0:00:02 > 0:00:06Millions dream of fame, success and a life in the spotlight.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12But few realise what it takes to make it to the top.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16You have to actually kiss her, otherwise this isn't working.
0:00:16 > 0:00:20We're back inside one of the most famous stage schools in Britain...
0:00:20 > 0:00:24# The music feels better With you... #
0:00:24 > 0:00:27..London's Italia Conti Academy Of Theatre Arts...
0:00:27 > 0:00:29# The music feels better With you... #
0:00:29 > 0:00:35..where, for some pupils, dreams of a career on screen and stage really can come true.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37# The music feels better With you... #
0:00:38 > 0:00:42This is what life is like for those seeking the big-time.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44Stretch, look up. It should hurt.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50This is the School For Stars.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52# The music feels better. #
0:00:55 > 0:00:57Previously on School For Stars,
0:00:57 > 0:01:00it's been all about preparing for the end of year show.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Having struggled with confidence,
0:01:03 > 0:01:06Ella's taken on a massive performance.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10It's you that I've chosen, because you need to be challenged.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13But after a horrendous slip on stage, can she get back up
0:01:13 > 0:01:16and show everyone what she's capable of?
0:01:16 > 0:01:19I'm just really scared that I'll let everyone else down and myself.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23After five years at school, it's time for Reece's final curtain.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26I just want to go out on a bang and end in a high.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29But can he wow the crowd one last time,
0:01:29 > 0:01:31or will it all be too emotional?
0:01:31 > 0:01:34It's just literally come to a dead stop.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37And sadly Niki's time at the school is also at an end.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41Can she make her final trip down the yellow brick road magical?
0:01:47 > 0:01:48The summer term's at an end,
0:01:48 > 0:01:53and where mayhem and madness used to reign, all is quiet.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57But it wasn't always like this.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02The past year has brought its ups...
0:02:09 > 0:02:10..and its downs.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12That is not acceptable for ballet.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16It's gotten to the point that I'm crying, and I never really cry.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20- I went over on my ankle.- Oh, dear me, and I thought dancing was dangerous.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22There's been success...
0:02:22 > 0:02:23You've been offered the role.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25SHE SQUEALS
0:02:25 > 0:02:29- We will definitely love to represent you.- I can smile!
0:02:29 > 0:02:31- They're going to sign me. - 'Oh, wow!'
0:02:31 > 0:02:33We just broke the record!
0:02:36 > 0:02:37There's been disappointment.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39You move and I will send you home.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42I can't believe what just happened. That was the hardest thing.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45I love this school to pieces. I'll miss it loads.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50But in a school like this, there's one rule that everyone lives by -
0:02:50 > 0:02:53the show must go on.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55# And we gonna let it Burn, burn, burn, burn
0:02:55 > 0:02:58# We gonna let it Burn, burn, burn, burn
0:02:58 > 0:03:01# Gonna let it Burn, burn, burn, burn
0:03:01 > 0:03:04# We gonna let it burn. #
0:03:04 > 0:03:06And after weeks of hard practice,
0:03:06 > 0:03:10it's finally time for the end of year show.
0:03:10 > 0:03:15# May your hearts be full Like your dreams tonight
0:03:15 > 0:03:20# May we sing and dance Till we lose our minds...
0:03:20 > 0:03:25At a theatre in central London the countdown has begun.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28# Tonight we own the night. #
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Everyone's preparing for the performance of their lives.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42And for Sadie, having been at the school for just one year,
0:03:42 > 0:03:45this is her first ever end of year show, and it's a big one.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49I'm in four numbers tonight.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51I'm quite scared, it's very important for me
0:03:51 > 0:03:54to make sure that I get everything spot-on because
0:03:54 > 0:03:56if I don't then I'll be really upset with myself.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58It's not very good, but it'll do.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02From negotiating timetables to mastering the splits,
0:04:02 > 0:04:06Sadie's first year has been full of ups and downs.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08I don't know where I'm going!
