So You Think You Can Dance Scandinavia Explained

Runtime:	Varies
Executive Producer:	Jarle Nakken Astrid Lundeberg Carina Carlsson Maria Thastum
Presenter:	Henriette Lien Kicki Berg Vicki Jo
Starring:	Merete Lingjærde Benke Rydman Niclas Bendixen
Country:	Norway Sweden Denmark
Network2:	TVNorge
Network:	Kanal 5
Network3:	Kanal 5 (Denmark)
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	Sweden 22 Norway 20 Denmark 20

So You Think You Can Dance Scandinavia was an entry in the international So You Think You Can Dance franchise of dance competition television shows which represented Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Previous to the launch of the show, Denmark and Norway each had their own individual So You Think You Can Dance shows (Kan Du Danse? and Dansefeber, respectively) which aired on channels Kanal 5 of Denmark and TVNorge of Norway. Both networks belonged to media conglomerate ProSiebenSat.1 Media and, following a run of two seasons for both shows, a decision was made to combine them into one series that would be broadcast in (and allow contestants from) both countries as well as Sweden. Swedish station Kanal 5 (also owned by ProSiebenSat.1) took on the bulk of the production for the new show and aired it in Sweden with TVNorge and Kanal 5 (of Denmark) continuing as the broadcasters in their regions. This combined series was discontinued after one season, ending the run of So You Think You Can Dance in Scandinavia.

The first and only winner of So You Think You Can Dance Scandinavia was Mona Berntsen, a dancer who had fared well in Dansefeber in 2007, progressing to that show's top 12 before an injury forced her to withdraw. Berntsen was told that she could audition for next season of Dansefeber, and when that show was combined to make So You Think You Can Dance Scandinavia, she was extended an invitation to participate. As the winner of the new series, she won 500.000 NOK and the title "Scandinavia's Favourite Dancer". First runner-up was Martin Gæbe, 3rd place-finalist was Daniel Koivunen, and Mynte Lagoni took 4th place.

Hosts

• Henriette Lien (Norway)
• Vicki Jo (Denmark)
• Kicki Berg (Sweden)

Judges

• Merete Lingjærde (Norway)
• Niclas Bendixen (Denmark)
• Fredrik "Benke" Rydman (Sweden)
• Mary Murphy (guest judge, US)

Auditions

The minimum age for audition was 16 years, and those who got through would advance to the show's main headquarters in Oslo. Contestants must use music from the industry's Big Four labels – Universal Music Group, EMI, Warner Music Group or Sony BMG. The auditions were held in Oslo (Norway), Copenhagen (Denmark) and Stockholm (Sweden).

Workshop

After the auditions in Norway, Denmark and Sweden the show had a big workshop in Oslo.

There they found 8 dancers from each country. 4 males and 4 females each. The workshop included (with eliminations after each performance):

Challenge	Music	Choreographer(s)
Hip-Hop	"Say Goodbye to Love"—Kenna feat. Lupe Fiasco	Filmon Michael
Samba	"Sway"—The Pussycat Dolls	Bjørn Holthe (Dansefeber season 2) Anette Stokke (Dansefeber season 2)
Contemporary Jazz	"Sorry"—Madonna	Knut Arild Flatner Karl-Erik Nedregaard

Finals

Format

The finals began with 24 contestants, 4 males and 4 females from each country. After partners are assigned, couples pick a dance style out of a hat, have a rehearsal with a choreographer, and perform their routine. Following the airing performances, home viewers vote for their favorite couple. The bottom three couples (six dancers overall) are then liable for elimination by the judges on the result shows an hour later. All six dancers perform a solo, after which the judges eliminate one male and one female contestant (the first two shows they eliminate four dancers). If the eliminated dancers are not from the same couple, their respective partners form a new pair for the following week's performances. Once the field of dancers is narrowed down to the top 12, permanent partnerships dissolve and contestants draw their new partners and two dance styles from a hat each week. The judges no longer have any say in the elimination process; viewers call in to vote for their favorite individual dancer, and the male and the female with the lowest votes are eliminated each week.

