Johannes Radebe facts for kids

Johannes Radebe (born 27 April 1987) is a South African dancer and choreographer.

Early life

Radebe was born in Zamdela, Orange Free State, South Africa. He is gay and has spoken out about the homophobic bullying he received as a child. He and his sister attended a dance school in their local area. At the age of 11, he was offered dance training in Gauteng province, and he attended secondary school in the Johannesburg suburb of Ennerdale.

Career

Radebe began his career as a dance teacher in Johannesburg, before spending seven years dancing on cruise ships.

He has won the Professional South African Latin championships twice and has been the Amateur Latin South African champion three times.

Radebe was a professional dancer on South Africa's version of Strictly Come Dancing in 2014 on SABC 3 and Dancing with the Stars in 2018 on M-Net. Subsequently, he joined the touring cast of dance show Burn the Floor. 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 the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World. In December 2022, he was contestant on the Celebrity Christmas Special of BBC's The Great British Sewing Bee, which he won.

In 2024, he appeared in the Doctor Who episode "The Devil's Chord", alongside Shirley Ballas in a song-and-dance number with Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor.

Highest and lowest scoring per dance

Performances with Catherine Tyldesley

For his first competitive appearance in this show, in the seventeenth season series, he was partnered with actress Catherine Tyldesley. The couple were eliminated in week 6, placing them in 11th place, with an overall average score of 25.5.

• *Score awarded by guest judge Alfonso Ribeiro

Performances with Caroline Quentin

For series 18, he was partnered with actress, Caroline Quentin.

• *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.

• 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 comedian, Ellie Taylor.

• 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 former professional tennis player, Annabel Croft.

• Red number indicates when Annabel and Johannes were at the bottom of the leaderboard.

Performances with Montell Douglas

For series 22, he was partnered with actor and Olympic sprinter, Montell Douglas.

• Green number indicates when Montell and Johannes were at the top of the leaderboard.

Tours

Year	Show	No. of shows	Notes
2022	FREEDOM	TBC	1st solo show
2022	Strictly Come Dancing Live 2022	21 shows
2023	FREEDOM UNLEASHED	TBC
2024	House of Jojo	38

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