Dance Fever
A dancer could strut his stuff to stardom in the BBC1 national television competition Strictly Dance Fever.
Ben Harrold, 19, of Crownhill has wiggled his way into final stages of the event that could win him 50,000.
Dancing with partner Stephannie Croxson, from London, Ben has fought his way through 80,000 other dancers who auditioned for the show to the last ten couples.
Now, Ben confronts a week by week elimination where all couples have to learn a new dance in less than seven days and perform it on the Saturday night show. Whether Ben stays in to reach the final depends not only on the judges but also on votes from the public.
Ben started his dance career at Jill Foster's Dance Centre in Woughton and originally entered the competition with his older sister and long time dance partner, Gemma, who fell ill just before the final 10 couples were announced.
Training at the Strictly Dance Fever Mansion, Ben has melted the hearts of the judges, including 'ice queen' Arlene Phillips who told Ben and Gemma that if she hadn't found them for the competition "I would have left crying".
Ben's mother, Katie Harrold, said: "I'm really chuffed Ben has got so far since he is one of the youngest in the competition. It's a shame his sister couldn't be there with him, but he's done so well and I'm so proud of him."
Despite being the bookies second favourite to win, Ben faces the public vote this Saturday and desperately needs support from his home city. Make sure you support him every Saturday night on BBC1.
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