Anton du Beke
Dancer
1966-07-20
Anton du Beke is an English ballroom dancer, television presenter, and author best known for his long-running role on Strictly Come Dancing. He has also worked as a judge and stage performer.
Quotes by Anton du Beke
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I've become a produce snob. I like to eat food that's in season.
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My old dance teacher, Jimmy Wilde, a former European ballroom dancing champion, was so sophisticated.
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Mum was always hard-working. She came over from Spain and bought her own council house.
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If I do find myself walking up the aisle and dancing at my own wedding reception, I want the first dance to be both spontaneous and dramatic.
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I'd like to do a kind of 'Sunday Night At The Palladium'-style variety show on the BBC.
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Life's supposed to be an adventure, a surprise!
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The Ritz in London has an old-fashioned charm, with waiters wearing tails and white gloves. The dining room is exquisite, with immaculate service and ornate details.
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I like to get up and get out. Otherwise you end up kicking about, and it's easy to flick the telly on; then before you know it, it is 11 A.M. and you haven't done anything.
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Bruce Forsyth is my hero, and the thought that I'd be in a TV show with him was incredible.
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Ballroom is two people dancing together to music, touching in perfect harmony.
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My father is Hungarian and moved to Britain during the uprising, and my Spanish mum comes from Galicia; they moved here at the end of the Fifties.
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I want to do lots of exciting, varied, interesting things. That's what I want to do.
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I have no trouble with my sleep, but the amount I have varies from four to eight hours, depending on my schedule.
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Frank Sinatra was a great singer, but my favourite is Sammy Davis Jr. He had incredible versatility in his voice, often doing impressions of people. It's always going to be classic, and you'll never get bored listening.
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I'm a bit of a traditionalist; the ballroom is all about tails and I never mess about with that. But for the Latin you can have a bit fun: tight trousers, gold shirt open to my waist, be a bit ridiculous.
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