I agree! I wondered as soon as she got en pointe if Josephine could take a look and tell us WHY they work so well on her. Don't know if that's entirely possible, but I would think if anyone could figure it out, it would be an expert fitter.
I did NOT expect these shoes to be anything other than a disaster. What a fascinating video...and so enjoyable to watch your face as they *were* supportive shoes instead of disasters!
Well, when you think about it pointe shoes are 100+ year old technology so if the Chinese factories got the right kind of lasts it's not hard to duplicate the techniques and the materials and labor would be cheaper. Pointe shoes are expensive because they are made primarily in Western countries where the cost of labor/materials is very high.
@@NatashaEstradayeah my friend gave me pointe shoes from China and they weren’t allowed. My parents forced me to bring them bc they didn’t wanna buy them but we had to
I think those pointe shoes come from the same manufacturer that does Sansha's Recital shoes. The bottom stitching and embossing look exactly the same, the long vamp and very square box are almost identical, and Sansha's shoes are made in China. I've seen these shoes all over Amazon and Wish and have heard they're not the worst depending on your foot shape.
This was great! I understand why Josephine loves you so much! I’m even older (Much older ) than Josephine and watching both of you inspires me to continue dancing for myself. Old dancers never truly retire. They just find other avenues to dance on!
Yah. They break kinda low but I've seen worse fitting shoes on people who've had professional fittings. I'd be curious to know how long they last, though.
Some beginner pointe students in the Philippines (where I am from) buy these to save money. If they're not actually dancing on the shoes but only use them at the barre, then I guess it's fine. Of course, it depends on the teacher, but we're a 3rd world country and not everyone can afford $100 shoes.
Actually, I'm also a dancer from the Philippines, and pointe shoes are EXPENSIVE!!! They're around 4900 to 5000 pesos, right??? 😭 I actually get my pairs from Korea because none of the Philippines' available models fit me well. I end up paying even more. 😭😭😭😭😭
Pause at 2:20 Look at the shank, it's not flat and it's not pre-arched at the arch. It's bowing from right behind the big toe joint. This is exactly where you absolutely can NOT have any bending in that direction at all or the shoe is dead, you are knuckling and can not maintain proper alignment, which is not functional when you do more advanced steps and not safe, as you are not working your foot and ankle correctly. Mackenzie is very strong and capable of handling this brief trial use safely, but I certainly hope less experienced dancers do not attempt to use shoes like this to save money.
So infinitely better than the wish ones lol I am really surprised. I just got some $30 amazon latin shoes and they lasted through a few weeks of rehearsale plus the show so hey thats all that matters right??
the amount of people who believes it’s alright to dance in these in the comments is terrifying to me, PLEASE GET A PROFESSIONAL FITTING, you still need an actual fitting with professionally made shoes, your feet are unique and to ensure your safety don’t mess around with these, you’re very likely injure yourself
"So supportive" - not surprised, as they look like two, big, almost square boxes!! You could probably place them upright on the floor and they will not fall over. At the price, I'm tempted to buy them as decorative objects. I used to dance as a girl, and when I stopped in my late teens I decided to keep my last pair as a keepsake - but alas, my mother, who never was very supportive of my doing ballet, threw them away in my absence 💔 I was heartbroken to say the least.
So I actually wear Capezio Ava's and I absolutely love them lol. But girl I was not expecting those shoes to be that good. I think I might have to try them out.
@@mermaidopulence8539 Took me 2 years to get to that "pointe". I'm an adult dancer with feet that are too bendy for my own good. LOL! I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.
by the way i recognised the the song playing at 3:35 its called od yishoma/yishama and its a jewish song usually sung/played at weddings. the lyrics in english are "Yet again there shall be heard, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem. The voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride."
I recently encountered these shoes, too. I was super skeptical and went through all the same thought processes. I like a longer vamp but these are yeeeeesh. I was shocked they were as supportive as they were.
