Soffie Dalsgaard
Denmark
As national ten dance champions, Soffie Dalsgaard and her husband Jesper Dalsgaard have represented Denmark all over the world in Latin, Ballroom, Latin American Show dance and combined competitions. Their best result is a 5th. place in Combined World and European Latin Championships. Moreover, they have danced semi-finals at the World and European Latin Championships and Latin American Show Dance Championships. Soffie Dalsgaard runs her own dance studio in Copenhagen. A popular TV personality, she is a five times participant in Vild med dans, Danish equivalent of Dancing with the Stars. A licensed IDSF adjudicator and examined dance instructor through Danish Dance Schools (DDD), Soffie Dalsgaard was an adjudicator and moderator of the Outgames 2009 and Nordic Open 2010, 2022 and the Eurogames 2021 in Copenhagen. We are so happy to have her back.
Norbert Glohr
Germany
For many years Norbert Glohr danced in the highest league of the German Dance Sport Association, both in Standard Ballroom as Latin American dancing. With the Ludwigsburg standard formation team, he has won several German championships, as well being world champion and vice European champion. A qualified coach for 10 dances, Hamburg-based Norbert Glohr has been working as a coach at all levels of competitive and leisure dancing. He holds the S- and F1-licence for adjudicating Standard Ballroom, Latin American and formation dance tournaments and has judged about 300 mixed and same sex tournaments, including and several German Open championships and Equality EM in Blackpool in 2014. He judged his first Nordic Open back in 2011 and now, he is finally back!
Ralf Janßen
Germany
For over twenty years, Ralf has lived in Berlin, where he owns a real estate company. Sport with music has characterized his whole life, in his childhood as a roller-skater and since 1980 as a dancer. In 1997, he finished his competitive career in the highest class in Ballroom and Latin and has then worked in several capacities related to the dance world. As sports manager of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, he was involved in major structural changes in the north alliance of Germany. He holds the highest licenses for Ballroom, Latin and formation in Germany and the license as tournament director for dance competitions, which he uses for Blau-Silber Berlin Tanzportclub. He receives invitations as adjudicate rankings and national championships in Germany and in other European countries. Judging the 2018 Gay Games in Paris was an unforgettable highlight for Ralf, who made his judging debut here in Copenhagen at the Eurogames 2021.
Sofie Koborg
Denmark
Born and raised on Amager, Sofie Koborg knew that she wanted to be a professional dancer since the age of eleven. Commencing her career at two (!), she dances both Standard, Latin and show dance. At twenty, she moved to Italy to dance and teach full time, and after a few months there she and dance partner, Pasquale Farina opened their own dance school. After more than 300 competitions as amateurs including a Danish Championship in 2019, they turned professional in November 2021, being finalists at the World championship for professionals in Standard in 2021. Currently, Sofie is based in Denmark, teaching at Bendixen Dans in Copenhagen and coaching competition couples from youths to seniors. She received her judge’s certification from the Danish Dance Sport Federation (DS) in 2022 and we are so happy to have her back again this year as Nordic Open adjudicator. Her favorite dance is slow-fox and it hurts deep inside her, when she sees a competitor lowering on a heel out of the lock step, so dancers beware!
Morten Stefanou
Denmark
Morten started dancing at seven and has danced ever since. He has competed both nationally and internationally. He has been a Danish Champion in both Standard and Latin and is a five-time 10 dance champion for the region of Sjælland. A certified teacher and trainer, Morten teaches at the dance schools of Soffie Dalsgaard and of Vivi Siggaard, both known from Vild med dans (Danish version of Dancing with the Stars). Morten has also trained in classical ballet, show, jazz, modern, disco, hip hop, rock, jitterbug, swing, east and west coast swing, flamenco and Argentinian tango. He is a zumba instructor, who has worked as actor and choreographer on commercials, film and theater.Morten Stefanou, who holds a judging license from Danish Dance Schools (DDD), made his debut as an adjudicator at the Nordic Open last year, and we are delighted to have him back!
Mirian Sørensen
Denmark
A Standard and Latin dance sport competitor for twenty-four years, Mirian Sørensen holds a judging license from Danish Dance Schools (DDD) and international license from International Dance Organization (IDO). Mirian Sørensen runs her own dance academy, Danse-Huset Slagelse/Korsør/Sorø, where she teaches show, disco, hip-hop, funk, street, tap-dancing, swing and jitterbug. Mirian has judged Eurogames 2003 and OutGames 2009 in Copenhagen as well as Berlin’s Pink Ballroom and in 2019 the Hip-Hop/Street Dance World championships in Bremerhaven. Mirian holds the record for judging most Nordic Open competitions, and we’re thrilled she’s here again!