Running order for Eurovision Dance Contest

The order of performances for the 2008 Eurovision Dance Contest, which will take place on the 6th of September in the Scottish city of Glasgow, was announced:




1. Sweden
2. Austria
3. Denmark
4. Azerbaijan
5. Ireland
6. Finland
7. The Netherlands
8. Lithuania
9. United Kingdom
10. Russia
11. Greece
12. Portugal
13. Poland
14. Ukraine
15. Spain

The winner of this year's competition will be decided by televote and a special expert jury.

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Eurovision Dance Contest site online

The European Broadcasting Union launched the official website of the 2008 Eurovision Dance Contest on http://www.eurovisiondance.tv.





As the event comes closer, the website will be gradually expanded with more information.

The Eurovision Dance Contest took place for the first time in 2007.
The 2008 running of the show takes place on the 6th of September in Glasgow, Scotland.


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Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 will take place in Glasgow

The EBU have officially announced that the second Eurovision Dance Contest will take place this year in the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) in Glasgow, on Saturday, 6th of September.

The two-hour and fifteen minute European co-production is organised by the EBU, and will be hosted by the BBC, and produced by two UK production companies, Splash Media and Sunset+Vine, with assistance from the International Dance Sport Federation (IDSF).

The show will be broadcast live on television across Europe at 21:00 CET, in the 5,000m² SECC Arena Hall, where up to 2,000 spectators will be able to witness this event live.

As was the case in 2007, the show will be hosted by one of the BBC's most popular talents, Graham Norton, and co-hosted by Claudia Winkleman.

Thursday and Friday, delegation leaders and organizers meet in Glasgow to officially present their contestants, and to inform each other on the progress of the preparations.

The website of the 2008 Eurovision Dance Contest is expected to be launched in the next couple of weeks.


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Finland wins the Eurovison Dance Contest

Katja Koukkula and Jussi Väänänen from Finland have won the first edition of the Eurovision Dance Contest.

The complete results:

Finland - 132 points (video)
Ukraine - 121 points
Ireland - 95 points
Poland - 84 points
Austria - 74 points
Portugal - 74 points
Russia - 72 points
Germany - 59 points
Denmark - 38 points
Spain - 38 points
Lithuania - 35 points
Netherlands - 34 points
Greece - 31 points
Sweden - 23 points
United Kingdom - 18 points
Switzerland - 0 points

Congratulations Finland!

Eurovision Dance Contest

Live report from EDC HERE

Line up completed for London Eurodance

oikotimes.com reports:

This is the line up for the contest as we will see it next Saturday at 21:00 CET live from London, United Kingdom:

01. Switzerland - Denise Biellmann & Sven Ninnemann

02. Russia - Mariya Sittel & Vladislav Borodinov

03. Netherlands - Alexandra Matteman & Redmond Valk

04. United Kingdom - Camilla Dallerup & Brendan Cole

05. Austria - Andy & Kelly Kainz

06. Germany - Wolke Hegenbarth & Oliver Seefeldt

07. Greece - Rannia Koliou & Spyros Pavlides

08. Lithuania - Gabriele Valiukaite & Gintaras Svistunavicius

09. Spain - Amagoya Benlloch and Abraham Martinez

10. Ireland - Mick Donegan & Nicola Byrne

11. Poland - Katarzyna Cichopek & Marcin Hakiel

12. Denmark - Mette Elkjaer & David Jorgensen

13. Portugal - Sonia Araujo & Ricardo Silva

14. Ukraine - Ilya Sidorenko & Yuliya Okropiridze

15. Sweden - Martin Lidberg & Cecilia Ehrling

16. Finland - Jussi Vaananen & Katja Koukkula

Enrique Iglesias to perform at Eurovision Dance Contest

Enrique Iglesias will be the guest performer at the inaugural Eurovision Dance Contest, taking place in London, United Kingdom next Saturday 1st September.

The international superstar is following in his father's footsteps, Julio represented Spain at the 1970 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Gwendolyne.

source:esctoday.com

Lithuania: Gabrielė Valiukaitė and Gintaras Svistunavičius

Gabrielė Valiukaitė and Gintaras Svistunavičius won on August 23rd the national selection .

