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  • WHO WINS ‘DANCE WITH PETER’ TONIGHT?

    WHO WINS ‘DANCE WITH PETER’ TONIGHT?

    AS dance reality show, Dance with Peter rounds off tonight, the spotlight falls on seven finalists, including the two amazing female dancers, Amazing Amy (523) and G-Xtreem (507) who will trade tackles with five talented male dancers, Julius Faktah (520), the only remaining contestant from Ghana, and C-Fly (524), Da Octopus (503), Kelvin (521), and Mali Hot Boy (511).

    Already, curious followers of the show which has been ruling the airwaves since August are eager to know who wears the coveted crown in the Glo-sponsored show, anchored by Peter, one-half of the popular P-Square musical group.

    All seven are warming up for the top prize of a Toyota RAV 4 SUV, a  N3million cash and the opportunity of featuring in the next P-Square music video.  In the same vein, the first and second runners-up will cart away a brand new Honda Civic car, N2million and a brand new Kia Rio car with N1million respectively and a chance to feature in a top Glo Ambassador’s music video.

    The social media is abuzz with speculations of winners, with analysis in favour of the likes of Julius Fakta, Kelvin Ayanruo and Amazing Amy who are said to possess great dance energy.

    Fakta,  a 23 year-old student of the University of Ghana dreams to be one of the world’s most awesome and fantastic choreographers. 24- year-old Kevin who hails from Delta State came for auditions as a member of Elevators NG dance crew and was subsequently picked out by the judges to stand as a solo contestant. Amazing Amy is touted to win by many watchers owing to her amazing dance skills. The 17-year old Amy is currently seeking admission to the university and desires to become a professional dancer.

    Although the show, which is a recorded event, will end on Saturday, viewers will have the opportunity of mviewing on Sunday nights on African Independent Television (AIT) and on MTV Base on Wednesdays by 7p.m.

    A statement from Globacom says that Glo ambassador, Dapo Oyebanjo, a.k.a.D banj will be entertaining the audience, even as a judge at the grand finale of the dance reality show.

  • Dance with Peter: Kelvin, Miracle, three others on probation

    Dance with Peter: Kelvin, Miracle, three others on probation

    •As Funke Akindele stars as guest judge

    The battle for survival in the Glo-sponsored Dance with Peter reality T.V show grew even more intense on Saturday night as housemates challenged one another in a face-to-face, win-or-go-home contest. Nollywood star and Glo ambassador, Funke Akindele, was guest judge.

    The edition focused on ‘Battle Face-off’ in which the remaining 10 housemates challenged themselves one-on-one, to avoid eviction. A contestant who lost to the other was put-up for eviction. Dance Director, Wale Rubber, said the idea of the challenge was to prepare the dancers for the challenges ahead of them as professional dancers.

    As a curtain-raiser, dance choreographer and one of the judges, Don Flexx, gave a star performance to lighten up the show. He did WizKid’s Juru.

    Kelvin from Team Flexx, who was clad in boxing gloves and hooded top, challenged top-rated C-Fly of Team Peter in a fierce contest which left the judges comprising dance choreographer, Don Flexx, dance queen, Kaffy and Peter Okoye of P-Square in a tight situation on which dancer to vote for. The dancers performed T-Pain and Chris Brown’s Freeze.

    Don Flexx, when asked to comment and make his choice said “I’ll stick with Kelvin because he is innovative and versatile”. Kaffy could not make decision as both dancers impressed her beyond imagination. “Both dancers are great and engaging. I can’t choose anyone because you are both awesome and it will be a great injustice for me to send anyone of you home”, she said.

    Glo ambassador, Funke Akindele, the guest judge on the show, voted C-Fly for what she called a “zestful and energetic performance”. Peter Okoye described C-Fly’s performance as breath-taking and gave him a nod. With a vote of 3-1, Kelvin was consequently put on probation.

    Other housemates in the contest were G-Xtreme from Team Flexx who faced Teejay of Team Peter. This was an intense battle with Amazing Amy winning the head to head after the only tie of the day of 2-2 from the judges. Amy however won convincingly after another round of dancing to get the vote of all the judges.

    Other battles were between Miracle from Team Peter who faced Mali HotBoy of Team Kaffy; Amazing Amy of Team Kaffy who challenged T- Rubber of Team Flexx and Julius Faktah of Team Kaffy who went against Da Octopus of Team Peter.

    The contest ended with Kelvin, Teejay, Julius Faktah, T-Rubber and Miracle who all lost to their opponents put on probation for eviction.

    The show airs on Africa Magic Urban on Saturday night and African Independent Television (AIT) on Sunday at 5pm and also runs on MTV Base on Wednesdays from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

    The public can vote for their preferred contestant by sending his or her code to 55518 at the cost of N50 per SMS. Voting lines opened from 8 p.m. on Saturday and will close by midnight on Monday.

