They had been mocked, ridiculed, told they didn’t belong—bullied for daring to choose ballet, for embracing an art that demanded both strength and grace. But as the music began, they didn’t just dance—they unleashed their souls. Every movement was a battle cry, every leap a testament to their resilience. The audience fell silent, spellbound by the raw emotion woven into every step. Tears streamed down faces, hearts pounded in awe. Even the judges, hardened by years of performances, couldn’t hold back their emotions. Then, in a moment that felt like fate, a hand slammed the golden buzzer. The confetti rained down, but the real victory had already happened—the world had just witnessed something unforgettable.
When the Phoenix Boys’ dance troupe took to the audition stage of Britain’s Got Talent 2024, the judges were shocked to hear they’d had a total of only three rehearsals. Their confidence was bright from the moment they appeared — the boys had already made the audience laugh, rattling off a mismatched list of places its members had been pulled from, from Kent to Glasgow, Cheshire to Manchester. But they never could have expected the insane reaction their once-in-a-lifetime audition would receive.
BGT has seen a multitude of street dancers battle for the crown. But a whole street’s worth of all-male ballet dancers?
Phoenix Boys had the audience spellbound from their very first move, blending traditional ballet and modern interpretive dance with an exciting, acrobatic edge. Between their ornamental backflips, cartwheels, pirouettes, and lifts, innumerable boys streamed onto the stage as the act progressed, doubling the power and sheer grace of this incredible performance. Their stellar audition has already gained nearly half a million views on YouTube!
The judges were taken aback, shocked into silence, before a huge standing ovation overtook the audience, joined by pro dance judge, Bruno Tonioli. After a moment’s thought, he slammed the Golden Buzzer so hard it split down the centre, breaking the button with a passion never seen before in BGT history.
