Oti Mabuse's Dancing Legends

Strictly Come Dancing: The Official Podcast

BBC

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4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2022

⏱️ 1 minutes

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Summary

Oti Mabuse’s Dancing Legends looks at some of the extraordinary people who changed the world of dance. In each episode, Oti Mabuse sits down with an influential dance figure to look back on their career and then together, they explore the lives of the iconic dancers who came before them. From the quick-stepping queen of Charleston, Josephine Baker; to the tap dancing star who performed a routine in the pouring rain with a fever, Gene Kelly - we hear about the unique dancers who steered, formed and choreographed the dancing world as we know it today.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Otima Wusem, so I know you are just as hard-broken as I am that Strictly Come
0:06.8	Downsing has wrapped up its latest series.
0:09.8	We can do this guys, let's stay strong.
0:12.4	But if you still want to get your dancing fix, why don't you listen to my new podcast series?
0:17.7	It's called Otima Wusem's Dancing Legends, and it's where I explore the legendary dances
0:24.5	and choreographers who have changed the course of dance.
0:28.6	We hear about these icons, including Fred Astaire and Josephine Becker, who I absolutely
0:35.3	love.
0:36.3	And in each episode, I'm joined by an influential dance figure to help look back on these celebrated
0:42.2	careers.
0:43.4	I also have a turn in the dance studio to have a go at trying out these dance styles.
0:48.2	Wow, I think it would be rude not to.
0:50.8	Find the series Otima Wusem's Dancing Legends on BBC Sounds.

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