Johannes Radebe

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Johannes Radebe
Born (1987-04-27) 27 April 1987 (age 36)
Zamdela, Orange Free State, South Africa (now in Free State)
Occupation(s) Dancer, choreographer
Known for Strictly Come Dancing

Johannes Radebe (born 27 April 1987) [1] is a South African dancer and choreographer. [2]

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Early life

Radebe was born in Zamdela, Orange Free State, South Africa. [3] His father, who worked for Coca-Cola, separated from Radebe's mother while he was still at school. [4]

Radebe is gay and has spoken out about the homophobic bullying he received as a child. [5] He has also spoken of how his race and class would count against him when competing at ballroom dancing competitions as a youngster. [4]

He and his sister attended a dance school in their local area. [6] At the age of 13, he left home to live with a dance coaching couple in Gauteng province, and he attended secondary school in the Johannesburg suburb of Ennerdale. [3] [4]

While living in Johannesburg, Radebe spent some time homeless, sleeping in the dance studio where he worked or in the back of taxis. [4]

Career

Radebe began his career as a dance teacher in Johannesburg, before spending seven years dancing on cruise ships. [4]

He has won the Professional South African Latin championships twice and has been the Amateur Latin South African champion three times. [7]

Radebe was a professional dancer on South Africa's version of Strictly Come Dancing [8] in 2014 on SABC 3 and Dancing with the Stars in 2018 on M-Net. Subsequently, he joined the touring cast of dance show Burn the Floor . [4] In 2018, the BBC announced that Radebe would join the cast of professional dancers on the British Strictly Come Dancing , although he was not allocated a partner in his first series. In 2021, Radebe was announced as a contestant on Celebrity MasterChef .

In 2022, he choreographed the West End-themed Rusical on the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World . [9] In December 2022, he was contestant on the Celebrity Christmas Special of BBC's The Great British Sewing Bee , which he won. [10]

SeriesPartnerPlaceAverage score
17 Catherine Tyldesley 11th25.5
18 Caroline Quentin 8th29.0
19 John Whaite 2nd35.8
20 Ellie Taylor 7th27.5
21 Annabel Croft 4th30.8

Highest and lowest scoring per dance

Performances with Catherine Tyldesley

For his first competitive appearance in this show, in the seventeenth season series, he was partnered with actress Catherine Tyldesley. [11] The couple were eliminated in week 6, placing them in 11th place, with an overall average score of 25.5.

Performances with Caroline Quentin

For series 18, he was partnered with actress, Caroline Quentin.

Performances with John Whaite

For series 19, he was partnered with chef John Whaite. They are the first male same-sex pairing in the history of the UK format. The couple reached the final, where they finished as Runners-Up to winners Rose Ayling-Ellis, and her partner Giovanni Pernice.

Performances with Ellie Taylor

For series 20, he was partnered with comedienne, Ellie Taylor.

Performances with Annabel Croft

For series 21, he was partnered with former professional tennis player, Annabel Croft.

Tours

YearShowNo. of showsNotes
2022FREEDOMTBC1st solo show
2022 Strictly Come Dancing Live 202221 shows
2023FREEDOM UNLEASHEDTBC
2024House of Jojo†TBC
Key
†Denotes productions that are upcoming

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  2. ↑ "Who is new Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Johannes Radebe?". Radio Times . 6 October 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Johannes Radebe". TVSA. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
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  6. ↑ Alutho Mbendeni. "'I went from being a lokshin boy to being an established choreographer in the UK' – Johannes Radebe". Drum. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
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