Top 24 finalists

Male contestants

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Martin Gæbe	18	Denmark	Hip-Hop	Runner-Up
Daniel Kouvinen	22	Sweden	Contemporary / Jazz	3rd Place
Sérgio Júnior	18	Sweden	Contemporary / Jazz	May 29, 2008
Ronni Morgenstjerne	21	Denmark	Hip-Hop	May 22, 2008
Robin Peters	22	Sweden	Contemporary / Jazz	May 15, 2008
Egor Filipenko	20	Norway	Latin Ballroom	May 8, 2008
Marvin Spahi	22	Denmark	Hip-Hop	May 1, 2008
Daniel Sarr	16	Norway	Hip-Hop	April 24, 2008
Phillip Jenkins	27	Denmark	Contemporary / Jazz	April 17, 2008
Geir Gundersen	30	Norway	Latin Ballroom	April 17, 2008
Mario Amigo	22	Sweden	Hip-Hop	April 10, 2008
Yngvar Halvorsen	20	Norway	Breakdance	April 10, 2008

Female contestants

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Mona Berntsen	18	Norway	Hip-Hop	Winner
Mynte Lagoni	19	Denmark	Contemporary	4th Place
Emma Hedlund	24	Sweden	Contemporary / Jazz	May 29, 2008
Siv Gaustad	33	Norway	Contemporary / Jazz	May 22, 2008
Trinh Nguyen	22	Norway	Contemporary	May 15, 2008
Huyen Huynh	26	Norway	Hip-Hop	May 8, 2008
Marie Sol Sandberg	24	Denmark	Contemporary / Jazz	May 1, 2008
Sandra Vather	27	Sweden	Contemporary / Jazz	April 24, 2008
Anete Jensen	18	Denmark	Hip-Hop	April 17, 2008
Suzi Asovic	22	Sweden	Contemporary / Jazz	April 17, 2008
Andrea Schirmer	17	Sweden	Latin Ballroom	April 10, 2008
Stinna Shaktiva	28	Denmark	Contemporary / Jazz	April 10, 2008

Elimination chart

Contestants are in chronogical order of elimination.

Female

Male

Did not perform

Bottom 3 couples

Bottom 6 contestants

Eliminated

	Week:	4/10	4/17	4/24	5/1	5/8	5/15	5/22	5/29
	Contestant	Result
Winner	Mona Berntsen	DNP			Btm 3				Winner
Runner-Up	Martin Gæbe		DNP					Btm 6	Runner-Up
Top 4	Daniel Kouvinen		DNP						Elim
	Mynte Lagoni		DNP				Btm 6	Btm 6
Top 6	Sergio Junior	DNP			Btm 3		Btm 6	Btm 6
	Emma Hedlund		DNP					Btm 6
Top 8	Ronni Morgenstjerne	DNP		Btm 3		Btm 6	Btm 6	Elim
	Siv Gaustad	DNP		Btm 3		Btm 6	Btm 6
Top 10	Robin Peters	DNP			Btm 3	Btm 6	Elim
	Trinh Nguyen		DNP			Btm 6
Top 12	Egor Filipenko		DNP			Elim
	Huyen Huynh	Btm 3	DNP	Btm 3	Btm 3
Top 14	Marvin Spahi	Btm 3	DNP	Btm 3	Elim
	Marie Sol Sandberg	DNP
Top 16	Daniel Sarr	DNP	Btm 3	Elim
	Sandra Vather	DNP	Btm 3
Top 24	Phillip Jenkins	DNP	Elim
	Geir Gundersen	DNP
	Anete Jensen	DNP
	Suzi Asovic	DNP
	Mario Amigo	Elim
	Yngvar Halvorsen
	Andrea Schirmer
	Stinna Shaktiva

Performances

Week 1 (10 April 2008)

• Couple dances:

