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Otlile "Oti" Mabuse (born 8 August 1990) is a South African professional Latin American and ballroom dancer. She is best known as a professional dancer on the British TV series, Strictly Come Dancing, and its German equivalent, Let's Dance.
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- Tom chambers oti mabuse charleston to santa claus is comin to town christmas special 2015
- First steps anthony ogogo and oti mabuse strictly come dancing 2015 bbc one
- Early life
- Dancing career
- Lets Dance
- Strictly Come Dancing
- Dance tours and other professional engagements
- References
First steps anthony ogogo and oti mabuse strictly come dancing 2015 bbc one
Early life
Mabuse was born in Pretoria, South Africa, and 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 the German series 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:
Let's Dance
In 2015, Mabuse appeared as a professional dancer on the eighth season of the German version of Let's Dance. She was partnered with singer Daniel Küblböck. The couple were eliminated in week 9, finishing in sixth place.
In 2016, Mabuse returned as a professional dancer for the ninth season of Let's Dance. She was partnered with television presenter Niels Ruf. The couple were the first to be eliminated in week 2, leaving in 14th place.
Strictly Come Dancing
Mabuse appeared on the 13th series of Strictly Come Dancing, partnering the boxer Anthony Ogogo. The couple were 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. For the 14th series of Strictly Come Dancing she was partnered with former Hollyoaks and West End actor Danny Mac, reaching the final and finishing as runners-up.
Dance tours and other professional engagements
Mabuse took part in the national Strictly Come Dancing - The Live Tour in 2017 with her celebrity partner Danny Mac. They won the 2017 Tour Glitterball after having been voted the winners of more individual shows than any other couple by the audience.
In July 2017, Arlene Phillips announced a dance gala to raise funds for those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire. The Gala for Grenfell took place on 30 July 2017 at the Adelphi Theatre, London and included stars from Strictly Come Dancing, the Royal Ballet and Sir Matthew Bourne's New Adventures company. Mabuse performed a Jive at the Gala with Strictly Come Dancing Champion 2016 Ore Oduba.
In August 2017, Mabuse and Ian Waite announced a 60 date 2018 UK Tour An Audience With.