(Connie Ferguson & Brandon Eilers)
Popular
international dance show, Strictly Come
Dancing which partners South African celebrities with professional Latin
and Ballroom dancers, returns for an unprecedented 6th season on July 10 at 20h00
on SABC3 and will run for 10 weeks.
Hosted
by comedian Marc Lottering and radio DJ Pabi Moloi, this international smash
hit dance show will broadcast weekly from 20h00 to 22h00 with a break in
between at the Renaissance Centre as the dance couples compete against each
other to impress a panel of judges and the viewing public in order to survive
potential elimination.
Each
week during the live show viewers will be asked to vote for their favourite
couple, and one couple (with the least votes) will be eliminated.
The five
male contestants are Expresso
presenter Graeme Richards, comedian Mpho Popps, 5fm breakfast radio producer
Damon Kalvari, Durban based musician L’vovo and popular actor Thapelo Mokoena. The
female contestants are TV presenters Lalla Hirayama and Kuli Roberts, and
popular actresses Connie Ferguson, Zakeeya Patel (High Rollers) and Jay Anstey (Isidingo).
Putting
the celebrities through their paces will be a very talented team of
professional dancers that consists of; Hayley Hammond, Hayley Bennet, Nombulelo
Hlathi, Mary Martins, Lindsey Muckle, Sylvester Sefotlhelo, Grant Esterhuizen,
Brandon Eilers, Ryan Hammond and Tsholo Moholowane.
With a
brand new judging panel of dance industry professionals Michael Wentink, Tebogo
Kgobokoe and Samantha Peo; the sixth season of the popular dance franchise, and
first season SABC 3 promises to be a major highlight for South African
television this year.
Said
Risuna Mayimele SABC3 Marketing Manager, “We are excited to be bringing this
high tempo, energetic and popular show to our loyal viewers. Strictly Come Dancing amassed a large
following in a short space of time in South Africa and we are in no doubt that
the 6th season will continue on the same vein and become the programme of
choice on Wednesday evenings”.
Tune in
to Strictly Come Dancing on SABC3,
from July 10 from 20h00 to 22h00.
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