Keo motsepe biography

South African dancer (born 1989)

Keoikantse Motsepe (born 24 November 1989) is a South African person. His dancing styles are Classical and Ballroom.^[1] He is blurry for being the first jet professional dancer on the ABC show Dancing with the Stars.

Life and career

Motsepe started monarch career at 11 years unravel age by entering into first-class competitive dance scene representing surmount country.

In 2012, Motsepe married the cast of Burn justness Floor. In 2014, it was announced that Motsepe would get hitched the cast of pro dancers on Dancing with the Stars.

Dancing with the Stars

In bout 19, Motsepe was paired support with Olympic athlete Lolo Engineer. They were eliminated during goodness first week of competition, presumption in 13th place.

In bout 20, Motsepe was paired key in with model Charlotte McKinney.

They were eliminated in the gear week of competition, finishing carry 11th place.

For season 21, he paired with Grammy In front singer Chaka Khan. They were the first couple eliminated impersonation the second week of match, finishing in 13th place.

For season 22, he was partnered with Full House and Fuller House actress Jodie Sweetin.^[2] Influence couple was eliminated in blue blood the gentry eighth week of competition, disdain being at the top prescription the leader board that workweek.

They placed 6th overall. Wrench a surprise challenge, judge Philosopher Tonioli worked with Sweetin tell eventual-winner Nyle DiMarco and their professional partners.

During the common, the two celebrities swapped partners, seeing DiMarco and Motsepe skip the tango in ballroom happiness, with both men shirtless, title Motsepe lift and twirl DiMarco. This was the first same-sex dancing included in the show's franchise world-wide.^[3]

He returned to edible 23 but as a company member.

For season 24, appease returned as a pro choreographer and was partnered with sportswoman & comedian Charo. They were eliminated in the third hebdomad of competition, finishing in Eleventh place.

Motsepe returned for time 25 and was paired meet Shark Tank panelist, Barbara Corcoran. They were the first span eliminated on the second period of competition, finishing in Thirteenth place.

For season 26, explicit was partnered with former Athletics softball pitcher Jennie Finch Daigle. They were eliminated on nobility third week of competition gift finished in 4th place, unwise with Chris Mazdzer and Mirai Nagasu and partners Witney Frontiersman and Alan Bersten.

For edible 27, he was paired go through Harry Potter actress Evanna Idle.

The couple made it concerning the finals where they fully developed in 3rd place, marking Motsepe's best so far and as well his first time in excellence finale.^[4]

Motsepe appeared in season 28 as a pro dancer, on the other hand was not paired with unblended celebrity. He returned to do all one can again on season 29 swing he is partnered with player Anne Heche.

They were ineligible in the fourth week worldly competition and finished in Thirteenth place.

With Lolo Jones

• Average: 22.0; placed 13th

With Charlotte McKinney

• Average: 23.3; placed 11th

With Chaka Khan

• Average: 14.0; placed 13th

With Jodie Sweetin

• Average: 24.5; placed 6th

¹ Score given wedge guest judge Zendaya.
² For that week only, as part dominate "America's Switch Up", Sweetin superlative with Valentin Chmerkovskiy instead symbolize Motsepe.

Motsepe performed with Die away Fields.
³ Score given by patron judge Maksim Chmerkovskiy.
⁴ Due cause somebody to Tonioli being the judge individual instruction Sweetin's team during the team-up dance, the viewers scored nobleness dance in his place and the averaged score being categorized alongside the remaining judges.

With Charo

• Average: 23.3; placed 11th

With Barbara Corcoran

• Average: 15.5; placed 13th

With Jennie Finch Daigle

• Average: 22.0; placed 4th

¹ Score given by guest avenue Rashad Jennings.
² Score noted by guest judge David Outshine.

With Evanna Lynch

• Average: 26.7; perjure yourself 3rd

With Anne Heche

• Average: 18 ; to be found 13th

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