The one and only Archie Burnett!

We are so proud to present Archie as one of this year's judges. Founding grandfather of the iconic House of Ninja and since the 70s and 80s marked his place in New York's street and club dance scene. Recognized for his w*acking and voguing, he has traveled the world for 40+ years to share his knowledge and love for dance.

A legend you simply must experience.

DJ Renegade!! We’re proud to call him resident DJ at Soul Sessions Extended - since the first edition in 2009!! Renegade is one of the most respected dance event DJs in the world, is a real game changer, has been paying dues - and still is, on so many levels for years and years and years.

We cannot wait to have DJ Foolish back behind the decks!! Gothenburg-based artist with a real heart for hip hop, mastering many elements. For some, Foolish is a notorious b-boy, repping the crew, Lack of Crowns. For others he is the ill emcee and producer with the name Mad Bogus. This guy knows exactly the tracks that will heat up the battles!!

We are so excited to bring Funky Loffe back to Oslo!! DJ, music producer, and crate digger from Stockholm, Sweden, who has been rocking dance floors all over the world since the 90s. Often referred to as a music archaeologist, he is one of the pioneers of Swedish RareGroove and has a strong focus on Disco, Funk, and House from various sources.

He is also known for being one of the most popular DJs and producers in theballroom culture under his alias Loffe Beats.

A true nordic gem, who knows how to get everybody movin' and groovin'

Tash is joining us all the way from Montreal, Canada! With over 35 years in street dance and Hip Hop, she has made her mark as a dancer, choreographer, and mentor. Celebrated for her roles in Cirque Du Soleil’s The Beatles LOVE and her work with Bboyizm Dance Company, Tash is a sought-after judge and teacher, sharing her knowledge globally. Her passion and experience continue to inspire dancers worldwide. We can't wait to have her with us as a judge at Extended 2024 in Oslo!

Finland’s only female breaking champion and the IBE footwork champion! A.T. has been dancing since 1995, and her work has been paving the way for more female representation within the breaking scene.

She's one of the first female breakers to judge the world's largest tournaments- Redbull BC One, Battle of the Year, and Youth Olympic Games to name a few. A.T.'s style has influenced bboys and bgirls around the world - and her lectures and workshops stays popular around the world due to her strong understanding of breaking culture, coupled with a mastery of breaking technique and foundations. We're absolutely thrilled to have this force join us for Extended 2024!

Sonia Bel Hadj Brahim aka SonYa is a French Popping and Waacking dancer and member of The Illest Looserz crew from Tunisia. SonYa starts Popping with Pascal Luce and learned Waacking self-taught.

Then SonYa tooks class from OG and great dancers such as Popin Pete, Mr Wiggles, Suga Pop, Kei, Tyrone Proctor, Ana Sanchez, Archie Burnett, Ibuki Imata, Yoshie. She also trained with Frank Boogie and Tommy Steez.

SonYa used to dance with dance companies and French directors such as James Thierrée, Charles Chaplin's grandson, Anne Nguyen and Julie Berès; where she brings Popping and Waacking to another level.

Now more involved in the dance community SonYa recently winning Popping battle such as Urbanation Battle (Fr), All About The Funk (Ca), Pay The Cost To Be The Boss (Fr) and 2nd place at Freestyle Session (LA), Flash Light (Fr) and Funk Machine Vol 3 (Ch).

We're truly blessed to have Marie Kaae join us for this edition. She's a choreographer, dancer, curator and event producer with great international reputation & experience. Technically based in house dance, with extensive experience in improvisation and interpretation. Winner of one of the most prestigious battles, House Dance Forever in 2015 and tons of more, this amazing dancer based in Denmark is a great source of inspiration for not only in Scandinavia, but for the house dance community worldwide.

There’s no House Night without the collab we have with MUD session Oslo, now for the 5th year! Our very own celebrated local heads, MUD resident DJs, @djgharofficial and @niwin_music aims to take us on a musical journey as they bring us the warm-up DJ-sets. Delivering a special set to get the crowd going and building an atmosphere on the dance floor! MUD Session Oslo is a concept with roots in house, disco, funk and boogie music genre, and aims to recreate the atmosphere that has existed in the spirit of house clubbing culture for decades!

House Night-headliner, med røtter fra London og jamaikansk opprinnelse - klubb-DJ, radioprogramleder og ekte vinylentusiast. Marcia Carr har bestått tidens prøve og er høyt ansett blant DJ-kolleger innen den britiske undergrunnsdansemusikkscenen. Med mer enn 30 års erfaring som DJ, har hun deltatt i rekkene av kjente DJs som Black Coffee, Louie Vega og Osunlade, for å nevne noen. I tillegg har hun også DJ-et med, og fått vennskap, respekt og tillit fra noen av de mest respekterte navnene i scenen: Kerri Chandler, Ron Trent ++. Hennes DJ-mikser har nådd ut til et internasjonalt publikum!

Marcia omfatter et bredt spekter av musikksjangre som House, Afro, Techno, Broken Beat, Nu Jazz, Gospel og Disco, eller som hun kaller det: "it's quality black music".

There's something truly special about live drums on house music.

Markus Benjamin is a multi-instrumentalist with a strong focus on drums and percussion.Through his diverse musical background and extensive experience, he has developed a deep understanding and proficiency in various musical genres. Benjamin has a particular passion for Brazilian samba, actively participating in this genre with his Roda de Samba group "Ripa Na Tulipa" in the Netherlands.

Lumi is a hip hop dancer from Guadeloupe (West Indies), member of Sons Of Wind crew, a music and dance enthusiast

Representing the crew Cipha64 and his hometown Orsa, Sweden-a place that always lives within him. Nils is a learner, dancer and battlehead who has dedicated the larger part of his life to catching rhythms, work on his craft and studying Hip Hop dance. He came on to the swedish dance scene in 2014 with a unique way and burning passion.Today he works with dance in various ways, with a big focus on community building and helping young dancers grow and navigate their own journey.

Candy aka Bgirl Candy grew up in New York City surrounded by Hip-Hop and at 15 years old she discovered breakin and was hooked. She was taught and mentored by pioneers like Ken Swift and Rokafella and by the time Candy graduated high school she was competing internationally, as well as being invited to compete at IBE and Streetstar festival. Shortly after this she became the first NYC Bgirl to bring home an International title. She continued to compete and earn first place titles from competitions such as IBE (Holland), UK champs, Mighty 4 and Floorwars.

20 years later she is now the International Vice President of the Mighty Zulu Kweenz, a member of the Heartbreakerz crew and in 2022 became a certified judge for the Olympic Qualifiers. At the Paris 2024 Olympic Games she became the first bgirl and Dominican woman to commentate for the Olympic Broadcast Services-as the co-commentator during Breakin’ in its Olympic debut.

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Damon Frost aka the „Rubberband Man“, a Bay area BMX pioneer born in LA, started dancing in 1981 in the streets of San Francisco. When moving to Stockholm in 1985, he became a big influence in the European waving and popping scene.

Jens was born and raised in Oslo, and has his background from X-Ray Ungdomskulturhus where he started dancing in the late 90s. With roots in hip-hop and house, he works both in the urban field and within contemporary dance. Among others, he has worked with Panta Rei Danseteater, Elle Sofe Henriksen, Homan Sharifi/Impure Company, Camilla Tellefsen, Belinda Braza, Trust Dance Theater (South Korea), Fredrik Benke Rydman (Sweden) and Emmanuelle Lephân/Tenticle Tribe (Canada). In addition, he has appeared on NRK, TV2 and TVNORGE in various television productions as a dancer and choreographer. In 2015, he was the Dansens Dager ambassador and was awarded the Statens Kunstnerstipend for younger, newly established artists (2015-2017). In addition to being a performing dancer, he also teaches street dance at, among others, the Oslo Academy of Arts, Edvard Munch, Proda, Norges Dansehøgskole and has held workshops for Carte Blanche. He has choreographed several of his own pieces for dance education in Norway, as well as shown his own pieces at Scenehuset and the Urban Moves Festival. Jens has also been active in the battle scene, and won Soul Sessions Oslo, Pop What you got, Urban Moves in Norway and the qualification in Stockholm for Juste Debout in Paris, which is one of the world's biggest battles. He also won the hip-hop category during Hyper Week in Italy.

Nubian Néné is a Montreal native and a New York-based dancer/choreographer who weaves Street & Club dances to create her unique captivating style. Her resilience and hard work stem from her Haitian roots, enabling her to expand into a producer, curator, visual artist, teacher and a reliable asset to any endeavor and team. Her mentors, some of the innovators of the Street & Club dance cultures, support, encourage and inspire her to identify cultural references, to be involved and engaged in the community and through pedagogy help carry the weight of Africandiasporic legacy. Nubian Néné performs with Bboyizm Dance Company's In My Body and Passion Fruit Dance Company's Trapped(2021) and Dimensions (in progress). Signature Verses Liberation(2022), an ode to architecture, dance, and drawing, is her first visual art installation and proof of harmony. She is currently working on premiering her solo in 2025, inspired by mental health and its effect on creativity. Nubian Néné is the creator, curator and artistic director of Waack Bazaar, The Essence Experience, Glasses & Laces, and A Lady in The House Dance Company.

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Zineb Bensouda also known as Mélange plays Hip Hop, RnB, Afrobeats and House of the highest quality and in recent years has distinguished herself as one of Oslo's most exciting new DJs within these genres and entertained Oslo's population with groovy tunes behind the mixing deck. She has also made guest appearances in London, Frankfurt, Paris Fashion Week afterparties in Le Hobo, La Mano and guest mix at RinFrance (RINSEFM), Ethiopia, Marrakech and Johannesburg.

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Guess who’s back!! Zeps will be our MC for several of the battles through the Extended weekend! He's got the MC skills we need to keep the vibe just right! Zeps is a true Hip Hop head originally from Brooklyn, now resided in Stockton, California. He is a dear friend of Norway through maaany years! He also represents his own brand, Rhymosaurs which is an amazing Hip Hop book series for kids.

A young and promising multi-artist within the hip hop culture, Oslo-raised Yurley aka Yurleyley has developed her voice over the last years and is this year hosting us through the entire battle day at Encounters 2024!!

You might have seen her on the series KRAFT at NRK, a docu-series depicting young dancers upbringing, triumphs, and setbacks. Yurley represents B16, Subsdans crew and Deep Down Dopeizm.

Born in Sweden with Iranian roots, Diesel had a long journey as a dancer before finding his place in the LGBTQ+ community and with it, the ballroom scene. Diesel has been nicknamed Europe's "Prince of Seduction" and represents the Norwegian ballroom scene. He co-founded the former Kiki House of Meraki. Now he travels and competes in various Ballroom categories such as Sex Siren and Old way.

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