We started dancing the boogie woogie together in 2003, and have been competing internationally since october 2004. The 20th of August 2011, we achieved our dream goal and became main class world champions. Besides competing, we teach on a weekly basis for university students in our dance club NTNUI Dans in Trondheim. In the last couple of years we have also been teaching at international Boogie Woogie and Lindy Hop festivals, feel free to check out the planned events in our agenda.

We both also study to get a five year master of technology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim (NTNU), Norway. Susanne is studying Communication Technology, while Thorbjørn is studying Engineering and ICT (Information and Communication Technology). In 2010 we both began an additional two-year trainer study (Topptrener II), which is a collaboration between NTNU and Olympiatoppen.

Some of our results:

• World Champions Main Class 2011
• European Champions Main Class 2011
• Overall winners of the World Cup 2011 New!
• World Vice-Champions Main Class 2009, 2010
• European Vice- Champions 2010
• Nordic Champions Main Class 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
• Norwegian Champions Main Class Boogie Woogie 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,2010,2011 New!
• Norwegian Champions Main Class Lindy Hop 2010,2011 New!
• 1st Place World Cup comp., Ljubljana 2012 New!
• 1st Place World Cup comp., Valkeakoski 2012 New!
• 1st Place World Cup comp., München 2011 New!
• 1st Place World Cup comp., Moscow 2011
• 1st Place World Cup comp., Sofia 2011
• 1st Place World Cup comp., Winterthur 2011
• 1st Place World Cup comp., Chelm 2011
• 1st Place World Cup comp., Nittenau 2011
• 1st place World Cup comp., Moscow 2010
• 1st place World Cup comp., Lillestrom 2010
• 1st place World Cup comp., Geneva 2009
• 1st place World Cup comp., Lyon 2009
• World Champions Juniors Class 2004
• Norwegian Champions Juniors Class Boogie Woogie 2003,2004,2005
• More and updated results here

Awards:

• Couple of the Year 2008, 2009, 2011. Dance Awards New!
• Student Sports Award 2011. Sor-Trondelag Idrettskrets

Media:

• UnderDusken.no: Boogie Woogie Student Life , October 25th 2011
• More articles, interviews and videos here!
• You can find photos of us here. Please give credit to the photographer. Thank you!