Strictly Come Dancing (South African TV series)


Strictly Come Dancing was a South African reality dance competition television series produced for SABC2 by Rapid Blue, based on the British show of the same name. It was broadcast live from the Carlton Centre Ballroom, Johannesburg, and it was hosted by Siphiwe Nhlapo. The show premiered in South Africa on SABC2 on Saturday 4 February 2006, at 20:00hrs.

Format

South African celebrities are partnered with professional Latin and Ballroom dancers and must work each week on perfecting a dance routine.
Each week during a live show viewers are asked to vote for their favourite couple, and one couple is eliminated.
In the season finale, two couples dance off to win the title and a cash prize of R40,000. The cash prize was first introduced for the third season.
Through sms voting, viewers vote who should stay and who should go, the results of the poll being combined with the ranking of the panel of judges.
For example: with 4 contestants left, the judges' favourite would receive 4 points, 2nd favourite 3 points, and so on, and similarly with the viewers' rankings. The two scores added together make the final score.

Seasons

Season 1

The first season of Strictly Come Dancing aired from 4 February to 25 March 2006. A second season was ordered immediately based on the success of the first, and began just four months later, in August.

Judges

The judging panel consists of:
Each judge gives the performance a mark out of ten, giving an overall total out of 40.

Couples

The eight celebrities to compete the first season were:
CelebrityOccupationProfessional partnerStatus
Baby Jake MatlalaBoxerMary MartinEliminated 1st
on 11 February 2006
James DaltonFormer Rugby playerSonja StanfordEliminated 2nd
on 18 February 2006
AshifashabbaDJ and comedianTselane MoketeEliminated 3rd
on 25 February 2006
Claudia HenkelMiss South Africa 2004Brandon Eilers Le RicheEliminated 4th
on 4 March 2006
Florence MasebeActressKagiso NtseaneEliminated 5th
on 11 March 2006
Zwai BalaMusician, kwaito starKego MotshabiThird place
on 18 March 2006
Michelle GarforthActress, television presenterHarold van BuurenRunner-up
on 25 March 2006
Zuraida JardineRadio DJMichael WentinkWinners
on 25 March 2006

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Zuraida & MichaelCha Cha ChaQuickstepJiveFoxtrotSamba/V.WaltzRumba+TangoPaso Doble+WaltzFoxtrot+Cha Cha Cha+Freestyle
Michelle & HaroldWaltzRumbaTangoPaso DobleSamba/V.WaltzCha Cha Cha+QuickstepJive+FoxtrotRumba+Jive+Freestyle
Zwai & KegoWaltzRumbaTangoPaso DobleSamba/V.WaltzJive+FoxtrotCha Cha Cha+Quickstep-
Florence & KagistoCha Cha ChaQuickstepJiveFoxtrotSamba/V.WaltzPaso Doble+Waltz--
Claudia & BrandonWaltzRumbaTangoPaso DobleSamba/V.Waltz---
Ashifashabba & TselaneCha Cha ChaQuickstepJiveFoxtrot----
James & SonjaWaltzRumbaTango-----
Jake & MaryCha Cha ChaQuickstep------

Season 2

The second season of Strictly Come Dancing premiered on SABC2 on Saturday 5 August 2006 at 20:00.
In the second season, eight new South African celebrities coupled up with their own professional dancers and attempted to win the ballroom dancing showdown.
Celebrities for the season included soapie actors, a kwaito muso, a handyman, a beauty queen, a radio jock and a soccer star.

Judges

The judging panel consists of:
Each judge gives the performance a mark out of ten, giving an overall total out of 40.

Couples

CelebrityOccupationProfessional partnerStatus
Babalawa MnenoModelThabo MolotoEliminated 1st
on 12 August 2006
Grethe FoxActressHarold van BuurenEliminated 2nd
on 19 August 2006
Mark FishFormer soccer playerHayley BennettEliminated 3rd
on 26 August 2006
Dingaan MokebeActorPhemelo MabuseEliminated 4th
on 2 September 2006
Jeannie DRadio DJ, television presenterAnthony KrotzEliminated 5th
on 9 September 2006
Tamara DeyKwaito-pop starBrandon Eilers Le RicheThird place
on 16 September 2006
Freedom HadebeActorMary MartinRunner-up
on 23 September 2006
Riann VenterTelevision handymanHayley HammondWinners
on 23 September 2006

Scores

Season 3

The third season of Strictly Come Dancing aired on SABC2 from 24 May to 12 July 2007, on Thursdays at 19h30.
Featuring eight new celebrity dancers who strutted their stuff with their professional dance partners, the show was broadcast in a new time and date format.
Instead of being on Saturday nights between 20:00 and 21:30 as previous seasons were, the show was on Thursday nights at 19:30 for an initial hour episode in which each couple performed their dance for the week.
There was an hour break from 20:30 to give viewers time to vote and the show resumed for a half an hour results episode at 21:30.
It was the first season of the show that the winning couple had won a cash prize. The R40,000 was sponsored by the SABC.
The celebrity contestants included an Olympic medalist, a journalist, a rapper, an Afrikaans music superstar and a wildlife television host.

Judges

The judging panel consists of:
Each judge gives the performance a mark out of ten, giving an overall total out of 40.

