Speaker
Jason Møller Tuxen
Denmark
We are thrilled to welcome Jason Møller Tuxen, who is making his debut as speaker at the Nordic Open 2023. Jason is an active competitive Latin dancer on the highest level. He is currently representing Denmark in major international competitions and is former Danish WDC Latin Champion in both Amateur and Under 21. Jason has been dancing since the age of 7 and when asked about what is important in his relationship with dancing, Jason says that “Dancing for me is magical, because it manages to have meaning for both the people dancing and the spectators watching, regardless of level. Dancing brings everyone together because it reveals emotions.”
And he adds: “I can’t wait to be part of the great event that Nordic Open is, and I will do my very best to guide and support everyone participating in these magical days, both dancers and spectators.”
Martin Vittrup
Denmark
Martin Vittrup has been dancing since he was 13 years old. A tireless dancer, he has competed in many different dance styles such as ballroom, jitterbug and rock’n’roll. Martin is a very popular speaker at ballroom tournaments and we are so happy he is finally making his Nordic Open debut this this year. Martin has a very close connection to Nordic Open. He met his wife, Line at the Nordic Open New Year’s party 2016 and and even proposed to her a year later at the Nordic Open New Year’s party 2017. Martin is looking forward to speaking and says: “The best thing about tournaments is when the music swings, the audience is clapping, and you can feel that the dancers go in to an extra high gear because of this.”
DJ / Music
Michael Kongsø
Denmark
Michael Kongsø is PanDans’ resident DJ playing at PanDans’ monthly public dance night “Dans på Bryggen” and one of the driving forces behind Nordic Open. A DJ at Nordic Open’s New Year’s Balls and at the Outgames’ ballroom party. Michael Kongsø made his long-awaited debut as a tournament DJ at the Nordic Open 2010 and has played at all Nordic Open competitions since then. With his distinctive blend and strict tempo, pop and dance, Michael is popular internationally as well. He is a regular DJ at the Burgess Equality tournament and has played at the Eurogames in Budapest in 2012, Copenhagen in 2021 and is already booked for the Eurogames in Vienna 2024.
Tournament Leader
Kirsten Vejlby Sørensen
Denmark
Kirsten Vejlby Sørensen has always been interested in dance. She was an active dancer from six to sixteen and later again with her husband. Her three children practiced elite dance sports. For nineteen years, Kirsten was chairman for Randers Sportsdanserforening, Raffi, and has been on the board of The Danish Sports Dancing Association for over twenty years. Kirsten Vejlby Sørensen is currently responsible for adjudicators and time schedules for all ranking list Standard and Latin tournaments in Denmark. A certified tournament leader and calculator, Kirsten Vejlby Sørensen was tournament leader at the Eurogames 2021 and we are so glad to have her back.
Mads Pedersen
Denmark
A former competitive dancer, Mads Pedersen, is a popular tournament leader at national and international dance competitions in Denmark. He was a tournament leader with Lennart Gordon at the 2009 Copenhagen Outgames and as tournament leader has been our rock at almost all Nordic Opens since then. Formerly a board member in the Danish Dance Sport Federation (DS), Mads Pedersen runs his own dance club, Nordvest Ballroom in Copenhagen, where he teaches Standard and Latin. In his professional life, Mads Pedersen does research on how to produce fuel from organic waste.