Dansefeber (season 1)
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Dansefeber is the Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 version of So You Think You Can Dance
So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. TV series)
So You Think You Can Dance is an American dance competition and reality show that airs on Fox in the United States.The series first premiered on July 20, 2005, and was created by American Idol producers Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe and is produced by 19 Entertainment and Dick Clark Productions...

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Channel: TVNorge
TVNorge
TVNorge is a Norwegian television channel.TVNorge went on the air December 5, 1988 and was the first advertising-supported Norwegian channel. The channel was started with 50 000 NOK...

 (Norway)

Dansefeber holds auditions in major cities across Norway, looking for the top dancers in each city. All types of dance backgrounds are encouraged to audition. Salsa, ballroom
Ballroom dance
Ballroom dance refers to a set of partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world. Because of its performance and entertainment aspects, ballroom dance is also widely enjoyed on stage, film, and television....

, hip-hop, streetdance, contemporary
Contemporary dance
Contemporary dance is a genre of concert dance that employs compositional philosophy, rather than choreography, to guide unchoreographed movement...

, jazz
Jazz dance
Jazz dance is a classification shared by a broad range of dance styles. Before the 1950s, jazz dance referred to dance styles that originated from African American vernacular dance. In the 1950s, a new genre of jazz dance—modern jazz dance—emerged, with roots in Caribbean traditional dance...

, ballet
Ballet
Ballet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with...

 and many other types of dancers can be seen auditioning for a chance to win the grand prize.

The first season of Dansefeber
Dansefeber
Dansefeber is the Norwegian version of So You Think You Can Dance. It was broadcast on TVNorge and was hosted by Kjetil Tefke and Henriette Lien . Adil Khan was the winner in 2006 and Hanna Mjåvatn the winner in 2007....

was hosted by Kjetil Tefke and Henriette Lien and judges were Lars Undli (break dancer, one of those who brought break dance to Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

), Vibeke Sørlie (hip hop dancer and choreographer, also judge for next season), Jan Ivar Lund (jazz, contemporary and ballroom dancer and choreographer, choreographed for season 2 and So You Think You Can Dance — Scandinavia) and Merete Lingjærde (contemporary choreographer, also judge for next season of Dansefeber and So You Think You Can Dance — Scandinavia).

Male break dancer Adil Khan
Adil Khan
Adil Khan is a Norwegian dancer and actor of Punjabi/Pashtun descent. Adil came to the limelight when he won Dansefeber,...

won the first season of Dansefeber.

Female contemporary/jazz dancer Maria H. Nygård came runner-up.

Male contemporary/jazz dancer Christopher Flinder Pedersen took the 3rd place.

Female contemporary/jazz dancer Tine Aspaas came 4th. (Aspaas was choreographer for season 2 of Dansefeber and So You Think You Can Dance — Scandinavia).

16 dancers were sent to the live shows after the Fever Days in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

. Then one male and one female dancer went home every week, and at the end, we knew who won the first series of Dansefeber.

Elimination chart

Week: Finale
Contestant Result
Adil Khan
Adil Khan
Adil Khan is a Norwegian dancer and actor of Punjabi/Pashtun descent. Adil came to the limelight when he won Dansefeber,...

Winner
Maria Henriette Nygård Runner-up
Christopher Flinder Petersen
Christopher Flinder Petersen
Christopher Flinder Pedersen , is a Norwegian dancer, model and former member of the boyband L8R. At 13 he finished 7th in the world championships in freestyle dancing and two years later he became a member of the band L8R...

3rd Place
Tina Aspaas 4th Place


Finale

  • Group routines:
    • Top 16 (without top 4): "Bite the Dust"—Pussycat Dolls
      Pussycat Dolls
      The Pussycat Dolls are an American pop girl group and dance ensemble based in Los Angeles; currently consisting of Lauren Bennett, Vanessa Curry, Kristal "Lyndriette" Smith, Tiffany "Taz" Zavala, Kia Hampton and Paula Van Oppen. The Pussycat Dolls were founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995...

  • Couple routines:
    Couple Style Music Choreographer
    Tine Aspaas
    Christopher Petersen
    Paso Doble "España Cañí
    España Cañí
    España Cañí is a famous instrumental Spanish piece of pasodoble music by Pascual Marquina Narro . The song was written around 1925...

    "—Boston Pops Orchestra
    Gunn Myhrengen
    Maria Nygård
    Adil Khan
    Paso Doble "España Cañí"—Boston Pops Orchestra Gunn Myhrengen
    Christopher Pedersen
    Adil Khan
    Hip-hop "Can't Let You Go"—Fabolous
    Fabolous
    John David Jackson , better known by his stage name Fabolous, is an American rapper of African American and Dominican descent. He grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Part of his early popularity arose from his hit single "Can't Deny It" in 2001, from his debut...

     feat. Lil Mo
    Solveig Kitmitto
    Tine Aspaas
    Maria Nygård
    Jazz
    Jazz dance
    Jazz dance is a classification shared by a broad range of dance styles. Before the 1950s, jazz dance referred to dance styles that originated from African American vernacular dance. In the 1950s, a new genre of jazz dance—modern jazz dance—emerged, with roots in Caribbean traditional dance...

    "Believe"—The Chemical Brothers
    The Chemical Brothers
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    Subjazz
    Subjazz
    Subjazz is a Norwegian choreographic duo consiting of Karl-Erik Nedregaard and Knut Arild Flatner that made a new dance style called Samtidsjazz, but the style was changed into contemporary in the So You Think You Can Dance - Scandinavia article....

    Maria Nygård
    Christopher Pedersen
    Broadway
    Broadway theatre
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    "All That Jazz"—Ute Lemper
    Ute Lemper
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    Toni Ferraz
    Tine Aspaas
    Adil Khan
    Broadway "All That Jazz"—Ute Lemper Toni Ferraz
  • Solos:
    • Tine Aspaas
    • Christopher Pedersen
    • Maria Nygård
    • Adil Khan: "The Diva Dance"—Sarah Brightman
      Sarah Brightman
      Sarah Brightman is an English classical crossover soprano, actress, songwriter and dancer. She is famous for possessing a vocal range of over 3 octaves and singing in the whistle register...

  • Eliminated in order:
    • Tine Aspaas
    • Christopher Pedersen
    • Maria Nygård
  • Winner:
    • Adil Khan
      Adil Khan
      Adil Khan is a Norwegian dancer and actor of Punjabi/Pashtun descent. Adil came to the limelight when he won Dansefeber,...

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