Maltina Dance All 7 Awaits Final Families

As the seventh season of Maltina Dance All (MDA7) gathers steam, Nigerians await, with bated breath, the 10 families that will eventually make it into the Maltina Dance Academy in September. The show, sponsored by Nigerian Breweries’ premium malt brand Maltina has, over the years, carved a niche for itself as the most popular family dance show on Nigerian television and a platform for young people to realise their ambitions.


The show, according to Senior Brand Manager, Maltina, Ngozi Nkwoji, is all about the “emotion, excitement, fun and the unbreakable bond which 10 families will showcase when they challenge themselves by learning and performing new dance styles”. Besides show-casing their dancing skills, families are taken through other skills that are needed for family harmony and unity in an atmosphere of vivacity and camaraderie.

When the show made its debut in 2006, Catherine Edoho was the anchor for the first two seasons; Tope Oshinogun took over for the third season while Kemi Adetibe anchored seasons four through six. Adetiba, who successfully anchored the show for three seasons, warming herself into the hearts of millions of Nigerians in the process, will give way to the first Nigerian Miss Black USA (2010/2011), the delectable Osas Ighodaro. Adetiba admitted that she would miss the thrills and frills of the show, especially the bitter-sweet emotions which flow over during eviction. “But Nigerians should be rest assured; Osas is coming with a wealth of experience and will equally warm herself into their hearts,” Adetiba promised.

Besides being a successful model, Ighodaro is also an actress and has been in the entertainment industry, both in the United States of America and Nigeria, since 2005. What most people may however not know about Ighodaro is that she is also an entrepreneur. “I am an entrepreneur and I grew up watching and helping my father run his businesses abroad. I have my degree in broadcast journalism and dual minor degrees in entrepreneurship and theatre from the Pennsylvania State University. I got my masters of fine arts in acting from the Actor’s Studio Drama School at Pace University,” she said.

Ighodaro loves acting and doing Broadway and theatre which make up the bulk of her work. She has featured in works like the Coloured Museum, Revenge of the King and Platanos & Collard Greens. She has also promised to bring her wealth of experience to bear on MDA7 which she has described as “the most popular show on TV with a strong thread linking both the young and old; few shows can boast of this linkage.”

She further promised to add some verve to the dance show which will hit the screens on September 1, 2013.

 “I looked forward to be the new anchor of the show and I promise Nigerians that they will see the other side of a dancing Osas soon. I’d also like to commend Kemi for the way she has handled the show these past three years. She has always been professional on the stage and I wish her the best in her next challenge.”