0:00:02 > 0:00:06Millions dream of fame, success, and life in the spotlight.
0:00:09 > 0:00:13But few realise what it takes to make it to the very top.
0:00:13 > 0:00:18We're back inside one of the most famous stage schools in Britain.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21Can we take it from the top please, and give it EVERYTHING!
0:00:21 > 0:00:24We'll be taking you behind the scenes as we follow
0:00:24 > 0:00:27all the highs and lows of the summer term.
0:00:27 > 0:00:28It's heart, it's passion!
0:00:28 > 0:00:32And show you what life's really like for those heading for the big time.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35# You're taking my heart... #
0:00:35 > 0:00:37- High five! - Up, up, pick it up.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42This is the School For Stars.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Coming up...
0:00:46 > 0:00:49Estelle hits rock bottom over her exams.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52I just can't do it any more, I can't, I'm really struggling.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54Jordan gets a taste of the big time.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56Fantastic!
0:00:56 > 0:00:59And Karen loses her patience with Max and Luca.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03I don't want to see you AGAIN until you can put some work in to it!
0:01:06 > 0:01:10In this school, it's everyone's ambition to hit the big time
0:01:10 > 0:01:13and be the next rising star in blockbuster films,
0:01:13 > 0:01:15pop music, and the West End stage.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18For one Year 8 pupil, this has already become a reality.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24Last year, Jordan secured his first ever role in a West End musical.
0:01:24 > 0:01:25You have got...
0:01:25 > 0:01:28the role of a munchkin! SHE SQUEALS
0:01:28 > 0:01:31And now with over 100 shows under his belt,
0:01:31 > 0:01:33he's an up-and-coming West End star.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37This year he's performing three shows a week
0:01:37 > 0:01:39in another high profile musical, Matilda.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45On the back of his success, Jordan's been on a photo shoot
0:01:45 > 0:01:46for a top theatre magazine,
0:01:46 > 0:01:49along with some other West End performers in the school.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52Caty and Tilly are in Billy Elliot,
0:01:52 > 0:01:54and Ed is in Singing In The Rain.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56Great!
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Today is his big photo shoot reveal,
0:01:59 > 0:02:02but he's not too impressed with the results.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06I just went to a local shop and I found this.
0:02:06 > 0:02:07This is The Stage.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11When Tilly, Ed, and Caty and I went to the photo shoot.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13My photo's all right.
0:02:13 > 0:02:14It's all right.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17Not very happy with his picture,
0:02:17 > 0:02:19Jordan must be hoping no-one in school sees it.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22But Mr Vote has other ideas.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Right, good morning, everybody.
0:02:25 > 0:02:26ALL: Good morning, Mr Vote.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28OK, there is a buzz about the room
0:02:28 > 0:02:31because The Stage is running an article
0:02:31 > 0:02:34on kids in West End musicals.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36Five of the six featured are Italia Conti pupils,
0:02:36 > 0:02:39which I think is absolutely fabulous.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Congratulations to all of you.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:02:44 > 0:02:48I think it was slightly embarrassing when Mr Vote read it out.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Me and Tilly were like, "Ahh!"
0:02:52 > 0:02:56The rest of the school are really impressed.
0:02:56 > 0:02:57Oh, amazing! Is this yours?
0:02:58 > 0:03:02But Jordan is finding it difficult to take the praise he deserves.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05It's amazing! You should be proud!
0:03:05 > 0:03:08And there's another drawback to his success.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11Because he'll be performing at the night of the end-of-year show,
0:03:11 > 0:03:12Jordan can't be involved,
0:03:12 > 0:03:15and has to sit out while all his friends rehearse.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18THEY SING TOGETHER
0:03:18 > 0:03:20I can't do Seussical so, like,
0:03:20 > 0:03:23when everyone's rehearsing, it's a bit, like...
0:03:23 > 0:03:24you're a bit lonely.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33Yeah, I'm pretty, like, upset that I'm not going to be in the show,
0:03:33 > 0:03:36but I guess it's just, would I rather be in Matilda for the six months
0:03:36 > 0:03:38or do the show for that night?
