How ballet dancers prepare pointe shoes for performance 

3:20 "...and then soft here" *crunch crunch* o_o

I find pointe shoes the most pretty thing ever

I give ballet dancers so much respect because of how dedicated they are!

Great video, ballet is beautiful. But i have a exam coming up and a paper to do. I don't even dance ballet what am i doing here.

Ballet intrigues me so much. Such a beautiful sport.

I've always felt that ballet is like the perfect balance between art and sport. It's so beautiful.

If people think ballet is easy we are doing our job,it looks easy but it is one of the most physically and mentally demanding things you can do

Ballet is metal and you'll never convince me otherwise. The sheer training, demands, pain, mental anguish, injuries and dedication that goes into the sport is simply astounding. You really have to love it.

I watch the randomist stuff lol I'm not even involved in ballet.

I love how she is just casually sitting in a split.

Thubs up if you love ballet!

My teacher, Nina Stroganova, showed me her pointe shoes. They had darned tips, white shellac inside and cement glue outside. They lasted for six years, and were still usable 40 years later. And they made no noise. I don't believe shoes have to be constantly changed.

Ballet dancers are just so graceful and beautiful.

It seems so simple but it must feel wicked as a shoemaker to see how important your craftsmanship is to an artist

I've been doing ballet for 11 years and I absolutely love it and have so much respect for dancers

Pointe shoe preparation and breaking in is the most beautiful sound in the world...

The crunching sound when she says “soft here” sounds like a foley of bones cracking.

@ Petra Schiller, I didn't start ballet until I was 28 and I got my pointe shoes at 29 :) It's not too late if you are 20.

i was supposed to be making a presentation for school. i have no idea how i got here

i have nothing but admiration for the people who do ballet, their commitment is outstanding

Just because pointe shoes are hard does not mean they are easy to use. They are still painful, and the harder they are, the harder to dance. Unless, of course, you extremely strong feet. Don't "assume" things.

As a former Bodybuilder i noticed that Ballet dancers almost without exception have very well developed calves (gastrocnemius) muscles. Off subject i know but when i see them i find myself studying their calves.

My daughter got her dad to stitch/darn her shoes. A labour of love. Xx

i used to walk around my house in them to break them in lol i miss dance so much sometimes :') although it's gross, i still have bloodstains in them lol it's painful and there will be blood! :P but it's so much fun

I love this video. The speakers are almost mesmerizing. The female dancer is wonderful, her gorgeous, liquid pointe work. Her beautiful, natural split. The male dancer is charming. I wish this video were longer.

sometimes I miss ballet, the almost unachievable perfection in every excersize and the beautiful release of emotions in every performance. The smell of brand new pointes and the sound and feel of perfecty ready to be used points for the show... it brings back a lot of stressful and peaceful memories.

The pointe shoe mistress is so attractive and I love the way she talks. I could listen to her all day. The maker is special and charming.

I like how the girl just casually sits in the splits as she prepares her shoes

I did it ages 4-8 took a break and now (at 15) I'm back at it. Sure, I'm not as good (nor as limber) anymore but I'm enjoying it so much and it is amazing to get back at it. Just remember to keep going no matter what!!

They're so pretty but they hurt so much. Ive been on pointe for 4 years & its been a struggle but its so worth it.

I like that non dancers and ppl who aren't involved in ballet still find interest in the beauty of this art.

Ballet is my favourite style of dance, it's so beautiful

I used to do pointe. It was very painful, but fun as well. 😊 It's such a beautiful art. Too bad it's expensive to be a ballerina. 😥

Dance is my life. I can't wait till I get on pointe. For now,the videos are the closest i can get from the experience

I hope ballet last forever. It's something I wish I could do but can't. But I do like to watch

I wished I've taken up with ballet when I was younger. It takes years of practice and discipline just by looking at the beautiful dances those performers put out.

my ballett teachers just smashes ours agains the wall a few times :D

I love how pointe shoes are handmade like this. Somehow it makes ballet even more special and pure as an art.

Pointe is so not easy! I have been on pointe for 5 years and I have been excepted to the royal dance academy in London England! What ever you do don't go on pointe till your feet are ready, I went on pointe in an early age and I broke my ankles twice! I love dancing but you get what you put into it! Everyone who's dances should love what they are doing. I have been dancing since I was two but I had to work up to it

That's interesting - I didn't realise that they went through so many shoes. Goes to show how much they do and all the effort they put into practice and the performance. Ballet has always been a beautiful, love watching little snippets like this ☺️👍

Amazing! Why not sell them used afterwards to audience members as a keepsake?

I love behind the scenes videos like these, especially when the dancers themselves contribute! More pleeeease!

I want a compilation of ballet destro-preparing their shoes. I admit it's kinda soothing to watch

the video starts and this woman is just casually doing more of a split then I'll ever even attempt in my lifetime

We were going to start pointe the week the quarantine started. I'm still so excited for the day we get back and using this time to strengthen some more!

We have a man on pointe in one of our forthcoming productions: The Dream by Frederick Ashton

I love how she explains the process to make a point shoe ready 🤗

Wow. I have tremendous respect for these shoemakers! What a skill!!!! Simply, simply amazing! We always look at actors or dancers and think such amazing people and yes they are. But the ones who work the hardest are the production people. Bravo!!

my ballet school was doing the nutcracker ballet and for Chinese and Spanish they wanted colored Pointe shoes. instead of buying actual colored shoes, the girls colored them with like 3 sharpie markers a pair.

