Young Britney Spears

Britney Spears was born in McComb, Mississippi and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana as a Southern was an accomplished gymnast, attending gymnastics classes until age nine and competing in statelevel competitions She performed in local dance revues and sang in her local Baptist church choir. AT 8 Spears auditioned for the Disney Channel series The New Mickey Mouse Club. Although she was considered too young to join the series at the time, a producer on the show introduced her to a New York City age