0:03:38 > 0:03:40I would like to do them both but, obviously, I can't.
0:03:40 > 0:03:45It seems Jordan's paying a price for being successful.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48So as the rest of his class rehearse,
0:03:48 > 0:03:50all he can do is sit and dream of the West End.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54But as Jordan sits it out,
0:03:54 > 0:03:58the rest of the school's rehearsals are becoming more intense.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06With the end of year show's opening night now less than two weeks away,
0:04:06 > 0:04:10show director, Karen has decided to double the number of rehearsals.
0:04:10 > 0:04:123, shoot it up!
0:04:12 > 0:04:16She wants perfect performances from everyone,
0:04:16 > 0:04:19and right now, it seems like her cast are letting her down.
0:04:19 > 0:04:24We are a team and we are only as strong as our weakest link,
0:04:24 > 0:04:27and so if we've got one person in this group that doesn't know
0:04:27 > 0:04:30the choreography, then that weakest link is going to affect
0:04:30 > 0:04:33the whole company, and it can bring a show down.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35In Seussical: The Musical,
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Max, Luca and Ross play three cheeky monkeys
0:04:38 > 0:04:40called the Wickersham Brothers.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42And today the focus is on their routine.
0:04:42 > 0:04:47Make sure you take your time coming in. You shouldn't even be there yet!
0:04:47 > 0:04:49But Max has had an eventful term.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53Since splitting with Jade, he's been putting all his efforts
0:04:53 > 0:04:55into starting a band with Luca.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00OK, I'm going to stop there, OK, stop there for me.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Boys, I need to see this section again.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06But has Max been too busy busking to practise his part?
0:05:06 > 0:05:10# Like the Wickersham brothers... #
0:05:10 > 0:05:11Stop. That's wrong.
0:05:13 > 0:05:14OK, again.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16The boys' timing is off, and Karen isn't happy.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19# Biggest blame fool in the jungle of Nool
0:05:19 > 0:05:22# And monkeys like us should know... #
0:05:22 > 0:05:23Right, that's terrible!
0:05:23 > 0:05:26Would you like have a look in the mirror and see how bad it looks?
0:05:26 > 0:05:286, 7, 8.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30# Cos he's the biggest blame fool in the jungle... #
0:05:30 > 0:05:33OK, I never, ever choreographed that.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35No, I didn't. I'll tell you what I choreographed.
0:05:35 > 0:05:40# Cos he's the biggest blame fool in the jungle of Nool. #
0:05:40 > 0:05:41Remember? Hmm?
0:05:41 > 0:05:44That's what I choreographed.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47You weren't doing anything like that.
0:05:47 > 0:05:517, 8...nope, again.
0:05:51 > 0:05:541, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6...
0:05:54 > 0:05:57As the rehearsal continues, Karen starts to single Max out.
0:05:57 > 0:05:581, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7...
0:05:58 > 0:06:01Max, now you don't even know what you're doing.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Again, effort please.
0:06:03 > 0:06:04And 1...nope.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06OK, let's go again.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10Step, side, step and hold your trousers!
0:06:10 > 0:06:131 and 2 and 3 and 4.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15That is SO lazy!
0:06:15 > 0:06:18Karen is furious with the boys monkeying around...
0:06:18 > 0:06:22I don't want to see you AGAIN until you can put some work in to it!
0:06:22 > 0:06:25..and sends them off with their tails between their legs
0:06:25 > 0:06:29for extra rehearsals with tough choreographer, Sharleen.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31You could do it better.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35Let's go. 5, 6, 7, 8 and drop.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37Watch. Watch.
0:06:37 > 0:06:38What am I doing?
0:06:38 > 0:06:42I don't know, but it's wrong. 5, 6, 7, 8.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45The pressure is relentless.
0:06:45 > 0:06:46I'm starting to lose my patience.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49And Max can't take it any more.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52OK, stop. Go again.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55Listen, you've got no time to get angry with yourself.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57You can do this, you step every day of your life.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59All right? Do not worry.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03Focus on me, OK? Let's go again.