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer(s)	Result
Huyen Huynh Mario Amigo	Hip-Hop	"Ching-A-Ling"—Missy Elliott	Thomas Bentsem	Amigo eliminated
Andrea Schirmer Marvin Spahi	Salsa	"Everything I Can't Have"—Robin Thicke	Jazzy	Schirmer eliminated
Trinh Nguyen Martin Gæbe	Lyrical Jazz	"Beautiful"—Me'Shell NdegéOcello	Sabina Dalfjäll	Safe
Stinna Shaktiva Yngvar Halvorsen	Hip-Hop	"Señorita"—Justin Timberlake	Thomas Bentsem	Both eliminated
Mynte Lagoni Daniel Koivunen	Contemporary Jazz	"Tea"—Øivind Andersen Sjøvoll	Tine Aspaas	Safe
Emma Hedlund Egor Filipenko	Cha-Cha	"Get the Party Started"—Shirley Bassey	Bjørn Holthe	Safe

• Group dance: Contestants next show (week 2): "Freakshow"—Britney Spears (Jazz; Choreographer: Tine Aspaas)
• Bottom 3's solos:

Dancer	Style	Music	Result
Mario Amigo	Hip-Hop	"Rubber Bullet Kiss"—Motocross Madness	Eliminated
Huyen Huynh	Lyrical Hip-Hop	"What Love Is"—Mary J. Blige	Safe
Yngvar Halvorsen	Breakdance	"Right Here, Right Now"—Fatboy Slim	Eliminated
Stinna Shaktiva	Contemporary	"Footballer's Wife"—Amy MacDonald	Eliminated
Marvin Spahi	Hip-Hop	"We Gonna Win"—Miri Ben-Ari	Safe
Andrea Schirmer	Rumba	"Stickwitu"—The Pussycat Dolls	Eliminated

• Eliminated:
  • Stinna Shaktiva
  • Andrea Schirmer
  • Yngvar Halvorsen
  • Mario Amigo
• New partners:
  • Huyen Huynh and Marvin Spahi

Week 2 (17 April 2008)

• Couple dances:

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer(s)	Results
Suzi Asovic Geir Gundersen	Jive	"Hit Me Up"—Gia Farrell	Gunn Myhrengen	Both eliminated
Siv Gaustad Ronni Morgenstjerne	Lyrical Jazz	"Dust in the Wind"—Sarah Brightman	Kristine Melby	Safe
Marie Sol Sandberg Robin Peters	Salsa	"Nadie Como Ella"—Marc Anthony	Marina Prada	Safe
Sandra Vather Phillip Jenkins	Contemporary Jazz	"Corners"—LAL	Kristine Melby	Jenkins eliminated
Anete Jensen Daniel Sarr	Hip-Hop	"Lick Shots"—Missy Elliott	Gigi Torres	Jensen eliminated
Mona Berntsen Sergio Junior	Afrocuban Rumba	"Echa Pa'Lante"—Thalía	Ibiroqai Regueria	Safe

• Group dance: Contestants past show that got thru: "So Much Betta"—Janet Jackson feat. Daft Punk (Hip-Hop; Choreographer: Belinda Braza)
• Bottom 3's solos:

Dancer	Style	Music	Result
Phillip Jenkins	Contemporary	"Personal Jesus"—Depeche Mode	Eliminated
Sandra Vather	Contemporary	"Isaac"—Madonna	Safe
Geir Gundersen	Samba	"On the Run"—Yello	Eliminated
Suzi Asovic	Jazz	"Rubber Bullet Kiss"—Motocross Madness	Eliminated
Daniel Sarr	Hip-Hop	"We Don't Need No Water (When I Need a Man)"—Tweet feat. Missy Elliott	Safe
Anete Jensen	Hip-Hop	"Get Ya Hands Up"—Fergie	Eliminated

• Eliminated:
  • Suzi Asovic
  • Anete Jensen
  • Geir Gundersen
  • Phillip Jenkins
• New partners:
  • Sandra Vather and Daniel Sarr

Week 3 (24 April 2008)

• Couple dances:

