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Bethany Keats

Bethany Keats: writer, PhD student, ballerina

Life, the universe, and everything

Reflections on 10 years of adult ballet

January 14, 2023 by Bethany Keats

In mid-2022, I reached a milestone: 10 years of adult ballet classes. I started ballet when I was 26, after my gym closed down and I didn’t like any of the alternative gyms on offer. With a 90 minute commute home from work, outdoor sport was out of the question and I thought dancing would … [Read more…]

Posted in: Ballet, Life, the universe, and everything

We need to talk about vitamins

April 11, 2021 by Bethany Keats
Looking down at a hand holding a burger, a beer on the table next to it

The vitamin aisle at the pharmacy is overwhelming. Rows and rows of small bottles displayed by brand, not by content. I have to walk up and down multiple times to find what I want. I try to catch the eye of a staff member but no one comes. I see one helping a father and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Life, the universe, and everything Tagged: life

The power of pointe

February 16, 2021 by Bethany Keats
Bethany on timber floor looking at the camera, mid-tying of her pointe shoes

My pointe shoes are healing. Mindful. I take them out of their bag (pink mesh, tied with a ribbon), feeling the cool satin, and move the ribbons to each side of the shoe, smoothing them out to make sure they’re not twisted. I adjust the seam of my tights so it doesn’t cut into my … [Read more…]

Posted in: Life, the universe, and everything Tagged: ballet

Lockdown: Tiny people in tiny boxes

July 24, 2020 by Bethany Keats

If you toss an unbiased coin, the chance of landing tails each time is 50%. But, if you toss an unbiased coin 12 times, the chance of landing tails every time is 0.02%. That’s a bit like what lockdown has been like for me. On a given weekend, it’s not unusual for me to spend … [Read more…]

Posted in: Life, the universe, and everything Tagged: ballet, gardening

Recent Posts

  • Purchasing pointes: the misfit, the first fit and the secondĀ fit
  • Reflections on 10 years of adult ballet
  • We need to talk about vitamins
  • The nouns and adjectives of adult ballet
  • The power of pointe

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