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Peter Darling puts on a pair of red leather boxing gloves and spars with himself in the mirror of a dance studio above Times Square.

He looks more like an athlete--a boxer even--than a dancer. But this month, it's Darling's choreography that packs a punch on Broadway.

Billy Elliot tells the story of an 11year-old English boy who wants to be a ballet dancer.

He fights his family's expectations--and society's--to prove his worth onstage. As he struggles, his family becomes caught up in Britain's 1980s miners strike.

Peter Darling is an award-winning choreographer.

Peter Darling is an award-winning choreographer.

Peter Darling (born 25 October ) is an English dancer and choreographer best known for his award-winning work in ''Billy Elliot the Musical''.

Dance Teacher spoke to Darling about his choreographic process and tactics for getting the most out of young performers.

The man who made Billy Elliot dance, both on screen and on stage, took dance lessons as a kid in the same kind of tumbledown rec center that.

Dancer, teacher and choreographer Sheron Wray.

First a popular movie, Billy Elliot opened as a musical on London's West End in 2005, directed by Stephen Daldry with music by Elton John and book and lyrics by Lee Hall. It was a smash hit. In 2007 an Australian production opened.

Now Darling--who choreographed the movie and the stage versions--hopes for a Broadway knockout.

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