0:04:08 > 0:04:10But tonight is her biggest challenge yet.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12Everything could possibly go wrong.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15I couldn't come on stage, I couldn't come off stage,
0:04:15 > 0:04:18I could panic and have the wrong costume on and I could be rubbish.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22My whole family's here tonight, so I'm really scared!
0:04:22 > 0:04:26So it's not just going to be one person who sees it go wrong,
0:04:26 > 0:04:28it's going to be about six.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31But nerves aren't just for the inexperienced.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35Kedar's a senior and still gets anxious before going on stage,
0:04:35 > 0:04:39although today he has good reason as he's opening the show.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43The opening of the show is a James Bond theme piece.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45We've been rehearsing the fight scene loads
0:04:45 > 0:04:48so I think that everyone is pretty ready for it.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52He may think he's ready, but Kedar has struggled with his fitness all term.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55And tonight he has to be fighting fit.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57I've improved stamina-wise, which is good
0:04:57 > 0:05:00because obviously the show is quite high-energy.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03Before I couldn't really breathe, and now I'm bearable.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06An hour before curtain-up
0:05:06 > 0:05:09and with record-breaking temperatures in London,
0:05:09 > 0:05:10backstage is steaming.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13The atmosphere is crazy. Everyone's so stressed out, it's really hot,
0:05:13 > 0:05:16everyone's running about the place, it's absolutely loony.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19But everyone's just getting excited because of the show.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25Front of house, the audience are finally being let in...
0:05:25 > 0:05:28ANNOUNCEMENT: 'Ladies and gentlemen the doors are now open,
0:05:28 > 0:05:31'the house doors are now open, please do not walk across the stage.'
0:05:31 > 0:05:34..and expectations are high.
0:05:34 > 0:05:39This is massive, for me to come and watch Sadie here tonight. It's huge.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42My whole family are so excited.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45It's the big show tonight, it's the one. Ella's doing her bit
0:05:45 > 0:05:48tonight with Luca, so I'm really looking forward to seeing it.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51I didn't realise she was going to be on the front page of the programme
0:05:51 > 0:05:53so, yeah, I'm really excited about it.
0:05:53 > 0:05:58It's been a long journey getting here. Hopefully we'll have a really good show.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00I can't do any more, it's all over to them now,
0:06:00 > 0:06:04so all the performance, all the rehearsal is there.
0:06:04 > 0:06:05Let's just get on stage and do it.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08ANNOUNCEMENT: 'Ladies and gentlemen, this is your 15-minute call.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11'You have 15 minutes, thank you.'
0:06:12 > 0:06:15There's a lot of pressure because there's a big audience.
0:06:15 > 0:06:16I feel really under pressure.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19The pressure's a little bit on, I think.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22- The show's started?- No, it hasn't.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27The theatre's packed with parents and casting agents.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31After months of rehearsals, this is it - show time.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37On one of the hottest days of the year, can Kedar keep his cool?
0:06:37 > 0:06:38Everyone's got their costumes on now,
0:06:38 > 0:06:40were about to go up for the opening number.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43But nerves are definitely running high at the moment.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54PERCUSSIVE MUSIC
0:07:25 > 0:07:27APPLAUSE
0:07:28 > 0:07:31- Kedar's hard work has paid off. - My fitness did hold out, to be fair.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Doesn't really seem it at the moment, but I'm feeling good.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38I could be a lot worse, to be fair. I couldn't really breathe when we started rehearsing.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40It's a fantastic start to the show.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45For Sadie, though, she has it all to come.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49Juniors should be right down the bottom, please.
0:07:49 > 0:07:54I didn't really expect so much panic, rushing about, everything like that.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Juniors keep against the wall, spread yourselves out.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Move down quickly.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03It's not just her first ever end of year performance,
0:08:03 > 0:08:06but also the biggest crowd she's danced for.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09# So make it yours, go for broke Holy smoke you're not alone
0:08:09 > 0:08:14# Who's laughing now? Who's laughing now? #
0:08:14 > 0:08:17But along with Tilly and Amy, she's going for it.
