Mona Berntsen

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Mona Berntsen
Born
Mona-Jeanette Berntsen

(1990-01-16) January 16, 1990 (age 34)
Jar, Bærum, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationDancer
Known forWinner of So You Think You Can Dance Scandinavia , dancer for Justin Bieber and Madonna
Website monaberntsen.com

Mona-Jeanette Berntsen (born January 16, 1990) is a Norwegian-Moroccan dancer. She is known for winning So You Think You Can Dance Scandinavia , and for working with artists such as Justin Timberlake, [1] Alicia Keys [2] and Chris Brown. [3] She performed on the Purpose World Tour with Justin Bieber. [4]

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Life and career

Mona Berntsen was born and raised in Norway by a Moroccan mother and a father from Northern Norway. After having her dance career breakthrough as the winner of So You Think You Can Dance Scandinavia at the age of 18, [5] Berntsen was signed by Bloc Agency [6] and moved from Norway to Los Angeles. In the coming years Berntsen worked with some of the world's biggest artists, including Justin Timberlake [1] and Alicia Keys, [2] before traveling on two world tours with Chris Brown. [3] Berntsen has since performed at some of the world's biggest stages and shows, including the Academy Awards, [7] Grammy Awards, Billboard Awards and several MTV Award Shows. In 2015, Berntsen also performed for Nike during a clothing line launch.

Berntsen grew up as a member of street dance crew Cre-8, with fellow So You Think You Can Dance Scandinavia contestant Daniel Sarr and So You Think You Can Dance Norway contestant Alexandra Joner as some of the other members. With Maria Karlsen as lead choreographer, Cre-8 got to the semi-finals in Norway's Got Talent .

Berntsen will be the choreographer of Melodi Grand Prix 2024 , taking the role from Mattias Carlsson. [8]

So You Think You Can Dance Norway

WeekPartnerDanceMusicResult
1Endre Jansen Afro "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"—Michael Jackson Safe
2 Lyrical jazz "Hangin' By a Thread"—Jann Arden Safe
3 Locking "Rock Steady"—Aretha Franklin Bottom 3
Results show solo"Ring the Alarm"—Beyoncé Knowles
4Endre Jansen Jive "Bye Bye"—David CerraSafe
5Ole Petter Knarvik Hip-hop "Ice Box"—Omarion Injured

So You Think You Can Dance Scandinavia

WeekPartnerDanceMusicResult
2 Sergio Junior Afrocuban Rumba "Echa pa'lante"—Thalía Safe
3 Showdance "Hit & Run Holiday"—My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult Safe
4 Salsa "Meñique-Mañigua (DJ Duste Remix)"—DJ DusteBottom 3
Results show solo"Fall Out"—Method Man
5Ronni Morgenstjerne Hip-hop "Run (I'm a Natural Disaster)"—Gnarls Barkley Safe
Afro-pop "Thorb"—Janet Jackson
6Daniel Kouvinen Tango "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)"—Grace Jones Safe
Contemporary "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"—James Brown
7 Samba "It Had Better Be Tonight"—Michael Bublé Safe
Lyrical jazz "It's Been Awhile"—Staind
8 Lindy hop "Swingin' the Blues"—Count Basie Winner
Mynte Lagoni
Emma Hedlund
Jazz"These Boots Are Made For Walkin'"—Nancy Sinatra
Final solo"Hmm Hmm"—Beenie Man

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