Eurovision Dance Contest 2008

Eurovision Dance Contest 2008
Dates
Final6 September 2008
Host
VenueSEC Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Presenter(s)
Directed byNikki Parsons
Executive supervisorTal Barnea
Executive producerAlan Tyler
Host broadcasterBBC Scotland (BBC)
Websitewww.eurovisiondance.tv Edit this at Wikidata
Participants
Number of entries14
Debuting countries Azerbaijan
Returning countriesNone
Non-returning countries
  •  Germany
  •  Spain
  •   Switzerland
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         Participating countries     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2008
Vote
Voting systemEach country awards 1–8, 10, and 12 points to their 10 favourite acts, plus additional panel of experts awards maximum of 48 points to their favourites.
Winning dancers Poland
Edyta Herbuś and Marcin Mroczek
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The Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 was the second and final edition of the Eurovision Dance Contest and was held in Glasgow, Scotland, hosted by the BBC on 6 September. The presenters were, as in the previous edition, Graham Norton and Claudia Winkleman. The contest took place at the SEC Centre.[1]

The winners of contest were Edyta Herbuś and Marcin Mroczek of Poland who achieved a score of 154 points. 2nd place went to Russia, 3rd place to Ukraine, 4th place to Lithuania and 5th place to Azerbaijan who were participating for the first time.

In a change to the rules, professional couples were no longer eligible to enter the contest. At least one dancer from each couple had to be a local celebrity, not professionally trained to dance.[2] A further change was that each couple only performed once. In 2007 each couple performed a ballroom or Latin routine followed by a freestyle dance incorporating national flavour; in the 2008 contest, the latter freestyle dance continued and this time could include elements of traditional Latin and ballroom.[1] A panel of experts was introduced with an approximate weight of 23% of the total outcome and the rest 77% determined through televoting. The highest possible points from the jury were 48 while the televoting cast a maximum of 156 points.[3][better source needed]

  1. ^ a b "The Eurovision Dance Contest Glides into Glasgow". BBC Press Office. 7 July 2008.
  2. ^ "World Dance Sport 2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 information page". ESCKaz.com.