Couples

The eight celebrities to compete the third season were:
CelebrityOccupationProfessional partnerStatus
Lesley MofokengJournalist for the Sunday TimesSara ElsEliminated 1st
on 1 June 2007
Thembisile NtakaWinner of the 2003 Popstars reality showThabo MolotoEliminated 2nd
on 8 June 2007
Patricia LewisOne of South Africa's top-selling Afrikaans female singersMarcel VilonelEliminated 3rd
on 15 June 2007
Lieschen BotesWonderbra modelRyan HammondEliminated 4th
on 22 June 2007
Hezekiél SepengOlympic silver medallistLindsey MuckleEliminated 5th
on 29 June 2007
Erald FelixHost of the SABC2 wildlife show 50/50Mary MartinThird place
on 5 July 2007
Candice MoodleyPresenter of the Indian magazine show Eastern MosaicQuintus JansenRunner-up
on 12 July 2007
Hip Hop PantsulaAward-winning rapperHayley BennettWinners
on 12 July 2007

Scores

Dances performed

Season 4

The fourth season of Strictly Come Dancing aired on SABC2 from 31 January to 20 March 2008, on Thursdays at 19:30. It was won by actor Emmanuel Castis and his partner Lindsey Muckle.
The first part was where the contestants showed off their various dancing talents and the second part where the results were revealed. Shot live from the Carlton Hotel Ballroom, the eight-part series was once again hosted by Ian von Memerty and Sandy Ngema.

Dance-off

A new system called the dance-off was introduced in the fourth season. The Dance-Off is performed by the two couples with the lowest scores following the judges' scores and public vote.
After performing their dance again, the judges are asked one-by-one who they would like to save, and the couple with the most votes remains in the competition. If there is a tie, head judge Lilian Phororo has the deciding vote.

Judges

The judging panel consists of:
Each judge gives the performance a mark out of ten, giving an overall total out of 40.

Couples

The celebrity contestants and their partners for this season were:
CelebrityOccupationProfessional partnerStatus
Mutodi NesheheModel, actor and Ndalamo on MuvhangoTebogo MokgediEliminated 1st
on 7 February 2008
Mark WilliamsFormer Bafana Bafana strikerKabelo SebusiEliminated 2nd
on 14 February 2008
Uyanda MbuliSocialite, businesswoman and actressRyan HammondEliminated 3rd
on 21 February 2008
Brenda NgxoliStage, TV actress and directorQuintus JansenEliminated 4th
on 28 February 2008
Ashley HaydenM-Net continuity presenter, actress, winner of The Weakest LinkMuntu NgubaneEliminated 5th
on 6 March 2008
Tanya van GraanFHM's Sexiest Woman 2007, stage and TV actressBrandon Eilers Le RicheThird place
on 13 March 2008
Trevor NoahComedian, radio DJ, sports presenter for SABC's SiyadlalaHayley HammondRunner-up
on 20 March 2008
Emmanuel CastisStage and TV actor and singerLindsey MuckleWinners
on 20 March 2008

Scores

Dances performed

Season 5

Season 5 premiered on SABC2 on Thursday 2 October 2008, at 19:30. There are 10 episodes in the fifth season.
It was preceded by a one-hour special, Strictly Come Dancing: The Story So Far, on Thursday 25 September, which took a retroactive look at past seasons and previewed the fifth season.
The first part was where the contestants showed off their various dancing talents and the second part where the results were revealed. Shot live from the Carlton Hotel Ballroom, the eight-part series was once again hosted by Ian von Memerty and Sandy Ngema.
A major change to the show this season came in the form of 10 couples who competed over 10 weeks – in past seasons eight couples competed over eight weeks.
The 10 celebrity couples lining up for the 5th season of SABC2's Strictly Come Dancing were announced on Wednesday 17 September 2008.
The celeb talent included an infamous comedian/actor, two well-known radio DJs, a racing car driver, an Afro-jazz pop-diva, an ex-Miss South Africa, a popular soapie star, a showjumping champion/model, a member/creator of a popular hip hop group and an ex-Gladiator.

Judges

The judging panel consists of:
Each judge gives the performance a mark out of ten, giving an overall total out of 40.

Couples

The celebrity contestants and their partners for this season were:
CelebrityOccupationProfessional partnerStatus
Lebo "Shugasmakx" MothibeDirector of Buttabing Entertainment and Ventilation ProductionSeipati NthoesaneEliminated 1st
on 16 October 2008
Judith SephumaMultiple SAMA-Award-winning and respected Afro-jazz pop artistEksteen TrautEliminated 2nd
on 23 October 2008
Adil MoreVoice of Metro FM's Top 40 Chart ShowRobynn SoulesEliminated 3rd
on 30 October 2008
Hlubi MboyaLocal TV's rising young starsKhutso KhunouEliminated 4th
on 6 November 2008
Gugu ZuluLocal motor racing champion and TV presenterSarah CooperEliminated 5th
on 13 November 2008
Garth CollinsTV/theatre/film actor, comedian and MCHayley BennettEliminated 6th
on 27 November 2008
Anele MdodaCo-presenter of the Grant & Anele show on 5FMBrandon Eilers Le RicheEliminated 7th
on 27 November 2008
Cindy NellEx-Miss South Africa, model, and presenter of SABC2's PasellaJonathan BroadwayThird place
on 4 December 2008
Tessa van DuurenProfessional A-grade show jumper, model and TV presenterGrant EsterhuizenRunner-up
on 4 December 2008
Rob van VuurenActor and comedian, presenter of SABC2's Crazy GamesMary MartinWinners
on 4 December 2008

Scores

Dances performed

Series 6

Hosts

Judges

The judging panel consists of:
Each judge gives the performance a mark out of ten, giving an overall total out of 30.

Couples

The celebrity contestants and their partners for this season were:

Season 7

Season 7 started airing on 18 July 2014 on SABC 3. Live episodes are aired on Fridays from 20:00 to 21:45, with the results show airing the following day at 19:00. The results show is recorded directly after the live show.

Hosts

Judges

The judging panel consists of:
Each judge gives the performance a mark out of ten, giving an overall total out of 30.

Couples

The celebrity contestants and their partners for this season were: