Sérgio Benvindo Júnior

Sérgio Benvindo Júnior, born 1989, is a Swedish contemporary dancer.[1] Born in Brazil, he moved to Västerås when he was 7 years old. Lives in Stockholm. He first began to dance disco. Later he danced a lot of contemporary and jazz dance.

So You Think You Can Dance — Scandinavia edit

Júnior tried out for the show So You Think You Can Dance — Scandinavia 2008. He auditioned in Stockholm to "Alibi" by David Gray and made it straight to the workshop. From the workshop, he made it to the top 24 where he tried dancing with Mona-Jeanette Berntsen, Emma Hedlund, Trinh Nguyen, Siv Gaustad, Martin Gæbe and Daniel Koivunen, with such dance styles as Afro-Cuban Rumba, Show, Salsa, Broadway, Contemporary, Hip-hop, Cha cha cha, Jazz and Disco.

Week Partner Style Music Choreographer Results
2 Mona-Jeanette Berntsen Afro-Cuban Rumba "Echa Pa'Lante"—Thalía Ibiroqai Regueria
Marina Prada
Safe
3 Show "Hit & Run Holiday"—My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult Roine Söderlundh Safe
4 Salsa "Meñique Mañigua (DJ Duste Remix)"—DJ Duste Jazzy Safe
Solo (contemporary) "This Year's Love"—David Gray Sergio Benvindo Junior
5 Emma Hedlund Broadway "Big Time"—Linda Eder Toni Ferraz Safe
Contemporary "Talk to Me"—Gudny Aspaas Tine Aspaas
6 Trinh Nguyen Hip-hop "I Am Music"—Common Toniah Pedersen Safe
Cha cha cha "When Doves Cry"—Prince Jan Ivar Lund
Solo (contemporary) "All That I Am"—Rob Thomas Sergio Benvindo Junior
7 Siv Gaustad Jazz "Mercy"—Duffy Toni Ferraz Safe
Disco "Jump (for My Love)"—Girls Aloud Tomas Glans
Solo (jazz) "Glow"—Nelly Furtado Sergio Benvindo Junior
8 Emma Hedlund Contemporary "Beatrice"—Daniel Lanois Anja Gaardbo Top 6
Daniel Koivunen
Martin Gæbe
Contemporary "Starfuckers, Inc."—Nine Inch Nails Tine Aspaas
  • Green note means bottom three/six
  • Black note means no partners

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