Johannes Radebe
Johannes Radebe (born 27 April 1987)[1] is a South African dancer and choreographer.[2]
Johannes Radebe | |
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Born | Zamdela, South Africa | 27 April 1987
Occupation(s) | Dancer Choreographer |
Known for | Strictly Come Dancing |
Early life
Radebe was born in Zamdela.[3] He is gay and has spoken out about the homophobic bullying he received as a child.[4] He and his sister attended a dance school in their local area.[5] At the age of 11, he was offered dance training in Gauteng province, and he attended secondary school in the Johannesburg suburb of Ennerdale.[3]
Career
Radebe has won the Professional South African Latin championships twice and has been the Amateur Latin South African champion three times.[6]
Radebe was a professional dancer on South Africa's version of Strictly Come Dancing[7] in 2014 on SABC 3 and Dancing with the Stars in 2018 on M-Net. 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 RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World.[8]
Series | Partner | Place | Average Score |
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17 | Catherine Tyldesley | 11th | 25.5 |
18 | Caroline Quentin | 8th | 29.0 |
19 | John Whaite | 2nd | 35.8 |
20 | Ellie Taylor | 7th | 27.5 |
21 | Annabel Croft | TBD | TBD |
Highest and Lowest Scoring Per Dance
Dance | Partner | Highest | Partner | Lowest |
---|---|---|---|---|
American Smooth | Ellie Taylor | 31 | Caroline Quentin | 28 |
Argentine Tango | John Whaite | 39 | ||
Cha-cha-cha | Caroline Quentin | 32 | Ellie Taylor | 21 |
Charleston | John Whaite | 38 | Annabel Croft | 27 |
Couple's Choice | John Whaite | 39 | Caroline Quentin (Theatre/Jazz) | 28 |
Foxtrot | ||||
Jive | John Whaite | 39 | Ellie Taylor | 25 |
Paso Doble | John Whaite | 40 | Ellie Taylor | 23 |
Quickstep | John Whaite | 33 | Annabel Croft | 22 |
Rumba | John Whaite | 39 | Ellie Taylor | 22 |
Salsa | John Whaite | 32 | ||
Samba | John Whaite | 38 | Catherine Tyldesley | 19 |
Showdance | John Whaite | 40 | ||
Tango | John Whaite | 30 | Catherine Tyldesley | 28 |
Viennese Waltz | John Whaite | 32 | Catherine Tyldesley | 20 |
Waltz | Annabel Croft | 30 | Caroline Quentin | 29 |
Performances with Catherine Tyldesley
For his first competitive appearance in this show, in the seventeenth season series, he was partnered with actress Catherine Tyldesley.[9] The couple were eliminated in week 6, placing them in 11th place, with an overall average score of 25.5.
Week | Dance & Song | Judges' Score | Total | Result | |||
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Horwood | Mabuse | Ballas | Tonioli | ||||
1 | Viennese Waltz / "I Got You Babe" | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | No Elimination |
2 | Samba / "Let the Groove Get In" | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | Safe |
3 | Rumba / "Shallow" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | Safe |
4 | Charleston / "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 30 | Safe |
5 | Tango / "Little Bird" | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8* | 28 | Safe |
6 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Scared of the Dark" | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 24 | Eliminated |
- *Score awarded by guest judge Alfonso Ribeiro
Performances with Caroline Quentin
For series 18, he was partnered with actress, Caroline Quentin.
Week | Dance & Song | Judges' Score | Total | Result | ||
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Horwood | Ballas | Mabuse | ||||
1 | American Smooth / "9 to 5 (Morning Train)" | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | No Elimination |
2 | Paso Doble / “El gato montés" | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | Safe |
3 | Jazz / “Everything's Coming Up Roses" | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 | Safe |
4 | Waltz / “With You I'm Born Again" | 7 | 7 | 8* | 22 | Safe |
5 | Cha-cha-cha / “Rescue Me" | 8 | 8 | 8* | 24 | Eliminated |
- *Score awarded by guest judge Anton Du Beke
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.
