Dancing with the Stars to Return to South Africa

Primedia Studios has inked a license agreement with the BBC Studios-owned production company Rapid Blue to bring Dancing with the Stars back to South Africa.

Dancing with the Stars, which has been adapted in some 60 countries, sees A-list local celebrities team up with professional dancers to learn, master and perform dance routines in front of a panel of judges. Primedia Studios also produced the country’s previous local edition of the series.

Dancing with the Stars was first on-air in South African on SABC in 2006 as Strictly Come Dancing and returned in 2013 after a five-year gap. It most recently played on M-Net as Dancing with the Stars in 2018.

“Primedia Studios is delighted to be joining forces with esteemed and prolific production company Rapid Blue, which also produced the country’s previous spectacular and much-loved local edition of Dancing with the Stars,” said Jan du Plessis, president of Primedia Studios. “We are incredibly proud to add this global phenomenon to our Primedia Studios fantastic shiny-floor content slate. It underlines our quest to bring the biggest and best international formats to mass South African audiences.”

Ziyanda Ngcaba, managing director of Rapid Blue, added, “We are so excited to see this worldwide hit return to South African screens. Dancing with the Stars has seen SA’s very own superstars performing and judging on versions across the world, with Oti Mabuse, Motsi Mabuse, Johannes Radebe, Keo Motsepe and Cameron Lombard showcasing SA’s immense dancing talent. It’s time to celebrate our local dancers, celebrities and love of dance. With the incredibly talented team at Primedia Studios, we will bring the Dancing with the Stars sparkle back to South African homes”.