Strictly Come Dancing (South Africa TV series)

Strictly Come Dancing is a South African reality dance competition television series produced for SABC2 by Rapid Blue, based on the British show of the same name. It is broadcast live from the Carlton Centre Ballroom, Johannesburg, and it is hosted by Ian von Memerty and Sandy Ngema.

The series premiered in South Africa on SABC2 on Saturday 4 February 2006, at 20h00.

Contents

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 (with the least votes) is eliminated.

In the season finale, two couples dance off to win the title and a cash prize of R40,000 (R20,000 per partner). 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:

Celebrity Occupation Professional partner Status
Baby Jake Matlala Boxer Mary Martin Eliminated 1st
on 11 February 2006
James Dalton Former Rugby player Sonja Stanford Eliminated 2nd
on 18 February 2006
Ashifashabba DJ and comedian Tselane Mokete Eliminated 3rd
on 25 February 2006
Claudia Henkel Miss South Africa 2004 Brandon Eilers Le Riche Eliminated 4th
on 4 March 2006
Florence Masebe Actress Kagiso Ntseane Eliminated 5th
on 11 March 2006
Zwai Bala Musician, kwaito star Kego Motshabi Third Place
on 18 March 2006
Michelle Garforth Actress, television presenter Harold van Buuren Runner-Up
on 25 March 2006
Zuraida Jardine Radio DJ Michael Wentink Winners
on 25 March 2006

Season 2

The second season of Strictly Come Dancing premiered on SABC2 on Saturday 5 August 2006 at 20h00.

In the second season, eight new South African celebrities coupled up with their own patient, 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

Celebrity Occupation Professional partner Status
Babalawa Mneno Model Thabo Moloto Eliminated 1st
on 12 August 2006
Grethe Fox Actress Harold van Buuren Eliminated 2nd
on 19 August 2006
Mark Fish Former soccer player Hayley Bennett Eliminated 3rd
on 26 August 2006
Dingaan Mokebe Actor Phemelo Mabuse Eliminated 4th
on 2 September 2006
Jeannie D Radio DJ, television presenter Anthony Krotz Eliminated 5th
on 9 September 2006
Tamara Dey Kwaito-pop star Brandon Eilers Le Riche Third Place
on 16 September 2006
Freedom Hadebe Actor Mary Martin Runner-Up
on 23 September 2006
Riann Venter Television handyman Hayley Hammond Winners
on 23 September 2006

Scores

Team Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Riann & Hayley H
1
24
28
28
33
25
25+28=53
30+35=65
31+34+39=104
Freedom & Mary
2
27
31
30
30
30
26+31=57
22+31=53
30+31+30=91
Tamara & Brandon
3
23
27
27
36
38
33+40=73
30+32=62
Jeannie & Anthony
4
24
27
31
27
25
29+27=56
Dingaan & Phemelo
5
25
27
32
34
27
Mark & Hayley B
6
18
27
27
26
Grethe & Harold
7
23
28
25
Babalawa & Thabo
8
25
27
Red numbers indicate the lowest score for each week.
Green numbers indicate the highest score for each week.
     indicates the couple eliminated that week.
     indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two.
     indicates the winning couple.
     indicates the runner-up couple.
     indicates the third-place couple.

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 stutted their stuff with their professional dance partners, the show was broadcast in a new time and date format.

Instead of being on 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 medallist, 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:

Celebrity Occupation Professional partner Status
Lesley Mofokeng Journalist for the Sunday Times Sara Els Eliminated 1st
on 1 June 2007
Thembisile Ntaka Winner of the 2003 Popstars reality show Thabo Moloto Eliminated 2nd
on 8 June 2007
Patricia Lewis One of South Africa's top-selling Afrikaans female singers Marcel Vilonel Eliminated 3rd
on 15 June 2007
Lieschen Botes Wonderbra model Ryan Hammond Eliminated 4th
on 22 June 2007
Hezekiél Sepeng Olympic silver medallist Lindsey Muckle Eliminated 5th
on 29 June 2007
Erald Felix Host of the SABC2 wildlife show 50/50 Mary Martin Third Place
on 5 July 2007
Candice-Ann Moodley Presenter of the Indian magazine show Eastern Mosaic Quintus Jansen Runner-Up
on 12 July 2007
Hip Hop Pantsula Award-winning rapper Hayley Bennett Winners
on 12 July 2007

scores

couple place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
HHP&Hailey 1st 32 27 31 33 28 30+36=66 36+35=71 33+40+39=112
Candice&Quintus 2nd 29 33 28 32 34 29+33=62 38+34=72 34+38+40=112
Erald&Mary 3rd 24 26 30 27 32 26+33=59 28+31=59
Hezekiel&Lindsey 4th 22 27 27 28 27 22+30=52
Lieschen&ryan 5th 30 31 26 29 27
Patricia&Marcel 6th 28 25 29 26
Thembisile&Thabo 7th 27 30 24
Lesley&Sara 8th 20 23

