Cumbria's own Billy Elliot
A12-year-old boy from Cumbria has been offered an extremely rare full scholarship to the world renowned Elmhurst Ballet School in Birmingham.
Workington boy dances his way to scholarship
A 12-year-old boy from Cumbria has been offered an extremely rare full scholarship to the world renowned Elmhurst Ballet School in Birmingham.
Jamie Dennison will soon be honing his dancing skills at the oldest vocational dance school in the UK, which is affiliated to the Royal Ballet.
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