn’t have.
😨😨😨😨
I went en pointe in 1991. Anything other than loose lamb's wool (wrapped around the toes for beginners; a tiny bit in the tip to absorb moisture for anyone more than a few months in) was cheating. So glad things have changed!
Was about to say the same! I went up for the 1st time in 1985 (at 12 years old), and loose lamb's wool were all we were allowed, too. I'm glad these dancers have safer options now!
To think that creating comfort while doing something so challenging would be considered cheating.
I want to clarify another thing. Majority of the pics that are out there are from the older dancers who were dancing en pointe in like the 70's-90's and because the shoes weren't made that great and with most studios not letting dancers wear toe pads (which they hardly had back then) that's why their feet look like that.
with so much hype around foot health nowadays, ice skaters and dancers are just quietly in the corner shoving our feet into unforgiving prisons of pain
Lol, similar to ballet, cramming feet into things that are not very healthy
Ice skates are not as bad
@@dutchik5107i feel like the movies did us dirty on that one. probably depends on the type of skate though? hockey skates always looked more comfortable to me but for ankle support reasons, not toe health
@@AirborneAsheshockey skates are made to stabilise and protect the foot. They are sturdy and fairly ergonomic (although the shorter / narrower blades will feel less secure for beginners!)
Figure skating is a bit different. And the feet may take some abuse .
@@AirborneAshes i've found hockey skates to be more comfortable for me, but being someone would short, wide feet and weak ankles, the toe box size and ankle support are more suitable for me
Many schools did not allow toe pads in pointe shoes and we were limited with what was available in stores. Luckily, my feet healed from all the pointe shoe abuse. For a period of time after my feet returned to normal, I couldn't stop marvelling at their normalness.
"they're normal!!
...
a little too normal 🤔"
@@strawb3rry_kisses all toe nails in tact, no corns, no bunions, no blisters, no blister marks, no chafing marks, and I could wear sandals and flip flops. But I still have a killer demi pointe (and veiny) and super flexible pinky toe. If I was to go en pointe now, I say screw "feeling the floor", I'm padding up the box so I can wear sandals the next day.
@@mickosmile850 yeah i've never "en pointe" but i can imagine it's not very comfy
I did ballet for 16 years. No one would guess it because how cute my feet are. My parents and teachers were adamant about right shoe size and shoe fitting, toe pads, tapping, mole skin... Also ice baths after big shoes. And not dancing on injured feet.
Whenever you randomly drop normal informative videos it always throws me off for a bit 😂😂
I am not yet on pointe, however my teacher has an interesting view on it :
He's a man but used to practice pointe too, and was soloist at Opéra de Paris ballet company (so the guy knows a thing or two).
He leads pre-pro as well as hobby (not pro) classes, and insists that pointe shoes 🩰should actually NOT be painful AT ALL, that feeling discomfort in them is not a normal thing either : it means your shoe is not the good fit for your case. And that "ugly feet" are caused by not propperly fitted shoes. If the shoe is good for the dancer, then they will not have such problems.
As well, as a teacher he does not force dancers on pointe too early (10-11yo is the French standard), and if one can go on a bit sooner, it is because she has an uncommon strength and mastering of technique allowing to do so safely. He prefers consolidating technique and strength first, because that makes adjusting to dancing on pointe quicker and safer, while preserving dancer's health on the long run. I really appreciate the consideration he has for the dancer's health, whether they are future professionals or adults doing it for fun.
I'm so damm happy to start my ballet journey with him.
And not only he is a great teacher, he also is an amazing human being, I hope you all may encounter such a golden professor in your life.
Oh my, that sounds like an amazing mentor in ballet that I want to have. If you don’t mind me asking, what studio do you join and what is the name of that mentor?
What a beautiful tribute you wrote to him, I hope that he sees it and knows that you hold him in such high regard. Just beautiful - I hope you and he have a long and happy career together!!
As a ballet dancer myself every time I see a non dancer talking about how they refuse to take ballet or let their kids take ballet because they don't want their feet to look like how they saw in the pictures I just laugh. People really need to understand that with proper fitted shoes and correct padding your feet won't look like that.
