TV
Strictly African Dancing, presented by Natasha Kaplinsky and Martin Offiah, will broadcast on July 9 as part of BBC One's 'Africa Lives' season of programming.
The participants, all of African or Caribbean origin, will be paired with an African dance troupe for intensive training before performing a traditional African dance live on the show.
The six dancers are:
- Tessa Sanderson: Olympic gold-medal winning athlete
- Tupele Dorgu: Kelly Crabtree from Coronation Street
- Antonia Okonma: Darlene from Bad Girls
- Tunde Baiyewu: lead singer of The Lighthouse Family
- Robbie Earle: former footballer, and broadcaster
- Louis Emerick: Casualty, Last of the Summer Wine and Brookside
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