0:07:03 > 0:07:046, 7, 8.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06But he refuses to give up.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09Let's go again.
0:07:09 > 0:07:125, 6, 7 and 8 and 1, 2 and 3...
0:07:12 > 0:07:15With Karen wanting to see the routine again
0:07:15 > 0:07:16at the end of the week,
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Max has his work cut out
0:07:18 > 0:07:20to pull himself together and impress.
0:07:26 > 0:07:27School can be tough for everyone,
0:07:27 > 0:07:30but sometimes it's the things outside of school
0:07:30 > 0:07:32that affect us the most.
0:07:32 > 0:07:38In Year 10, Estelle is determined to do well in her upcoming exams.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40Getting good grades in my GCSEs is important
0:07:40 > 0:07:42as I'll probably want to go on
0:07:42 > 0:07:44to a sixth form and do my AS levels.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47But her grades have been falling since last year,
0:07:47 > 0:07:50and it's undoubtedly due to tragic events at home.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54I've always been really close with my dad,
0:07:54 > 0:07:58and last year he came down with brain damage
0:07:58 > 0:08:01and now he can't even remember who I am.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04Despite doing well in a recent modern dance exam...
0:08:04 > 0:08:07The exam went really well.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09It's the best that I've ever done it.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13..Estelle's still struggling to get her academic grades back up.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18At school, my focus, concentration, I feel has gone.
0:08:18 > 0:08:25# Sleight of hand... #
0:08:25 > 0:08:27My brain is all over the place at the moment.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31She has a GCSE science exam in a few days,
0:08:31 > 0:08:33and right now, she's feeling far from ready.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35I just can't do it any more. I can't.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38I'm really struggling with science.
0:08:38 > 0:08:39I'm really stressed.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43And it's today that I'm feeling the stress a lot more.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45I don't want to come out with a fail.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48Can Estelle find her focus and get the grades she needs?
0:08:48 > 0:08:51You're so smart, you'll be fine.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53I can't answer one question.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57All these questions, they've just come straight from the answer book.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59Just revise it, take it in little bits.
0:08:59 > 0:09:00It's for my, like, my sixth form.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02I have to get 8 As and Bs.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04I can't get a C.
0:09:04 > 0:09:05You've just got to do what we all do.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07You've just got to work as hard as possible,
0:09:07 > 0:09:11because no-one else is going to get you an A in science.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13You can only get yourself an A in science.
0:09:13 > 0:09:14Yeah.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16Now it's kind of up to me.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18I just want to get that kind of top grades,
0:09:18 > 0:09:20and I know I need to put my head down,
0:09:20 > 0:09:23but I've also got to prove to myself as well as my family
0:09:23 > 0:09:26that I can still do it, regardless of all this.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Up-and-coming West End star, Jordan,
0:09:34 > 0:09:38has been getting a taste of what every student strives for. Success.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40But it's been coming with a price.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42I can't do Seussical,
0:09:42 > 0:09:45so when everyone's rehearsing you're a bit lonely.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48But his time waiting on the sidelines
0:09:48 > 0:09:49has come to an end for today,
0:09:49 > 0:09:52as he leaves school for his dream job in the West End.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58Jordan is six months into a ten month run at the theatre,
0:09:58 > 0:10:01and it's become like a second home.
0:10:04 > 0:10:05This is the stage.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08Here are all the wings where everyone gets ready before we go on.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11As you can see, it's pretty cool.
0:10:11 > 0:10:12One of the best stages I've ever seen.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14It's amazing. All the colour and everything.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16Jordan is in the musical for nearly the whole show,
0:10:16 > 0:10:21and that means lots of eyes watching his every move.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24It's really fun performing in front of around 1,200 people
0:10:24 > 0:10:26and, like, you normally get really nervous,
0:10:26 > 0:10:28but once you get used to it, it's so fun.
0:10:28 > 0:10:33# This time it's all I've ever wanted... #
0:10:33 > 0:10:37These are all the seats that people come and sit in.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40They're not just only kids because it's Matilda.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42There's families and adults and...
0:10:42 > 0:10:45yeah, they all really enjoy it.