The dance educator|instructor just took over: the moment you said, "I'm going to attempt to go up on Pointe now.." I was AUDIBLY SCREAMED GIRLLLL YOUb BETTER mean WITH YOUR BARRE and it was too late, I shrieked (thinking they would disintegrate and crumble to pieces) and by the grace of GOD everything was okay. I'm laughing and mindblown hahaah
I bought a different brand on Amazon and I absolutely loved them they are black and are so beautiful but Amazon really does not know about elastics so.... 🙄 I love your channel and I want you to try different Amazon ballet products and shoes ❤❤
Those remind me of what Balance European often looks like. (not a fan of that shoe btw) Reason I say that is how it looks like you are knuckling/sinking into the box. When you put your usual shoes on it was readily apparent that the cheap shoes were breaking significantly lower, which is probably why it looked so bad and ill fitting.
Looks like you liked the longer Vamp and the larger toe box platform. Maybe you ought to consider that for you next shoes, especially since the knuckles on your left foot seem like they don't get great coverage in your current shoes.
I want to buy them because I have an idea for a painting I want to use them for but when I click on the link it says its not available anymore do you possibly remember what the page is called on Amazon?
I don’t know anything about pointe shoes or ballet, I just enjoy watching. But even I could see that the heels on the Amazon shoes were hideous. Every time you went up they bulged out behind. 😂
I am about to start pointe but before I decided I really wanted to do it I bought a Amazon pointe shoe so wish me luck of course if I actually end up liking it I’ll buy real pointe shoes
They don’t look bad at all lol. I actually tried some from TEMU too which weren’t bad either lol. You should try some of the “true” actual point shoes from 60’s, 70’s.
I bought It as a gift for myself in december and It had to literally distroy them to make It work hehe but they worked very good as a begginer buuut they they dont last too long😢
Hello! I tried clicking on the link, but it doesn’t work for me, I was wondering if you could tell me the name of the point shoes please? I’m a beginner, and I really want to try them out! Thanks
If you feel safe wearing the shoes, feel safe going on pointe in the shoes, and your feet are comfortable, does it really matter what they look like for practice?
They really do look nice on you. Maybe use them for dances that need better support. I can see the support they give. I am 70 years old and my point shoes back 50 years ago, Capezios, were $20. I made 50 cents an hour and had to save and save for a pair of pointe shoes. I might get two pair a year unless "mamaclaus" got me some for Christmas. They were very stiff, too. We did not want to break them in too much at first, either, because the price was sooo prohibitive.
Wow i had just bought these! I feel so much more confident about it 😄 i ordered a size up just incase, but im wondering if theyre too lose now? I can fit my finger between my heel and the shoe, is that normal :?
For $20, it looks like a decent shoe. Of course, you want the best, but one of my favorite teachers, the late Meredith Baylis, wanted her ladies to wear dead shoes to make them work their feet more, so these might be great training shoes; I doubt they’d last very long.
@@jaylasucks9058 okay let me make something clear. You CAN‘T go on pointe without proper advice by an actual teacher. Ballet isn‘t something you can teach yourself. Just because you can do something on flats doesn‘t mean you can just straight up learn it on pointe. Pointe shoes must be fitted by a professional fitter and buying them somewhere for cheap is extremely dangerous. But, in your case, I don‘t even think it‘s the shoe! You just went on pointe way too early and probably didn‘t even build up the core muscles you need and thus had no balance whatsoever. Building these takes YEARS, minimum 2 years of proper training which you don‘t have. Also you can‘t go on pointe before you turn 13 because before that your foot is still developing and can also seriously be injured. If you want to continue dancing, I suggest just going for a real ballet studio with real teachers instead of breaking your wrist. And learn to be patient please. And mind that it is never too late to start with Ballet
Ok so this was just a joke and idk why you be making a bug deal out of it and actually I am 14 and do go to a professional ballet class and has been dancing sense I was 5 and never broke my wrist
Does it matter? In many videos, the dancers are tearing them apart and cracking them, redoing them to, idk, customize them anyways. I am not knowledgeable about it. Any comments expanding my knowledge on it is totally welcome. Not trying to be some ignoramus know-it-all. I've just noticed the trend observed. 😅
they break into them because its to suit their fit. everyone's feet is different and these cheap ahh shoes are usually made really badly and are dangerous most of the time. the more expensive ones are much safer and lasts longer
im gonna try these as a starter bc i dont take classes but i wanna see like a video to see if i like the idea of ballet, and if i dont these would be good if i dont like cuz yk cheap
I just picked up some $40 sneaker style roller-skates from Walmart. I replaced the wheels, but the boxes seem nice for tricks. I am hopeful trying them out tomorrow skating at the park 🥰 I feel this adventure...
