Pointe Shoe Fitting with Josephine Lee! (ThePointeShop) | Finally Fits! | Kathryn Morgan

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Hi I'm Kathryn!

I am a former soloist with the New York City Ballet and Miami City Ballet. When I was a young student, I was always looking for insights into the ballet world and how to improve my dancing as well as beauty and lifestyle tips. Now that I am a professional, it is my turn to share.
On my channel I make ballet, beauty, and lifestyle videos for everyone of all ages. My goal is help dancers improve and achieve their dreams as well as open up the ballet world to non dancers. Let's bring the joy back to ballet! You will see many different kinds of videos here including ballet classes, workouts, Q and A sessions, life advice, performances, beauty tutorials, technique tips, and more. I hope you find all of my videos helpful!
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[kathryn_morgan]

There is a very specific reason that we didn't mention what shoe Josephine fit me in. (And she always abides by this rule). You have to find what shoe works for YOU. Often dancers get swayed by name brands- "So and so wears this shoe so I have to also!" "Well Kathryn Morgan got these shoes so I want them to." And it might be the COMPLETELY wrong shoe for you. So I am totally happy adhering to the rule! I would like to wear these for a few months first. If I stick with them, I will probably let you guys know what they are! :)

[jodiecoyote]

Honestly Josephine is just absolutely the BEST pointe shoe fitter in the world. I am based in Australia and my daughter has struggled to find pointe shoes to suit her hypermobility and wide feet. At the end of the road and with the possibility of my daughter stopping her love of ballet because we could not find the right shoe we found out about Josephine's virtual fittings. In just one appointment she was able to give us the details of the shoe to suit my daughter. Upon trying on the shoe she has never looked back and has danced better than ever before. Josephine is good at what she does she managed to nail the right shoe and drive her car at the same freakin time. We can't love or thank her enough. Amazing.

[lbazemore]

“The body keeps score forever.” Spoken like a true physio-therapist. ❤

[avenginggoddess]

Are other non ballet dancers fascinated by these shoe fitting videos? I think they're so interesting.

[ThePointeShop]

So happy we found you your shoe 💞 Love you Kathryn!

[chloecm]

I just recently did a virtual fitting with Josephine and it was the same magical experience!! Mid-20s lifelong ballet student, ~14 years en pointe with ~1.5yr break between my late teens and "starting over" as an adult dancer. Never had a shoe I "loved" besides maybe gaynors as a teen. Josephine read me like a book over zoom in 15 mins and same thing, the shoes she put me in made my feet actually look pretty!! I wore them for the first time for 2 straight hrs of class and felt like I could go all day when I was used to limping around in pain after barely 1.5 hrs. Such a difference, I was slightly skeptical of a virtual fitting but can highly recommend her virtual appointments!!

[jazleyfaith]

if you had told 16 year old me that I would get to edit & create content with THE Kathryn Morgan, I wouldn’t have believed you. This was so fun to work on & such a dream collab. Thank you, Kathryn!!! 😍❤️

[siobhanmacandrew]

‘Body keeps score forever’ - so wise Josephine

[Fatherdowling]

I’m not even a dancer but I find pointe shoe fitting totally fascinating.

[jessieborrell]

The before and after is crazy! You can tell such a difference and like Josephine said, they make your feet look so nice!

[hannahballerina]

My friend compeated in yagp with joffrey and texted me saying she was like 20 feet away from Kathryn and I freaked out! Kathryn you are my biggest role model! You have taught me that I am worthy of dance, you help me be able to look in the mirror every day, which is a huge feat for me. you are such an amazing person, dancer, and role model. I hope one day I can tell you in person how much you have done for me. Because of you I feel like I can belong in the dance world, even with my body. you have absolutely no idea how much you have done for me. I just want to thank you for that <3

[awesomesauce]

The fact that Kathryn Morgan helped lead me through starting ballet at 11, and Josephine has helped me learn so much about pointe shoes as I start my pointe journey. This collaboration is LEGENDARY!

[melodyleong]

Watching this has taught me that


- some people's bad feet look WAAAAYYY better than my good feet.
- I should possibly stop blaming my pointe shoe for not being able to do certain steps (my left foot hates me though I swear)
- I am apparently the type of person that would consider a 14000km trip to get fitted in pointe shoes

[phoenixgate]

I sincerely wonder if 22 years in slightly misfitting shoes is what led to her ankle injuries? She said her foot had never been able to go up en pointe quite like that before. The improvements in information and technology are really helping in so many lives across many disciplines.

[yael]

Katie speaks with her body. Like when she points to Josephine and says "That's why she's the pro" she does this tearbouchau (I actually have no idea how to spell this) and later too. I love it! Keep being you Katie!!!

[namig]

I love how excited Katie is for her new shoes.

[rytazmuro]

What an education that was. WOW! I was particularly struck by the statement that the body remembers it's injuries. When I was 16/17 years (now 60 something) I strained and inflamed my metatarsal ligaments in both feet. After 4 months rest and restorative exercise I was left with being able to step onto pointe, but not relevè onto pointe without considerable pain. I continued dancing, but gave up ballet class halfway through my first year of Bachelor of Music studies. I have remained in performance in theatre in one form or other and concert work. My ballet training gives me a sense of presence onstage and the ability to connect with the audience. Anyhow, enough about me... How wonderful to see an experienced professional analyse Kathryn's feet and know precisely what is needed to provide maximum comfort, fit, support and aesthetic effect. Even the professional needs a professional! This holds true for any pursuit be it art, science, business Thank you both for your level of excellence.

[tracywilson]

I am so glad to hear that I am not making up being hyper sensitive. I have fair skin, and everything always hurts more, bruises easier, and generally makes me crazy. I get grief all the time from nurses doing blood tests, because needles hurt me unbearably, because I have very sensitive skin. Of course they all think I am being overly dramatic. After 51 years, your comment about fair skin has finally validated what I have always said about myself.

[boysmanme]

This was like a pointe shoe fantasy where the queen of pointe shoes collaborates America’s ballet sweetheart. Your feet look so beautiful💕💕💕

[megan]

This really is something we have been waiting for and is gonna be so much fun! 👌✨