11-year-old BILLY ELLIOT is the son of a coal miner in Northern England. His dad has enrolled him in boxing lessons but Billy becomes more interested in a ballet class taking place in the same gym. The ballet teacher, Mrs. Wilkinson, sees that Billy has natural dance talent.

Billy has to keep his dance lessons secret from his "macho" dad and brother Tony who are miners involved in a bitter strike. When his dad and brother find out about Billy's love of dance, they are furious. Mrs. Wilkinson wants Billy to try out for the Royal Ballet School in London!

Billy's family is still totally against his efforts until Dad actually sees Billy dance. Realizing that his son does have real talent, Dad does everything he can, including going against his fellow miners, to help raise money for Billy to go to his audition in London. The whole town is behind Billy as he goes off to fulfill his dream. Does he make it into the Royal Ballet School? Go see this excellent, heartwarming film and find out!

Any girl who ever had a passion for dance (or softball or acting or writing or...anything) can identify with BILLY ELLIOT. All the odds are stacked against this kid from a lower-class family of macho men who think dance is "sissy" but Billy knows that it feels like "flying" and "electricity" to him and he sticks with it. This film is really the story of the relationship between a father and son and how love is the center of everything; it can move mountains and change life-long beliefs. There is some rough language in the movie and the Northern England accents are sometimes hard to understand but we can all grasp the heart of the story and it's a great one. If you ever had a dream, so see this film!

Note: Since this movie is rated "R" your parents might want to check it out first.

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