Cool. They do have an ugly look to them but the more you broke them in the prettier they looked once more molded to your feet. I can see how they are supportive. I used to hate Freeds. My go to was Bloch usually. But I danced in the 90s😊 You danced lovely btw.
Josephine from the Pointe Shop is going to see this eventually and I'm sure she's going to be shook lmao.
Omg I love her! We should recommend it to her!
yess lmao
Ikr
if she sees this, she's going to say: "pretty feet"
I agree! I wondered as soon as she got en pointe if Josephine could take a look and tell us WHY they work so well on her. Don't know if that's entirely possible, but I would think if anyone could figure it out, it would be an expert fitter.
I did NOT expect these shoes to be anything other than a disaster. What a fascinating video...and so enjoyable to watch your face as they *were* supportive shoes instead of disasters!
Well, when you think about it pointe shoes are 100+ year old technology so if the Chinese factories got the right kind of lasts it's not hard to duplicate the techniques and the materials and labor would be cheaper.
Pointe shoes are expensive because they are made primarily in Western countries where the cost of labor/materials is very high.
I wonder if they are supposed to be more so you can take pictures and why they where so supportive when you stand in them.
@@NatashaEstradaand probably the sizing+lifespan
@@NatashaEstradayeah my friend gave me pointe shoes from China and they weren’t allowed. My parents forced me to bring them bc they didn’t wanna buy them but we had to
@@NatashaEstradaVERY "labor" intensive being that they are entirely hand made to a dancer's specifications not mechanically made.
I think those pointe shoes come from the same manufacturer that does Sansha's Recital shoes. The bottom stitching and embossing look exactly the same, the long vamp and very square box are almost identical, and Sansha's shoes are made in China. I've seen these shoes all over Amazon and Wish and have heard they're not the worst depending on your foot shape.
This was great! I understand why Josephine loves you so much! I’m even older (Much older ) than Josephine and watching both of you inspires me to continue dancing for myself. Old dancers never truly retire. They just find other avenues to dance on!
Yah. They break kinda low but I've seen worse fitting shoes on people who've had professional fittings. I'd be curious to know how long they last, though.
Some beginner pointe students in the Philippines (where I am from) buy these to save money. If they're not actually dancing on the shoes but only use them at the barre, then I guess it's fine. Of course, it depends on the teacher, but we're a 3rd world country and not everyone can afford $100 shoes.
Actually, I'm also a dancer from the Philippines, and pointe shoes are EXPENSIVE!!! They're around 4900 to 5000 pesos, right??? 😭 I actually get my pairs from Korea because none of the Philippines' available models fit me well. I end up paying even more. 😭😭😭😭😭
Same here in Guatemala, 1200 just for pointe shoes? Nuhuh I’m getting my 400 pointe shoes
Pause at 2:20 Look at the shank, it's not flat and it's not pre-arched at the arch. It's bowing from right behind the big toe joint. This is exactly where you absolutely can NOT have any bending in that direction at all or the shoe is dead, you are knuckling and can not maintain proper alignment, which is not functional when you do more advanced steps and not safe, as you are not working your foot and ankle correctly. Mackenzie is very strong and capable of handling this brief trial use safely, but I certainly hope less experienced dancers do not attempt to use shoes like this to save money.
So infinitely better than the wish ones lol I am really surprised.
