... not approve of it, although his best friend Michael did not mind, as he was actually gay himself. Billy's passion for dance began when a ballet class taught by Mrs. Wilkinson was observed from the boxing ring his father had sent him to. Billy found that he preferred wearing a tutu to boxing gloves. Despite the fact that all of Mrs. Wilkinson's students are girls in white tutus, and all the homosexual connotations that go with male participation in the art form, Billy jumps right in and finds himself feeling right at home. In fact, Billy takes to ballet so naturally that Mrs. Wilkinson urges her newest protégé to audition for the Royal Ballet School in London. Unfortunately, when dear old dad catches wind of his son's unconventional after-school activities, he predictably forbids Billy from doing 'friggin ballet'... Document1 - 1 - 08/05/07 ...

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