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You can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Shirley Ballas is a professional ballroom dancer.
The British dancer specialises in Latin routines and earned herself the nickname of 'The Queen of Latin' after winning several championship titles. Shirley Ballas is set to replace Len Goodman on the Strictly Come Dancing judges panel in the 2017 series.