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Thank you, Disney, for calling dancers "athletes"! They are and should be respected as such.
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Yes facts
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaas. It's amazing!!! I think it's awesome that they can do that and I could never do the same. People don't realize how hard it is and how much training is needed
What I love about dance is that there athletes and artists!
Yes Disney thank you soo much !!
This is going to be interesting! Dancers usually don’t get the credit they deserve, so thank you Disney!
Yes thank you
Haha, yes they do.
Huh? Uhh not really.
@@melissasmith6762 opp99oo8oooo988888op8oooooopu9iiuuuuu887888uu99iiii8898898gio07998iiio7u078i77899999099
@@vicksvaporub8364 People respect dancers. For the most part.
I hope the male dancers have their moment of spotlight in the documentary as they have here in the trailer. Men can do ballet too!
@@marissaurias5116 Oh they get plenty of credit. The social stigma against male dancers needs to be addressed but male dancers are paid more than female dancers, valued more than female dancers, and they don’t have to stave themselves to make it like the women do. I hope the gender disparity in the ballet world is addressed in this series. I was a professional ballerina and when my partner screwed up in rehearsal and injured me, the company fired me instead of him. Gender inequality is a huge issue in the dance world.
Chase Kimball omg that’s terrible!
Yes! I’ve been in ballet for 6 years add I love it. However, I’ve never seen ballerinos acknowledged outside of the dance world, except for that Lara Spencer thing. I really hope we get a spot in this. I’m excited!😄😄😄
and men were the ones who created this art form :)
@@missanthropy6174 that's horrible..
I feel like this is what dance moms thought it was going to be lol
HAHA
Lol I was looking for this comment.
😂😂😂😂😂
Same
@@caylamarie777 same
At 1:50 when the girl says that she can't live without the dancing, the stage, the music, and the costumes, I soooooo relate to this. I absolutely love being on stage and performing. People pay to see the result of years of hard work and you can show off.
Ik I can’t even handle a a week off from dance lol
@@haddiem.3329 same
I’m friends with her!! I love her so much and she’s such a beautiful dancer 🥰
I walk into my dance studio, and I’ve never felt better. I walk out and I realize, “wait, now I have to go back to the real world” and it makes me so sad to leave the place where I can be free
Me too! I love to perform! I actually did my passion project on performing!
August 2, 2023. On Pointe - the Disney Plus Original Docu-series is no longer streaming on Disney Plus. Just chatted with a Disney Plus Agent, who confirmed it is not available to stream at this time. Hope that changes in the future! This series is riveting !
Did they give a reason why?
@@MariU9 Just the script answer 'program line ups change from time, to time'. She went on to say that licensing can sometimes change. I reminded her that On Pointe is a Disney+ Original - so is actually owned by Disney. She had no response for that.
The guy from Disney plus said that if we write enough "feedbacks" they Will put It back on
BRO when they put the beat over the swan lake theme... *chef's kiss*
I KNOW RIGHT, gives me chills! Looks very interesting, I’m looking forward to this!
Yes!!
Man I honestly really want the background music separate I Love it
ballet is by far the most impressive sport, i'm always so blown away by what they're able to do and what they do to their bodies to get there
Thank you! That means a lot. Not even my family gets how hard dance really is. My dad and brothers play basketball and baseball, and they are really good, but they don’t have to make every move beautiful and graceful. And because we have to make it look like it’s easy, everyone just assumes that it is. In reality it even harder because we have to smile.
Just because it's physically challenging doesn't mean that ballet is a "sport". It's an art.
@@simbahunter8894 It can be both
@@simbahunter8894 it's both, it includes exercise and is physically demanding and can be competed so it is a sport. and it is also an art because it can have a story and beauty
i think dance is one of the most difficult sports and ballet is the most difficult type of dance
I’m a sucker for ballet shows/movies so I’m really excited for this
Same
Me too, I was like crying when I heard of this new show and just wrote the release date in my planner like a 13-year-old :-D Btw, I'm 33. :-D
have you seen the show "Dance Academy"? It's a fiction scripted show but there's some really good dancing in it
@@grangerdisney4290 Dude yesss. I have feelings about that show lol but I loved it in middle school
@@arielmiranda5380 oh it's definitely very dramatic and not the greatest but it's also one that i've watched a billion times and I couldn't tell you why
This looks cool but I’m so bothered by the fact that it’s not called “EN pointe” 🌝🌝
dude same
LOL, this took me out.