Yeah i just went to my first ever ballet class to try it out and i hope i'll get to go on pointe in a few years i hate how my parents were like no don't do it pointe shoes will ruin your feet and so on when i told them many times they won't that's what the internet sayd
@@nellahorelli3226 professional dancers will do anything to continue to dance and sometimes even dancing with an injured foot. That's how some end up looking like those infamous pics that is seen all around the Internet.
It also comes off as parents already putting it in their kids’ (specifically girls) heads that they need to care more about being pretty than just doing something for the love of it. It reminds me of Yolanda Hadid when she told Gigi that she didn’t want her playing volleyball anymore because it was a “masculine” sport and she didn’t want her to get bulky. 😒
My first ballet teacher was actually telling the stories of herself dancing on pointe and after that pouring blood from her shoes - and it was a casual story back then. I promised myself never go for it. It seemed so self cruel. I didn't. :) maybe it is different now, it used to be this way some years ago.
@@Izabela-ek5nh back then pointe shoes were not made like they are now and they didn't have the technology of different pads that we do now. Back then many dance studios wouldn't let dancers wear anything in their pointe shoes and the shoes themselves were not the most comfortable to dance in. As a dancer I'm grateful for the technology we have now so we can have shoes that are comfortable to dance in without destroying our feet.
It's the main reason my mom took me out of ballet when I was 7 because she didn't want me to develop "ugly feet". She said i also liked ballet more than school, so she had to put a stop to it. I've always resented it all my life because ballet was all I wanted.
You can always go back as an adult....
@@windwatcher11Yep, never too late to pick it up! They even have beginner classes specifically for late teens/adults of any age
@@cam_luong I took lessons in college, as did my sis. She kept going and trained en pointe.
Omg, I'm so sorry..... I really wish it wasn't like that for you too
You can go there and become a professional! Maya Shonbrun started ballet at 13 and won gold at YAGP at 16. So it means that in 3 years she went to the top, only 3 years ! And there's so much people out there sharing their stories on how they started "late" and went on it! It's worth the try! 😍
Please allow me to share my experience : (lengthy part)
I started ballet veeery late (20 yo!), having to learn everything, no natural flexibility, balance or something alike. Just enthusiasm and feelings to share. Quitted during covid before coming back and having to mostly relearn.. However, I have that crazy dream to become a great soloist to make my teacher proud and share my happiness with others through this art. I didn't dared to think something like that, however there's that call that's there nonetheless.
The thing is : I have that best friend (basically brother) who is highly realistic, never saying anything untrue (even if the truth could destroy completely the person). Never says something out of encouragement or politeness if he doesn't strongly believe it. He never ever had been wrong when guessing my possibilities, even when I strongly believed otherwise. Both about my achievements and failures (as well as for other people's btw). He said that if put in the work and don't get bored, I, yes, can become soloist at my dream company.
I kept saying that I'm too old for that, and so he went to pick me up examples in other sports. He found that guy, who started boxing at 20, two years later he won USA championship, and then became World champion ! 🤩 Turns out there's sooooooo much people who started "too late" and nonetheless ate it all leaving no crumbs! Yes, you might have less years of practice, but your motivation and grown-up knowledge brings you to push through difficulties much more and hence be more efficient at your learning.
There's that song : "Hall of fame", it's so motivating ! Listen to it, and watch the clip, it's really something 🤩
That's the moment I started to think about becoming soloist as a real possibility. Yes it's hard, sometimes it feels like a failure, but I have that flame in me to do it! 🚀
I really hope my story inspirate you for your own achievements, whenever you feel down about it, please listen to the Hall of fame and remember my modest comment 🥰
So really I urge you to go for it and work hard for it and keep it going despite difficulties !
Keep believing in you, and if that didn't convinced you, think about that with all try and error, there's a moment you'll statistically make it to the next level, and finally to your dreams. 😊
Another thing, these photos are likely from people who do ballet professionally. They are dancing very often and for many hours at a time. If you are dancing for fun (like I did) you likely won’t be doing it as often as they are, and definitely shouldn’t have as many problems.
