Erik ''Tobias'' Karlsson, (born 15 May 1977) is a

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competitive dancer and choreographer. Karlsson has been dancing since the age of eight, and has been a professional dancer and choreographer mainly in

ballroom dancing Ballroom dance is a set of partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world, mostly because of its performance and entertainment aspects. Ballroom dancing is also widely enjoyed on stage, film, and television. ...

since 1999. He has participated in several seasons of the

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celebrity dance show '' Let's Dance'', he won the third season of the show dancing with

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. He has also danced along with Arja Saijonmaa,

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, Elisabet Höglund,

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and latest in 2013 along with

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. He has all in all participated in fourteen seasons of the celebrity dance show both in Sweden and the Danish version '' Vild med dans'' where he has danced with Sofie Stougaard, Zindy Laursen och Tina Lund. He has also danced in the Norwegian version

Skal vi danse ''Skal vi danse'' is the Norwegian edition of the British television series, ''Strictly Come Dancing''. It is produced by Monster Entertainment and broadcast on TV 2 (Norway), TV 2 Jon Peder Olrud and Geir Bie were producers in the first season. ...

along with celebrities Triana Iglesiasa and Cecilie Skog. In 2008, Karlsson participated in the dance show ''

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'' which was broadcast on Kanal5, he has also participated in Fort Boyard both in the Swedish and Danish version in 2010 and 2013. He also worked as a judge on the show Talang Sverige 2014 which was broadcast on TV3.

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