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The Pointe Shop Goes on the Road: Josephine Lee Explores Nevada Ballet Theatre (Plus, Pro Pointe Shoe Hacks From Caroline MacDonald)

The Pointe Shop Goes on the Road: Josephine Lee Explores Nevada Ballet Theatre (Plus, Pro Pointe Shoe Hacks From Caroline MacDonald)

by Josephine Lee | Sep 13, 2018 | Career, Training, Viral Videos

Earlier this summer, we followed master pointe shoe fitter Josephine Lee of the California-based The Pointe Shop as she made her on a pointe shoe fitting tour around the West Coast and California. Now she’s back, this time on a 45-day tour from California to...
The Pros and Cons of Having Flexible Feet and Ankles

The Pros and Cons of Having Flexible Feet and Ankles

by Josephine Lee | Aug 14, 2018 | Health & Body, Viral Videos

Your feet may be the envy of your studio, but having flexible feet and ankles isn’t always easy. Master pointe shoe fitter Josephine Lee outlines the risks of hypermobility and how to combat them. For the pros and cons of inflexible feet and ankles, click...
Hard Versus Soft Shanks: The Pros and Cons

Hard Versus Soft Shanks: The Pros and Cons

by Josephine Lee | Jul 5, 2018 | Health & Body, Training, Trending, Viral Videos

Depending on your level of training or what you’re doing on pointe, you might need a different strength shank. Hard shanks last longer and give you more support, but they make it more difficult to roll through; soft shanks make you stronger, faster, but...
The Pointe Shop Goes on the Road: Josephine Lee Explores 4 California Studios

The Pointe Shop Goes on the Road: Josephine Lee Explores 4 California Studios

by Josephine Lee | Jun 5, 2018 | Training, Viral Videos

A few weeks ago, we shared the first five vlogs from master pointe shoe fitter Josephine Lee’s West Coast tour. Now, Lee is back with videos from four California cities—Morgan Hill, San Francisco, Roseville and Oakhurst—to wrap up her 20-day tour....
The Pointe Shop Goes on the Road: Josephine Lee Visits 5 West Coast Studios

The Pointe Shop Goes on the Road: Josephine Lee Visits 5 West Coast Studios

by Josephine Lee | May 17, 2018 | Health & Body, Training, Viral Videos

Master pointe shoe fitter Josephine Lee of the California-based The Pointe Shop is taking her wares on a tour of the West Coast: California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah and Nevada. Lee is visiting dance schools along the way in her mobile pointe shoe van to fit...
5 Resistance Band Exercises for Stronger Pointework

5 Resistance Band Exercises for Stronger Pointework

by Josephine Lee | May 3, 2018 | Health & Body, Training, Trending, Viral Videos

Whether you’re new to pointe or looking for an added boost of strength and stability to make it through performance season, these 5 resistance band exercises will show big results—and fast. Master pointe shoe fitter Josephine Lee demonstrates a series of...
3 Ways to Know If You Need Build More Flexibility or Strength on Pointe

3 Ways to Know If You Need Build More Flexibility or Strength on Pointe

by Josephine Lee | Apr 19, 2018 | Training, Viral Videos

If you’re dancing on pointe, both flexibility and strength in your feet are crucial. But most of us need to work on one more than the other. Master pointe shoe fitter Josephine Lee of the California-based The Pointe Shop is back with three ways to know which...
What To Do When Your Pointe Shoes Are Out of Stock…Or Discontinued!

What To Do When Your Pointe Shoes Are Out of Stock…Or Discontinued!

by Josephine Lee | Mar 7, 2018 | Training, Viral Videos

Let’s say you find the perfect pointe shoes, but right before Nutcracker season they go out of stock; or worse, get discontinued. What do you do? Master pointe shoe fitter Josephine Lee of the California-based The Pointe Shop explains how to find another shoe...
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