  • DANCE WITH PETER: CONTESTANTS GET BLANK CHEQUE

    DANCE WITH PETER: CONTESTANTS GET BLANK CHEQUE

    UNLIKE the previous weeks when they were given specific themes to guide their presentations, contestants in the ongoing Dance with Peter reality show sponsored by Globacom, were free to present any dance routine of their choice, as the judges have tagged this week, Bring your own thing or Go Home.Five of the 12 remaining contestants are up for eviction this week, following their poor showing at the last episode of the show, themed Afrobeat Challenge.

    The housemates were mentored by the judges, Peter Okoye of PSquare, dance choreographer, Don Flexx and dance queen, Kaffy. Team Peter has C-Fly, Da Octopus, Miracle and Teejay; Team Flexx comprises Marion X, Nekky, G-Extreme, Kelvin, T-Rubber while Team Kaffy has Messiah, Amazing Amy and Julius Faktah.

    Glo ambassador and Marvin Records protégé, Korede Bello, will feature as guest judge on the show. He says he simply wants to be entertained by the dancers. “I just want to see a great show and be entertained,” he declared.

    One of the judges, Don Flexx is confident that his team will come out tops at today’s challenge. “I feel my team members are the strongest in the show. I’ve watched them grow in this show and they deserve to be in the finals,” he enthused.

    Also commenting, Wale Rubber, the dance director of the show, said that “Team Kaffy has the desire to succeed and win and they indeed have what it takes to win the competition.

    On his part, Peter Okoye believes his own team members have been exceptional. “The audience can attest to the fact that my team members are exceptional. All I have to say to them is get out there and make it work.”

  • GALALA, ALANTA, SHAKITI ,TAKE CENTRE STAGE ON DANCE WITH PETER

    GALALA, ALANTA, SHAKITI ,TAKE CENTRE STAGE ON DANCE WITH PETER

    As familiar as fun lovers are to some of the dance steps on the Nigerian entertainment scene, having them in a competition came with a different feel and excitement, as shown during the on-going Dance with Peter reality TV show last Saturday.

    The show which is anchored by Gla ambassador, Peter Okoye, one half of the popular P-Square group, had ‘Afrobeat Street Challenge’ as its theme during the last edition of the show, and highlighted trending African music and dance such as Azonto, Alanta, Skelewu, Galala, Sekem, Shakiti and many others.

    The housemates performed the task using any African music of their choice.

    Judges of the Glo-sponsored show, comprising dance choreographer, Don Flexx, dance queen, Kaffy, and Peter Okoye coached the remaining 15 housemates. Team Flexx was made up of MX, Yemi, Kevin, T-Rubber, Nekky and G-Extreme; Team Kaffy had Paulette, Messiah, Julius Faktah and Amazing Amy, while Team Peter comprised C-Fly, Miracle, Tee Jay, Da Octopus and Bobby Blankson.

    Messiah did DJ Spinall’s Excuse me, T-Rubber performed Koffi Olomide’s Eta Major, Kelvin did DJ Arafat’s Chebele, Julius Faktah performed Toofan’s Orobo and Amazing Amy did Almok’s Gweta, while Miracle performed Toofan’s Gweta and May D’s Ibadi and MX performed JJC’s Motiwa.

    Other artistes who performed are Da Octopus who performed Konga’s Kabaka, Teejay who did Omawumi’s Somori, G-Extreme who performed Lil Keshi’s Gbese, C-Fly who did Cabo Snoop’s Prakatatumba and Nekky who performed PSquare and Awilo’s Enemy Solo.

    Stunned by the theatrics of the housemates who are in a battle for survival, Burna Boy, appearing as a guest judge on the show said MX’s dance skills was incredible, being able to switch dance steps and transit with ease. “That was really good MX, how did you do that. I’m really impressed, keep it up,” he enthused.

    Tee Jay was unable to impress Don Flexx who shook his head throughout her performance. He advised the budding dancer to pay more attention to her body movements and rhythm. “When you began your performance, I was enthusiastic that you would sail through, but you dropped your energy right at the middle and lost concentration. You also need to watch your movements,” he advised the contestant.

    Da Octopus’ performance was exceptional. He kept the judges in awe as they watched him with mouth agape throughout his time on stage. A standing ovation from the judges and audience greeted the lad as he rounded off. Peter who described his outing as mind-blowing advised him to sustain his energy up to the end.  “You blew my mind Da Octopus, but you need to maintain that energy with which you performed tonight,” he counseled.

    Paulette, Yemi and Bobby Blankson who were put on probation in the last edition were evicted from the academy having scored the lowest votes from the audience. While Peter Okoye expressed enthusiasm that the evicted housemates had the potentials of becoming great dancers and living out their dreams, Kaffy encouraged them to remain focused, dogged and pursue their dreams as she had been greatly inspired by their determination to succeed.

    Prizes such as iPhone, Glo Mifi, Modems, recharge cards and cash were presented to viewers and members of the audience who won in the voting and Trivia games. Those who missed the interesting episode last night can watch the repeat on African Independent Television (AIT) on Sunday at 5 p.m.

