Can Pre-Skool win Britain's Got Talent? Dance troupe fine tune their incredible routine ahead of weekend final
By SIMON CABLE
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The youngest members of the group are six and the oldest nine.
Pre-Skool certainly have the cute factor and have already won over the notoriously scathing Simon Cowell.
Now they face the small task of charming 13million members of the British public.
Pulling out all the stops: Britain's Got Talent hopefuls Pre-Skool have been working hard to perfect their routine ahead of Saturday night's final
The 12-strong group, made up of children aged five to eight, have spent the past week fine-tuning their latest dance routine ahead of their appearance in the Britain’s Got Talent final on Saturday night.
The children, from Port Talbot in Wales, have managed to get the week off school as they prepare for their performance on the ITV talent show.
Up to 13million people are expected to tune in to watch the final, which will see the group competing against ten other acts to win a £250,000 prize and a place at this year’s Royal Variety Performance.
Busting a move: The group won over the judges with their cute appearances and their incredible dancing abilities
Talented: Chloe Birmingham does the famous Fame jump as the group rehearse for the final
Choreographer Terry Michael, who runs the TDM stage school where the group have been rehearsing, said the children had been frantically trying to learn their moves ahead of the final. ‘It is very hard work. But they all absolutely love it.
‘The good thing about Pre-Skool is they’re so young that they’re totally oblivious to what’s going on outside the dancing.
‘There’s no pressure at all. If anything, the adults feel more pressure. I think it’s an incredible experience to go in to the spotlight. I think it has such a positive effect. It’s hard work. It gives them discipline and builds up their self-confidence. It’s such a positive experience.
Cute as a button: The cute faux-mance between Tyler Kelly and Seren Evans is one of the core concepts of their routines
Will you marry me? It looks as though a proposal might be in store for the kids
‘The kids absolutely love Simon and he’s fantastic with them. I know he’s known as Mr Nasty, but he’s absolutely lovely with kids.
‘Obviously he’s an incredibly talented and successful businessman but he’s only human at the end of the day and he loves children. He’s really approachable. He’s given some really good advice.’
The group are made up of the younger siblings of Nu Sxool – another young dance group who appeared in the final of Britain’s Got Talent last year.
Pre-Skool consist of Elisha Thars and Cooper Jeffreys, both six, Seren Evans, Tyler Kelly, Megan Carsley and Rwbi Richards, all seven, eight-year-olds Jordan Andrews, Honey Bull, Daisy Jones, Chloe Birmingham, Megan Jenkins, and the eldest member of the group, Olivia Williams, nine.
Gangnam style! The troupe work their magic as they perfect their moves
Mr Nasty reformed! Simon Cowell was left delighted by the group's routine during one of the live semi-final shows
They were seen screaming in delight as they were voted through to the final by the public during last week’s semi-final, although earlier in the competition, one member of the group started to cry as she waited for the judges to decide whether they would go through to the next round.
Responding to criticism some of the younger contestants can’t handle the pressure and disappointment of not progressing, Simon joked the children were actually middle-aged ‘midgets’.
He said: ‘These are all 45-year-old midgets. I love your personalities and your sense of fun. It was the best act of the night so far.’
Hoping for victory: The Britain's Got Talent finalists, minus Pre-Skool, appeared on Daybreak on Friday morning ahead of the final
When presenter Declan Donnelly asked how long they had spent perfecting their routine, one of the children responded: ‘A year!’ before changing her mind to a week.
Mr Michael added: ‘They just love dancing and they are really excited to be performing on live television again. They don’t get nervous.
‘We are really busy now getting the routine together in time, but the schools have been really supportive about it all.
Mr Michael said if they did manage to win the show, they know what they would do with the winnings.
‘It would be split up amongst the kids so they get some money. We would also look into getting a studio to call our own.’
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Special arrival: Francine Lewis and Declan Donnelly pose with the car
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