Against the background of an increa

Against the background of an increasingly bitter miners' strike that his elder brother and father are involved in, young Billy Elliot finds he prefers joining in the girls' ballet class at the local hall to the boxing he's there for. The ballet mistress soon realises he has real potential, but no-one, least of all his family, is likely to go along with a lad doing dancing.

Against the background of an increasingly bitter miners 'strike that his elder brother and father are involved in, young Billy Elliot finds he prefers joining in the girls' ballet class at the local hall to the boxing he's there for. The ballet mistress soon realises he has real potential, but no-one, least of all his family, is likely to go along with a lad doing dancing.

Against the background of an increasingly bitter miners' strike that his elder brother and father are, involved in young. Billy Elliot finds he prefers joining in the girls' ballet class at the local hall to the boxing he 's there for. The ballet. Mistress soon realises he has real potential but no-one, least of, all his family is likely, to go along with a lad doing. Dancing.
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