The other boys were apprehensive, perhaps a little embarrassed. They were here for football, they thought, not ballet. But Billy Gilmour had no such reservations.
It had been the same the previous term, when the talented young footballers within the Scottish FA's performance schools programme took part in taekwondo lessons as part of the scheme's multi-sports offering. Despite his group including a British champion in the martial art, Gilmour was determined to be top of the class.
So when an eight-week course of ballet sessions was mandated, his team-mates snickered and blushed, but Gilmour gave it his all.