Hello, Jack. We're ready for you now. Are you okay?
JACK'S MUM: Oh, god!
JACK'S MUM: Come on, Jack.
JACK'S MUM: Come on, Jack. PRODUCER: Follow me.
It would be amazing to find a winner from Liverpool.
Yeah, it would.
Good luck!
[cheering & applause]
Hello.
ALESHA: What's your name, how old are you and where are you from?
My name's Jack Higgins, I'm fourteen years old and I'm a dancer from Liverpool!
[cheering & applause]
You've brought your fanclub with you, today.
Yeah.
ALESHA: Wow, amazing support!
Oh, he's adorable!
ALESHA: Tell a little bit about yourself.
Well,
I'm a dancer, like, a full-time dancer. I go to performing arts college.
I do all my education there, and then dance for the rest of the day.
[slow acoustic guitar track]
My mum put me into breakdancing... like... hip-hop, on a Saturday.
And then just [went] on from there
I started ballet last, because I was like: "No, Mum, that's for girls."
But in the first class I just clicked, and it was like:
I wanted to just dance for the rest of my life.
I don't have any other hobbies, it's just "dance dance dance" for me.
We had to turn the garage into a music room,
and he dances non-stop in there in front of the mirrors.
Dancing is Jack's life
When I started ballet, people were calling me names.
"It's all for girls, like, you should be doing football," they said.
I was getting, like, really upset, but, dancing... it just makes me feel happy.
I will be the proudest mum in the world, seeing my son...
Oh, god, ha-ha, I'll start crying!
... seeing Jack up there on the stage.
What's the big dream for you?
My ultimate dream is to win Britain's Got Talent.
[crowd cheering]
ALESHA: Good dream.
We wish you the best of luck.
JACK: Thank you. ALESHA: Whenever you're ready.
[crowd screaming & cheering]
ANT: Come on, Jack.
# Say Something by A Great Big World #
[huge applause & cheering]
Well done, Jack.
Well done, my darling.
David, what did you think?
Well, it was a real 'Billy Elliot' moment for me.
I mean...
It was so moving.
It's the passion and commitment with which you dance.
Every gesture, every movement had meaning and emotion.
It was really powerful.
AMANDA: It was powerful. It really was.
It felt really authentic and genuine.
You are a born dancer.
This is what you're supposed to do.
[applause & cheering]
ALESHA: Simon?
Er, Jack. Jack...
So you've been doing this for how many years?
Nine.
And when you were younger,
were you encouraged to do this?
Yeah.
SIMON: Yeah?
People were calling me names...
Getting bullied - saying I was gay, and that I dance like a girl, and ballet is for girls.
AMANDA [affectionately]: Oh, darling.
Oh, no, that's heartbreaking.
You know the one thing bullies don't like?
Tthey don't like it when you do well.
[crowd applaud & cheer in agreement]
I can see how hard you've worked for this moment and I congratulate you, Jack.
Thank you.
I'm so happy for you, Jack. I think you're fantastic.
We have to take a vote.
ALESHA: David?
I'm going to kick this off with a yes.
[cheering & applause]
ALESHA: Amanda?
Absolutely yes from me.
A yes from me, too, Jack.
ALESHA: Simon?
Now let me think about this, Jack...
You've for four yesses.
Thank you.
AMANDA: Well done.
[wild cheering]
# pumping outro sting :) #
Captions by Spiritman