THIS IS SO SATISFIYING FOR A DANCER OMG. Normal people won't understand.

I admire all these women who do this and you're so beautiful and graceful

Ballet and pointe shoes are the greatest thing that has ever happened to me

I’m on a row of these videos cause I can’t wait to get my first pair of pointe shoes next year 😊😁

That's Kenneth MacMillan's Mayerling - a very dark and dramatic ballet!

Center Stage is a fave and has me watching ballet stuff. So beautiful.

Is it just me or when they crack the shoes it’s so satisfying?!

I will never use this information in my life , but here I am

I love how she could sit in the splits like it was normal.😦

I've been on pointe for 4 years now :) I love it. We go thru about 400 shoes a year for my studio :) Ballet calms me!

Much love to all the ballet dancers on pointe

I've never understood why pointe shoes haven't evolved a bit. When a maker has specifications for specific ballerinas, why can't they come with elastics and ribbons attached? And it seems they all get bent in half to soften them so why do they come so hard when nobody keeps them like that?

I really wanna dance but I'm not it the shape to do it.

Ed Watson is brilliant have met him many times!

Even though I’m not involved with ballet whatsoever, it seems like one of the hardest thing to do. Ballet dancers are so dedicated and passionate. I wish I was like them, when it comes doing something in life.

THREE PAIRS A PERFORMANCE??? My god!

I have two finals Monday one of which is 63% of my grade and I need to get at least an 80% on it and I should be studying, but here I am..... I’m not even a dancer oh no

I am a ballerina in California and I just got my first pair of pointe shoes, I am training for a preformance. Ballet is so beautiful, I just love it I want to do it for a long time.

omg does anyone else wanna give Bob a hug?!? his lil accent, loving to make pretty lil ballet shoes with his lil british old man face i cannot he’s adorable

Ballet is EXTREMELY physically difficult. Ballet is an art, however, not a sport. I don't know why some people think if ballet is not called a sport then people aren't accepting it's physically challenging. It's normally done in shows, not at competitions. Even golf is a sport, as physically lacking as it is, because it's played to win a competition. You can't "win" ballet. It's not very nice for them to always pick on football players either just because what they do in ballet is harder. Who said football was harder/better? So leave it alone. I'm not here for people to attack me, I still said ballet is EXTREMELY difficult. I just don't get this whole obsession over one word, "sport", because if it's not called a sport it's still difficult, right? If you disagree then please keep it to yourself.

It is almost unbelievable how many shoes the dancers go through. I don't do ballet so for the longest time I thought pointe shoes were like tap shoes; replace them when they break. It kinda sucks that they have to work in each new pair when it may last them only a week or 2 weeks.

I cant wait to get my pair! I'm going onto pre-pointe this year aka the shoe before you get your pointe shoes so Im excited! Ballet is such a beautiful form of art and dance, and pointe shoes just make it more graceful and amazing

Love these videos. Not a ballerina but a showjumper...equestrienne for about 23 years since age 4...with some years off due to my chronic pain and heart condition and the politics and multi millions that I don't have that come with the sport...but was lucky to see a travelling Russian ballet company at a small university I had to go to instead of my top school due to my health and Dr's being at home...and they were fantastic. Performed Sleeping Beauty. It wasn't the Bolshoi, but whatever travelling company, if they are Russian ballet dancers, you know they will be fantastic regardless, even if they aren't "first string".

I miss my Pointe days. Makes me sad that I had to give it up😩

No one: Me trying to find the 2020 or 2019 comments:👁👃👁 👄

I've been on pointe for a year!!! It's so much fun!!!

Ballet is so gorgeous

are they interviewing her in a pantry?!

I'm 15 and I really want to do ballet. I did it when I was about 5 for about 2 years but I quit and did lyrical and jazz up until now. I feel like it's too late to do it now :/

as a dancer, i sent this to all my guy friends. i know they watched because they all responded “sorry”

I just love watching how they prepare their shoes 👣.

What ballet is the music from, in the beginning of this video?

that pointe shoe she puts on at 2.14 looks way too big.. i wonder ifshe was just using it as an example and it wasnt one if hers... anyone else think the same?

I do Indian classical dance, but I can still relate to the changing of clothing, every time I have to make sure that I can dance comfortably in my clothes so I can really flow with my movements, and express my feelings, so each costume has to show the right things and feel great for me.

Ballet is just so beautiful and perfect

What's the name of the ballet at 1:45? And them point shoes are amazing

i watched this with a friend and when she said, "soft here *crunching sounds*" he looked extremely horrified

Dark and light dance together in harmony

Been dancing ballet for 9 years and I love it :D

I want to be a ballet dancer but I'm 13 so you think it's too late to start? I don't have much experience but I want to be on pointe eventually!

I remember when my instructor told me I was ready for points then my mom stopped taking me 😢 she couldn’t afford ballet anymore..

Ballet was so beautifull. I love that

The cracking of the ballet shoe is music

To those of you who started pointe before 11 1/2, you started to soon. Your bones weren't ready for it.

I hope they can recycle some of that material somehow, that is so much waste

Their shoes are very pretty .

I get my pointe shoes in October! I’m so excited!!!

Here's to all of us that ballet studio's throw out for having completely flat feet and tell us we are never going to be good enough even for flat work, never point

I was watching a video of an ostrich chasing some cyclists, why is this in my recommended?

I love this one

I think that lady is just so adorable and idk why 😭