Jasmin and James put the pointe shoes on a dancer's hands, crew in shot

The split-screen trick shows the finished illusion and its kneeling helpers together, and several viewers came away asking about twins.

Channel: Jasmin and James Story of November 3, 2026Trari Newsroom

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 11,867,130 views a day, 67 times a normal first day on this channel (177,569).

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A usual Short from Jasmin and James draws something under two hundred thousand views on its first day. Their ballet trick passed ten million in less than one, and it gives away its own secret as it goes.

In a small insert at the top left, an earlier version of the routine plays with a large "2" over it. A dancer in a black tiered skirt seems to perform a tiny ballerina's footwork. Below it, the camera shows how the illusion works. A man in green crouches under the skirt. Two assistants kneel on either side, holding up cardboard so the dancer can steady herself. The miniature pointe shoes are on her hands.

She taps them to a percussive beat, snaps a fan open and raises her arms, matching the insert move for move. Nobody says a word.

Seeing the two versions side by side has puzzled some viewers in an unexpected way. Several ask whether the couple are twins, or why there seem to be two of each of them.

The couple have done well with reveals before: "BEHIND THE SCENES! #shorts", from April 2025, is still their most watched Short.

This was the biggest of many fast starters from the same day. The others were Halloween costume dances and Shorts carrying this one's title, a good-luck promise with nothing to do with ballet that the channel used on several uploads at once.

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The numbers

Most Shorts on this channel draw a modest first day. This one reached a different scale entirely, while its comment section stayed about as busy as usual.

the video's first day

usual first day here

177,569

this video

11,867,130

subscribers

43,300,000

▲ 100,000 in the last 7 days

total views

80,926,923,533

views per day

129,003,928

typical day: 111,498,749

the video

views

10,754,160

likes

36,491

comments

93

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

Jasmin and James

43,300,000

The Royalty Family

36,100,000

Cadel and Mia

32,000,000

ZHC

31,200,000

Rebecca Zamolo

23,500,000

FunnyMike

14,500,000

As of November 3, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.