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Strictly African Dancing: Press Release |
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 04 July 2005 |
Part of Africa Lives On The BBC
During 2005, the BBC is offering a huge variety of programmes and initiatives across all its services - television, radio and online - broadcasting both within the UK and worldwide to explore and celebrate African life and culture.
By providing a broader representation of life across Africa, the BBC will offer a fresh look at the continent throughout a year dominated by the G8 conference, the Commission For Africa and the 20th anniversary of Live Aid.
Six celebrities of African origin are each paired with an African dance troupe for intensive training before performing a traditional African dance.
They will dance to live music while a panel of African dance experts judge their skills, and viewers at home vote for their favourites.
As the novice dancers rebuild links with their heritage, viewers learn about the culture in which they are immersed.
The celebrities learn about the significance of their dances' traditional values, as each tribe teaches them steps that have been passed down from generation to generation.
The press release has been taken from the BBC press
office.
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