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BILLY ELLIOT REVISION

  • Game Code: 514366
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  • What does Billy hiding the ballet shoes symbolise?
    Billy must hide his passion to avoid the social stigma associated with ballet in the masculine dominated mining community.
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  • What collective experience is occurring throughout the film?
    The mining strike.
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  • Who is Billy's best friend?
    Michael
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  • What ballet school is Billy auditioning for?
    The Royal Ballet School.
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  • What happened to Billy's mum?
    She passed away.
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  • What does Billy's grandmother state on a regular basis throughout the film?
    "I could have been a dancer ... if I had the training"
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  • How does Billy overcome adversity?
    He continues to dance regardless of the judgement of society.
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  • How does Billy achieve his dream at the end of the film?
    He becomes the lead in Swan Lake.
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  • Who is Billy's dance teacher?
    Mrs Wilkinson
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  • Why does Billy's father, Jackie, not want him to play the piano?
    It reminds him of his late wife and he does not want to deal with his own emotions and grief.
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  • What is Billy's brothers name?
    Tony.
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  • What is Michael wearing when he opens the door for Billy?
    His sister's dress and his mum's lipstick.
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  • Is the mining strike a success?
    It is not.
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  • Jackie wants what is best for Billy but, because of his own upbringing, prevents him for following his dreams. What is this an example of?
    A paradox.
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  • What did Tony and Jackie do for a living?
    They were miners.
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  • In what years does the movie take place?
    1984/5
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