    Dance with Peter also runs on MTV Base on Wednesdays from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The company advised the public to vote for their preferred contestant by sending his or her code to 55518 at the cost of N50 per SMS. Those up for eviction are MX, Miracle, Messiah, Tee Jay and Nekky.

    Oraganisers say voting lines are open from 8 p.m. on Saturday to 12 midnight on Monday.

  • Three evicted from Glo Dance with Peter

    Three evicted from Glo Dance with Peter

    Three housemates were, last Saturday, evicted following the outcome of the votes cast by viewers at the reality T.V show, Dance with Peter, sponsored by Glo. While Amazing Amy, Bobby B and Octopus recorded the highest votes from the audience and returned to the academy, SoCrazy Cool, Weezy and MOD recorded the lowest votes and were consequently sent packing from the dance academy. The six dancers had been put up for eviction in last week’s edition of the show.

    The judges, Peter Okoye of PSquare, Dance queen Kaffy, Dance choreographer, Don Flexx, and Omawumi who featured as a guest judge encouraged the evictees to remain focused and consistent in achieving their dream saying that the Dance with Peter show is just a stepping stone for them.

    With the eviction, the academy was left with 15 housemates who were given the task of performing the dance steps of any music legend of their choice. The focus in last week’s edition was “Legendary Throwback.”

    One after the other, the housemates thrilled the audience with scintillating dance steps, trying to out-dance one another to avoid eviction. Messiah performed Boney M’s Daddy Cool, Paullete perfomed Cindy Lauper’s Just wanna have fun, Nekky performed Angelique Kidjo’s Agolo, while G-Xtreme performed Tina Turner’s What’s love got to do?

    At the end of the performance, those put up for eviction are Paulette (519), Nekky (530), Bobby Blankson (510), Teejay (516) and Yemy (525).

    Globacom, in a statement, encouraged viewers to vote for their favorite contestants. “Voters stand a chance of winning fantastic prizes including Iphone 5 handsets, Glo internet wifi and modems as well as Glo recharge cards”.b

  • Dance with Peter: 9-yr old dazzles at Abuja audition

    Dance with Peter: 9-yr old dazzles at Abuja audition

    •As six finalists emerge

    The Abuja auditions for the much-publicised Dance with Peter, has produced six winners.

    The event held last Friday, as kick off of the Glo-sponsored reality show in collaboration with Peter Okoye, the one-half of P-Square.

    The successful candidates are a 24-year-old professional dancer, Yemi Afolabi Osokoya; a 21-year-old National Open University undergraduate, Miracle Chinonso Nelson, and a female architect, Mariam Ahmed.

    Also, among the finalists are male dancer, Ibrahim Afeez Abiodun, female dancer Amenze Blessing Omoregie, and an all-male dance group called ElevatorzNg, made up of five Theatre and Cultural Studies undergraduates of Nasarawa State University. The members include Atuonwu Samson, Kelvin Anyaruoh, Jekeygreen Emmanuel, Michael Atuonwu and Godrich Olokor Ogenebroze.

    All six finalists are expected to proceed to Lagos where they will battle contestants from other parts of Nigeria and Ghana for the grand prize of a brand new Toyota RAV 4, N3 million and the rare opportunity of featuring in P-Square’s next music video.

    The first and second runners-up of the dance project will go home with a brand new Honda Civic car with N2million and a brand new Kia Rio car with N1million respectively. Both of them will also have the chance to feature in a top Glo Ambassador’s music videos.

    Over 200 individual and group dancers, male and female of various ages slugged it out at the Musa Yar’Adua Centre venue of the Abuja audition of the dance competition.

    Attracting great attention at the Abuja audition was a nine-year-old Divine Uche, who narrowly emerged with a qualifying ticket at the audition. He performed solo, executing mind-boggling stunts and winning himself a standby slot, which he inevitably yielded to more experienced dancers much later in the night.

    On the judging panel were Peter Okoye, a Globacom ambassador and one of Nigeria’s most famous performing twins, PSquare,  Dance Queen, Kaffy,  and P-Squares’ choreographer, Nonso more popularly known as Don Flex.

    The audition train is expected to next move to Accra for the Ghanaian leg holding at the National Theatre, South Liberia Road, Accra, today.

    Organisers say this will be followed by Benin, Edo State, next week Friday, at the Oba Akenzua Cultural Center, Airport Road, Benin City. Lagos is next in line on Tuesday, September 8, at Bamako Studios, 1 Bamako Street, Ojodu, Lagos.

    The final audition for “Dance with Peter” will be held in Port Harcourt on September 10 where prospective dancers in the show will be auditioned at the Atrium Event Centre, Stadium Road.

    Organisers say those who want to participate in the show can register by sending ‘DANCE’ to the short code 55517 in Nigeria and 3030 in Ghana through their Glo lines, at the cost of N100 for Nigeria and 0.5GHc for Ghana.