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer(s)	Results
Emma Hedlund Egor Filipenko	Quickstep	"Spider-Man theme song"—Michael Bublé	Bjørn Holthe	Safe
Sandra Vather Daniel Sarr	Jazz	"Have You Met Miss Jones"—Robbie Williams	Roine Söderlundh	Both eliminated
Siv Gaustad Ronni Morgenstjerne	House	"What Else Is There? (Trentemøller Remix)"—Röyksopp	Tine Salling	Bottom 3
Marie Sol Sandberg Robin Peters	Lyrical Jazz	"Weeds"—Jann Arden	Toni Ferraz	Safe
Mona Berntsen Sergio Junior	Showdance	"Hit & Run Holiday"—My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult	Roine Söderlundh	Safe
Huyen Huynh Marvin Spahi	Paso Doble	"España Cañi"—André Rieu	Bjørn Holthe	Bottom 3
Trinh Nguyen Martin Gæbe	Contemporary	"Swarms"	Sølvi Edvardsen	Safe
Mynte Lagoni Daniel Koivunen	Locking	"Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger"—Daft Punk	Tine Salling	Safe

• Group dance: Top 16: "Big Spender"—Shirley Bassey (Broadway; Choreographer: Roine Söderlundh)
• Bottom 3's solos:

Dancer	Style	Music	Result
Daniel Sarr	Dancehall	"Breakout"—Sean Paul	Eliminated
Sandra Vather	Contemporary	"Non Me Lo So Spiegare"—Tiziano Ferro	Eliminated
Marvin Spahi	Funk	"Tears Dry On Their Own"—Amy Winehouse	Safe
Huyen Huynh	Jazz	"Scratch Bass"—Lamb	Safe
Ronni Morgenstjerne	Hip-Hop	"Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Instrumental)"—Kanye West	Safe
Siv Gaustad	Contemporary	"Overcome"—Tricky	Safe

• Eliminated:
  • Sandra Vather
  • Daniel Sarr
• New partners:
  • None

Week 4 (1 May 2008)

• Couple dances:

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer(s)	Results
Mona Berntsen Sergio Junior	Salsa	"Meñique Mañigua (Remix)"—DJ Duste	Jazzy	Bottom 3
Huyen Huynh Marvin Spahi	House	"It's Yours (Tiefschwarfz Remix)"—Dimitri From Paris	Sabina Dalfjäll	Spahi eliminated
Marie Sol Sandberg Robin Peters	Waltz	"Dark Waltz"—Hayley Westenra	Bjørn Holthe	Sandberg eliminated
Trinh Nguyen Martin Gæbe	New Style	"Marathon"—Kelis	Toniah Pedersen	Safe
Mynte Lagoni Daniel Koivunen	Contemporary	"At the Heart of It All"—Nine Inch Nails	Masja Abrahamsen	Safe
Emma Hedlund Egor Filipenko	Funk	"She Wants to Move"—N.E.R.D	Toniah Pedersen	Safe
Siv Gaustad Ronni Morgenstjerne	Lyrical Jazz	"With Every Heartbeat"—Robyn feat. Kleerup	Sabina Dalfjäll	Safe

• Group dance: Top 14: "Charlie Big Potato"—Skunk Anansie (Jazz; Choreographer: Kristine Melby)
• Bottom 3's solos:

Dancer	Style	Music	Result
Marvin Spahi	Hip-Hop	"Just a Thought"—Gnarls Barkley	Eliminated
Huyen Huynh	Funk	"Poison"—Bel Biv DeVoe	Safe
Robin Peters	Jazz	"Spanish Joint"—D'Angelo	Safe
Marie Sol Sandberg	Contemporary	"It Tango"—Laurie Anderson	Eliminated
Sergio Junior	Contemporary	"This Year's Love"—David Gray	Safe
Mona Berntsen	Hip-Hop	"Fall Out"—Method Man	Safe

• Eliminated:
  • Marie Sol Sandberg
  • Marvin Spahi
• New partners:
  • Every couple. Now that only the top 12 remain, new partners are randomly assigned each week.

