Billy Elliot: DebbieBackground info: (I only saw the musical, so forgive me if it's different from what happens in the movie!) The long coal miners strike has just ended, and the small town in England which our characters live in know that it's going to fall apart. Billy, the protagonist who had been friends with both Michael (the gay friend who he played "dress up" with) and Debbie (who he danced ballet with in her mother's class), was accepted to the Royal Ballet school and left for London. *******The floor of the dance studio was cold, and Debbie's heavy breathing echoed off of the walls. Once again, sh