Otlile "Oti" Mabuse (born 8 August 1990)[2] is a South African talent show judge, presenter, dancer and Latin dance champion currently based in the United Kingdom.

[5] Mabuse was born in Pretoria,[6] and studied civil engineering at university[7] before embarking on a career in professional ballroom dancing.

Mabuse won the South African Latin American Championship eight times, after which she moved to Germany to broaden her dancing horizons.

That year, she also participated in the Children in Need and Christmas specials of the show, in which she partnered with actors Jack Ashton and Tom Chambers respectively.

She was paired with England cricketer Graeme Swann for the show's 16th series, they were eliminated in Week 10 in seventh place.

Mabuse was originally paired with Jamie Laing, however he had to pull out due to a foot injury whilst the recording of the launch show.

In 2017, Mabuse took part in the national Strictly Come Dancing - The Live Tour with her celebrity partner Danny Mac.

[11] In 2019, Mabuse became a dance captain on The Greatest Dancer, alongside Cheryl, Matthew Morrison and later Todrick Hall.

The same year, she was a contestant on Celebrity MasterChef and was nominated for BroadwayWorld UK Awards - Best Choreography of a New Production of a Play or Musical for her work Kiss Me, Kate at the Watermill Theatre.

[citation needed] From April 2022, Mabuse worked as the choreographer of the UK and Ireland production of The Cher Show, which toured the country.