I just got some $30 amazon latin shoes and they lasted through a few weeks of rehearsale plus the show so hey thats all that matters right??
the amount of people who believes it’s alright to dance in these in the comments is terrifying to me, PLEASE GET A PROFESSIONAL FITTING, you still need an actual fitting with professionally made shoes, your feet are unique and to ensure your safety don’t mess around with these, you’re very likely injure yourself
"So supportive" - not surprised, as they look like two, big, almost square boxes!! You could probably place them upright on the floor and they will not fall over.
At the price, I'm tempted to buy them as decorative objects. I used to dance as a girl, and when I stopped in my late teens I decided to keep my last pair as a keepsake - but alas, my mother, who never was very supportive of my doing ballet, threw them away in my absence 💔 I was heartbroken to say the least.
I still have my last pair from my Swan Queen solo when I was 15 years old. I’m 78 now! I take them out and look at them every so often 🩰
So I actually wear Capezio Ava's and I absolutely love them lol. But girl I was not expecting those shoes to be that good. I think I might have to try them out.
Me too. I also wear the Avas
DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have these shoes and they're comfy/supportive!!!!!!!!
Ok y'all have convinced me
@@mermaidopulence8539 Took me 2 years to get to that "pointe". I'm an adult dancer with feet that are too bendy for my own good. LOL! I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.
I thought pointes were like 100 or more
They break really low for a high vamped shoe. Kind of like the Avas and the European Balances had a baby and took ribbon sewing class from Duvals.
by the way i recognised the the song playing at 3:35 its called od yishoma/yishama and its a jewish song usually sung/played at weddings. the lyrics in english are "Yet again there shall be heard, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem.
The voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride."
A fitting choice for her union with these shoes.
I can't believe how well they worked (for shoes that are soooo cheap and from Amazon)! Love your videos too Kenzie!
I recently encountered these shoes, too. I was super skeptical and went through all the same thought processes. I like a longer vamp but these are yeeeeesh. I was shocked they were as supportive as they were.
It would be interesting to see how consistent they are with future pairs. Can you get a smaller size for a shorter vamp?
guys please get a professional pointe shoe fitting!!! getting these shoes to actually wear is dangerous. she’s a professional. love you kenz!!! ❤
Yeah… I feel like she shouldn’t of said that at the end.
@@gabrielle4821yeah, newbie pointes should always be fitting in store.
What Brand Are these? I clicked on the link and it isn’t letting me, I believe they are IJONDA?
Just bought a pair of these and am so glad you made a review youre like the only one on here 😭😭
So excited for these shoes
i absolutely DIED when you were trying to bend the shank and od yishoma started playing
They honestly look so pretty
i have a feeling you've ordered the wrong size too - a size 40 is a UK 7 not a US 7 - which is why you have so much fabric on the back of your heel
I have a feeling that they are going to be worth every penny.
Would love for you to get Josephine from the Pointe Shop opinion
so glad to see you back!!!!
The dance educator|instructor just took over: the moment you said, "I'm going to attempt to go up on Pointe now.." I was AUDIBLY SCREAMED GIRLLLL YOUb BETTER mean WITH YOUR BARRE and it was too late, I shrieked (thinking they would disintegrate and crumble to pieces) and by the grace of GOD everything was okay.
I'm laughing and mindblown hahaah
I bought a different brand on Amazon and I absolutely loved them they are black and are so beautiful but Amazon really does not know about elastics so.... 🙄
I love your channel and I want you to try different Amazon ballet products and shoes ❤❤
I have the same shoes just different size I have had them for 2 weeks this give me so much inspiration
Video idea: responding/recreating the Wired video, 21 Levels of Ballet: Easy to Complex ?
First omg you are a huge inspiration to me I am a young dancer and can’t wait saving money to buy your stuff!
Haven't done ballet im a while so tbh these might be worth getting just to dance around the house for fun 🤔
Thank You Mackenzie. Your amazing 😊
You should collaborate with Josephine and do a fitting for pointe shoes
Great video!! ❤ but as a dancer I am curious why are you wearing your tights over your leotard?