I think it's so that people who dont know much about ballet still understand the title and find it accessible - en pointe might look completely foreign to a lot of people and they wouldn't know what it meant
@@lcrjones5220 but it communicates the same way On Pointe would have anyway?
@@miaozebub it does communicate the same way, especially for people who don’t come across dance vocabulary often. But en pointe is the more proper way
This is all relatable I’m a dancer so being called a athlete is nice as people don’t think we do much as other athletes it’s nice getting the credit that we deserve
Artists should be valued above athletes. It's sad that society makes people want to be called athletes instead of artists.
@@FidesAla I dunno, both are really not that important.
@Lavender Mint Rose we should want a society that values artists on par with athletes.
People always say we (we as in dancers) aren’t athletes because ballet is easy it’s slow and you just move your body in different ways. That is entirely untrue! They don’t know the effort we put into making our bodies strong enough to hold ourselves up by our toes (yes I know there’s a box that helps I am en pointe). It takes an insane amount of ankle strength even when you’re not en pointe!
I have tried a lot of sports in my life, ballet was by far the hardest one.
ADD IT BACK I BEGGG
I know!! I spoke with a Disney agent and he said that if we write enough "feedbacks" in the app they will put It back. There has to be enough request though so PLEASE write a feedback, cause i miss It so much 😭
@@user-ij7zm2ml8wwhat do you mean feedback? Like a review on the App Store?
@@user-ij7zm2ml8w doing that rn thank uu
Why did y’all remove it tho
This should've been called "En" Pointe
I think it was supposed to be a play on words. Poorly chosen, but a pun
That is the English translation get over it : )
@@melissasmith6762 Except "pointe" isn't in English, it's in French. So the phase is "on point" or "en pointe". No biggie, but Julia was probably just being precise. Anyway, can't wait to see! Be well!
@@bryantkeller9278 Last time I checked the word point is an English word. I took enough French to know that en = on. On point. Makes sense to me.
@@melissasmith6762 it’s not point though, it’s pointe. Which is French. That you clearly didn’t take enough of. Check again x
This is an interesting documentary and I hope that Disney acquires more documentaries.
Please @DisneyPlus, bring On Pointe back on streaming. It's a wonderful series that should get the chance and spotlight to shine. Even if its rotating, please bring it back.
I needed this there isn’t enough ballet documentary’s
As a dancer I feel like people don’t say I’m an athlete and they say dance isnt a sport. Thanks for showing the world the truth Disney!
Artists are better than athletes. Athletes are soulless brutes. Artists are healers. Athletes belong in the stone age. The future needs artists.
@@FidesAla dancers are both
Coming from someone who was a dancer at this school at then with NYCBC its a hell road to get through to even be considered. Then to hear them say you made it... that's a feeling like no other. I love that they called ballet dancers athletes in this because it truly is one of the hardest sports in the world. Mentally, physically, and emotionally. We pour our entire body and mind into this for just a chance.
I love how ballerinas are also getting the credit of being seen as athletes cause they really are athletes
Artists should be valued above athletes.
@@FidesAla ballet dancers are both
@@FidesAla wasn't you tired of writing that SO MANY TIMES? Man, chill
I have the New York City Ballet Company Workout book. 😁 There’s a set of exercise designed to help football players.
as a dancer, i am so so so hyped for this!
me too !
Same!
SAMEEEE
Was it removed from Disney+? I can't find it by search or anywhere
Why isn't this available on Disney+ anymore?
When it said "athletes" I couldn't help but smile 😅 thank you
Omg I love this!!! Ballet dancers including myself, never get recognition for how hard we work, thank you Disney 🤍
is it just me or did they take it off of disney+??? i cant find it and when i search it up its not there
Bring back On Pointe 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Why did they remove this? It was one of my favorites😭
Mine too
Its so sad. They also removed Sound Of Music which was also a favorite
Where did they go? I’m glad they took away the Hip Hop Nutcracker, but not On Pointe. It’s one of my favorite Disney+ originals. I love it so much, I downloaded the entire season.
