Norwegian-Moroccan dancer
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, Alicia Keys and Chris Brown. She performed on the Purpose World Tour with Justin Bieber.
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, Berntsen was signed by Bloc Agency and moved from Norway to Los Angeles. In the coming years Berntsen worked with some of the world's biggest artists, including Justin Timberlake and Alicia Keys, before traveling on two world tours with Chris Brown. Berntsen has since performed at some of the world's biggest stages and shows, including the Academy Awards, 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.
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