Good luck McKenzie. Hope the don’t break 🤞🏻
Can you please tell me what they’re called on Amazon?
Those remind me of what Balance European often looks like. (not a fan of that shoe btw) Reason I say that is how it looks like you are knuckling/sinking into the box. When you put your usual shoes on it was readily apparent that the cheap shoes were breaking significantly lower, which is probably why it looked so bad and ill fitting.
This, they looked so bad.
Looks like you liked the longer Vamp and the larger toe box platform. Maybe you ought to consider that for you next shoes, especially since the knuckles on your left foot seem like they don't get great coverage in your current shoes.
Josephine needs to see this 😮
What are they called on Amazon
Orthopedic point shoes. Comfort 10, Aesthetic 3 😂😂😂
I'd guess the higher vamp is what made them feel more stable. Is there a model of freed with a higher vamp?
What shoe is this
I want to buy them because I have an idea for a painting I want to use them for but when I click on the link it says its not available anymore do you possibly remember what the page is called on Amazon?
So you think I could paint these blue and use them for my spider Gwen cosplay? I didn't want to use my expensive one, so this could work?
I don’t know anything about pointe shoes or ballet, I just enjoy watching. But even I could see that the heels on the Amazon shoes were hideous. Every time you went up they bulged out behind. 😂
The Crocs of the ballet world.
many years ago when I danced, I used Selva point shoes… Are they still a thing? It was a long time ago
I am about to start pointe but before I decided I really wanted to do it I bought a Amazon pointe shoe so wish me luck of course if I actually end up liking it I’ll buy real pointe shoes
They don’t look bad at all lol. I actually tried some from TEMU too which weren’t bad either lol. You should try some of the “true” actual point shoes from 60’s, 70’s.
is this good if you cant afford to be fitted?
The link doesn't work T^T Do you have another link for your purchase you can send? Thank you! :3
Vid idea ! buy the cheapest pointe shoes!
I bought It as a gift for myself in december and It had to literally distroy them to make It work hehe but they worked very good as a begginer buuut they they dont last too long😢
Is the brand day dance bc the link doesn’t work
I love your vids so much also I’m 14 is it too late to start ballet?
Of course not. Some of the greatest ballerinas started around that age. Go ahead
Whats the brand
LOVE the leo!!
Hello! I tried clicking on the link, but it doesn’t work for me, I was wondering if you could tell me the name of the point shoes please? I’m a beginner, and I really want to try them out! Thanks
What are the name of the
Shoes
They’re $30 now as on 6/6/23.
Which color pink did you get? Peachy? Or little-girl pink?
Sooo... I want a pair, but don't see the link.
Also, love that little Klezmer music moment!
Link is in description now!! :)
How much are professional pointe shoes?
about 100 dollars
Really depends on the brand
Yeah it depends, I think mine are $120
$70-130
a lot if you go through them as fast as professionals do
If you feel safe wearing the shoes, feel safe going on pointe in the shoes, and your feet are comfortable, does it really matter what they look like for practice?
Can you try “IJONDA Pointe Shoes for Women, Professional Performance Grade Ballet Shoes, Girls Flats Dance Slippers” because they look good kinda
I don't see the link in the bio :-/
it’s plastic in the shank i had some of those and i swear it looked good but i’m just delusional
It's always best to get pointe shoes at a professional dance store
They really do look nice on you. Maybe use them for dances that need better support. I can see the support they give. I am 70 years old and my point shoes back 50 years ago, Capezios, were $20. I made 50 cents an hour and had to save and save for a pair of pointe shoes. I might get two pair a year unless "mamaclaus" got me some for Christmas. They were very stiff, too. We did not want to break them in too much at first, either, because the price was sooo prohibitive.
There is more than one shoe around that price range on Amazon. Which pair are you talking about??
the vamp was so long that your foot was making an angle on pointe 😂(if anyone knows what i mean)
what shoes are those
They look good!
