Dillon Jeffrey Stevens, (born April 23, 1997) is an actor, dancer, and singer born in

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. Stevens currently resides in Chicago, Illinois.

Career

Dillon began his dance training with ''Center Stage'' Dance Company in

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at the age of five. He has been dancing there for almost 10 years. Stevens has performed as a tap soloist at "Showstopper" regionals as well as performing in the opening number for Nationals in

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in 2009.http://www.showstopperonline.com/where/ Showstopper Online Where Are they now Bio After being discovered by a New York "Older Billy" at Encore DCS Nationals in

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in 2009, Stevens was cast in the role of Michael in the Chicago production of ''

Billy Elliot The Musical ''Billy Elliot: The Musical'' is a coming-of-age stage musical based on the 2000 film of the same name. The music is by Elton John, and the book and lyrics are by Lee Hall, who wrote the film's screenplay. The plot revolves around Billy, a m ...

''.http://www.theatreinchicago.com/newswire.php?newsID=219 Billy Elliot gets new Billys Dillon graduated from Jesse Carson High School in June 2015.

Stage Credits

References

External links

Center Stage Dance Company

Showstopper Online
1997 births Living people American male child actors People from Concord, North Carolina American male dancers People from China Grove, North Carolina {{US-actor-stub