Stars of TV dance show coming to Albert Halls
Tickets are still available for the visit of two dance stars familiar to fans of Saturday night TV.
Strictly Come Dancing professionals Ian Waite and Oti Mabuse are coming to Stirling’s Albert Halls as part of their major new 2018 UK tour.
The show, entitled Rhythm of the Night, promises dance fans an extravaganza of high intensity evening of Latin and ballroom favourites.
The duo are known to push the boundaries of dance to bring the best out of their celebrity partner – with both having appeared in the final of the hit BBC show.
Last season it was Oti who almost triumphed with her celebrity partner – Hollyoaks’ Danny Mac.
The Albert Halls show, which will take place at 6pm and 7.30pm on June 9, will feature a host of wonderful moments and fun-filled fleet-footed entertainment while there will also be the opportunity to learn more about the lives of Ian and Oti.
Oti, who was born in South Africa, finished third in the 2014 World Cup Freestyle Latin, second in the European Championships Latin in the same year and first place in the German Championship PD Freestyle Latin.
Ian has starred in seven series of Strictly Come Dancing and reached the final of events such as the British National Dance Championships, World Showdance Championship and European Professional Latin American Championship.
The performance is being put on by the same team who presented the popular Somewhere in Time tour which took place earlier this year.
●For tickets go to: www.culturestirling.org. Award-winning wildlife cameraman Doug Allan will present some highlights of his 35-year career at the Macrobert.
The Fifer has worked at the BBC, Discovery and National Geographic filming for shows such as The Blue Planet, Planet Earth, Ocean Giants, Wild Cameramen at Work and Brian Cox’s Forces of Nature.
And he will take to the Stirling venue for a special show called‘Wild Images: Wild Life’on Sunday, October 21.
Doug spent seven years in Antarctica as a scientist, research diver and photographer before changing to full-time freelance filming in the 1980s.
He specialises in natural history, expeditions and science documentaries – and during the Macrobert show audiences will find out how scary snow leopards or leopard seals are, how to get close to the biggest fish in the sea and whether your eyeballs really do freeze at minus-50.
The special presentation will trace Doug’s personal journey as he discusses how he’s seen pollution and climate change affect the natural world.
●Tickets for the show are £16.50 or £14.50 concessions and available from the Macrobert box office or by visiting macrobertartscentre.org.