TELEVOTING

5.675 votes (12 pts) for Gabrielė Valiukaitė & Gintaras Svistunavičius

2.958 votes (10 pts) for Lina Chatkevičiūtė & Donatas Vėželis

0.895 votes (08 pts) for Iveta Paurytė & Julius Šeniauskas

JURY VOTING

12 points for Lina Chatkevičiūtė & Donatas Vėželis

10 points for Gabrielė Valiukaitė & Gintaras Svistunavičius

08 points for Iveta Paurytė & Julius Šeniauskas

source:oikotimes.com

The current betting odds for EDC

In about ten days London will host the first ever Dance Eurovision Contest. Until the night of September 1st several booking offices predict the winners of the first EDC edition.

Here are the current standings of the betting offices despite the fact there is no material to compare the countries :

BET365.COM

05.50 for Austria

05.50 for Lithuania

05.50 for United Kingdom

08.00 for Spain

09.00 for Netherlands

GAMEBOOKERS.COM

05.00 for Austria

05.00 for Lithuania

05.00 for United

08.00 for Spain

09.00 for Netherlands

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Brendan Cole "dancing alone"

The People.co.uk reports:

Strictly Come Dancing star Brendan Cole has told how dirty-dancing with Natasha Kaplinsky cost him his fiancee.

Former dance partner Camilla Dallerup, 33, broke off their engagement after seeing him getting close to the newsreader.

Now sad Brendan, 31, is trying to win her back. He said: "We started fighting. I enjoy partying, but it's not as exciting as our relationship. I'd rather have that than parties."

Danish-born Camilla said: "It was painful to watch him dancing with Natasha. We began to fight.
"Ours was a beautiful story but it ended in a mess."

Brendan reunites with Natasha for the Eurovision Dance Contest to be shown on BBC1 on September 1.

source:people.co.uk

EDC Portugal: Sónia Araújo's life and hopes

Sónia Araújo and Ricardo Silva are the dancers chosen by the Portuguese public broadcaster to represent RTP in London at the first Eurovision Dance Contest.

Sónia spoke to esctoday.com and talked about her background as a dancer, her work as a TV-host and the preparations for EDC. Due to agenda issues, Ricardo Silva couldn't be present. He is at the moment competing at the German Open Championship.

You can read Sónia's full interview here




source:esctoday.com

Why Malta is not taking part in the Eurovision Dance Contest?

OGAE Malta reports:

OGAE Malta, the official Eurovision fan club, which is affiliated to OGAE International, has asked the Maltasong board and the administration of the Public Broadcasting Services to explain why Malta did not apply to take part in the first Eurovision dance contest, which will be held on 1 September this year.

OGAE Malta believes that this could have been a golden opportunity for professional Maltese dancers to compete against other professionals from around Europe and show their talents in this dance competition.

OGAE Malta also believes that the exercise could help the Maltasong board team, as the local delegation for the Eurovision Song Contest, to build stronger ties with other European members of the European Broadcasting Union.

Malta would eventually benefit from such ties in all the competitions held by EBU – the Eurovision Song Contest, the Junior Eurovision and now the Eurovision Dance Contest.

So far, no reaction was received from neither the Maltasong Board nor the PBS Administration.

source:OGAE Malta.com

Israel will join the JESC and EDC in 2008

esctoday.com reports:

Israeli news website, NRG.co.il reported this week that there is a serious initiative within the IBA to join Eurovision's Junior and Dance Contests in 2008. As part of this move, IBA plans to broadcast live the 2007 editions.

According to this report, the head of entertainment at IBA and head of delegation to Eurovision, Yoav Ginay, has already started promoting the necessary formal measures needed for Israel to join the 2008 editions of the Junior and Dance contests.

In order to guarantee Israel's right to participate in these two contests next year, IBA is said to have already paid for the rights to broadcast the upcoming Dance Contest, live from London and the Junior Contest, from the Netherlands.

EDC: Running order announced

The European Broadcasting Union announced the running order for the 16 participants of the 2007 Eurovision Dance Contest, to be held in London on 1 September 2007.

Switzerland will open the show. The couple dancing for Finland is the last couple to take the dance floor.

