by Josephine Lee | Aug 30, 2019 | Profiles, Training
Expert pointe shoe fitter Josephine Lee of the California-based ThePointeShop chats with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre principal Hannah Carter to hear about how she prepares her pointe shoes. Carter shares her darning hacks (hint: a TheraBand is involved), and the reason...
by Josephine Lee | Aug 18, 2019 | Profiles, Viral Videos
Master pointe shoe fitter Josephine Lee of the California-based ThePointeShop chats with American Ballet Theatre soloist Skylar Brandt to hear about how she prepares her pointe shoes. We think Brandt might win an award for how long she makes her shoes last; watch the...
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 Josephine Lee | Jun 24, 2019 | Profiles, Viral Videos
Master pointe shoe fitter Josephine Lee of the California-based ThePointeShop catches up with Moscow-based Russian State Ballet Theater dancer Matisse Love to hear all of her pointe shoe hacks, particularly her tips for pancaking. Before joining Russian State Ballet...
by Josephine Lee | Apr 25, 2019 | Profiles, Viral Videos
Master pointe shoe fitter Josephine Lee of the California-based ThePointeShop chats (in Korean!) with Joffrey Ballet artist Gayeon Jung before a performance of Anna Karenina earlier this year to hear all of her pointe shoe hacks and customizations. Jung shares her...
by Josephine Lee | Oct 30, 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 Suzannah Friscia | Jul 9, 2017 | Career, Profiles
Why darn your pointe shoes? The Joffrey Ballet’s Victoria Jaiani finds that darning gives her shoes a slightly bigger platform and harder tip, and helps them last longer through demanding ballets. We asked her to share her secrets with us. Jaiani’s Tools...