| From | South Africa |
| Gender | female |
| Birth |
8 August 1990, Pretoria, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Age | 30 years |
| Star sign | Leo |
Otlile “Oti” Mabuse (born 8 August 1990) is a South African professional Latin American and ballroom dancer. She is best known as a professional dancer on the British TV series, Strictly Come Dancing, and its German equivalent, Let’s Dance.
Early life
Mabuse was born in Pretoria, South Africa, and studied civil engineering at university before embarking on a career in professional ballroom dancing. Her elder sister Motsi Mabuse is also a professional ballroom dancer and also participated in the German series Let’s Dance.
Dancing career
Mabuse won the South African Latin American Championship eight times, after which she moved to Germany to broaden her dancing horizons. She has earned a number of titles in her dancing career; including:
- third place in World Cup Freestyle Latin in 2014,
- second place European Championship Latin in 2014 and
- first place in German Championship PD Freestyle Latin.
- “BBC Strictly profile”. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
Let’s Dance
In 2015, Mabuse appeared as a professional dancer on the eighth season of the German version of Let’s Dance. She was partnered with singer Daniel Küblböck. The couple were eliminated in week 9, finishing in sixth place.
In 2016, Mabuse returned as a professional dancer for the ninth season of Let’s Dance. She was partnered with television presenter Niels Ruf. The couple were the first to be eliminated in week 2, leaving in 14th place.
Season 8: with celebrity partner Daniel Küblböck
| Week No. | Dance/Song | Judges’ score | Total | Result | ||
| González | Mabuse | Llambi | ||||
| 1 | Quickstep / “You’re The One That I Want” | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 | Safe |
| 2 | Rumba / “Mad World” | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | Safe |
| 3 | Contemporary / “Jeanny” | 6 | 8 | 6 | 20 | Safe |
| 4 | Cha-Cha-Cha / “Tragedy” | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | Safe |
| 5 | Waltz / “Yesterday” | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | Bottom two |
| 6 | Hip-Hop / “Sing” | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 | Safe |
| 7 | Jazz & Paso Doble / “Born This Way” | 8 | 7 | 4 | 19 | Bottom two |
| 8 | Samba / “Livin’ la Vida Loca” Disco Marathon / “Ich will immer weider…dieses Fiber spür’n” |
7 Awarded |
7 10 |
5 points |
19 | Safe |
| 9 | Tango / “When Doves Cry” Rock n’ Roll / “Surfin’ U.S.A.” |
6 6 |
6 7 |
2 4 |
14 17 |
Eliminated |
Season 9: with celebrity partner Niels Ruf
| Week No. | Dance/Song | Judges’ score | Total | Result | ||
| González | Mabuse | Llambi | ||||
| 1 | Viennese Waltz / “Where the Wild Roses Grow” | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | Bottom three |
| 2 | Jive / “Bad Boy” | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | Eliminated |
Strictly Come Dancing
Mabuse appeared on the 13th series of Strictly Come Dancing, partnering the boxer Anthony Ogogo. The couple were eliminated in Week 3, finishing 14th out of 15. In 2015 Mabuse also took part in the Children in Need and Christmas Specials of the show dancing with, actor, Jack Ashton for Children in Need and scoring a full 40 points for a Charleston with Series 6 winner, Tom Chambers at Christmas. For the 14th series of Strictly Come Dancing she was partnered with former Hollyoaks & West End actor Danny Mac, reaching the final and finishing as runners-up.
| Series | Partner | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Anthony Ogogo | 14th |
| 14 | Danny Mac | 2nd |
Series 13: with celebrity partner Anthony Ogogo
| Week No. | Dance/Song | Judges’ score | Total | Result | |||
| Revel Horwood | Bussell | Goodman | Tonioli | ||||
| 1 | Jive / “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | None |
| 2 | Waltz / “If You Don’t Know Me by Now” | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | Safe |
| 3 | Paso Doble / “Eye of the Tiger” | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | Eliminated |
Series 14: with celebrity partner Danny Mac
| Week No. | Dance/Song | Judges’ score | Total | Result | |||
| Revel Horwood | Bussell | Goodman | Tonioli | ||||
| 1 | Cha-Cha-Cha / “Cake by the Ocean” | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 31 | None |
| 2 | Viennese Waltz / “Never Tear Us Apart” | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | Safe |
| 3 | Paso Doble / “El Sambrero Blanco” | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 36 | Safe |
| 4 | Quickstep / “I Won’t Dance” | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 36 | Safe |
| 5 | Rumba / “How Will I Know” | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 | Safe |
| 6 | Foxtrot / “Take Me to Church” | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 30 | Safe |
| 7 | Jive / “Long Tall Sally” | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 38 | Safe |
| 8 | Argentine Tango / “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 38 | Safe |
| 9 | Charleston / “Puttin’ On the Ritz” | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | Safe |
| 10 | Samba / “Magalenha” Cha-cha-cha Challenge / “I Like It Like That” |
10 Awarded |
10 5 |
10 extra |
10 points |
40 45 |
Safe |
| 11 | Tango / “One Night Only” | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 38 | Safe |
| 12 | Salsa / “Vivir Mi Vida American Smooth / “Misty Blue” |
9 10 |
9 9 |
9 10 |
10 10 |
37 39 |
Bottom two |
| 13 | Quickstep / “I Won’t Dance” Showdance / “Set Fire to the Rain” Samba / “Magalenha” |
9 10 10 |
9 10 10 |
9 10 10 |
9 10 10 |
36 40 40 |
Runner-up |