Dances Performed

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
HHP & Hayley Cha Cha Tango Jive Viennese Waltz Paso Doble Quick Step Rumba Foxtrot Samba Jive Waltz Freestyle
Candice & Quintus Quick Step Rumba Foxtrot Samba Paso Doble Tango Cha Cha Viennese Waltz Jive Foxtrot Rumba Freestyle
Erald & Mary Cha Cha Tango Jive Viennese Waltz Paso Doble Quick Step Rumba Foxtrot Samba
Hezekiel & Lindsey Quick Step Rumba Foxtrot Samba Paso Doble Tango Cha Cha
Lieschen & Ryan Quick Step Rumba Foxtrot Samba Paso Doble
Patricia & Marcel Cha Cha Tango Jive Viennese Waltz
Thembisile & Thabo Cha Cha Tango Jive
Lesley & Sara Cha Cha Rumba

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 (19h30-20h30) was where the contestants showed off their various dancing talents and the second part (21h30) 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:

Celebrity Occupation Professional partner Status
Mutodi Neshehe Model, actor and Ndalamo on Muvhango Tebogo Mokgedi Eliminated 1st
on 7 February 2008
Mark Williams Former Bafana Bafana striker Kabelo Sebusi Eliminated 2nd
on 14 February 2008
Uyanda Mbuli Socialite, businesswoman and actress Ryan Hammond Eliminated 3rd
on 21 February 2008
Brenda Ngxoli Stage, TV actress and director Quintus Jansen Eliminated 4th
on 28 February 2008
Ashley Hayden M-Net continuity presenter, actress, winner of The Weakest Link Muntu Ngubane Eliminated 5th
on 6 March 2008
Tanya van Graan FHM's Sexiest Woman 2007, stage and TV actress Brandon Eilers Le Riche Third Place
on 13 March 2008
Trevor Noah Comedian, radio DJ, sports presenter for SABC's Siyadlala Hayley Hammond Runner-Up
on 20 March 2008
Emmanuel Castis Stage and TV actor and singer Lindsey Muckle Winners
on 20 March 2008

Scores

Team Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Emmanuel & Lindsey
1
28
29
29
37
30
35+38=73
33+38=71
38+34+38=110
Trevor Noah & Hayley
2
27
31
29
29
30
28+31=59
32+33=65
36+33+36=106
Tanya & Brandon
3
32
27
31
32
28
31+29=60
33+34=67
Ashley & Muntu
4
35
27
31
26
24
24+29=53
Brenda & Quintus
5
35
27
27
28
24
Uyanda & Ryan
6
23
21
21
22
Mark & Kabelo
7
23
23
25
Mutodi & Tebogo
8
34
21
Red numbers indicate the lowest score for each week.
Green numbers indicate the highest score for each week.
     indicates the couple eliminated that week.
     indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two and was in the Dance-off.
     indicates the winning couple.
     indicates the runner-up couple.
     indicates the third-place couple.

Dances Performed

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Emmanuel & Lindsey Quick Step Jive Foxtrot Paso Doble Samba Tango Cha Cha Viennese Waltz Rumba Paso Doble Foxtrot Freestyle
Trevor & Hayley Cha Cha Tango Rumba Viennese Waltz Samba Quick Step Jive Foxtrot Paso Doble Cha Cha Foxtrot Freestyle
Tanya & Brandon Cha Cha Tango Rumba Viennese Waltz Samba Quick Step Jive Foxtrot Paso Doble
Ashley & Muntu Cha Cha Tango Rumba Viennese Waltz Samba Quick Step Jive
Brenda & Quintus Quick Step Jive Foxtrot Paso Doble Samba
Uyanda & Ryan Quick Step Jive Foxtrot Paso Doble
Mark & Kabelo Quck Step Jive Foxtrot
Mutodi & Tebogo Cha Cha Tango
     Highest scoring dance
     Lowest scoring dance

