Oti is bringing the party to TOWN this June alongside Special Guest Star Flavia.
The Queen of the Argentine Tango joins the Queen of the Samba as Strictly legend Flavia joins forces with Oti in a powerhouse performance you won’t want to miss!
The only Strictly Pro to win the glitter ball twice in a row, Oti Mabuse brings the carnival vibes as she takes you on an unforgettable journey around the world in a breathless 90 minutes of pure dance delight.
From the Sambas of Brazilian Carnival to the Tangos of Argentina’s Fiesta Nacional de la Vendimia, the dance scene at England’s own Glastonbury Festival and the swing of the Jazz Fest in New Orleans, Viva Carnival is set to be this summer’s hottest party.
Let your hair down, let loose and dance the night away at Viva Carnival this June!
VIVA CARNIVAL 2025
Sheffield City Hall 12/06/2025
The Glasshouse Gateshead 13/06/2025
Norwich Theatre Royal 14/06/2025
Manchester Bridgewater 15/06/2025
Blackpool Opera House 16/06/2025
Guildford G Live 17/06/2025
Birmingham Symphony Hall 20/06/2025
Bath The Forum 21/06/2025
London Adelphi Theatre 24/06/2025
Oti Mabuse is a South African talent show judge, television presenter and Latin dance champion. She captured the hearts of the British public as a professional dancer on Strictly Come Dancing and is the only professional to have won the show twice concurrently in both 2019 and 2020. In television she has appeared as a Dance Captain on The Greatest Dancer, a panellist on The Masked Dancer and a judge on Dancing on Ice. In 2022 Oti embarked on a journey of self-discovery in her BBC One documentary Oti Mabuse: My South Africa and with her sister Motsi in ITV’s emotional DNA Journey. She entertained the nation’s young children during lockdown with her Cbeebies’ show Boogie Beebies, hosted the hit ITV show Romeo & Duet, and took on 2023’s Comic Relief Challenge Frozen. Last year she also launched Oti Mabuse’s Breakfast Show every Saturday morning on ITV1 – a new lifestyle and entertainment chat show.
Oti’s children’s book series Dance With Oti celebrates dance, movement and expressing your feelings – as well as teaching a short, simple 10-step dance routine. Having already released The Bird Jive, The Lion Samba and The Penguin Waltz, the next in the series is The Turtle Tango released later in 2024. Oti has hosted two series of the BBC Sounds podcast Oti Mabuse’s Dancing Legends in which she explores the extraordinary people who have changed the course of dance as well as Oti Mabuse: The Rhythm of Life, where she sits down with her closest celebrity friends, digging deep to show a side of them we’ve never seen before.
In the world of theatre, in 2022 Oti embarked on a nationwide tour with her solo entertainment show I Am Here, choreographed the critically acclaimed The Cher Show and this year is choreographer for the Watermill’s production of Barnum.
Flavia is one of the nation’s favourite dancers and personalities. From her glitterball-winning exploits on BBC One’s Strictly Come Dancing to her formidable dance partnership with Vincent Simone with whom she toured the UK extensively for 8 years with 4 different award winning theatre productions. As a Strictly pro Flavia made the final in 2008 and went on to win the glitter ball with gymnast Louis Smith in 2013 as well as the Christmas special the following year with Rufus Hound and the Children in Need trophy with Russell Grant. She has appeared and performed on numerous TV shows here in the UK and also runs her successful dance tuition business Dance With Flavia where she teaches and conducts events all over the UK. Flavia is also a qualified Level 3 personal trainer with the National Academy of Sports Medicine, and now combines this knowledge into her dance teaching.
Flavis is a former, UK Professional Ten Dance champions, UK Professional Show Dance champion, UK Argentine Tango champion, World Argentine Tango Show section champion, UK Ballroom champion and World and European Ten Dance and Show Dance finalist.
She has appeared in the Snow White pantomime at the London Palladium, on television in the Royal Variety Performance and on Sky TV’s Celebrity Portrait Artist of the Year.