He is one of 15 other local personalities who have been paired up with experienced dancers in the local Strictly-style competition, which sees amateurs learning a mix of ballroom and Latin dances over the coming months.
Next year’s event, which has picked as a 1940s-themed show to mark the 75th anniversary of the Liberation, will take place at Beau Sejour on 24 and 25 April. Organiser Jamie Le Tissier, says it’s set to be the best one yet.
“We are really excited about the 2020 event. It’s such an important year for the island, being the 75th anniversary of the Liberation. So we had to reflect that through the music and costume, with a celebration of the island’s freedom from German occupation,” he said.
“I would like to thank our sponsors for the event next year – Donkeylogic, Tropical Sun, Channel Insurance Brokers, Cooper Brouard and Thirst Music School. We would also love to hear from any other businesses able to help out with next year’s event. We have a great line up and they are all raring to go.
“We also have a mystery man in the competition this year, who will not be revealed until the night of the first show. Watch this space!”
The mystery man will be paired with dancer Jo Ellis, while the other couples are as below:
- Sonia Guille (paramedic) dancing with Luke Webb
- Tony de Sousa (Channel Insurance Brokers) dancing with Karen Michel
- Samuel Kusimo (police officer) dancing with Kim Bougourd
- Suzy Heyworth (Feelunique) dancing with Dave Hyett
- John Gollop (States Deputy) dancing with Charlotte Trigwell
- Clive Gibbons (Newhaven) dancing with Debbie Bideau
- Charlie Long (Carey) dancing with Phil Hugo
- Nathan Long (Kleinwort Hambros) dancing with Katie Sebire
- Kim Ashplant (Beetons Chip Shop) dancing with Chris Jehan
- Michael Carre (TMF Group and Guernsey Amalgamated Boxing Club) dancing with Sophie Streeter
- Fiona Hardy (Choices) dancing with Phil Breban
- Jackie Foss (Specsavers) dancing with Wayne Harris
- Michael Tagoe (Cimandis) dancing with Debi Harris
- Dean Hollingsworth (Revolve Business Intelligence) dancing with Lucy Slimm
- Theo Hamilton (Seahorse) dancing with Charmaine Garrick
Each year the challenge, which started in 2007, raises money for local charities. Over the 13 years it’s been running, the Dancefloor Challenge has raised approximately £150,000.
This year’s chosen charities are Choices and the Guernsey branch of the Royal British Legion.
Choices’ nurse manager, Fiona Hardy, is taking part in this year’s challenge.
“I’m so grateful that Choices has been chosen as one of the beneficiaries of the Dancefloor Challenge 2020 and very excited to be able to represent the charity as one of the dancers,” she said.
“Choices clinic works in partnership with HSC but is reliant on donations in order to keep providing a contraceptive and sexual health clinic for the Bailiwick. This will be such a fabulous opportunity to raise funds for the clinic, raise our profile within the community and have a lot of fun in the process!”
Tickets go on sale for the 2020 shows on Saturday 11 January at St Joseph’s Parish Hall in St Peter Port.