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As Strictly prepares to return to our screens next month another South African dancer has joined the professionals.
That brings the total of South Africans on the show to four, including last year's winner, Oti Mabuse, who danced with comedian Bill Bailey.
So what's pushed South Africans to the fore?
We dusted down our dance shoes to find out.