You can't watch it anywhere. Its gone
Why did Disney+ take it off?! Why?!
I just recently finished this series and i'm obsessed!!!! They need to put out more stuff like this or make a second season.
People say its dangerous to push themselves I see it as you will never know what you can achieve without pushing yourself
as a dancer, if i don’t push myself i don’t get better. it comes with pain but also comes with the feeling of success
Facts I remember at my old dance school one girl hated our teacher because she made our class hard and she pushed us till we dropped and that was my favorite teacher
you should know your own limits :D
Can't wait to see it! This represents the reality of what it means to be a dancer. The work, the pain, the tears ad the effort of everyone involved. Thanks for making a representation of all the ballet community!
She went "when you've been in the nycb it opens a lot of doors" Girl that is the door, that is the top of the top. Just know you are living so many peoples dreams. Can't wait to see this ballet and Disney are my two favorite things ❤️
This makes me wish I took my ballet career more seriously over the past few years
Yessss finally ballet gets the recognition it deserves! And that dancers are true athletes
Artists are better than athletes. Artists are healers and creators. Athletes are destructive and divisive. Athletes belong in the stone age. The future needs artists.
Yes, this is the first ballet documentary to ever exist.
@@FidesAla Bro can you chill ballet is an art but it can be seen as a sport as well due to it’s difficulty
I am not even exaggerating when I say I have cried about this being removed multiple times recently!😭😭😭
I know me too... I wrote a Disney plus agent and he said that if there Is enough requesthe Will put It back. You Just have to write a "feedback" and ask for it. PLEASE do It 'cause i miss It sooo much 😭😭
^^^
Just re-started my Disney plus subscription for the sole purpose of rewatching this as part of my new holiday tradition only to see it’s gone 😭. Please share if anyone is able to figure out a way to acquire from some other source!
I know!! I spoke with a Disney agent and he said that if we write enough "feedbacks" in the app they will put It back. There has to be enough request though so PLEASE write a feedback!!
Please put this back on!!!
I absolutely loved watching this. Great job Disney!! Those kids touched absolutely my heart, so hard-working, dedicated, and full of passion! Reminds me of how I was when I was younger.
missed opportunity not to call it “en pointe”
Yess! It should either be 'en pointe' or 'on point' not a weird mix of both.
it's probably been market tested and "On Pointe" performed better amongst target demographics. The people who made the show are well aware that the technical term is "en pointe," so there's a reason they didn't use it and that reason is usually $$$.
Did this get pulled from Disney plus? I can’t find it.
Yes unfortunately it did... But if we write enough "feedbacks" in tha app It Will be back
I was a dancer with Joffrey , I'm from Australia and honestly American ballet training is by far the best. They create very versatile dancers who are able to adapt to the different styles of ballet around the world like French or Russian styles. I'm so glad I danced in America and until now I only teach American curriculum ballet to my students.
Ahhh yes!!! I used to do ballet. I did it for 6 years and started late. I miss it so much, but I don’t have time for that much dedication anymore. I got to pointe though. It’s very satisfying when u get something correct.
I'm so excited for this, ballet is endlessly fascinating to me!
i quit ballet when i was little, but i still love and hugely respect and admire the art and the dancers because its just so beautiful and graceful and awesome, and requires a ton of commitment and work. Im excited to watch this!
its about time disney recognizes dancers are athletes too! its more than an art, its a sport too! thats why there is competitive dance 😊
Art is better than sport. Calling artists athletes should be seen as an insult. Society should value artists over athletes, and every single one of us needs to work to make that happen, by not wanting to be called athletes, by seeing the word "athlete" as an insult. Artists are better than athletes.
@@FidesAla dancers are athletes. Ballet is an art but ballet dancers are 100% athletes
@@flwrgrl13 The idea that people don't think professional ballet dancers aren't athletic (or athletes) is a myth. It's almost as if people are miserable unless they have something to complain about, that they literally make up causes.
