by Josephine Lee | Feb 11, 2019 | Training, Viral Videos
Master pointe shoe fitter Josephine Lee of the California-based The Pointe Shop is back, this time answering all of your pointe shoe questions. Here she answers: “What could I do if my box is dead after a few weeks, but the shank is still hard?” Lee...
by Josephine Lee | Jan 31, 2019 | Dance Spirit, Profiles, Trending, Viral Videos
Master pointe shoe fitter Josephine Lee of the California-based The Pointe Shop touches base with Ballet West principal Beckanne Sisk to hear all about her pointe shoe hacks, from Jet Glue to her preference for extra tight elastics. Plus, what she wears instead of toe...
by Josephine Lee | Jan 24, 2019 | Training, Trending, Viral Videos
Sometimes the shoes you wear for class aren’t right for performance. Master pointe shoe fitter Josephine Lee of the California-based The Pointe Shop offers advice on what you should look for in pointe shoes for competitions or...
by Josephine Lee | Jan 18, 2019 | Training, Viral Videos
Want to improve your turns? Josephine Lee, master pointe shoe fitter and founder of the California-based The Pointe Shop is back with tips on how to choose your pointe shoes to help with just...
by Josephine Lee | Dec 27, 2018 | Profiles, Viral Videos
Master pointe shoe fitter Josephine Lee of the California-based The Pointe Shop interviewed Royal Ballet of Flanders dancer Shelby Williams and her Instagram-famous alter ego, Biscuit Ballerina. First, watch Biscuit turn the tables and (hilariously) find the perfect...
by Josephine Lee | Dec 6, 2018 | Training, Viral Videos
Do you ever feel frustrated during class, wishing you could balance longer on pointe? Here, master pointe shoe fitter Josephine Lee of the California-based The Pointe Shop shares everything you need to know about finding the perfect pointe shoes for better balances....
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Nov 28, 2018 | Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, Trending, Viral Videos
As all bunheads know, there’s so much more to dancing on pointe than sewing and bourĂ©es. In this new video, The Australian Ballet lays it all out for us, from A-Z. Or rather from “Arch” to “Zzzzzz’s.” Using a super fast-paced style,...
by Josephine Lee | Nov 28, 2018 | Profiles, Viral Videos
Master pointe shoe fitter Josephine Lee of the California-based The Pointe Shop touches base with San Francisco Ballet principal Sasha De Sola on all of her pointe shoe hacks, from darning to stirrup tights to customizations. Plus, we think De Sola might win the award...