0:08:20 > 0:08:25# Who's laughing now? Who's laughing now? #
0:08:26 > 0:08:29- So come on, how was it, Sadie? - It was so good!
0:08:34 > 0:08:36It may be Sadie's first time,
0:08:36 > 0:08:38but for Reece it's a very different story
0:08:38 > 0:08:41as tonight is his very last show for the school.
0:08:41 > 0:08:46I am quite upset, it is going to be an emotional time.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48But everything has to come to an end eventually
0:08:48 > 0:08:50and unfortunately my end is tonight.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55Today's my biggest solo I've got and I get to open up the number
0:08:55 > 0:08:58so it's definitely going to be a big high for me
0:08:58 > 0:09:04but it's a lot of pressure and I just hope I do it well and do it justice.
0:09:05 > 0:09:10Reece's final performance is the Saturday Night Fever Medley,
0:09:10 > 0:09:13which also involves the school's golden couple of dance, Luca and Ella.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18I'm very excited that I'm in the show,
0:09:18 > 0:09:21cos obviously I hurt my foot and it didn't look promising.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23I'm now allowed to dance, so I'm going to be doing it
0:09:23 > 0:09:26and I'm really hyped up about it.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29He's had his leg in plaster for most of term,
0:09:29 > 0:09:32so Luca and Ella have not been able to practise much.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34That's better, good.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36But she's hoping their chemistry will get them through.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39I think we have a really good relationship in real life
0:09:39 > 0:09:41and I think when we dance together sometimes
0:09:41 > 0:09:43we don't always show it cos we're nervous we'll get
0:09:43 > 0:09:46the steps wrong. I think if we just forget about the steps
0:09:46 > 0:09:48and just try and dance together it will be really nice.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51It's not going to go wrong, but I always get nervous before I go on stage.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53- I'm really excited as well. - You'll be all right.
0:09:56 > 0:10:02Whilst Ella and Luca get their groove on, Reece is digging the disco.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05But for everyone else, things are not so funky.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09- Saturday Night Fever, you should be down.- Why?
0:10:09 > 0:10:11Rushing, rushing, rushing.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14- Oh, we're actually going! - Oh, yeah we've gone, OK.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17Saturday Night Fever, come on!
0:10:19 > 0:10:22I just want to go out on a bang and end in a high
0:10:22 > 0:10:24and hopefully it goes good.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27# Night fever, night fever
0:10:27 > 0:10:29# We know how to do it
0:10:31 > 0:10:36# Gimme that night fever, night fever
0:10:36 > 0:10:38# We know how to show it
0:10:41 > 0:10:47# Here I am Waiting for this moment to last
0:10:47 > 0:10:51# Living on the music so fine... #
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Reece has opened fantastically,
0:10:54 > 0:10:57but now it's Ella and Luca's dance solo,
0:10:57 > 0:10:59featuring Jade and Mia singing.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01Will Luca's foot hold out?
0:11:01 > 0:11:06# If I can't have you I don't want nobody, baby
0:11:06 > 0:11:11# If I can't have you Oh-oh-oh
0:11:11 > 0:11:15# If I can't have you I don't want nobody, baby
0:11:15 > 0:11:19# If I can't have you Oh-oh-oh. #
0:11:19 > 0:11:22APPLAUSE
0:11:22 > 0:11:26It's flawless, and they've got the theatre rocking.
