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- Mrs. Wilkinson introduces Billy to dancing in general and ballet in particular, and she realizes very quickly that he is her most talented student.
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Mrs Wilkinson is the dance teacher in the miner’s welfare in Easington, it’s a class full of girls who haven’t got a huge amount of talent and then one day this young boy, Billy Elliot walks into her class accidentally. She sees potential in him and she sees that he has a huge amount of talent and a passion for dance. I think he ignites something i...
I think because she believes in him and encourages him to follow his dreams and I think he opens up to her about his feelings. They sort of have a trust with each other, I don’t think he’s really been able to do that before.
She’s kind of separate from the community, there’s a difference of class. She butts heads a little bit with Billy’s dad and with his brother. She’s separate but I think she does understand what’s going on. I think she’s looked at differently because she’s not the same as everybody else. She sees the focus in helping this boy achieve his dreams and ...
I probably do, I desperately wanted to be a ballerina from age 3 and went to the Royal Ballet School as a junior. I’ve always had a passion for dance, and for whatever reason Mrs Wilkinson I think probably had those dreams as well and somewhere along the way something else got in the way, and she couldn’t quite fulfil those dreams. So I completely ...
I remember saying to our associate choreographer “she doesn’t dance does she? She just sort of stands and smokes doesn’t she?” This was before I started rehearsals when I got the job and she said “no, she does a massive dance number”. I’ve realised that now! It’s not just standing and smoking! There’s a massive number called “Born to Boogie” which ...
I’m a massive fan of Peter Darling (Choreographer), I have been for years the man is a proper genius! Everything means something, every single step on the stage means something. I think one of the most extraordinary pieces in the show and of any musical is “Grandma’s song” and how that is choreographed. “Born to Boogie” as well, all the steps have ...
I don’t know, I’ve been trying for years and they won’t have me! It takes somebody really extraordinary, these kids are amazing, and I don’t say that lightly either. They are brilliant actors, brilliant dancers, brilliant singers. They’re professional, polite, funny, I don’t know how they find them! I do have to say as well the training that these ...
I’ve been working with 3 sets of Ballet Girls and 3 Debbie’s, who is Mrs Wilkinson’s daughter. The Debbie’s are hilarious, brilliant and so, so good! They’re so inspiring the kids, again they’ve been taught brilliantly by the creative team. Most of them have never been on stage, never worn a microphone, it’s all new and exciting to them. They’re br...
- Do you ever think about death? – F*** off! Characters: Billy Elliot (Speaker), Tony Elliot (Speaker) Techniques: Contrast, characterisation, exclamation.
- Look at them gloves, man. They went out with the ark. – They’re my dads, these! Characters: Michael (Speaker), Billy Elliot (Speaker) Techniques: Biblical allusion, metaphor, characterisation.
- If they voted, they’d be back tomorrow. It’s just a few commies, stirring things up. Characters: Mr. Wilkinson (Speaker), Billy Elliot. Techniques: Colloquial language, slang, cultural allusion.
- In a speech to Tory MPs yesterday, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher referred to members of the striking National Union of Mine Workers as the “enemy” within.
When they realize the boy has replaced boxing with ballet, the two men forbid him both activities and order him to look after the old grandmother, but Mrs. Wilkinson, his dance teacher, sees in him a great potentials, so she secretly prepares Billy to the London Royal Ballet School's audition.
Character description, analysis and casting breakdown for Mrs. Wilkinson from Billy Elliot.
Mar 31, 2014 · Why was Mrs. Wilkinson especially interested in teaching ballet to Billy? Suggested Response: Every teacher dreams of being the agent for allowing a child to find him or herself.
Encouraged by his dance teacher, Mrs. Wilkinson, Billy starts taking secret ballet lessons, hiding it from his traditional and struggling family, especially his father and older brother, who are deeply involved in the ongoing miners’ strike.
