Oti Mabuse
| Oti Mabuse | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Otlile Mabuse 8 August 1990 Pretoria, South Africa |
| Known for | Strictly Come Dancing (series 13) |
Otlile "Oti" Mabuse (born 8 August 1990 Pretoria, South Africa) is a South African professional Latin American and ballroom dancer.
Early life
Mabuse studied civil engineering at university before embarking on a career in professional ballroom dancing. Her elder sister Motsi Mabuse is also a professional ballroom dancer and also participated in Let's Dance.
Dancing career
Mabuse won the South African Latin American Championship eight times, after which she moved to Germany to broaden her dancing horizons. She has earned a number of titles in her dancing career; including:[1]
- third place in World Cup Freestyle Latin in 2014,
- second place European Championship Latin in 2014 and
- first place in German Championship PD Freestyle Latin.
Mabuse appeared in the German version of Strictly Come Dancing, Let's Dance in 2015 and in series 13 of the BBC show Strictly Come Dancing.[2]
Strictly Come Dancing
Mabuse appeared on the 13th Series of Strictly Come Dancing, partnering boxer Anthony Ogogo. The couple was eliminated in Week 3, finishing 14th out of 15. In 2015 Mabuse also took part in the Children in Need and Christmas Specials of the show dancing with, actor, Jack Ashton for Children in Need and scoring a full 40 points for a Charleston with, Series 6 winner, Tom Chambers at Christmas.
Strictly Performances with Anthony Ogogo:
| Week No. | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||||
| Horwood | Bussell | Goodman | Tonioli | Total | |||
| 1 | Jive / "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | None |
| 2 | Waltz / "If You Don't Know Me by Now" | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | Safe |
| 3 | Paso Doble / "Eye of the Tiger" | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | Eliminated |
References
- ↑ "Strictly Come Dancing - Oti Mabuse - BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
German version of Strictly Come Dancing
- ↑ Bagwell, Matt (22 September 2015). "'Strictly' Dancer Labels Her Celeb Partner An 'A***hole'". The Huffington Post UK. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
Further reading
- Mabuse, Motsi (2014). Chili im Blut: Mein Tanz durchs Leben (in German). Ehrenwirth Verlag. ISBN 978-3-431-03913-9.
External links
- Oti Mabuse on YouTube
- Oti Mabuse on Facebook
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