Week 5 (8 May 2008)

• Couple dances:

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer(s)	Results
Mynte Lagoni Robin Peters	Hip-Hop	"One and Only"—Timbaland feat. Fall Out Boy	Filmon Michael	Peters in Bottom 6
	Jive	"Shake a Tail Feather"—The Blues Brothers	Steen Lund
Siv Gaustad Martin Gæbe	Disco	"D.A.N.C.E"—Justice	Tomas Glans	Gaustad in Bottom 6
	Hip-Hop	"The Time Is Now (Bambino Casino Mix)"—Moloko	Belinda Braza
Huyen Huynh Egor Filipenko	Rumba	"Wonderful Tonight"—Michael Bublé	Steen Lund	Both eliminated
	Hip-Hop	"Cocaine"—Robin Thicke	Belinda Braza
Mona Berntsen Ronni Morgenstjerne	Hip-Hop	"Run (I'm a Natural Disaster)"—Gnarls Barkley	Filmon Michael	Morgenstjerne in Bottom 6
	Afro	"Throb"—Janet Jackson	David Byer
Emma Hedlund Sergio Junior	Broadway	"Big Time"—Linda Eder	Toni Ferraz	Safe
	Lyrical Jazz	"Talk to Me"—Gudny Aspaas	Tine Aspaas
Trinh Nguyen Daniel Koivunen	Contemporary Jazz	"Any Other World"—Mika	Knut Arild Flatner Karl-Erik Nedregaard	Nguyen in Bottom 6
	Cha-Cha	"Pata Pata"—Miriam Makeba	Steen Lund

• Bottom 6's solos:

Dancer	Style	Music	Result
Huyen Huynh	Hip-Hop	"Clockwork"—Juelz Santana	Eliminated
Trinh Nguyen	Jazz	"Supermassive Black Hole"—Muse	Safe
Siv Gaustad	Contemporary	"Where Is Everybody?"—Nine Inch Nails	Safe
Robin Peters	Jazz	"American Woman"—Lenny Kravitz	Safe
Ronni Morgenstjerne	Lyrical Hip-Hop	"Lost Without U"—Robin Thicke	Safe
Egor Filipenko	Cha-Cha	"Summertime"—Billy Stewart	Eliminated

• Eliminated:
  • Huyen Huynh
  • Egor Filipenko

Week 6 (15 May 2008)

• Couple dances:

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer(s)	Results
Siv Gaustad Martin Gæbe	Contemporary	"Zynk"—Peter Svenzon	Charlotta Öfverholm	Gaustad in Bottom 6
	Dance Comedy	"Casa Loma Stomp"—Pasadena Roof Orchestra	Wayne McKnight
Trinh Nguyen Sergio Junior	Hip-Hop	"I Am Music"—Common	Toniah Pedersen	Nguyen eliminated Junior in Bottom 6
	Cha-Cha	"When Doves Cry"—Prince	Jan Ivar Lund
Emma Hedlund Robin Peters	Jazz	"One Step Closer"—Linkin Park	Jennie Widegren	Peters eliminated
	Hip-Hop	"Ain't No Sunshine"—Soul For Real	Toniah Pedersen
Mona Berntsen Daniel Koivunen	Tango	"I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)"—Grace Jones	Jan Ivar Lund	Safe
	Contemporary	"It's a Man's Man's Man's World"—James Brown	Charlotta Öfverholm
Mynte Lagoni Ronni Morgenstjerne	Electric Boogie	"Around the World"—Daft Punk	Kathrine Bølstad	Bottom 6
	Jazz	"Rehab"—Rihanna	Jennie Widegren

• Bottom 6's solos:

Dancer	Style	Music	Result
Trinh Nguyen	Contemporary	"Loving You Still"—Tamia	Eliminated
Mynte Lagoni	Jazz	"Can't Let Go"—Linda Király	Safe
Siv Gaustad	Contemporary	"Aeroplane"—Björk	Safe
Ronni Morgenstjerne	Broadway	"Can't Buy Me Love"—Michael Bublé	Safe
Sergio Junior	Contemporary	"All That I Am"—Rob Thomas	Safe
Robin Peters	Hip-Hop	"Flashing Lights"—Kanye West feat. Dwele	Eliminated

• Eliminated:
  • Trinh Nguyen
  • Robin Peters

Week 7 (22 May 2008)

