Science of ballet

Maybe I could have combined physics and gymnastics after all

When I was between 11 and 16 I was a gymnast. Not the kind of gymnast you’re thinking of: I didn’t balance on a beam or kip on the uneven bars. Instead I was a rhythmic gymnast, so I did only floor routines, with or without ribbon, hoop, ball, rope or clubs. I got relatively good at it, but I stopped when I was being moved up to a more advanced team tha…