STAGE TUBE: Billy Elliot's Tavares Performs at White House

On September 7, Billy Elliot's Dayton Tavares performed "Electricity" from the Tony Award-winning musical at the White House as part "The White House Dance Series: A Tribute to Judith Jamison."

The performance featured American dance companies in a tribute to Jamison's dancing career. Jamison was the choreographer and artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Tavares andco-stars Jacob Clemente, Alex Ko and Liam Readhead, participated in a dance workshop at the White House earlier in the day.

Billy Elliot the Musical was the winner of ten 2009 Tony Awards including: Best Musical; Best Book of a Musical (Lee Hall); Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical (David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, Kiril Kulish); Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical (Gregory Jbara); Best Direction of a Musical (Stephen Daldry); Best Choreography (Peter Darling); Best Orchestrations (Martin Koch); Best Scenic Design of a Musical (Ian MacNeil); Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Rick Fisher); Best Sound Design of a Musical (Paul Arditti). The production was the recipient of a total of 35 awards including being named Best Musical by the New York Drama Critics Circle, Drama Desk, Drama League and Outer Critics Circle.

To view Tavares' performance, click below.