0:11:28 > 0:11:29Even Max is grooving.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37But in a high pressure performance like this,
0:11:37 > 0:11:39disaster can strike at any time.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42# Burn, baby burn We're burning from our soul
0:11:42 > 0:11:44# Burn, baby burn... #
0:11:44 > 0:11:47Ella's slipped, and right at the front of stage.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Ever the professional, she's carried on till the end.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55But she's devastated.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10I've never really proper properly fell on stage before.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15I always strive for perfection and then I feel bad
0:12:15 > 0:12:17if I don't reach that perfection.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20But I'm my own worst enemy, so I only have myself to blame.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25She still has a big number to perform tonight,
0:12:25 > 0:12:27so Ella really needs to compose herself
0:12:27 > 0:12:29and put this mistake behind her.
0:12:29 > 0:12:34I'm just really scared that I'll let everyone else down, and myself.
0:12:34 > 0:12:35Are you OK?
0:12:43 > 0:12:45The pressure's also on for Sadie.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49In her next performance, she's on stage with Chelsie, Jordan
0:12:49 > 0:12:52and Tommy, who've all starred in hit West End shows.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55A year ago she was at a normal primary school.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58Now she's sharing leads with some of theatre's biggest rising stars.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05# One step closer to heaven
0:13:05 > 0:13:08# One step closer to you
0:13:08 > 0:13:12# There'll be No more living without you, baby
0:13:12 > 0:13:16# I'm counting each minute till I'm back to you...#
0:13:16 > 0:13:18Doing the end of year show has proved that
0:13:18 > 0:13:22I want to be a West End stage lady.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25I want to be up the front singing, dancing and acting,
0:13:25 > 0:13:30and the show has just proved to me that it will be amazing.
0:13:30 > 0:13:35# Hold on, hold on Hold on to my love, yeah. #
0:13:35 > 0:13:40APPLAUSE
0:13:50 > 0:13:54With only half the performances done, the show is far from over.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56Is my lipstick still on now?
0:13:56 > 0:13:59And with so many pupils in multiple routines,
0:13:59 > 0:14:01quick costume changes are essential.
0:14:01 > 0:14:06- I need it to stay up like that. - Is that in the middle? - Yeah, that's fine.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08But a role is not just about a change of outfit.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12- What really makes a performance is getting in to character.- Uh-huh!
0:14:17 > 0:14:20And Joel's not only got the quiff of a rock legend,
0:14:20 > 0:14:22he's also got the diva attitude.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25- I don't have a line in the middle. - Yes, you do.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28No, I don't, Karen didn't do that.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30Now, I'm going to look like a girl, well done(!)
0:14:30 > 0:14:34Anybody have a make-up wipe? I need a make-up wipe.
0:14:34 > 0:14:39Don't laugh. I don't like it. You're messing my hair up!
0:14:39 > 0:14:41No, she's not.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43He's playing Elvis the Pharaoh king,
0:14:43 > 0:14:47although when he bagged the part, he wasn't too taken with the costume.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50Seriously, its got a heart on it.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53I just wish I could just rip these things off.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58Joel's hip swinging section is up next, so he's getting his bling on.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01Hang on a minute, Joel, isn't something missing?
0:15:01 > 0:15:05- All the gems have fallen off from here.- Fallen off, you say?
0:15:05 > 0:15:09I put them in my bag last night and they've just, like, all come out.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11They're not even in my bag.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15Like, when I first put them, I put them in my bag, now they're not in there.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17- It's so weird.- Yeah, really weird(!)
0:15:20 > 0:15:24But can he still play the king without all that bling?
