Hi, my name's Redmand Rance, I'm 13 years old and I'm from Portsmouth, and I play 'Billy'
in Billy Elliot the Musical.
I started dancing when I was 4 because my
sister started performing and I just thought I might as well go along, and then I started
ballet when I was 6.
I auditioned for Billy Youth Theatre and we got to perform in the Victoria Palace theatre.
I did Electricity and then after that they said we definitely want you to play the part.
So I went along and I got some recalls, and then I went to Summer School, and after Summer
School I did some more training. And then they finally told me I got the part.
When they told me I got the part of Billy
I was so happy, it was amazing. I like ballet the best because I find it challenging and
I like to be challenged.
A typical day at Billy is packed with rehearsals, school work, warm up, standbys, doing the
show. Every week we have to do a ballet lesson, an acro[batics] lesson, a tap lesson, an acting
lesson - we have to keep up our work so we don't fall behind, so we keep up with our
training to keep our fitness high.
My favourite thing about being Billy Elliott is the applause after Electricity. It's
like really encouraging and just shows you what you're here for.