An Oxford dance teacher will be competing in the television programme Strictly Dance Fever, hosted by Graham Norton.

Viktor Andeke beat thousands of hopefuls in auditions for the show and will be appearing on BBC1 next week to fight for a £50,000 prize.

Mr Andeke, 34, does not have any formal dance training and only became interested in ceroc, a blend of jive and salsa, when a friend persuaded him to try it eleven years ago. His interest was caught, he joked, "because there were so many women there".

Now he teaches a weekly class at Oxford Town Hall and recently won the 2004 JiveMaster in London with Carole Haines,, his dancing partner on the programme.

They are due to appear on the show on April 9. Despite being hailed as the best ceroc dancer in Britain, Mr Andeke is feeling a little nervous.

He said: "I think I am one of the oldest -- the others are all in their 20s. Most of them are from dance school and they have already sampled the other dances.

"It's a new experience, so I am not quite sure how to feel, but I am at my happiest when I am dancing."

If Mr Andeke and Miss Haines make it past the public vote they could be one of ten couples who will live and train together for two months.

Each week they will have to learn a different dance style and prove to the judges and the public that they should stay in the house.

The couple who last the course will become the Strictly Dance Fever champions and take home £25,000 each.

Mr Andeke said: "If you actually get paid to do something you love, it almost feels wrong."

If he did win the competition he would be spending sensibly, he said, adding: "I'll spend the money on a house. By my age I should get on the property ladder."

The Wednesday ceroc classes at the town hall will continue while Mr Andeke is away rehearsing. For details call Roy Power on 07974 388340.