Dance with a Stranger is a Norwegian Rock quartet from Kristainsund founded in 1983. The band had their breakthrough in 1988 performing “Everyone Needs a Friend” at the Norwegian Grammy Award show; Spellemannsprisen. The band received an award at the same show the year after for this song, a song that still is regarded one of the all time biggest Norwegian hits. When Dance With A Stranger disbanded in 1994, they had sold more albums than any other recording artist in the history of recorded music in Norway. DWAS's second album sold an amazing 260,000 copies in a country of 4 million people earning the band a Double Diamond record. The band also released albums in Germany, Sweden and the USA.

In the years following their disbanding, they held a few reunion concerts that, due to the enormous audience response, led to their reforming in 2007. They subsequently released a compilation CD with 4 new songs and hit the road with over 50 sold out concerts in Norway. In 2008, Dance With a Stranger continued to entertain audiences all over Norway. In the coming year, Dance With A Stranger will continue to perform together as well as its members pursuing solo projects (some of them involving band members).

In addition to the core quartet, Dance With a Stranger also performs supplemented by keysboards, back-up singers and horns.