0:10:45 > 0:10:46It's a big variety of people, really.
0:10:46 > 0:10:51With over 50 performances of the show under his belt
0:10:51 > 0:10:54and huge audiences watching him perform,
0:10:54 > 0:10:56Jordan's hard work seems to be paying off.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00I'm really glad to be part of this industry.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03I know tons of kids that really want to be here
0:11:03 > 0:11:09and to be here instead of them is quite big and I'm really proud.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20One person that's been struggling with her dream is Year 10's Estelle.
0:11:20 > 0:11:21Ready for today?
0:11:21 > 0:11:24No! I don't want to do it!
0:11:24 > 0:11:25It's a big day for Estelle,
0:11:25 > 0:11:27as her dreaded GCSE science exam has arrived,
0:11:27 > 0:11:30and she's aiming for top grades.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32My head's still all over the place, if I'm honest.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34But I've done a lot of revision.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36I don't want to say I'm ready.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39When I go in there, the only thing I can answer is my name!
0:11:39 > 0:11:41That would be terrible!
0:11:41 > 0:11:45Really, really, really nervous, yeah.
0:11:45 > 0:11:46With exam time approaching,
0:11:46 > 0:11:49Estelle and classmates Reece and Natasha
0:11:49 > 0:11:51are having a last minute revision session.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53What is meant by a "balanced diet"?
0:11:53 > 0:11:55THEY GIGGLE
0:11:55 > 0:11:58But there's one problem...
0:11:58 > 0:12:00That's the metabolic rate, isn't it?
0:12:00 > 0:12:02- No, it's not!- Yeah, it is!
0:12:02 > 0:12:05..they can't seem to agree on any of the answers.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07We're all talking at once!
0:12:07 > 0:12:10I have been revising with Estelle and she's been making me
0:12:10 > 0:12:11more confused than ever,
0:12:11 > 0:12:13because she's got completely different answers.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17She is getting it all wrong!
0:12:17 > 0:12:19What ever she says, I know to do the opposite.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22So that's a good thing in one way, I guess.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25There's no time to figure out who's right,
0:12:25 > 0:12:29as science teacher, Miss Avaries ushers everyone up to the exam room.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33My pencil case is so much better than yours!
0:12:33 > 0:12:35But just moments before they're due to go in,
0:12:35 > 0:12:38Estelle realises she's forgotten one important piece of kit.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42You are allowed a calculator, pencil case, ruler, rubber...
0:12:42 > 0:12:44I need to get a ruler!
0:12:44 > 0:12:46You don't have a ruler?!
0:12:50 > 0:12:54Aargh! I don't have a ruler!
0:12:54 > 0:12:56That's a protractor.
0:13:00 > 0:13:01Ruler!
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Ruler!
0:13:03 > 0:13:05Ruler in hand, Estelle makes it back to the exam room
0:13:05 > 0:13:07with just enough time to calm her nerves.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09You'll be fine.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11My legs are shaking!
0:13:11 > 0:13:13And reveals one edge she might have over Reece.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16I put my science book under my pillow, though.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19Did you? Why?
0:13:19 > 0:13:22You put your science book under your pillow, it goes in to your head.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24Because you know you lay with your...I don't know.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26- I just did it anyway. - Obviously, that's just a myth.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Reece doesn't seem too impressed.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30Good luck.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32- But as she's called in to the exam...- Estelle.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35..it's time for Estelle to try and forget
0:13:35 > 0:13:38all about her problems at home and focus on doing the best she can.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48The end-of-year show is drawing closer, so rehearsals have moved
0:13:48 > 0:13:51out of school and into one of the school's theatre spaces.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54Show director, Karen, is running all the numbers
0:13:54 > 0:13:56to see how they work on stage.
0:14:00 > 0:14:05It's a big day for everyone, and especially Max, Luca and Ross.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07Last time the boys performed their routine,
0:14:07 > 0:14:09it was pulled apart by Karen.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11That's terrible! Would you like to look in the mirror
0:14:11 > 0:14:13and see how bad it looks?
