by Josephine Lee | Sep 8, 2019 | Health & Body, Viral Videos
There are a handful of injuries that plague many dancers, tendonitis being one of them. Here, master pointe shoe fitter Josephine Lee of the California-based ThePointeShop explains how to find the best pointe shoe fit to keep pre-existing tendonitis from becoming...
by Josephine Lee | Jul 24, 2019 | Profiles, Viral Videos
Master pointe shoe fitter Josephine Lee of the California-based The Pointe Shop chats with Oklahoma City Ballet dancer Amy Potter to hear about how she prepares her pointe shoes. Plus, hear all of Potter’s tips and tricks on how she makes her boxes last...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jun 11, 2019 | Health & Body, Summer Study
Houston Ballet principal Jessica Collado recalls dancing Giselle’s Myrtha on an outdoor stage in the thick of a Texan summer. “At the beginning of the act my shoes still had some life in them, but when I bourrĂ©ed off to go to my grave at the end, there was...
by Josephine Lee | Jun 6, 2019 | Training, Viral Videos
If you have a shank that twists off your heel, this is the video for you. Here, Josephine Lee of the California-based ThePointeShop discusses twisting shanks, plus, how your feet change over time and why it’s important to get fitted...
by Josephine Lee | May 24, 2019 | Training, Trending, Viral Videos
Pointe shoe fitter Josephine Lee of the California-based ThePointeShop is back with advice on vamp length. She explains how to figure out the right vamp length for you based on the dimensions of your foot, and the advantages and disadvantages of different vamp...
by Amy Brandt | May 16, 2019 | Ask Amy, Pointe Shoe Tips
I got professionally fitted and my shoes were fine in the store. Now in class, the vamp is digging into my foot in demi-pointe and the heel is sliding off. Is it the size, the width or both? —Mandi I consulted with Mary Carpenter, a professional fitter whose popular...
by Suzannah Friscia | May 12, 2019 | Career, Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, Dance Teacher, News, Training
On the morning of May 1, Miriam Barbosa posted a photo of her daughter, Itzkan, on Facebook. The image itself is striking—Itzkan stands smiling on pointe in front of Miami City Ballet, where she has spent the last year as a pre-professional student, perched atop...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Apr 14, 2019 | News, Trending
Have you ever looked at the ever-growing pile of dead pointe shoes in the corner of your closet, unsure of what to do with them? It seems wasteful to throw them out, but they can’t be recycled. And many dancers feel a sentimental attachment to their old shoes...
