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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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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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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