0:14:13 > 0:14:15And Max crumbled under the pressure.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21If we mess up today, I won't be very pleased with myself
0:14:21 > 0:14:23and neither will the guys, I'm sure.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25And Karen won't be very happy either.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28So, yeah, we really don't want to mess up!
0:14:28 > 0:14:31And today, Max has more reason than the others to impress Karen.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34Today's really special because it's my birthday
0:14:34 > 0:14:39so I don't want to get on the wrong side of Karen on my birthday.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41So hopefully, as a nice present,
0:14:41 > 0:14:44she'll hopefully be really happy about it
0:14:44 > 0:14:46and yeah, hopefully, it'll go really well.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Max is certainly very hopeful.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51So the boys sneak in some last-minute practise
0:14:51 > 0:14:52away from watching eyes.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54How low are we getting?
0:14:54 > 0:14:55Really low.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59Your legs have to be really wide and you literally have to be down.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02- You need to have your hands on your trousers.- Oh, yeah, yeah.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06But it seems they can't escape Karen, wherever they hide.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08I'll be seeing you later.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10As they're called down to the theatre,
0:15:10 > 0:15:12can the other Wickersham Brothers' help
0:15:12 > 0:15:14give Max his ultimate birthday present?
0:15:17 > 0:15:20# Looking down on him... #
0:15:20 > 0:15:23KAREN: OK, guys, can we run the first section, please?
0:15:24 > 0:15:26# Ha, laughed a voice
0:15:26 > 0:15:28# Ha, laughed some others
0:15:28 > 0:15:30# Ha, ha, ha, laughed the Wickersham Brothers... #
0:15:30 > 0:15:32- The boys perform confidently. - # Talking to a speck
0:15:32 > 0:15:34# Talking to a speck, to a speck of dust
0:15:34 > 0:15:36# In the jungle of Nool... #
0:15:36 > 0:15:38But what really counts is impressing Karen.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41My Wickersham Brothers...
0:15:41 > 0:15:44if ONLY it was like that last week!
0:15:44 > 0:15:47I wouldn't have had to pull you over to one side
0:15:47 > 0:15:48and give you a little chat!
0:15:48 > 0:15:52That is the level up here that I should have seen last week,
0:15:52 > 0:15:54so as we can build on it.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57- That will never happen again, will it?- No.- Max, ever?
0:15:57 > 0:16:00- No, no, it won't. - OK, because it's so close now,
0:16:00 > 0:16:02and we just need to make sure that it's even tighter.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04Thank you, boys,
0:16:04 > 0:16:07but don't EVER drop that level again. Well done.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09It looks like Max has got the present
0:16:09 > 0:16:11he was looking for, after all.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15Well done, guys! Nicely done!
0:16:20 > 0:16:23Estelle's GCSE science exam is over
0:16:23 > 0:16:28and it looks like it wasn't nearly as bad as she thought.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30There wasn't anything in there that I didn't answer or revise.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34Everything in there I revised and I kind of knew.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Even if I answered it wrongly, I still knew what it was.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40Hello, Mum? I've done my exam.
0:16:40 > 0:16:45I'm thinking maybe... a high C or a B.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47I was able to answer every question in that exam,
0:16:47 > 0:16:49even though I found some harder than others.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52I'm hoping it'll pay off in the grade
0:16:52 > 0:16:55that I should get at the end of the year.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57Seems like the book under the pillow did the trick,
0:16:57 > 0:16:59or maybe it was the hours of revision...
0:17:01 > 0:17:05Another person dreaming of success is Year 11, Steph.
0:17:05 > 0:17:06She lives to dance
0:17:06 > 0:17:09and has big dreams to become a choreographer
0:17:09 > 0:17:12for the likes of Beyonce.
0:17:12 > 0:17:13She is such a wicked dancer
0:17:13 > 0:17:16and the choreography that she's given is insane
0:17:16 > 0:17:18and I'd just love to work with her one day.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22At school, Steph is always keen to help out her dance teachers.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25Everyone's hooking it and then going down.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27- Hook it and then step it out. - 'Steph is on it.'