My great aunt did balet in Russia, back then this didn't exist. Her poor feet were just mangled from endless dancing, no breaks, and poor maintenance. They used to really torture dancers.
*ballet
Makes me wonder how they kept dancing
I'm not a ballerina but maybe I should buy those "second skin" things because my feet are so fragile and I get hurt all the time with normal shoes, especially during summer because of sandals. 😂😂😂
Did you buy some?
Second skin is a freaking lifesaver-
I think a lot of dancers that don't protect their feet are the ones who want to show off the damage so everyone can see how much they're suffering for their art. And those of us who aren't ballet dancers don't necessarily understand that this is largely avoidable. Thank you for explaining.
As a full time ballet instructor, you are 100% correct.
There's also people who probably can't afford all of the accessories and replacing them regularly
There is surely lots of just not caring much people so later they regret it, but at the moment it's just easier and faster... There are lazy people you know, they exists
Edit: less responsible people
@@Esther_Graceso as a ballet instructor you can read minds too?
@@lucyk2634 Duh! Ballet teachers are superheroes. 😉
Taking care of yourself is smart Periodt. Not taking care does not mean you are stronger.
As soon as you started with toe pads, I wanted to side-eye Maya 💀
I’m a pointe dancer as well and can confidently say that my feet are not ugly which, according to a lot of people, is some sort of witchcraft 😂😂
Totally!!! Switching my shoe was a game changer. Sometimes the right fit can make a huge difference!
Note, a lot of peoples feet get to that point because dancers get paid very little and often have second jobs making care expensive
Also don't be afraid to use some padding if you need it!
I climb and I seriously worried about my feet going into smaller shoes as you progress. I’ve sized down and my goddd the agony breaking them in I wanted to cry it was so distracting I don’t know how ballet dancers get new shoes regularly
Back in the day all we had was rabbit fur, wool, and bandaids
As a dancer this is absolutely 💯% true
So long as you are careful, your feet will be fine, mine is perfectly in shape still.
In the horror video game series Five Night at Freddy’s, there’s a character named Ballora. She’s a ballet dancer and she’s also my favorite. I have started to become obsessed with dancing and I find these types of videos fascinating!
Happy feet really
I'm glad you have come forward and addressed this topic. As someone who's never danced in a pointe shoe, I've heard the horror stories and have wondered why people keep it up if it hurts so badly. The explanation is greatly appreciated.
Thank you so much for this! It’s my 1st time using point in ballet and I felt like I’d probably really need that message, thank you! Love you!❤
Very informative, Great advice
I used to use lambs wool with toe pads for more support in the shorter areas of my toes cause I have a really long big toe
“Feet get to that pointe” no pun intended. Also I’m a ballet dancer I also do this trick
I'm a ballerina and I use the same stuff to protect my feet from getting injered ❤
U have gorgeous teeth. And brows. Stunning!
Very off topic but i love her nails
“After you take off your pointe shoes, let them (your feet) breathe for a minute”
**kid 12 year old me jamming my feet straight into tap shoes immediately after taking my pointe shoes off having my tap class immediately after my pointe class with no break in between*
lol I don’t dance anymore, quit years ago but omg I look back at what those teachers did and taught us that was so bad for us
Question, why isn’t there a built-in top pad like memory foam from sketchers but for ballet shoes?
I think dancer feet has an extraordinary beauty to them that can't be appreciated by the naked eye. It represents the dedication and hard work their owners put into their arts.
You are very good at this. You have a great voice and great pacing. You make things really clear. I think the video is well edited. You're an attractive person but you're also someone who seems like an authority. I mean, of course you are an authority on this topic but I bet you could teach almost anything. I doubt you have much ambition to be a teacher, but you would be a very good teacher.
Bro when I dance on pointe it feels like I'm floating.
Am I the only one?
You're absolutely not the only one. There's something magical about it.
Girl I know this is abt ur feet but ur fingernails are on pointe ❤💅🏼
My feet, decades later, still look like this. Doesn't bother me.
