TTK star Anssi Heikkilä is looking forward to her upcoming performance on Belgian TV.
Pernilla Böckerman and Anssi Heikkilä won the Dance with the Stars program in 2023. Atte Kajova
Dancer Anssi Heikkilä Couldn’t believe his eyes as he read an email he received in December.
-The message asked if I would join the Belgian Dance with the Stars program. There was a bit of a bush, Heikkilä remembers.
He had previously sent his work samples to Britain’s corresponding dance program in case new teachers would be needed for the program. Contact information had also come to the attention of Belgian TV production. The TTK-Konkari did not hesitate, but decided to agree to the offer.
– This is not very often offered. It would have been crazy to refuse.
The Belgian singer and actress are seen as a Finnish dancer Kathleen Aerts. The couple has already started joint dance training.
– He’s a very bold person. He is a member of the former K3 girl band. We’re going well and the workouts have gone well.
The two have released a video on Instagram where they danced. Heikkilä says that the song plays on the video is the K3 band Oya Lélé -hit from 2003.
Linnea Leino and Anssi Heikkilä won the Dance With the Stars competition last fall. Atte Kajova
Although Heikkilä is familiar to Heikkilä, there are clear differences in Belgian and Finnish production.
– Finland emphasizes a lot of racing dance in performances, but here we go more to the show. Sure, there must be elements of racing dance, but the weight is on the show side.
– We can’t decide for ourselves in our presentation, so in that sense I have less responsibility.
Pernilla Böckerman and Anssi Heikkilä charmed the viewers in the Dance with the Stars program in 2023. Atte Kajova
Heikkilä lives in Brussels with two other TTK teachers. He also has a car from the production side. Heikkilä is not the only foreign dance teacher, but in the upcoming season, there will be dancers from the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Romania.
However, Heikkilä is not leaving Finland.
-This is a short visit and then back home, TTK star sums up.
Heikkilä has won Finland’s TTK twice. The last victory clicked with actress Linnea Leino last year.
Belgian Dancing with the stars The new season of the program will start on March 9.