0:15:24 > 0:15:26I've been practising so much at home.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29I've been listening to loads of Elvis songs,
0:15:29 > 0:15:31watching Elvis videos, stuff like that.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34And just, like, how he moves, it's just absolutely amazing.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38So I'm just going to have to try and do that.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40There we go.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53# I was wandering along By the banks of the river
0:15:53 > 0:15:56# When seven fat cows Came up out of the Nile
0:15:56 > 0:15:57# Uh-huh-huh
0:15:57 > 0:16:00# Bop-shoo-waddy-waddy Bop-bop-shoo-waddy-waddy
0:16:00 > 0:16:03# Right behind These fine healthy animals
0:16:03 > 0:16:06# Came seven other cows that were Skinny and vile
0:16:06 > 0:16:08# Uh-huh-huh
0:16:08 > 0:16:11# Bop-shoo-waddy-waddy Bop-bop-shoo-waddy-waddy
0:16:11 > 0:16:13# The thin cows ate Which I thought would do them good
0:16:13 > 0:16:14# Uh-huh-huh
0:16:14 > 0:16:17# Bop-shoo-waddy-waddy Bop-bop-shoo-waddy-waddy
0:16:17 > 0:16:21# But it didn't make them fatter Like such a monster supper should
0:16:21 > 0:16:24# Bop-shoo-waddy-waddy Bop-bop-shoo-waddy-waddy
0:16:24 > 0:16:29# Well, the thin cows were as thin As they had ever, ever, ever been
0:16:31 > 0:16:37# This dream has got me baffled Hey, Joseph, what does it mean? #
0:16:37 > 0:16:40APPLAUSE
0:16:42 > 0:16:43Absolutely awesome.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47So I did, like, the thing, but I did it more, like, full out
0:16:47 > 0:16:49so it was proper, like, that
0:16:49 > 0:16:51and everyone was, like, looking at me.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54I tried not to look at my mum because she was, like,
0:16:54 > 0:16:57and I was like, "Stop it, stop it, you're making me blush."
0:16:57 > 0:17:03It, like, really makes me want to go back on there and do it again and again and again and over again.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07The end of year show is a fantastic opportunity for pupils to wow
0:17:07 > 0:17:09the audience, and as it continues
0:17:09 > 0:17:12it's clear that exceptional talent is everywhere.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14# Lose yourself to dance
0:17:17 > 0:17:19# Lose yourself to dance
0:17:22 > 0:17:24# Lose yourself to dance
0:17:26 > 0:17:29# Lose yourself to dance... #
0:17:31 > 0:17:35Star pupil Layton is just one of many dancers shining.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38And for Ella, after her fall earlier,
0:17:38 > 0:17:41she's desperate to show what she can do.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49# Teardrop on the fire
0:17:49 > 0:17:52# Fearless on my breath... #
0:17:53 > 0:17:56Sharing the spotlight with Charlie,
0:17:56 > 0:17:59she's showing why she's worthy of such a big part.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15APPLAUSE
0:18:15 > 0:18:19It's a perfect comeback, and Ella's a happy girl.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31- But while some are celebrating... - Fantastic!
0:18:31 > 0:18:33..others have yet to go on
0:18:33 > 0:18:36and are nervously cramming in some last-minute practice.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38There, spin that way.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42For Kieran and Aemilia tonight is the result of weeks of
0:18:42 > 0:18:44hard work on their lifting routine.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47It's finally come down to do our lifts, which is brilliant
0:18:47 > 0:18:49because we've practised it enough.
0:18:49 > 0:18:50More than enough.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54More than enough so that it is amazing and that it's good.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57Though it's not just the practice that's made it a tough journey.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Karen nearly dropped both of them from the show
0:18:59 > 0:19:02when Kieran didn't turn up for rehearsals.
0:19:02 > 0:19:03Two strikes and out, OK?
0:19:05 > 0:19:08The worst scenario that could happen is that he could drop me.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10- Do you think that'll happen? Really?- No.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13He would never drop me, he's told me he would never drop me.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16- So I trust him there. - Have I dropped you yet?- No.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18Aemilia has complete faith in Kieran,
0:19:18 > 0:19:21which is essential for this lift.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25Not sure Beth can say the same for her partner Tyler.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29- So one, two, three, four... - Five, six, seven, eight.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31- Five, six, seven, eight.- OK, there.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34Tyler had real trouble lifting Beth in rehearsals.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36And seven, tuck, tuck, tuck.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39They've been practising, but it's still a bit touch and go.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42Well, not lift, just get through it so I don't suddenly get on stage
0:19:42 > 0:19:44and go "oh," and start tapping like that.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48I don't want it to be like that, I want it to be perfecto.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51With the rest of the seniors already swinging on stage,
0:19:51 > 0:19:54it's time for the couples to make their entrance.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56# Saturday night... #
0:19:56 > 0:19:58Come on, dance you lot!