• Couple dances:

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer(s)	Results
Emma Hedlund Ronnie Morgonstjerne	Contemporary Jazz	"You Could Be Happy"—Snow Patrol	Knut Arild Flatner Karl-Erik Nedregaard	Hedlund in Bottom 6 Morgonstjerne eliminated
	Hip-Hop	"The Trips"—Karma 9	Ambra Succi
Mynte Lagoni Martin Gæbe	Hip-Hop	"Sakura Planet"—A-Bee	Ambra Succi	Bottom 6
	Quickstep	"Big and Bad"—Big Bad Voodoo Daddy	Malin Watson David Watson
Mona Berntsen Daniel Koivunen	Samba	"It Had Better Be Tonight"—Michael Bublé	Malin Watson David Watson	Safe
	Lyrical Jazz	"It's Been Awhile"—Staind	René Winther
Siv Gaustad Sergio Junior	Jazz	"Mercy"—Duffy	Toni Ferraz	Gaustad eliminated Junior in Bottom 6
	Disco	"Jump (for My Love)"—Girls Aloud	Tomas Glans

• Bottom 6's solos:

Dancer	Style	Music	Result
Mynte Lagoni	Contemporary	"Ghost Love Score"—Nightwish	Safe
Emma Hedlund	Contemporary	"Believe"—The Chemical Brothers	Safe
Siv Gaustad	Contemporary	"You Cause Me So Much Sorrow"—Sinéad O'Connor	Eliminated
Ronni Morgenstjerne	Funk	"Sweat (A La La La La Long)"—Inner Circle	Eliminated
Sergio Junior	Contemporary	"Glow"—Nelly Furtado	Safe
Martin Gæbe	Lyrical Hip-Hop	"Apologize"—Timbaland feat. OneRepublic	Safe

• Eliminated:
  • Siv Gaustad
  • Ronni Morgenstjerne

Week 8 – Finale (29 May 2008)

Judges: Mary Murphy, Fredrik "Benke" Rydman, Merete Lingjærde and Niclas Bendixen

• Group dances:

Dancers	Style	Music	Choreographer(s)
Top 24 (without top 6) Merete Lingjærde Fredrik "Benke" Rydman Niclas Bendixen	Broadway	"Comin' Home Baby"—Michael Bublé feat. Boyz II Men	Toni Ferraz
Top 6	Contemporary Jazz	"Sorry (Paul Oakenfold Mix)"—Madonna	Knut Arild Flatner Karl-Erik Nedregaard
Top 3 male dancers	Contemporary Jazz	"Starfuckers, Inc."—Nine Inch Nails	Tine Aspaas
Top 3 female dancers	Broadway	"These Boots Are Made For Walkin'"—Nancy Sinatra	Anja Gaardbo

• Couple dances:

Dancers	Style	Music	Choreographer(s)
Mynte Lagoni Martin Gæbe	Hip-Hop	"Oh Timbaland"—Timbaland	David Dalmo
Mona Berntsen Daniel Koivunen	Lindy Hop	"Swingin' the Blues"—Count Basie	David Dalmo
Emma Hedlund Sergio Junior	Contemporary	"Beatrice"—Daniel Lanois	Anja Gaardbo

• Winner of "best move"-competition on internet:
  • Mario Amigo (received 50.000 SEK)
• Top 6:
  • Sergio Junior
  • Emma Hedlund
• Top 4's solos:

Dancer	Style	Music
Daniel Kouvinen	Street-Jazz	"Last Night"—P. Diddy feat. Keyshia Cole
Mynte Lagoni	Jazz	"Kiss"—Prince and The Revolution
Mona Berntsen	Dancehall	"Hmm Hmm"—Beenie Man
Martin Gæbe	Hip-Hop	"Stronger"—Kanye West

• Top 4:
  • Mynte Lagoni (4th place)
  • Daniel Kouvinen (3rd place)
• Runner-up:
  • Martin Gæbe
• WINNER:
  • Mona Berntsen

See also

• Dance on television

External links

• So You Think You Can Dance Scandinavia on TVNorge.no