Season 5

Season 5 premiered on SABC2 on Thursday 2 October 2008, at 19h30. 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 (19h30-20h30) was where the contestants showed off their various dancing talents and the second part (21h30) 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:

Celebrity Occupation Professional partner Status
Lebo "Shugasmakx" Mothibe Director of Buttabing Entertainment and Ventilation Production Seipati Nthoesane Eliminated 1st
on 16 October 2008
Judith Sephuma Multiple SAMA-Award winning and respected Afro-jazz pop artist Eksteen Traut Eliminated 2nd
on 23 October 2008
Adil More Voice of Metro FM's Top 40 Chart Show Robynn Soules Eliminated 3rd
on 30 October 2008
Hlubi Mboya Local TV's rising young stars Khutso Khunou Eliminated 4th
on 6 November 2008
Gugu Zulu Local motor racing champion and TV presenter Sarah Cooper Eliminated 5th
on 13 November 2008
Garth Collins TV/theatre/film actor, comedian and MC Hayley Bennett Eliminated 6th
on 27 November 2008
Anele Mdoda Co-presenter of the Grant & Anele show on 5FM Brandon Eilers Le Riche Eliminated 7th
on 27 November 2008
Cindy Nell Ex-Miss South Africa, model, and presenter of SABC2's Pasella Jonathan Broadway Third Place
on 4 December 2008
Tessa van Duuren Professional A-grade show jumper, model and TV presenter Grant Esterhuizen Runner-Up
on 4 December 2008
Rob van Vuuren Actor and comedian, presenter of SABC2's Crazy Games Mary Martin Winners
on 4 December 2008

Scores

Team Place 1 2 3 1+2+3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8+9 10
Rob & Mary
1
27
-
32
59
33
28
32
29
30+32=62
40+39=79
141
40+39+40=119
Tessa & Grant
2
-
30
32
62
30
30
27
30
37+37=74
36+35=71
145
39+36+37=112
Cindy & Jonathan
3
-
21
23
44
24
29
27
28
29+30=59
30+28=58
117
34
Anele & Brandon
4
-
26
24
50
29
23
28
26
24+26=50
27+34=61
111
Garth & Hayley
5
24
-
17
41
25
27
28
27
26+25=51
23+22=45
96
Gugu & Sarah
6
23
-
27
50
23
28
23
20
Hlubi & Khutso
7
-
23
25
48
26
29
26
Adil & Robynn
8
19
-
24
43
29
23
Judith & Eksteen
9
-
20
20
40
23
Shugasmakx & Seipati
10
17
-
20
37
Red numbers indicate the lowest score for each week.
Green numbers indicate the highest score for each week.
     indicates the couple eliminated that week.
     indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two and werw in the Dance-off.
     indicates the couples that were in the Dance-off, but due to a computer mistake, it has no value to elimination next week.
     indicates the couple that was in the Dance-off, but due to a computer mistake, it was safe.
     indicates the winning couple.
     indicates the runner-up couple.
     indicates the third-place couple.

Dances Performed

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Rob & Mary Waltz Group Mambo Quick Step Jive Foxtrot Samba Viennese Waltz Cha Cha Rumba Tango Paso Doble Tango Jive Freestyle
Tessa & Grant Group Salsa Cha Cha Quick Step Jive Foxtrot Samba Viennese Waltz Waltz Rumba Tango Paso Doble Waltz Rumba Freestyle
Cindy & Jonathan Group Salsa Cha Cha Rumba Tango Paso Doble Samba Viennese Waltz Waltz Rumba Foxtrot Jive Quick Step
Anele & Brandon Group Salsa Cha Cha Quick Step Jive Foxtrot Samba Viennese Waltz Rumba Waltz Tango Paso Doble
Garth & Hayley Waltz Group Mambo Quick Step Jive Foxtrot Samba Viennese Waltz Cha Cha Rumba Tango Paso Doble
Gugu & Sarah Waltz Group Mambo Rumba Tango Paso Doble Samba Viennese Waltz
Hlubi & Khutso Group Salsa Cha Cha Rumba Tango Paso Doble Samba
Adil & Robynn Waltz Group Mambo Rumba Tango Paso Doble
Judith & Eksteen Group Salsa Cha Cha Rumba Tango
Shugasmakx & Seipati Waltz Group Mambo Quick Step
     Highest scoring dance
     Lowest scoring dance
     Unscored dance

References

Series
Hosts
Judges
Celebrity winners
Professional winners
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Strictly Come Dancing (United Kingdom)