So You Think You Can Dance Scandinavia
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 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 both countries as well as Sweden. Swedish station Kanal 5 took on the bulk of the production for the new show and aired it in Sweden with TVNorge and Kanal 5 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
- Vicki Jo
- Kicki Berg
Judges
- Merete Lingjærde
- Niclas Bendixen
- Fredrik "Benke" Rydman
- Mary Murphy
Auditions
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 :
| Challenge | Music | Choreographer |
| Hip-Hop | "Say Goodbye to Love"—Kenna feat. Lupe Fiasco | Filmon Michael |
| Samba | "Sway"—The Pussycat Dolls | Bjørn Holthe Anette Stokke |
| 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 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. 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
Female contestants
Elimination chart
Contestants are in chronogical order of elimination.| Female | Male | Did not perform | Bottom 3 couples | Bottom 6 contestants | Eliminated |
Performances
Week 1 (10 April 2008)
- Couple dances:
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | 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 : "Freakshow"—Britney Spears
- 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 | 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
- 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 "—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 | 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? "—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
- 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 "—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 | Results |
| Mona Berntsen Sergio Junior | Salsa | "Meñique Mañigua "—DJ Duste | Jazzy | Bottom 3 |
| Huyen Huynh Marvin Spahi | House | "It's Yours "—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
- 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 | Results |
| Mynte Lagoni Robin Peters | Hip-Hop | "One and Only"—Timbaland feat. Fall Out Boy | Filmon Michael | Peters in Bottom 6 |
| Mynte Lagoni Robin Peters | Jive | "Shake a Tail Feather"—The Blues Brothers | Steen Lund | Peters in Bottom 6 |
| Siv Gaustad Martin Gæbe | Disco | "D.A.N.C.E"—Justice | Tomas Glans | Gaustad in Bottom 6 |
| Siv Gaustad Martin Gæbe | Hip-Hop | "The Time Is Now "—Moloko | Belinda Braza | Gaustad in Bottom 6 |
| Huyen Huynh Egor Filipenko | Rumba | "Wonderful Tonight"—Michael Bublé | Steen Lund | Both eliminated |
| Huyen Huynh Egor Filipenko | Hip-Hop | "Cocaine"—Robin Thicke | Belinda Braza | Both eliminated |
| Mona Berntsen Ronni Morgenstjerne | Hip-Hop | "Run "—Gnarls Barkley | Filmon Michael | Morgenstjerne in Bottom 6 |
| Mona Berntsen Ronni Morgenstjerne | Afro | "Throb"—Janet Jackson | David Byer | Morgenstjerne in Bottom 6 |
| Emma Hedlund Sergio Junior | Broadway | "Big Time"—Linda Eder | Toni Ferraz | Safe |
| Emma Hedlund Sergio Junior | Lyrical Jazz | "Talk to Me"—Gudny Aspaas | Tine Aspaas | Safe |
| Trinh Nguyen Daniel Koivunen | Contemporary Jazz | "Any Other World"—Mika | Knut Arild Flatner Karl-Erik Nedregaard | Nguyen in Bottom 6 |
| Trinh Nguyen Daniel Koivunen | Cha-Cha | "Pata Pata"—Miriam Makeba | Steen Lund | Nguyen in Bottom 6 |
- 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 | Results |
| Siv Gaustad Martin Gæbe | Contemporary | "Zynk"—Peter Svenzon | Charlotta Öfverholm | Gaustad in Bottom 6 |
| Siv Gaustad Martin Gæbe | Dance Comedy | "Casa Loma Stomp"—Pasadena Roof Orchestra | Wayne McKnight | Gaustad in Bottom 6 |
| Trinh Nguyen Sergio Junior | Hip-Hop | "I Am Music"—Common | Toniah Pedersen | Nguyen eliminated Junior in Bottom 6 |
| Trinh Nguyen Sergio Junior | Cha-Cha | "When Doves Cry"—Prince | Jan Ivar Lund | Nguyen eliminated Junior in Bottom 6 |
| Emma Hedlund Robin Peters | Jazz | "One Step Closer"—Linkin Park | Jennie Widegren | Peters eliminated |
| Emma Hedlund Robin Peters | Hip-Hop | "Ain't No Sunshine"—Soul For Real | Toniah Pedersen | Peters eliminated |
| Mona Berntsen Daniel Koivunen | Tango | "I've Seen That Face Before "—Grace Jones | Jan Ivar Lund | Safe |
| Mona Berntsen Daniel Koivunen | Contemporary | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"—James Brown | Charlotta Öfverholm | Safe |
| Mynte Lagoni Ronni Morgenstjerne | Electric Boogie | "Around the World"—Daft Punk | Kathrine Bølstad | Bottom 6 |
| Mynte Lagoni Ronni Morgenstjerne | Jazz | "Rehab"—Rihanna | Jennie Widegren | Bottom 6 |
- 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 | 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 |
| Emma Hedlund Ronnie Morgonstjerne | Hip-Hop | "The Trips"—Karma 9 | Ambra Succi | Hedlund in Bottom 6 Morgonstjerne eliminated |
| Mynte Lagoni Martin Gæbe | Hip-Hop | "Sakura Planet"—A-Bee | Ambra Succi | Bottom 6 |
| Mynte Lagoni Martin Gæbe | Quickstep | "Big and Bad"—Big Bad Voodoo Daddy | Malin Watson David Watson | Bottom 6 |
| Mona Berntsen Daniel Koivunen | Samba | "It Had Better Be Tonight"—Michael Bublé | Malin Watson David Watson | Safe |
| Mona Berntsen Daniel Koivunen | Lyrical Jazz | "It's Been Awhile"—Staind | René Winther | Safe |
| Siv Gaustad Sergio Junior | Jazz | "Mercy"—Duffy | Toni Ferraz | Gaustad eliminated Junior in Bottom 6 |
| Siv Gaustad Sergio Junior | Disco | "Jump "—Girls Aloud | Tomas Glans | Gaustad eliminated Junior in Bottom 6 |
- 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 "—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)
- Group dances:
| Dancers | Style | Music | Choreographer |
| Top 24 Merete Lingjærde Fredrik "Benke" Rydman Niclas Bendixen | Broadway | "Comin' Home Baby"—Michael Bublé feat. Boyz II Men | Toni Ferraz |
| Top 6 | Contemporary Jazz | "Sorry "—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 |
| 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
- 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
- * Daniel Kouvinen
- Runner-up:
- * Martin Gæbe
- WINNER:
- * Mona Berntsen