Street dancer JP Omari has made it through to the next round of TV's Strictly Dance Fever, despite receiving one of the lowest scores.

The 24-year-old from Brighton came close to being booted out of the contest after he and partner Stacey Gaunt were left in the bottom two during Saturday's BBC1 show.

But rivals Rob Glover and Dawn Nelson were voted off, leaving eight couples in the running to be crowned champions of the dance floor.

JP, who has had no formal dance training, vowed to fly the flag for Brighton after beating thousands to make it to the televised stage of the competition, hosted by Graham Norton.

Before Strictly Dance Fever he was a dance development worker for South-East Dance, based in Brighton, where he worked mainly with children in Moulsecoomb and Whitehawk.

JP, who studied at Brighton University, is a member of breakdancers The Floor Crusaders, who won the regional final of the Battle Of Britain dance competition.