Ballet is finally getting attention and I'm very excited
I have watched this series on repeat 10 times it’s amazing
Where??
Hi! Does anyone know where I can find the documentary? :) I don’t see it on Disney+ anymore or anywhere. I’d love to watch it again. Thank you!
I love this documentary so so much, it s the second time that I have seen the show and I think I will be watching it more than these 2 times. It follows both the young ones and the older ones, and as a girl who isn’t good enough to pursue it as a career, I love it
I HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE EXCITED FOR ANYTHING
they're auditioning for the Nutcracker but why's the trailer using Swan Lake 😭
Most schools do swan lake before nut cracker as nut cracker performance is in December... they where just showing old footage to show the kids technique
@@kuma8642 Yes I know I was a dancer lol..this comment was directed at how the music in the trailer was playing a remix of swan lake especially at 1:28 when it says 'Nutcracker Castings" since it seems like the audition will be a big/important part of this doc
Cause it pretty
@@kuma8642 once again, this question was just directed at their choice of music for the trailer. It was a rhetorical question and I wasn’t truly looking for an answer but love the enthusiasm
I agree with you
Respect for all dancers ❤️...and specially the boys, Yall are more than you think ✨️✨️
Thank you for calling us athletes! Dancers don't get enough recognition (at least in theatre, I don't really know about the rest of the time-), so having a whole documentary thing about ballet dancers (and how difficult the training can be!) is amazing :)
Again, there are MANY ballet documentaries.
@@melissasmith6762 Oh- I've never seen any, so I didn't know-
@@kathleenanimates First Position. Ballerina's Tale. Yeh Ballet. Ballerina's Life. And many more.
@@melissasmith6762 I've never heard of any of those, I'll have to check them out. Thank you!
@@kathleenanimates No problem.
this looks so good! love diving deep into the lives of full time ballerinas. there passion is so hard and I think it will open the eyes of many after watching this
I really hope they go film at other schools besides SAB. Not only in the US but in other countries.
Unfortunately they don’t announce it until they have finished filming, so the series is probably already made and done. If it wasn’t done, the only thing they would be doing now is editing.
I would love me some Royal Ballet Theatre, Paris Opera Ballet School, Vaganova 😌
I'm so glad Disney is recognizing dancers and all that they do! I danced until my senior year of high school and hate that it ended because it's absolutely beautiful and fun but the atmosphere of my studio is why I quit and now I really want to get back into it. Hopefully I can find some way to dance at my college :(
The lovely dancer who starts talking at 0:32 - 0:35 and then reappears in the end 1:50 - 1:55 is my beautiful friend! I’m so proud and happy to have met her and she’s truly an amazing friend and dancer! I’m more than excited to see her in this since I’ve always looked up to her as inspiration. I miss her 😘🥰🥰🥳
As a ballerina, this is so exciting to see. I love having a look at big studios and seeing how they do things differently than I am used to. Hope its good!
I dance and San Francisco ballet and it is so nice to be able to watch a real film about real ballet not just people in movies who make it look really easy because the truth is that ballet is really hard and about only 2% of people make it to professional
I appreciate this my mom was youngest principal ballerina in Canada at her time being principal dancer with Alberta ballet for 25 years!! Ballet is everything to us
Yay thank you for being kind and true and for calling us athletes we are very strong and athletic yet still elegant
Tbh we are more athletic than a lot of other athletes. We have to be so much stronger to be as physical as all of the other athley are but with minimal movement 😭
I’m sick and disabled partially paralyzed never danced a day in my life but I LOVE BALLET! I’m SO SO excited for this!
I've gotten really into learning more about and watching ballet. It's gotta be one of the hardest things I've ever seen. If I could relive my childhood (even though I'm only 17) I would have chosen ballet as my extracurricular. I chose piano and violin instead, which is still amazing! Violin is said to be one of the hardest instruments
Currently watching this. Love it. Makes me a little sad because as a little girl I really wanted to be a dancer but we were poor. But I still enjoy watching others dance. Now I have a little girl of my own and once the world is back to normal, Im going to sign her up to classes and see if she likes it.
