Show Synopsis:
During the UK miners' strike of 1984-1985, the widowed miner Jackie sends his 11-year-old son Billy to the gym to learn boxing, but Billy falls in love with the dance class held there. He hides his passion from his family, but his teacher Sandra Wilkinson tells his father in her attempts to get Billy into the Royal Ballet School. Jackie realizes that his son is talented and agrees to pay for Billy to go to London and audition, but since the miners are still on strike, the neighborhood raises the money together. Billy auditions well but punches another boy out of frustration; however, when the audition board hears about his passion, they accept him. Billy goes on to be a professional dancer. 	

Character:
Billy, an 11-year-old boy from the mining town of Everington; he is patient and diligent with his physical work, which is why he is able to succeed at dance; does not like violence, which is why he did not take to boxing and opposes the riots of the miners strike.	

Song Context:
Billy has just punched a fellow auditionee at the Royal Ballet School, and is positive that his ballet career is over. He and his father have struggled to get to London for the audition and it seems like he has thrown away everything they have both been working for. One auditionee asks "Billy, what does it feel like when you're dancing?" and he tries to answer as accurately as possible.	

Fun Facts:
1) This musical is based on the British film of the same name starring Jamie Belle as Billy. He won the Best Newcomer Award at the 2000 British Independent Film Awards and went on to have a successful acting career following the film. 
2) In 2009, the three boys who rotated the role of Billy - David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, and Kiril Kulish - won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. This was the first time this Tony Award was shared among three people. 
3) Alvarez told Playbill in an interview that "Electricity" was his favorite show tune.