Hannah Bettes - Inside the Mind of a Successful Ballerina

A HUGE thank you to my dear friend, Hannah, for sharing a bit of her story and perspective with us! As someone who used to admire Hannah's career and accomplishments from afar with envy, my hope is that we can all take away the idea that EVERYONE has their own gifts and struggles in their journey. Just because another dancer next to you has amazing legs and feet or they get a lot of recognition from the teacher doesn't mean that you should want to be them. Please take Hannah's wisdom she shared as a reminder to be yourself and to fully appreciate your own journey for the gift that it is! Don't give your joy and contribution to the world away by spending your time thinking it would be better to have the life or the body of someone else ❤️

- Kirsten

WATCH HANNAH DANCE:

Inside Hannah's Cover Shoot with Pointe Magazine:

Hannah at Prix de Lausanne in 2012:

Thank you so much to BalletOK.com (online store selling Zarely tights) for sponsoring this video!

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[lisamilne]

Oh my gosh her Traces solo is the most amazing thing ever! It was the first comtemporary solo I ever saw and loved!

[TheConfidentDancer]

Isn't Hannah so awesome!? Apparently my camera thought so too, so I apologize for being out of focus most of the time 😂I have been saying that I want to put the focus on other dancers and their journeys for a while now, but I wasn't trying to take that literally lol!

[BoglimWrangler]

hannah is/was a literal prodigy as a child im so happy for this video!!

[sarahwales]

I loved this interview, I started taking ballet from Intermediate level as an adult dancing 8hrs plus per week and no-one ever explained the fundamental understanding that everyone has strengths and weaknesses, every has one foot better than the other etc etc, I just thought I wasn't good enough if everything wasn't perfect.

[EmilyWash]

Loved the video just wish you were more clear on what happened with her career and why she stoped dancing

[Brigidbutterfly]

Love the insightful information and I wish more dancers would be comfortable talking about this kind of stuff. Is it really possible for someone to become a professional ballet dancer without going to a big professional ballet school? Thank you for your advice and help💜