Ballet is beautiful.
I would definitely recommened watching this! I found it very enjoying and made me love the dedication people have! Also, I have never seen a ballet show so this was something I was excited to watch! 10/10 would watch it again!
I can’t thank you guys enough. I feel like dance doesn’t get as much credit as I deserves. I hope people that watch this they are inspired to try this amazing piece of art❤️❤️. I can’t thank DISNEY enough
I looked forward to seeing this. When this came, I downloaded the whole season. I’m addicted to this
My friend once auditioned and got into one of the top companies. She quit two months in because of how much it impacted her life and she was physically getting sick from dedicating every day to dancing. and she’s one of the best dancers I know
Please second season! 😢
Yesssss I'm am soooo exited I've watched alot of dance shows and its good to have a new one to look forward too
Finally! A realistic depiction of ballet and dancing! Thank you very much Disney!
This made me remember the dream I had more than 30 years ago. Sadly, I have to hang my pointe soon because I was diagnosed with scoliosis at 13. It was really hard work back then, but all I remember now is the thrilling and amazing experiences. I'm so happy to see the burst of dreams in those toung dancers 💜💜💜
omg this is my type of show. I did ballet for 2 years when I was younger and I wish I had continued. But it looks like they're giving these dancers/athletes the credit they deserve. I wish they could have also shown ballerinas in other countries too like the UK, France and Russia though
On Ponite was most favorite documentary that I really enjoyed watching on Disney+ that because I love dancing and also love to learn some beautiful dance moves.
I enjoyed Cheer on Netflix which I didn’t think I would so I’ll give this a go
Ikr I watched this and I thought Disney is trying to compete with Cheer on Netflix and I think it is cool because this looks really interesting and it is a lot different. It is about a different sport but clearly the same concept.
i loved this show so much
I actually started at a new studio about a year ago, and Taela was still there for a few classes before she left for New York! She's so talented and sweet I hope she does well!!
i have been watching the show and it is amazing i love it and hope that more people watch the show i thank disney plus for this show i am very thankful for this show
I can't wait to watch! I'm thinking about becoming a professional ballet dancer, and I think this will help me with my decision! Can't wait!
WOW. I wanna see this! As soon as I get Disney+, I will!
Yayyyyyyy!!!!! I love not only having more dance movies (we don’t get a lot of them) but thank you for using real dancers!!
Thank you Disney! I love ballet and it makes me feel free!
Thank you for remembering ballet 🩰 in streaming services, Disney +! 💖
I so enjoyed this...wonderful!
I hope that it will be release also in Italy🇮🇹💕
im actually excited for this one
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms featured a ballet which told the story of the Four Realms. That dance is so Russian. My normaliteer character, Quota Polunin (Caroline Sunshine), she is both a tiki dancer and a ballerina. She's also Russian.
I’m soo excited dance is my favorite thing to watch ever
Yes please
On Pointe is so awesome!
i'm excited to watch this bc ik the harsh reality of being a ballet dancer and hopefully this shows how much time and effort is put into a performance :)
i love how the date that this comes out is the date we have our opening night for our comedy version of the nutcracker since we couldnt do our regular:)
If you are excited for this, I would also recommend watching Strictly Ballet Season 1 from Teen Vogue on KZhead. It also follows students from the School of American Ballet. It is very good :)
Lots of children have the body but not the spirit for it. I had the spirit but definitely not the body. Back in the early 1970's, my darling, amazing, incredible ballet teacher had the tough conversation with me about exactly that. At 12 years old my dream came to an end that day. I continued to take ballet classes up to the age of 22. At 22 my back issues really kicked in and I sadly had to find an alternative form of exercise. I admire all dancers/athletes, it's a huge amount of hard work and dedication. All I can say to the young people out there don't give up and fight for your dream. 💖
I really liked the series! It inspiried me soooo much❤️❤️
This is amazing, so excited😭🙌🏻❤️
This is going to be so great. I wish I was given the opportunities those young children are given to excel at dance when I was their age, but I love watching ballet!
I watched this! It was amazing!
Excelente serie documental 😍