0:17:27 > 0:17:30She's good at picking up things that I don't see.
0:17:30 > 0:17:31She's great.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33Guys! Please, please, stop talking.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36I know I'm only a year above, but I do want to try and help you.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39And today, she's got a huge challenge ahead of her.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43She's performing at the school's annual barbeque in Kent
0:17:43 > 0:17:46and of the eight girls in the routine,
0:17:46 > 0:17:49Steph is the only one who is also
0:17:49 > 0:17:51assistant choreographer to teacher, Jo.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53- I have a feeling it comes in faster. - Do you think?
0:17:53 > 0:17:55I think it's just 7, 1,
0:17:55 > 0:17:572 and a 3 and a 4.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59Let's do it as it is, like that.
0:17:59 > 0:18:007, 1.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04Me and my teacher, Jo, have choreographed this together
0:18:04 > 0:18:09and it's kind of hard to see what's going on because I'm in it, as well.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11And it's not always easy being in charge of your friends.
0:18:11 > 0:18:131 and 2, 3 and 4.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15I just enjoy teaching because,
0:18:15 > 0:18:18obviously, I've had teachers growing up.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21The only hard thing is there's three of my best friends in that class.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23So they just take the Mick out of me,
0:18:23 > 0:18:24or laugh at stuff that I do.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27So it can be quite hard, but we have a laugh and it's good.
0:18:27 > 0:18:28Shall we run it?
0:18:28 > 0:18:31There's a bit that I want to clean on all this section.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33OK. 5, 6, 7, 8.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35But soon there's a problem for the rookie choreographer.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38Is Naria there?
0:18:38 > 0:18:39No, she's there.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41One of the dancers is missing.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44OK, hopefully she comes quickly. So where is Naria now?
0:18:44 > 0:18:46- She was there. - As in, where she stands?
0:18:46 > 0:18:47Opposite Chloe.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49Without knowing if the missing dancer will show
0:18:49 > 0:18:53for the performance, Jo decides to change the routine.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55And she's trusting Steph to put it all together.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57OK.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59I could always take them into the conference hall.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01- Are you happy to do that? - It's cool.
0:19:01 > 0:19:02Yeah.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04With only two hours to go,
0:19:04 > 0:19:08it's now down to Steph to take charge of her friends
0:19:08 > 0:19:10and re-choreograph the routine.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12On this bit, I think we should just stay with our head up,
0:19:12 > 0:19:13so we don't put it down.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15So we just literally go, boom...OK?
0:19:15 > 0:19:19Teacher, Jo, has no doubt she can do it.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23She's just a great motivator, she just gets people up.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25No matter whether they're getting it or not,
0:19:25 > 0:19:28she just pulls them together and really gets the best out of them.
0:19:28 > 0:19:317, 8, 2, 3, 4, explosion, and...
0:19:33 > 0:19:35But just as things are starting to come together...
0:19:35 > 0:19:36- I'm so sorry!- It's OK.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39..the missing dancer shows up.
0:19:39 > 0:19:40Shall we reset it?
0:19:40 > 0:19:42Looks like it's back to plan A.
0:19:42 > 0:19:436, 7 and 8.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50This bit is now only 1,
0:19:50 > 0:19:53to go straight into the boom, tap, cap.
0:19:53 > 0:19:555, 6, 7, 1.
0:19:55 > 0:20:00But does Steph have enough time to get her routine looking good?
0:20:00 > 0:20:01We're the last number,
0:20:01 > 0:20:04so the thing people are going to see last.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06So we have to make it memorable
0:20:06 > 0:20:08and make sure that everything is perfect.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11I'm excited, but I am a little bit nervous.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13I think that's a strut.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15Shall we try from the beginning again?
0:20:19 > 0:20:22In central London Max and Luca have taken time out
0:20:22 > 0:20:25to see their friend starring in the West End,
0:20:25 > 0:20:28and their expectations are high.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31If I was him, I'd be nervous knowing that two friends have come to watch me.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34It's really cool, Jordan, like, cause he's basically...