0:19:58 > 0:20:02# Do the Eric hokey-cokey shuffle... #
0:20:02 > 0:20:04And now for the lift sequence.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08# Do the Eric hokey-cokey shuffle
0:20:10 > 0:20:13# Shimmy to the left Shimmy to the right
0:20:13 > 0:20:16# Do the Eric hokey Do the Eric hokey
0:20:16 > 0:20:20# Do the Eric hokey-cokey shuffle on a Saturday
0:20:20 > 0:20:22# On a Saturday... #
0:20:22 > 0:20:24I think the lift sequence went brilliant.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28- That's the highest you've been. - Definitely the highest I've been.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30- It was almost we didn't make it down in time.- Yeah.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34All the hard work has paid off. It's all over and done with now.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37Probably won't forget that lift, though. Keep it in the book.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39# Night! #
0:20:49 > 0:20:52With the show nearly at an end, everyone's gearing up
0:20:52 > 0:20:53for the big finale.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00But for Niki, the excitement's tinged with sadness.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04# Somewhere over the rainbow
0:21:04 > 0:21:08# Blue birds fly... #
0:21:08 > 0:21:10Niki's loved her time at school.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12But the cost of staying on is just too much.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15She knows that this may well be her last performance
0:21:15 > 0:21:17on stage for some time.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21I want to prove to my mum that she's paid a lot of money just for me
0:21:21 > 0:21:24to send me somewhere. I want to prove to her that she's actually
0:21:24 > 0:21:27done something and, like, spent her money for a good cause.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29And she's done something worth it.
0:21:29 > 0:21:34And I want her to see that I have, like, a talent.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37It's going to be sad as well, it's going to be the last one
0:21:37 > 0:21:39so it's going to be... little cries maybe.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42Sh! Guys, be quiet!
0:21:42 > 0:21:44I'm going over the rainbow!
0:21:50 > 0:21:52# Someday I'll wish upon a star
0:21:52 > 0:22:00# And wake up where the clouds are far behind me
0:22:00 > 0:22:04# Where troubles melt like lemon drops
0:22:04 > 0:22:06# Away above the chimney tops
0:22:06 > 0:22:14# That's where you'll find me
0:22:15 > 0:22:20# Somewhere over the rainbow
0:22:20 > 0:22:26# Skies are blue
0:22:26 > 0:22:32# And the dreams that you dare to dream
0:22:32 > 0:22:37# Really do come true. #
0:22:37 > 0:22:40It's a fantastic final performance from Niki,
0:22:40 > 0:22:44and all that's left now is for everyone to take a bow.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:23:12 > 0:23:17With end-of-year show over, that's it - school is out.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22- That was a good show. - I loved that.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24I didn't want it to end because it went too fast.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26Good job, man, good job.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31When these guys want to do it, they really do.
0:23:31 > 0:23:36The talent shone tonight and I think it was explosive,
0:23:36 > 0:23:38so I'm thrilled for all of them.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42- Oh, well done.- It was brilliant.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45- It was amazing.- Thank you. - I'm so, so proud of you.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48I'm so emotional, it really has made me emotional.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51She's amazing, she really is amazing.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55I love you. Oh, she was brilliant, absolutely brilliant, I loved it.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58Now I'm really regretting her leaving but we've got no choice.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Well done, very good.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04I think Luca and Ella are made for each other, they dance really well together.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06Something there, sparkle in the eyes.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12I feel really happy.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16The only thing that's a let-down is saying goodbye to everyone.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20And for Reece, it's also going to be a very hard goodbye.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24Thank you so much for those five years.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28- I could not have done it without you, honestly.- Yes, you could.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30Yes, you could.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34It was honestly an amazing five years and it is sad that it has come
0:24:34 > 0:24:38to an end, but I know that I'm going to stay in touch with you guys.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40- You must.- This is your home.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43- Yeah.- Remember to come home.
