Occupation Dancer TV shows Dancing with the Stars | Television Dancing with the Stars | |
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Full Name Keoikantse Motsepe Born November 24, 1989 (age 27) ( 1989-11-24 ) Pretoria, South Africa Employer American Broadcasting Company Similar Lindsay Arnold, Witney Carson, Sharna Burgess, Emma Slater, Artem Chigvintsev Profiles | ||
Artem chigvintsev and keo motsepe hazed on their first day during dwts interview
Keoikantse "Keo" Motsepe is a South African dancer. His dancing styles are Latin and Ballroom. He is known for being the first African-American professional dancer on the ABC show Dancing with the Stars.
Contents
- Artem chigvintsev and keo motsepe hazed on their first day during dwts interview
- Dwts 22 week 2 jodie sweetin keo motsepe performance live 3 28 16
- Life and career
- Dancing with the Stars
- Dancing with the Stars performances
- References
Dwts 22 week 2 jodie sweetin keo motsepe performance live 3 28 16
Life and career
Motsepe started his career at 11 years of age by entering into in a competitive dance scene representing his country. In 2012 Motsepe joined the cast of Burn the Floor. In 2014 it was announced that Motsepe will join the cast of pro dancers on Dancing with the Stars.
Dancing with the Stars
In season 19, Motsepe was paired up with Olympic athlete Lolo Jones. They were eliminated during the first week of competition, finishing in 13th place. In season 20, Motsepe was paired up with model Charlotte McKinney. They were eliminated in the third week of competition, finishing in 11th place. For season 21, he paired with Grammy Award-winning singer Chaka Khan. They were the first couple eliminated on the second week of competition, finishing in 13th place. For season 22, he was partnered with Full House and Fuller House actress Jodie Sweetin. The couple was eliminated in the eighth week of competition despite being at the top of the leader board that week. They placed 6th overall making this Motsepe's longest run on the show. he returned to season 23 but as a troupe member. For season 24 he returned as a pro dancer and is partnered with actress & comedienne Charo.
Dancing with the Stars performances
1 Score given by guest judge Zendaya.
2 For this week only, as part of "America's Switch Up", Sweetin performed with Valentin Chmerkovskiy instead of Motsepe. Motsepe performed with Kim Fields.
3 Score given by guest judge Maksim Chmerkovskiy.
4 Due to Tonioli being the judge coaching Sweetin's team during the team-up dance, the viewers scored the dance in his place with the averaged score being counted alongside the remaining judges.