0:20:34 > 0:20:38- His name's on the board and stuff. - ..kind of famous, yeah, I guess.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42It's really cool, having your name on a board of a worldwide show.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44That's pretty cool, yeah.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46I wouldn't mind having that!
0:20:46 > 0:20:49With the boys feeling a bit star struck,
0:20:49 > 0:20:51they head in to wish Jordan good luck before show time.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55Good luck for tonight. Look out for us.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57Where are you? In the stalls?
0:20:57 > 0:20:59I think so, yeah. Somewhere like that, yeah.
0:20:59 > 0:21:00Cool, see ya.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07Back in Kent, the school's annual barbeque is starting to sizzle.
0:21:07 > 0:21:11The crowds are arriving and show time is almost here.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13Backstage, the clock is ticking
0:21:13 > 0:21:16for Steph to repay the faith that Jo has put in her.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18We're in between those.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20She's in charge of the routine,
0:21:20 > 0:21:22so this is her chance to prove
0:21:22 > 0:21:24she has what it takes to be a choreographer.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28Jo has given me the opportunity to teach choreography.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30It's the first time I've done it. If I mess up, it's going to look bad
0:21:30 > 0:21:34and I'll make everyone else look bad, which I don't want to do.
0:21:34 > 0:21:35I'm a bit nervous, but...
0:21:35 > 0:21:37just that I'm going to get stuff wrong,
0:21:37 > 0:21:39because I know everyone else is going to do really well.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41It would be embarrassing if I got it wrong.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44As the crowd takes their seats,
0:21:44 > 0:21:48word has spread backstage that the event is bigger than expected.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50I just hope I don't fall off the stage!
0:21:50 > 0:21:54I thought there was 50 people coming but there's 260 out there. Great(!)
0:21:54 > 0:21:57Steph has to hide her own nerves
0:21:57 > 0:22:01and lead her team of dancers in one final practise session.
0:22:01 > 0:22:021 and 2, wait for me.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06# I am just too close to love you... #
0:22:06 > 0:22:08I'm really nervous!
0:22:08 > 0:22:11Mmm!
0:22:11 > 0:22:16# There is nothing I can really say... #
0:22:16 > 0:22:18Put your hands in.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20The girls are called to stage.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24But will the crowd like the routine Steph has put together?
0:22:24 > 0:22:26SCREAMS AND CHEERS
0:22:26 > 0:22:29# Girls! Who run the world? Girls
0:22:29 > 0:22:31# Who run the world? Girls
0:22:31 > 0:22:33# Who run the world? Girls
0:22:33 > 0:22:35# Who run the world? Girls
0:22:35 > 0:22:37# Who run the world? Girls
0:22:46 > 0:22:49# We run the world
0:22:49 > 0:22:51# Who run the world? Girls. #
0:22:51 > 0:22:56CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:22:56 > 0:23:00Steph has done it. The crowd are loving it.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03THEY CHEER AND SCREAM
0:23:03 > 0:23:05It went really well and I'm really happy,
0:23:05 > 0:23:07and we got loads of cheers
0:23:07 > 0:23:10and I think everything went well. The energy was good.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12Everyone came off smiling
0:23:12 > 0:23:14and we've already had people say that they liked it.
0:23:14 > 0:23:15So I'm really happy.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17The crowd may have loved it,
0:23:17 > 0:23:21but what did Jo think of her up-and-coming choreographer?
0:23:21 > 0:23:24So good! Really, really, really good!
0:23:24 > 0:23:27'Steph and the girls did absolutely brilliantly.'
0:23:27 > 0:23:30The crowd loved it and I'm so proud, so proud.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34But does Steph have a potential future as a choreographer?
0:23:34 > 0:23:37I think Steph's definitely got a future.
0:23:37 > 0:23:38She's got great ideas.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40She uses the music uniquely,
0:23:40 > 0:23:42she looks at the words, mixes the lyrics with the beat,
0:23:42 > 0:23:44and it's really her style.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48She's got a very unique way of looking at things
0:23:48 > 0:23:50and I think it's really great.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52With positive feedback from her mentor,
0:23:52 > 0:23:55there's only one way to celebrate a successful show...