I think all ballet dancers tootsies are beautiful! ❤
My Thursday schedule:
1. Go straight from school to dance (school ends at 3:20 and dance starts at 3:45)
2. Point from 3:45-4:45
3. Master ballet class 4:45-5:45
4. Hip hop 5:45-7
5. Technique 7-8:30
6. Jazz 8:30-8:30
Yay now I sleep!
When did you eat or do ur hw? 👀 There aren’t even snack breaks between ur dancing classes!
As a dancer (I recently quit ballet but still do other types of dance) I can confirm dancer feet can definitely look like that. Mine don’t as I avoid putting on dance shoes as much as possible and never went into point but like my aunts definitely do- 😅
Edit: The reason I know my aunts do is she was my ballet teacher and often will ask us to look at her feet for corrections.
Girl you're so pretty ❤
As a figure skater
Who also has to hear about the skater feet stereotypes
Guys are feet look normal sure we have calluses but we have special socks made out of nylon fabric that protect our feet from harm we also use bungou pads around our ankles for security as well as blister bandaids on our heels
My cousins dance teacher used to scream at her for putting toilet paper in the bottom of her points and I’m so glad my parents never put me in dancing but only for that reason cause as a kid I wanted to be in dancing SO BAD
HELP. I HAVE THOSE SAME TOE PADS
I’m a “dance mom” to a 7 year old who aspires to be a ballerina and I’m determined to learn everything I can so she will have the best experience. This is wonderful information for the future !
Nobody :
Gymnasts: 😒😐
(The feet and also the hands ahhhhh)
Unrelated but your eyebrow game is on point in this video👍
As a former professional folk/traditional folk dancer... i instantly looked at my feet, and yeah they're still kinda ugly even after ~10 years out of the performance circuit, but it does get better in time.
To any young dancers you and your feet are worth properly fitted shoes, look after your feet.
Side note - your nails are super cute
I did pointe for a pretty long time and avoided all the problems for most of my time. The stuff people don’t widely know about that’s for sure worse than the ‘ugly feet’ tropes are the tendinitis and such. That’s real shit
Things and protection has changed....good good
Its very well
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I saw the ballerina Maria Khoreva using a kind of putty that molds to your toes and protects them as you move and dance; I think she said that she uses the putty exclusively now as an adult ballerina with a company, but did not have that when she was little girl
Would love to see a footcare video with all the products and tips and tricks for exhausted hurting feet.
For post care, I recommend a 15 minute Epsom salt foot soak in very warm water with lavendar or almond oil oil in it after every class. Then, use a rough sugar scrub all over the feet focusing on toes to help prevent callusses. Finish by deeply massaging vitamin e oil into the feet to help with healing(Biooil is even better) , get in deep into the arches and tops of feet for a massage. Finish with a thick lotion or butter and put socks on to lock it in. Also keep toenails short and clean under.
As a dancer going on point soon, this was rlyyyy helpful!
I took notes even though i ditched ballet when I was like 10
Oh Julia. It breaks my heart to see you cry. I wish i could give you a huge hug.
I am pissed off for you. You deserve so much better! I can't believe she'll take so little responsibility and at the same time try to placate you with "don't be so hard on yourself". I missed the funeral of my grandmother due to financial reasons (and covid) so i know how absolutely shit that is.
I found your channel 10 years ago when i wanted to dress alternative and was too scared to. You helped me find courage. I've kept watching because I was inspired by your resilience, your hard work, how fiercely you love others and your sense of justice. I hope you find it within yourself to love yourself as fiercely as you love others. I hope you are able to realise in your heart that you deserve better. Sending love from Australia 💕
Wrong video. But now I'm curious what video you meant to post this under
@kelsey2333 Omg I have no idea how that happened. Thanks for letting me know, I've posted it on the right video now.
It was a comment on a video by Julia Zelg opening up about her marital problems. If you check it out, please be kind. She's been getting lots of online hate recently 😥
This will forever be the number 1 RUclips glitch that confuses me 😂
My ballet teacher said that when she was young they used paper towels for torpedo because they weren’t a thing back then
Ice hockey players have a similar problem. My feet were normal before I got into ice hockey. But due to cramming my feet into the tight skates for long training sessions and games, my feet have become incredibly vascular, to the point it scares me, and look pretty different to the average foot.