The running order has been determined in two steps. In the first round, the participating countries were drawn into groups, under supervision of an auditor. In the second round, the producers of the Eurovision Dance Contest determined the final running order within the drawn groups to assure variety in the live show.

"We are looking forward to an exciting event in London," explained Tal Barnea, Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Dance Contest on behalf of the EBU.

Eurovision Dance Contest 2007

01. Switzerland

02. Russia

03. The Netherlands

04. United Kingdom

05. Austria06. Germany

07. Greece

08. Lithuania

09. Spain

10. Ireland

11. Poland

12. Denmark

13. Portugal

14. Ukraine

15. Sweden

16. Finland

source: EDC Official Website

EBU launches official Eurovision Dance Contest website

On 1st September, the first edition of the Eurovision Dance Contest will take place in London. Today, one month exactly before the competition, the EBU has launched the official website of the show called EurovisionDance.tv, where you can find information on the show itself, the dancing couples and dancing in general.

The website features information about the event, the 16 participating couples and will soon be expanded with information about Latin- and ballroom dancing in general. In the lead up to the event, the site will be updated frequently with information about the preparations in London and the various national selections that are still scheduled to take place.

You can go directly to EurovisionDance.tv by clicking here.

source:eurovisiondance.tv

ERT launched EDC website

ERT launched a website for the Eurovision Dance Contest at http://eurovision.ert.gr/dance where you can find out the latest information.

Photo and video galleries on oikotimes.com

source:oikotimes.com

Ukraine and Sweden reveal dance styles & music

esctoday.com reports:

Sweden
The first dance to be performed by Cecilia Ehrling and Martin Lidberg is a Paso Doble.

The song they have chosen is a well-known classic from the 1980s: The final countdown by Europe.

The second dance will be a so-called disco fusion, which has been very popular in Sweden lately: it combines no less than nine different dance styles: Cha cha, Samba, Jive and Rumba as well as Street Dance, Hip Hop, Break Dance, Disco and Bugg, which has been added since the second dance has to include typical national elements. The song is called Disco Inferno and was originally performed by The Trummps.

Ukraine
Yulia Okropiridze's and Ilya Sydorenko's first dance will be a Quickstep. The song they have chosen is Istanbul (not Constantinople) by The Trevor Horn Orchestra; it appeared on the soundtrack of the film Mona Lisa smile. Their second performance will be based on a Showdance. The song is Ukrainian composition called Gop-tsya, it was written by Vopli Vidoplyasova.

Free tickets to Eurovision Dance Contest

The first ever Eurovision Dance Contest is being held at BBC Television Centre, in London, United Kingdom and we are looking for an enthusiastic international and UK audience to join us for the 2 hours and 15 minutes LIVE SHOW on Saturday 1 September, at 20.00 (BST).

Please note the following:

Only 1 pair of tickets will be given per booking
You must be over the age of 18
You will be issued tickets only – no hotel or flights are included in this offer
As an international visitor, you will be guaranteed entry

Ticket application form

source:eurovision.tv

Greece: press conference for Eurovision Dance Contest 2007

oikotimes.com reports:

The Greek national broadcaster holds a press conference for the 2007 Eurovision Dance Contest which will take place in London (United Kingdom) on September 1st.

The press conference will take place on Tuesday July 24th at 11:00 CET. It is the first time ERT publically speaks on Eurovision Dance Contest after the news reached the web areas on the national participants who were selected in March.

read more HERE

“Gelosia" with Sónia Araújo

oikotimes.com reports:

Sónia Araújo, Portuguese “Vip” representing Portugal in Eurovision Dance Contest, will join the stage with other TV-hosts and artists in the end of July. “Gelosia” is the name of the show, a kind of “Dancing with the stars” held in Lisbon (S. Jorge Theatre) next 27, 28 and 29 July.

The show is produced by the choreographer Marco de Camillis, the same producing Sónia in Eurovision Dance Contest. Eight professional dancers and eight stars will dance together different styles, like Tango, Jive, Rock n’ Roll or Funky. Just after this show, Sónia Araújo begins her trainings to Dance Contest with her couple, Ricardo Silva.