0:23:55 > 0:23:575, 6, 7, 8!
0:23:57 > 0:23:59..and that's with a good old belly bump
0:23:59 > 0:24:03Steph's not the only one to have finished a successful show.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06In London's West End, Jordan has finished
0:24:06 > 0:24:09another performance to a packed theatre.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11So has he done his friends proud?
0:24:13 > 0:24:15Here he is!
0:24:15 > 0:24:18Jordan! THEY CHEER AND APPLAUD
0:24:18 > 0:24:19Mate, you were sick!
0:24:19 > 0:24:23It was absolutely brilliant!
0:24:23 > 0:24:25It's like, you can't put it into words.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27It was absolutely fantastic.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30I don't think you can top that.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33It was probably THE best musical I've ever seen
0:24:33 > 0:24:36and Jordan really, really did us proud.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38That was amazing.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40Your hair is mental!
0:24:40 > 0:24:42Jordan was amazing.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44Like, like, really, really good.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46It was so good seeing him on the stage, as well.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49When he first came on I was like, 'Look, Luca, look! There's Jordan'.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51Mate, that was wicked!
0:24:51 > 0:24:52That was so good!
0:24:52 > 0:24:54I was really good coming out of the show
0:24:54 > 0:24:56and seeing my mates, because normally
0:24:56 > 0:24:58I don't see any people that I know watching the show.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02So it was, like, really good fun, and the show was good as usual.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05- It was, like, insane! - Let's go.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08It was so good!
0:25:15 > 0:25:18Back at school, can Year 10, Estelle,
0:25:18 > 0:25:19turn her traumatic time around?
0:25:21 > 0:25:25Estelle has been battling to get her grades back up
0:25:25 > 0:25:27after some devastating family news.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29I don't want to come out with a fail.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32She felt positive coming out of her GCSE science exam.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35There wasn't anything that I didn't answer or revise.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38But she's about to find out how she's doing
0:25:38 > 0:25:39in all her other subjects.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41Sorry to interrupt, Miss Makis.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43Could I borrow Estelle for a few minutes, please?
0:25:43 > 0:25:47Headmaster, Mr Vote, has the results of her GCSE mock exams
0:25:47 > 0:25:50and wants to see her in his office.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52It's time for our exam review.
0:25:52 > 0:25:57Estelle needs As and Bs to get into the college she wants.
0:25:57 > 0:25:58Right, do take a seat.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00But is she back on track or not?
0:26:00 > 0:26:02Right, first things first.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04How do you think you got on?
0:26:04 > 0:26:07Erm...yeah, OK.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10I think I've put in a lot of effort.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13But has all the hard work paid off?
0:26:13 > 0:26:16Well, I have to be honest with you. To be perfectly frank...
0:26:18 > 0:26:20..I'm actually very, very pleased.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24Because you've actually gone from Cs to As
0:26:24 > 0:26:27and you are well on your way to going to where you want to go.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29It's great news for Estelle.
0:26:29 > 0:26:33Her grades are back up and Mr Vote is thrilled with her efforts.
0:26:33 > 0:26:34Thank you very much indeed!
0:26:34 > 0:26:36OK, thank you, Mr Vote.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39'I'm trying to do everything to kind of make my dad proud.'
0:26:39 > 0:26:42If he knew what I was doing now, he would be proud of me.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46I'm over the moon. Absolutely over the moon.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52Life can be hard sometimes when the pressure's on.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56And it's easy to let yourself crumble.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00But remember, it's not how you fall down
0:27:00 > 0:27:03but how you get up again that really counts.
0:27:05 > 0:27:10Next time, Reece goes up for the biggest audition of his life.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13This is what can happen. If you want it, show it. Give it to me, yeah?
0:27:13 > 0:27:16It's finally prom night for Georgia.
0:27:16 > 0:27:17I'm really nervous!
0:27:17 > 0:27:21- And rehearsals get intense for Mia. - What's the point in you doing that?
0:27:21 > 0:27:23You're wasting your own time, and mine.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25This is life at the School For Stars.
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