by Josephine Lee | Oct 15, 2018 | Profiles, 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...
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...
by Candice Thompson | Aug 13, 2018 | Career, Wellness
A few years ago, Boston Ballet principal Lia Cirio was tasked with performing a contemporary program one week and dancing in The Sleeping Beauty the next. “We were doing Jiˇrí Kylián’s Tar and Feathers, which had me sliding around in socks,” says...
by Sophie Robertson For Dance Spirit | Jul 26, 2018 | Career, Training, Trending, Viral Videos
No two pairs of pointe shoes are the same, from their shanks to their boxes, their color to their shine. To make an array of shoes more uniform or to get them to a shade closer to your skin tone, dance teachers might ask that you “pancake” your pointe...
by Marissa DeSantis | Jul 19, 2018 | Health & Body, Profiles
Updated August 23, 2022. Finding your pointe shoe match isn’t the only component that affects your dancing. Smaller, but arguably just as mighty, is the padding that goes inside. Here’s what four pros have found works for them. Houston Ballet Principal...
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...
by Galadriel Watson | Jun 21, 2018 | Health & Body, Training, Trending
When it comes to comfort, well-worn pointe shoes beat a new pair. A fresh pair can feel constricting, while an old one molds to your feet and bends just the way you like. Not to mention, new shoes take time and effort to break in, and think of all the money spent on...
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...