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Wolverhampton dancer gets chance on stage with Justin Bieber

A 12-year-old girl from the Black Country shared the stage with one of her favourite popstars – Justin Bieber – after being picked to dance with him at Birmingham's Genting Arena.

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Elyse Mannion, from The Scotlands, Wolverhampton, was over the moon as she performed on stage with the megastar, in front of a crowd of more than 15,000 on Monday night.

Elyse was one of four youngsters from a dance school in Telford who were chosen amongst thousands of other dancers in an international YouTube competition.

They were put forward by their dance teacher at Full Out Dance School in Telford.

The girls were selected to dance with Justin based on their faultless dance performance featured in the video submitted.

Charlotte Mannion, Elyse's mum, said: "Justin introduced all four of the girls during his set and received deafening screams from the audience.

Elyse, right, on stage in Birmingham dancing with Justin

"She didn't seem nervous on stage at all, she was just really calm and composed. When she came off the stage though she was in shock and unbelievably happy.

"When we were walking to the car fans were running at us to get photos with Elyse, asking her how she got on stage and just generally couldn't believe who she was."

She added: "This was an opportunity of a lifetime for both her and me and it'll definitely be a memory that will live with us forever."

This tour is the first UK tour Justin has done since 2013.

Elyse has been dancing since she was 10 years old and aspires to become a dancer when she's older.

Dee Spencer, dance teacher at Full Out Dance School, said: "I taught them the choreography set out in the challenge within an hour.

"We put it up online and and they got noticed, later receiving a confirmation via email that all four girls had been chosen from thousands of video submissions to perform with Justin.

"Considering how many people entered, our girls did look really good and they looked like backing dancers."

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