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Anthony Paul Beke (born 20 July 1966), known professionally as Anton du Beke, is an English ballroom dancer and television presenter, best known as a professional dancer on the BBC One celebrity dancing show ''Strictly Come Dancing'' since the show began in 2004. In 2009, he presented the UK version of ''Hole in the Wall'', for the BBC, replacing Dale Winton after being a team captain in 2008. His professional dance partner since 1997 has been Erin Boag. ==Family and early life== du Beke was born in Sevenoaks, Kent to a Hungarian father, Antal Xavier Beke (1939-2001), and a Spanish mother, Ascensión (''née'' Lema).〔(Anton Du Beke biodata )〕 He also has two younger siblings. He attended Wildernesse School in Sevenoaks. du Beke began dancing at 14, when he discovered his local dance school, the Holton School of Dancing in Sevenoaks. The school was run by Beryl Holton together with her mother Velda and later with her husband Stephen Turner. He took his first dancing exam in June 1981 and started competitive dancing a few years later. He had three partners during these formative years before the Holton School of Dancing closed in 1987 when Beryl and Stephen Turner moved with his banking career to Dorset. Du Beke left school at 16 to follow an amateur dancing career. At 17 he decided to specialise in ballroom. Whilst he danced during the evenings and at weekends he had a day job as a salesman in "The Bed Post" in Petts Wood, South London where he was known as Tony Beke. du Beke lives in Buckinghamshire with girlfriend Hannah. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Anton du Beke」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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