'It would be honour to win Britain's Got Talent'

A Liverpool dance group has said it would be an "honour to perform at the Royal Variety Performance" if they win this year's Britain's Got Talent (BGT).

The 66-person dance troop from the Liverpool Media Academy (LMA) University, will be appearing live for the BGT semi-final on Saturday 19:00 BST hoping to secure a place in the final.

"We were all buzzing to get through," dance group members Michael, 20, and Rose, 21, said. "That was quite a surreal moment.

"We put so much effort into this, so to see us get the victory and win would be just the best - it would be an honour to perform at the Royal Variety."

The group said viewers can expect a "bigger" performance than their televised audition, complete with props and more.

They will be one of eight acts to perform live at the second of five semi-finals of the the ITV talent show.

Two of the eight acts will then progress to the finals. The public vote will decide who the first act is, while the second will be chosen by judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, and KSI.

From there, ten acts will go head-to-head in the final on 30 May - competing for a £250,000 cash prize and a chance to perform at the Royal Variety Performance.

Member and LMA level two student Michael, said: "I don't want to give too much away because obviously we want it to be a surprise for those watching but it is going to be so much bigger on our first initial audition."

"It's just something new and something cool I would say.

"The BGT experience so far it's been so good to say it's been real fun to be with my friends most days and just having fun," he added.

Michael said he is looking forward to the semi-final performance - where he hopes to get to know the judges a bit better.

"In the first audition I completely froze and I didn't look at anyone - I was just in the game," he said.

"So I'm hoping this time round I get to actually look at the judges a bit more and like see what they're actually like - but they were all very warm and supportive."

"The experience has brought us all so much closer and we've learned a whole new side of hard work," level five dance performance student Rose said.

Rose added being able to tell friends and family about being on the show has been "incredible".

"Looking back at little 10-year-old me, if she knew where I was now, she'd be so, so amazed - and that's down to LMA, so I'm very grateful," she said.

"It's nerve-wracking, but it's very exciting," she added.

"The reception we have had from the judges, the audience, and the public has been incredible," LMA University owner Richard said. "It's such such a proud moment."

He added: "There's a lot of a lot of misery in the world right now and these guys are certainly bringing a lot of happiness that's for sure."

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