Billy's Journey To Become A Professional Ballet Dancer
Even though Billy's life was extremely difficult, Billy succeeded and ended up as a winner by playing the lead role in one of the most famous play called "swan lake". The main reasons for Billy's success were his independence, talent, being open-minded and especially his ballet teacher. If Billy didn't have any of them he would have never succeeded.
There were many harsh circumstances that Billy had to face during his journey to become a professional ballet dancer. One of them was the death of his mother, Billy had no support form his family until the end of the film. Billy was very close to his mother and the letter that Billy read to Ms Wilkinson showed that she loved Billy very much. Billy just being himself ,like his mother wrote to him in the letter, was a key factor in his ability to survive the harsh circumstances. It's not the only Billy's characteristics which helps him. Another important characteristic is that Billy was very gutsy. …show more content…
In one of the first scenes Billy gets asked to take the keys to Mrs Wilkinson who is teaching ballet in the other room, even though that ballet is a girls sport and he knows that his dad would forbid him, he still joins the class. When Billys father Jackie finds out, Billy stands up to him and tells him that ballet is not just for "poofs", and that he enjoys doing it. A further characteristic is Billy's determination.
No matter what, Billy never gives up. At one point in the film when Billy's father catches him in the ballet class he forbids him to continue, Tony ends in jail because of the strike and Billy misses his audition to the royal academy of ballet school. All hope is lost but Billy doesn't stop there. He practices so much and gets so good that he convinces his father to let him go to London to audition at the school. As well as his determination another important characteristic is Mrs Wilkinson
There were many harsh circumstances that Billy had to face during his journey to become a professional ballet dancer. One of them was the death of his mother, Billy had no support form his family until the end of the film. Billy was very close to his mother and the letter that Billy read to Ms Wilkinson showed that she loved Billy very much. Billy just being himself ,like his mother wrote to him in the letter, was a key factor in his ability to survive the harsh circumstances. It's not the only Billy's characteristics which helps him. Another important characteristic is that Billy was very gutsy. …show more content…
In one of the first scenes Billy gets asked to take the keys to Mrs Wilkinson who is teaching ballet in the other room, even though that ballet is a girls sport and he knows that his dad would forbid him, he still joins the class. When Billys father Jackie finds out, Billy stands up to him and tells him that ballet is not just for "poofs", and that he enjoys doing it. A further characteristic is Billy's determination.
No matter what, Billy never gives up. At one point in the film when Billy's father catches him in the ballet class he forbids him to continue, Tony ends in jail because of the strike and Billy misses his audition to the royal academy of ballet school. All hope is lost but Billy doesn't stop there. He practices so much and gets so good that he convinces his father to let him go to London to audition at the school. As well as his determination another important characteristic is Mrs Wilkinson