0:24:43 > 0:24:44OK.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46We're a family now. You come back,
0:24:46 > 0:24:51- and I want opening night tickets. - Yeah!- Every performance you do.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53- Yeah.- I need my tickets, I need my invite.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00Reece's time at school has been an epic journey.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03You can't let them see that it's getting to you.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05You've got to keep your head strong.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10It was the most awkward kiss I've ever done in my entire life!
0:25:10 > 0:25:14# You don't know what it's like to be considered a freak.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17- # Well, maybe you do... # - APPLAUSE
0:25:17 > 0:25:22And he may think it's at an end, but Karen knows it's just the beginning.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24Don't let anyone stop you,
0:25:24 > 0:25:27- what you know in your heart you was born to do.- OK.
0:25:27 > 0:25:32- OK? And we are here for you, always.- Thank you so much.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34- Thank you, Reece. - I love you, sweetheart.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36Reece has a heart of gold.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40He's a very, very talented individual, and I'm getting upset.
0:25:40 > 0:25:45He's been with us a long time but I have confidence in what he's gained
0:25:45 > 0:25:49from his training so far will carry all the way through with him now.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52It's not a negative, it's a positive.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55He's starting a new journey and this will always be his home
0:25:55 > 0:25:59and he will always come back to where he started.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03I thought it was going to last for ever, it's just literally come
0:26:03 > 0:26:07to a dead stop, but I'm going to keep in touch and, you know,
0:26:07 > 0:26:09like, everything does have to end at one point
0:26:09 > 0:26:12and this, unfortunately, it did it today.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19School may have ended for Reece, but for the rest of our guys and girls
0:26:19 > 0:26:21it's business as usual.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26Ella is looking forward to Year 11
0:26:26 > 0:26:28and representing the school as head girl,
0:26:28 > 0:26:33and helping her out as prefects will be her close friends Luca and Jade.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38Mimi is now appearing on our screens as the latest member
0:26:38 > 0:26:40of the Beale family in EastEnders.
0:26:41 > 0:26:45Layton's landed a lead role in a Dick Whittington pantomime
0:26:45 > 0:26:48and is currently starring in a BBC Three TV series.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51Kedar will continue training at the school,
0:26:51 > 0:26:55along with Tommy, who is busy with auditions for his next big role.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57As are Amy and Tilly.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03Cameron has left the school to choreograph for a West End show,
0:27:03 > 0:27:06while Chelsie is still appearing just around the corner
0:27:06 > 0:27:08in Billy Elliot.
0:27:09 > 0:27:14Marni is embarking on a year's course at a London circus school.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16For Max and band mate Luca,
0:27:16 > 0:27:19the original line-up of Distant Virtue is no more.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23But they hope to audition new band members next year.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27And Estelle got nine GCSEs, gaining a B in maths
0:27:27 > 0:27:30and is now off to study for her A-Levels.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32And for everyone else,
0:27:32 > 0:27:35life goes on at the School For Stars.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37# We can't stop
0:27:37 > 0:27:40# And we won't stop
0:27:40 > 0:27:44# Can't you see it's we who own the night
0:27:44 > 0:27:47# Can't you see it's we who 'bout that life
0:27:47 > 0:27:50# And we can't stop
0:27:50 > 0:27:53# And we won't stop
0:27:53 > 0:27:56# We run things Things don't run we
0:27:56 > 0:27:59# We don't take nothing from nobody
0:27:59 > 0:28:02# Yeah, yeah... #
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