LOVEE ❤
Wow i had just bought these! I feel so much more confident about it 😄 i ordered a size up just incase, but im wondering if theyre too lose now? I can fit my finger between my heel and the shoe, is that normal :?
It is not. Please go to an actual fitter because you can really hurt yourself in the long run
Please do! I’ve heard so many horror stories!
If you look closely at the bottoms of the shoes it says Daydance. That is probably the brand name.
I'm SO SURPRISED by this video lol.
i think ill get them fr im broke af
loved the fiilm tho!!!
the link does ent work
For $20, it looks like a decent shoe. Of course, you want the best, but one of my favorite teachers, the late Meredith Baylis, wanted her ladies to wear dead shoes to make them work their feet more, so these might be great training shoes; I doubt they’d last very long.
Hey Mackenzie!!❤
And i thought a $10 oboe reed was expensive in the 2000s. Now they're 20. Comepared to a $2 clarinet reed
I really like them, how are they ugly? It’s giving vintage ballerina ❤
Omg I bought this Pointe shoes months ago and broke my wrist from doing a pirouette 😅
But you're going to regular ballet classes and your teacher approved of these shoes???
Actually I am a self taught ballerina
And was just learning to do pirouette on pointe cuz I just learned how to do one on flat
@@jaylasucks9058 okay let me make something clear. You CAN‘T go on pointe without proper advice by an actual teacher. Ballet isn‘t something you can teach yourself. Just because you can do something on flats doesn‘t mean you can just straight up learn it on pointe. Pointe shoes must be fitted by a professional fitter and buying them somewhere for cheap is extremely dangerous. But, in your case, I don‘t even think it‘s the shoe! You just went on pointe way too early and probably didn‘t even build up the core muscles you need and thus had no balance whatsoever. Building these takes YEARS, minimum 2 years of proper training which you don‘t have. Also you can‘t go on pointe before you turn 13 because before that your foot is still developing and can also seriously be injured.
If you want to continue dancing, I suggest just going for a real ballet studio with real teachers instead of breaking your wrist. And learn to be patient please. And mind that it is never too late to start with Ballet
Ok so this was just a joke and idk why you be making a bug deal out of it and actually I am 14 and do go to a professional ballet class and has been dancing sense I was 5 and never broke my wrist
I'm convinced, I'm buying
hello kenze can you please kindly film using the sewing machine using the dancer shoes?please kindly let me know ok?thank you very much 😊
That is my studio!
Omg I literary looked at those like 2 days ago
ok from far away they look great, but then you did the close up and I was like nvm- 😅
Really fun to Watch these kind of Videos. Would be nice if you could do a closer direct comparisson Next time.
These would be good to wear around the house 😂
I wanted to buy this set how dare you shut down that buisness :((
i use the avas 😭
Does it matter? In many videos, the dancers are tearing them apart and cracking them, redoing them to, idk, customize them anyways. I am not knowledgeable about it. Any comments expanding my knowledge on it is totally welcome.
Not trying to be some ignoramus know-it-all. I've just noticed the trend observed. 😅
they break into them because its to suit their fit. everyone's feet is different and these cheap ahh shoes are usually made really badly and are dangerous most of the time. the more expensive ones are much safer and lasts longer
I literally just bought point shoes from Amazon and maybe they will be good
MacKenzie❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😄
im gonna try these as a starter bc i dont take classes but i wanna see like a video to see if i like the idea of ballet, and if i dont these would be good if i dont like cuz yk cheap
I just picked up some $40 sneaker style roller-skates from Walmart. I replaced the wheels, but the boxes seem nice for tricks.
I am hopeful trying them out tomorrow skating at the park 🥰
I feel this adventure...
Cool. They do have an ugly look to them but the more you broke them in the prettier they looked once more molded to your feet. I can see how they are supportive. I used to hate Freeds. My go to was Bloch usually. But I danced in the 90s😊 You danced lovely btw.
YO WTH I HAVE STOCKINGS FROM THAT BRAND