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Eden, a teenage dancer, is bullied by her classmates on a daily basis. Her loneliness drives her to chase the attention of Neomi, her sensitive and inspiring dance teacher; in hopes of gaining, through her, the closeness she so desperately needs.
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HE
County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles upon a ballet class and finds out that he's naturally talented. He practices with his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson for an upcoming audition in Newcastle-upon Tyne for the royal Ballet school in London.