I’m scared if I ever go on pointe know😂😂
for a moment when i look at the title, i thought u were gonna talk about banana feet 😭
I want to learn to do ballet so badly so this will be extremely helpful when i eventually have money for point shoes, for now ill just keep wearing my boots and going en pointe 😅
Oh gosh, comments like these really scare me!
Pleaaaase focus on learning ballet before thinking about pointe. It can take people years to get to go en pointe and some people never will no matter how long they've danced because their ankles etc just may not be strong enough or other biological reasons.
Please don't mess up your ankles and feet by attempting pointe until properly trained (especially not on shoes that are not created for that or cups) - ballet is not beautiful just because of pointe shoes. I hope you learn and manage to get classes because it's such a fun and wonderful skill :) I just get freaked out by the amount of snapping ankles I hear when I see comments like this 😂
moral of the story: crawl and tiptoe walk everywhere
Products weren't available when I started, including shoe choices. Once the world opened up, it was easier. But sending students to summer programs to have them come back and say their teachers didn't allow toe pads, or water during class was tough. Perpetuating the "I suffered for my art, so you must too," is abuse. Kind of like the way doctors are trained.
THANK YOU FOR THE TIPSSS IM GOING TO START WEARING THEM NEXT WEEK❤❤❤
My ankles were always to week for pointe but I’ve been doing ballet since I was 6 so now my pinky toe curls in from the constant pointing and I walk in a turnout so I still say I have ‘dancers feet’
Foot powder works DREAMS especially for dancers/cadets and whatnot
I’ve recently been obsessed with Ballet, but I don’t dance (at all) myself. Yet, for some reason, I’m taking this information in and mentally noting it down as if I’m going to use it one day. 😭
No one:
Tarantino: 😨
Im not a point shoe dancer, but yes, my feet are hideous!😂😂😂
Wow, my girlfriend and I love your videos. We were so excited about it. She’s a ballet teacher and she loves you so much!
All things are possible through Christ who strengthens you and me🩷
Honestly I’m figure skater and I really wanna try some of this stuff because I just got new skates and they’re really painful
I’m a dancer and a cross country runner
Although not a ballerina I am a ballet folkclorico dancer so I dance in high- heals instead of point shoes. And all I can say is my feet have seen better days before I decided to join about 7 sports 🤦♀️ (All different time periods throughout my life)
I was given my first taste on these hell shoes at age 7. No toe protection. Raw dogging it. My toes were bleeding not long after beginning. I was sobbing, the other girls were sobbing but we did it silently so our teacher didn't scream at us and drag us around by our arms. She broke those us of that were less limber into our splits by aggressively shoving the girls Shoulders down over a few classes until they could reach the floor.
I have no idea why I kept pausing and rewinding to hear it again when I don't dance, but I somehow need this information.
Whats so funny is that all that dance made me develop is a complete apathy for long toenails. I trim them incredibly short, and in the summer my feet look so silly
OK this might be too much information but are used to ballet dance when I was very very young but for some reason now whenever I point my toes, my toe closest to the big toe like the second one is like underneath two toes whenever I point😂😂
Why did this only pop out after I quit ballet because of my foot pain and back problems…
Can you show how you do it? Like a how to video?
i love you nails
I was like " why aren't you showing is your feet?" Then I realize.
I really want to be a baller
I grew up dancing but switched to figure skating, so I raise you figure skaters feet… where my skater girls at!? 😅
If only I had been taught the proper aftercare techniques, I wouldn't have permanent calluses on my feet. I wore the same pair of shoes for months or even years because pointe shoes were too expensive, and there was no company buying them for students.😢
Thank you for these tips.I get my shoes in a few weeks and I go en pointe in January.
I think I dodged a bullet by breaking my arm and never returning to ballet in the second grade.
Can you do a tutorial on how you place everything on your foot and in your shoes? I've been wanting to use more padding in my shoes but not sure how to do it
I literally just started grade 4 ballet and now I'm horrified
im getting point shoes soon this thanks
My ballet class gets our first pair of pointe shoes soon and honestly I think I am the only one who is scared 😂