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World Service,1 min

"We were the only black family doing Latin and Ballroom"

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Ballroom dancing champion Oti Mabuse describes how at age 4 ballroom dancing was not all satin and sequins in South Africa. Oti is currently gracing UK screens as a professional dancer on the popular reality TV show Strictly Come Dancing. She talks to the BBC's Kim Chakanetsa about how she started out in the business. Photo and credit: Oti Mabuse

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