Bridget Masinga, Nkuli Tshirumbula, Slikour,
Stanton Fredericks, Gary Botha, Jason Goliath, Leigh-Anne Williams, Karlien van
Jaarsveld, Pearl Modiadie and Sureshnie Rider will put their dancing shoes on
this Friday when the 8th season of Strictly Come Dancing SA starts at 19:30 on SABC3.
Zandile Nkonyeni, SABC TV head publicist
didn't respond to a media enquiry about the reality dance format show starting
in just four days and the broadcaster failed to released any information to the
press a week ahead of time, but I can reveal, according to several SABC
sources, that this season will include celebrity contestants ranging from a
soccer star and a comedian to TV presenters, a musician and a soap star.
Contrary to TV biz rumours, socialiste
Pearl Thusi will definitely not be a part of this season of Strictly Come Dancing SA which is once again produced by production
company Rapid Blue, although SABC1's Zaziwa
presenter and 5FM DJ Pearl Modiadie will be dancing.
The successful and dynamic presenting
duo of Katlego Maboe and Roxy Burger will both be back for the show which is
ditching the Saturday elimination episode from this season and condensing the format
to Friday nights for both the live dance performances and the evictions.
Kicking off the new season on Friday
night on SABC3, and starting off with waltzing and cha cha-ing across the dance
floor will be former Bafana Bafana and national under-23 midfield soccer player
Stanton "Stiga" Fredericks, Expresso
presenter Leigh-Anne Williams, comedian Jason Goliath, SABC2 Muvhango soap star Nkuli Tshirumbula and
TV presenter Bridget Masinga.
The former Springbok rugby player and
Bulls hooker Gary Botha is also dancing and according to sources who've seen
him "putting in 120%".
Also forming a part of the new group are
singers Slikour and Karlien van Jaarsveld.
Although she's already one of the
busiest people working in South Africa’s electronic entertainment industry, 5FM
DJ Sureshnie Rider, has somehow rejigged her incredibly full diary to fit in
hours of dancing rehearsals and the Friday dance floor spectaculars.
According to sources who've seen it,
Friday's debut episode of the 8th season of Strictly Come Dancing on SABC3 will also include a spectacular
group dance, choreographed by Tebogo Kgobokoe.
