Strictly Come Dancing's Oti Mabuse Talks to Marianka Swain About Her
Creative energy CREATIVE Tyrone Huntley and Oti Mabuse. EEENERGY Strictly Come Dancing’s Oti Mabuse talks to about maybe performing in a musical, someone is singing and acting for two Marianka Swain about but I was always nervous about the hours, and for a lot of shows. I couldn’t singing part. Then Paul asked if I’d make it too difficult, but at the same her theatre choreography like to create something instead, and I time I wanted to make it interesting.” debut, Ain’t Misbehavin’ said absolutely. So now I’m doing my Mabuse notes that doing her own project outside of the ballroom tour with Ian Waite gave her world, which is very exciting.” experience creating for the stage. Ain’t Misbehavin’ celebrates jazz “The extra element here is the o say Oti Mabuse is busy would legend Fats Waller and the raunchy performers really interact with the be a vast understatement. nightclubs of 1920s Manhattan – an audience directly, so I got to think T “I’m working three jobs at the era of liberating experimentation in about that.” Taylor-Mills gave her moment,” she admits, “but loving both music and dance. Was it daunting “absolute freedom”, she reports every second!” The South African taking on a whole stage show, as – “he wanted it to feel completely came to these clubs to have fun, relax. bigger and better, more intricate.” delight of the viewing audience. “It’s ballroom professional, who swiftly opposed to a comparatively short new. He’s been so supportive, and I It feels very relevant to today, and with Has it helped that actor Tyrone similar but also completely different to became a favourite on Strictly Come Strictly routine? “Actually, it’s amazing really want to make him proud.” our production, we want the audience Huntley is also making his debut, as Strictly,” she declares.
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