Eurovision Dance Contest 2008
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| Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 |
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|---|---|
| Final | 6 September 2008 |
| Presenter(s) | TBA |
| Host broadcaster |  BBC |
| Venue | Glasgow, Scotland, Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre |
| Winning dancers | TBD |
| Voting system | |
| Each country awards 1-8, 10, and 12 points to their 10 favourite acts. | |
| Number of entries | TBD |
| Debuting countries |  Azerbaijan [1] |
| Returning countries | None |
| Withdrawing countries |  Switzerland [2] |
| Eurovision Dance Contest | |
| ◄2007 • 2009► | |
The Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 will be the second Eurovision Dance Contest and will be held in Glasgow,[3] United Kingdom, hosted by the BBC[4] on 6 September.[5]
In a change to the rules, professional couples are no longer eligible to enter the contest. At least one dancer from each couple must be an amateur.[6] A further change is that each couple will only perform once. In 2007 each couple performed a ballroom or latin routine followed by a dance incorporating national flavour; in the 2008 contest, couples will only perform the latter.[7]
[edit] Participants
According to the 2007 rules Section 2.2[8] on the official website, all entrants in the Eurovision Dance Contest 2007 agreed to take part in 2008 when signing up for the first contest. Albania, Armenia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Cyprus, Iceland, Israel and FYR Macedonia are planning to make their début in 2008 after broadcasting the 2007 contest.[9][10][11] However, the admission of new countries will depend on whether the European Broadcasting Union decides to expand the contest and what the maximum number of participants will be.
As the number of dances has been reduced from 2007, with each couple performing once instead of twice, new countries have been allowed to enter the competition. The first new country to confirm their participation is Azerbaijan. [12]
[edit] Participants
| Country | National Selection | Selection Date | Competing Dancers | |||
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 Austria |
Dancing Stars For Europe | 6 June 2008 [13] | Dorian Steidl and Nicole Kuntner | |||
| Azerbaijan [14] |
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 Denmark |
Internal [15] | |||||
 Finland |
Internal [16] | Maria Lund and Mikko Ahti [17] | ||||
 Greece |
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 Ireland |
The Late Late Show | 30 May 2008 [18] | Gavin Ó Fearraigh and Dearbhla Lennon [19] | |||
 Lithuania |
3 July 2008[20] | |||||
 Netherlands |
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 Poland |
Taniec z gwiazdami - (Dancing With Stars) | Edyta Herbuś and Marcin Mroczek [21] | ||||
 Portugal |
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 Russia |
Dancing With Stars [22] | |||||
 Spain |
Quiero Bailar [23] | |||||
 Sweden |
Let's Dance [24] | |||||
 Ukraine |
Internal | 5 May 2008 | Lilia Podkopayeva & Kirilo Hitrov | |||
| United Kingdom |
Internal |
[edit] References
- ^ http://esckaz.com/edc/2008/
- ^ http://esckaz.com/edc/2008/
- ^ Confirmation of host city
- ^ Eurovision Dance Contest EBU (Bottom of page)
- ^ Eurovision... So much more! | Belgrade 2008 news | Eurovision Song Contest - Belgrade 2008
- ^ http://esckaz.com/edc/2008/
- ^ http://esckaz.com/edc/2008/
- ^ http://www.eurovision.tv/addons/dance/rules.pdf[dead link]
- ^ Eurovision Dance Contest Танцевальное Евровидение
- ^ Eurovision Song Contest Serbia 2008 | News - 'Israel will join the Junior and Dance Contests in 2008'
- ^ Eurovision Song Contest | Belgrade (Serbia) 2008 - Articles
- ^ http://esckaz.com/edc/2008/
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- ^ http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/12035
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