Kate, who was in her 50s when we met, trained as a dancer from a young age and worked with many of the greats over her long career. Dancing was all she ever wanted to do. After a few injuries and stops and starts, she started her North London dance studio well over a decade ago. When the announcement of the first lockdown on 23 March 2020, was officially made, she felt a deep sense of ‘shock and concern’ and quickly moved into ‘problem-solving mode’. With performances scheduled for April, rehearsals had already begun. To reassure herself she thought, ‘It's only going to be a few months’ and so ‘it just means that we can't do this now and they’re going to reschedule’. But this was not to be the case, and over the next year there was much for Kate to figure out and do. At times, it was all a lot to bear and taking a toll on Kate and her energy levels: