Eurovision Dance Contest
Eurovision Dance Contest | |
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Genre | Dance contest |
Created by | Richard Bunn |
Based on | Eurovision Song Contest |
Presented by | Graham Norton Claudia Winkleman |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original languages | English French |
No. of episodes | 2 contests |
Production | |
Production locations | London and Glasgow, United Kingdom |
Running time | 2 hours (2007) 2 hours, 15 minutes (2008) |
Production companies | |
Original release | |
Release | 1 September 2007 6 September 2008 | –
The Eurovision Dance Contest was an international
Format
The competition consisted of pairs of dancers from each participating country, each pair performing one dance, a
Contest history
2007
Eurovision Dance Contest 2007 was hosted in
2008
Several changes were introduced for Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 which was hosted in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Professional dance couples were no longer allowed, all pairs had to include one professional and one celebrity dancer. Only one, 2 minute dance, was performed by each couple. A professional jury was introduced to the competition having approximate weight of 20% of the outcome, while the remaining 80% came from televoting. Poland won the competition.[5]
Cancellation
The cancelled third Eurovision Dance Contest was originally planned to be organised in
On 28 May 2009, the EBU announced that the contest was postponed at least until autumn 2010 as "the number of broadcasters that signed up for participation had not reach the desired level". According to a preliminary calculations, at least five countries that were taking part in
Participation
When the competition was first planned, the aim was to begin with ten to twelve participating countries and expand in subsequent years. However, the response rate was greater than anticipated and it proved difficult to turn away the additional countries interested in participating in the event. For logistical reasons, a limitation on number of participants was established. In order to ensure the event was a success, the EBU invited participating broadcasters from member countries to take part. In several countries, where the EBU had more than one member, two broadcasters expressed interest. The final decision of which broadcaster would represent those countries was decided by either an internal accord by the two broadcasters, or by a draw, conducted by the EBU.[13]
Sixteen countries; Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and the host country the United Kingdom all débuted in the very first Eurovision Dance Contest in 2007. The
Belarus intended on competing for the first time in 2009 but the contest was cancelled. Although the 2009 contest never happened, Austria, Finland, Lithuania, Sweden and the Netherlands had confirmed they would not compete in the third contest.
Year | Country making its debut entry | Broadcaster(s) |
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2007 | Austria | ORF |
Denmark | DR | |
Finland | Yle | |
Germany | WDR (ARD) | |
Greece | ERT
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Ireland | RTÉ
| |
Lithuania | LRT | |
Netherlands | NPO )
| |
Poland | TVP | |
Portugal | RTP | |
Russia | C1R (2008)
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Spain | TVE | |
Sweden | TV4
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Switzerland | SRG SSR
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Ukraine | NTU
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United Kingdom | BBC | |
2008 | Azerbaijan | İTV |
Hosting
Most of the expense of the contest is covered by commercial sponsors and contributions from the other participating nations. The contest is considered to be a unique opportunity for promoting the host country as a tourist destination. The table below shows a list of cities and venues that have hosted Eurovision Dance Contest, one or more times.
Contests | Country | City | Venue | Years |
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2 | United Kingdom | London | BBC Television Centre
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2007 |
Glasgow | Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
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2008 |
Winners
The contest differs from the Eurovision Song Contest in that the winning country does not automatically become host for the next contest.[13] The Eurovision Dance Contest followed the same host selection process as the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
Year | Date | Host city | Winner | Dancers | Dance style | Points | Margin |
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2007 | 1 September | London | Finland | Katja Koukkula and Jussi Väänänen | Paso Doble
|
132 | 11 |
2008 | 6 September | Glasgow | Poland | Edyta Herbuś and Marcin Mroczek | Jazz Dance
|
154 | 33 |
Top three placings
Country | Total | Years won | |||
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Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Ireland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
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- ^ "IDSF President Address of the occasion of IDSF's 50th Anniversary". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-06-21.
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- ^ Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 Glasgow Танцевальное Евровидение 2008 Глазго
- ^ "Dance Contest 2009 to Baku, Azerbaijan". Archived from the original on 2009-03-02.
- ^ a b c "European Broadcasting Union has finally officially confirmed the date of EDC 2009". ESCKaz. 2009-04-02. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
- ^ "We are negotiating with Jennifer Lopez, Kylie Minogue and Shakira to host the Eurovision Dance 2009 in Azerbaijan".
- ^ "Baku: More details announced at press conference".
- ^ "Eurovision Dance Contest has been put on hold". ESCKaz. 2010-01-19. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
- ^ "3rd Eurovision Dance Contest postponed to 2010". EBU. Archived from the original on 2009-06-08. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (October 8, 2020). "Junior Eurovision 2020 To Be Held At The TVP Headquarters". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ a b "FAQ Eurovision Dance Contest - Glasgow 2008". Retrieved 2008-09-20.
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest". 16 February 2007. Archived from the original on 16 February 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "Korb für Dance Contest". www.wr.de. June 13, 2008. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "EBU confirms Spain's EDC withdrawal". ESCToday.com. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Espanja vetäytyi Eurotansseista | yle.fi | Arkistoitu". vintti.yle.fi. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
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