Week | Dance & Song | Judges' Score | Total | Result | |||
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Horwood | Mabuse | Ballas | Du Beke | ||||
1 | Tango / "Blue Monday" | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 30 | No Elimination |
2 | Cha-Cha-Cha / “Starstruck" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 31 | Safe |
3 | Paso Doble / “He's a Pirate" | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | Safe |
4 | American Smooth / “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29 | Safe |
5 | Charleston / “Milord” | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 38 | Safe |
6 | Quickstep / “Bad Moon Rising” | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 33 | Safe |
7 | Rumba / “Shape of My Heart” | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 35 | Safe |
8 | Samba / “Acuyuyé” | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 38 | Safe |
9 | Viennese Waltz / “Chim Chim Cher-ee” | 8* | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | Safe |
10 | Argentine Tango / “The 5th” | 9 | 10* | 10 | 10 | 39 | Safe |
11 | Salsa / “We Are Family” | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 32 | Safe |
12 | Couple's Choice / "Hometown Glory" Jive / "Higher Power" |
9 9 |
10 10 |
10 10 |
10 10 |
39 39 |
Bottom two |
13 | Rumba / “Shape of My Heart” Paso Doble / “He's a Pirate" Showdance / "You Got the Love" |
9 10 10 |
10 10 10 |
10 10 10 |
10 10 10 |
39 40 40 |
Runners-Up |
- Green number indicates when John and Johannes were at the top of the leaderboard.
- *Score awarded by guest judge Cynthia Erivo.
Performances with Ellie Taylor
For series 20, he was partnered with comedienne, Ellie Taylor.
Week | Dance & Song | Judges' Score | Total | Result | |||
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Horwood | Mabuse | Ballas | Du Beke | ||||
1 | Quickstep / "I Am What I Am" | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 28 | No Elimination |
2 | Paso Doble / “Les Toreadors" | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 23 | Safe |
3 | Cha-Cha-Cha / “The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | Safe |
4 | Viennese waltz / “Boom Bang-a-Bang" | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 30 | Safe |
5 | Tango / “Casualty theme” | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 | Safe |
6 | Couple's Choice / “I Put a Spell on You” | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 | Safe |
7 | Rumba / “Alone” | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 22 | Safe |
8 | Charleston / “Friendship” | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | Safe |
9 | American Smooth / “You're My World” | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | Safe |
10 | Jive / “Brown Eyed Girl” | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 25 | Eliminated |
- Green number indicates when Ellie and Johannes were at the top of the leaderboard.
- Red number indicates when Ellie and Johannes were at the bottom of the leaderboard.
Performances with Annabel Croft
For series 21, he was partnered with professional tennis player, Annabel Croft.
Week | Dance & Song | Judges' Score | Total | Result | |||
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Horwood | Mabuse | Ballas | Du Beke | ||||
1 | Cha-cha-cha / "Uptown Girl" | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | No Elimination |
2 | Quickstep / "Walking on Sunshine" | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | Safe |
3 | Waltz / "Moon River" | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 30 | Safe |
4 | Jive / "Feel It Still" | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 | Safe |
5 | Charleston / "Ladies' Night" | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 27 | Safe |
Tours
Year | Show | No of Shows | Notes |
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2022 | FREEDOM | TBC | 1st solo show |
2022 | Strictly Come Dancing Live 2022 | 21 shows | |
2023 | FREEDOM UNLEASHED † | TBC | |
† | Denotes productions that are upcoming |
References
- "Who is new Strictly Come Dancing professional Johannes Radebe?". Hello Magazine. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- "Who is new Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Johannes Radebe?". Radio Times.
- "Johannes Radebe". TVSA. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- Brown, Steve (9 November 2018). "'Strictly's Johannes Radebe recalls the 'terrible' homophobic bullying he suffered as a child". Attitude. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- Alutho Mbendeni. "'I went from being a lokshin boy to being an established choreographer in the UK' – Johannes Radebe". Drum. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- Caroline Westbrook (30 May 2018). "Meet Strictly Come Dancing 2018's new pro Johannes Radebe". Metro. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- "Johannes Radebe | TVSA". www.tvsa.co.za. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- Brocklehurst, Harrison (12 January 2022). "Here's everything we know so far about RuPaul's Drag Race: UK Versus The World". The Tab. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- "Strictly Come Dancing 2019: The full list of couples". BT. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.